January 22-24, 2027
The SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival presents improv teams from around world in a mini-marathon-style format. Each day is packed with literal non-stop comedy. Each day once we start, we don’t stop until the very end of the day.
Join us for the 14th annual SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival!
*this year at the ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL*
Tickets for SSICF 2027 will be on sale the week of November 30th
Teams and Headliner to be announced.
Improv Team Submissions
We’re looking for improv teams to join our mini-marathon-style festival!
Submission Deadlines:
- Early Submission 11:59pm, October 16 – $15
- Final Deadline: 11:59pm. November 13 – $25
Shamilton
Headliner
Ever heard of this show Hamilton? Shamilton is just like that but (ahem) better! Expect the same level of hip hop, incredible songs, stunning choreography and powerhouse singing …except made up on the spot. After their fully sold out month long run at the 2025 Edinburgh Fring and sold-out 2026 San Francisco Sketchfest show, Baby Wants Candy presents ‘Shamilton!’: the Hamilton inspired hit hip hop musical created in 2016 in UCB in LA. Join the Shamilton cast as they improvise an epic musical, based on a historical figure or celebrity of your choosing, from Genghis Khan to Amelia Eartheart, from Hamburglar to basketball playing superdog Air Bud. The New York Times says “One of the top 5 comedy shows to catch”, The Guardian says “Brilliant! 4 stars” and Lin Manuel Miranda says “cease and desist!”
Join members of famed musical improv group Baby Wants Candy as they create an epic musical on the spot based on a historical celebrity of your choosing – from Genghis Khan to Kim Kardashian to basketball playing superdog Air Bud.
“Shamilton! The Improvised Hip-Hop Parody Musical” has enjoyed fully sold out runs at UCB in Los Angeles, UCB’s Del Close Marathon in New York, and packed houses in Chicago at the Apollo Theater. “Shamilton” currently appears in Chicago at the Second City every Friday (tickets), in Los Angeles at UCBLA and in Edinburgh for the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Start thinking of who you want to see a hip-hop improvised musical created for now!
