The Edge Comedy Club is located in The Chicago Center for the Performing Arts at 777 N. Green St. (1 block west of Chicago and Halsted Avenues). Click here for a map.
Edge Comedy Boot Camp
Edge Stand-up Comedy Boot Camp Classes
Learn the Art of Stand-Up Comedy @ The Edge Comedy Club
Edge Comedy Boot Camp is now in it's second year and has had over 150 students pass through it's ranks. Many of whom are now staples in the Chicago comedy scene, and some even on the national scene. New classes start July 8th.
Edge Comedy Boot Camp covers everything from tightening up and polishing your set, reading your audience, open miking, emceeing, featuring, getting your press kit together, marketing yourself, networking and getting booked, tons of tips and tools of the trade that would take you years to learn on your own, along with fun writing exercises and workshops in every class all culminating in a big grad show on August 27th.
Edge Comedy Boot Camp is the only comedy class in the city that can GUARANTEE you stage time after the class is over and will continue to mentor you and help you grow long after the class has passed which no other comedy class in the city can do. Currently The Edge Comedy Club doles out over 12 hours of stage time a week to Chicago comics 5 nights a week putting upwards and sometimes over 100 comedians a week on stage. Edge Comedy is also the go to for new and new to Chicago comedians to get started in Chicago comedy since 2001. Up and coming Chicago celebrities such as Kumail, TJ Miller, Tommy Johnagin, Michael Palascak, and Hannibal all got their first Chicago showcases at Edge Comedy Shows.
Classes are taught by Chicago comedy veteran and producer and founder of Edge Comedy, Dave Odd. Dave has been performing stand up since 1997 and producing Edge Comedy since 2001. He has performed in 18 states from comedy clubs, colleges, casinos, VFWs, bars, and all places in between. Dave has also been producing shows under the Edge Comedy banner since 2001 giving him a unique perspective as a alternative comic, a club comic, a college comic, and a producer unmatched by any other comedy teacher in the city.
Classes start Wednesday July 8th at 6:30pm-8:00pm and run every Wednesday through August 26th with a big grad show on June 25th. Classes are immediately followed by our Double Big Fancy Open Mic, the largest stand-up comedy open mic in Chicago (and possibly the Midwest), so big in fact, it has to be split into two different rooms (we get upwards of 60 comics every week). So you can literally spend the entire night at the club learning, performing, and watching stand-up comedy.
Classes are taught at The Edge Comedy Club inside The Chicago Center for the Performing Arts at 777 N Green Street in Chicago, 60622 near the intersection of Chicago and Halsted Avenues (800 N, 800 W). The Blue and Brown Line trains are nearby and there is plenty of permit free or metered street parking available. Refreshments are served during class as well.
Classes are only $200 if you get your tuition in before July 1st, $225 thereafter. One on one lessons are also available in 4 double time sessions for only $300 on your own schedule, even if you live a couple hours away (we can meet halfway). Payment can be made by check or money order (to Dave Odd Productions Entertainment Inc., 4523 N Laporte Ave, Chicago, 60630) or cash in person. Call or email to make arrangements.
ICall Dave at 847-409-8623 or email him at
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for more information or to make arrangements to start our Edge Comedy Boot Camp.
The Edge Comedy Show is Chicagoland’s most prolific independent stand-up comedy showcase and since 2001 has been seen in over 1,000 times in 3 states, 20 cities, 60 venues, and by over 25,000 people.
In recent years stand-up comedy in clubs and on TV has been boiled down to the lowest common denominator and has become fairly bland. The Edge has been breathing new life into the stand-up scene for over 5 years. In the tradition of Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Chris Rock, Lenny Bruce and other landscape changing comics, The Edge encourages no-holds-barred comedy.
The Edge Comedy Show promotes the HBO style of comedy; intelligent, poignant, hard hitting, meaningful, and intensely funny. Although most acts come with an PG-13 or R rating, you won’t hear much filthy or sexual material, because for the most part everyone has something more important to say.
The Edge currently has over 200 stand-up comedians from Chicago, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, New York, Los Angeles, and the rest of the US performing in its ranks. Some of our performers have been seen on HBO, NBC, Showtime, BET, Def Comedy Jam, BBC, CBS, Comedy Central, WGN, and more. Full showcases are available in a variety of formats for special events or weekly shows. Individual performers are also available for private parties and events.
You can also book out a party or special event at The Edge Comedy Club or buy out an entire night any day of the week!
