Name: The Kensingtons: An Improvised Soap Opera
Start: 2025-04-06T00:30:00Z
Location: The Blackout Cabaret - Chicago

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Fresh off of their sold out run as The Davenports, these fan faves are back as&#8230;The Kensingtons! Showcasing an improvised style family dramedy. Laugh, cheer and gasp as billionaire rival families The Kensingtons and The Wentworths plot, scheme, slap and sleep their way through each improvised episode. Dynasty? Revenge? Scandal? Indulge in your soap opera fantasy with&#8230; The Kensingtons!

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Cue the laugh track because it&#8217;s a very special episode of your favorite long running tv show! The gang gets up to the same &#8216;ol wacky shenanigans that you remember in this one hour comedy show performed in front of a live audience (that&#8217;s you!) but this time it&#8217;s completely made up on the spot! Watch all the will-they-won&#8217;t-theys, loveably bad bosses, and zany next door neighbors that tv raised you on now with much lower budgets!

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Chicago’s top comedians battle it out for laughs, glory, and sweet sweet points in an interactive game show, featuring a live studio audience (that’s you!) Performers go head to head in a series of hilarious challenges inspired by classic game shows like The Dating Game and The Price is Right, and current hits like Game Changer and Taskmaster. Wheel of Improv will leave your head spinning &#8211; with laughter!
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Veteran Chicago improviser and current Second City faculty member, David Montgomery, performs with different improvisers each show. Sometimes it&#8217;s with an existing improv team. Sometimes it&#8217;s with fellow veteran improvisers or former students. Each Sunday night is different so come laugh and see who&#8217;s performing with David! There will also be 2 opening acts performing before David M &amp; Friends.

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