Chicago Improv Festival
1998-present ยท Chicago, IL
Also known as CIF
Educational-mission festival founded 1998 to document, promote, and teach improv as an art form, the senior statesman of US improv festivals.
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- Co-founded 1998 by Jonathan Pitts and Frances Callier under Chicago Comedy Syndicate, Inc.
- First edition held at the old Annoyance Theater over one week.
- Framed from day one as educational, documenting, promoting, and teaching improv, not just showcasing it.
- Featured performers include Dan Harmon, Scott Adsit, Susan Messing, Rob Belushi, T.J. Jagodowski, Rachel Dratch.
- By 2005 programming expanded year-round; College Improv Tournament winner performs at CIF.
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