On sale to the public: May 1 at 10 a.m.
All reserved seats. No drink minimum.
Join Nick Gaza, Vikram Balaji and host Tim Benker for a night of big laughs.
Note: Copley Comedy Series shows may include mature adult content/language. Must be 18 or older to attend any of the performances.
Lobby doors open one hour prior to performance
Subscriber pre-sale: April 29 at 10 a.m.
Public on-sale: May 1 at 10 a.m.
When it comes to comedy, Chicago is a driving force. The Windy City area has produced some of the biggest names in improv, sketch and stand-up comedy in the country. So we’ve tapped into the talent pool of professional stand-ups that call Chicagoland home when they’re not touring the nation doing what they do best: making people laugh.
Welcome to the Copley Comedy Series. On select Saturday nights through November 2026, amazingly talented professional stand-ups take the stage in the intimate 165-seat Copley Theatre. From Zanies, the Improv and Chicago Theatre to the Fillmore, Symphony Hall, HBO and Nexflix, these seasoned stand ups are coming to Aurora intent on showing you a good time – interpret that as you will.
There’s no drink minimum. Come early and hang out in the very cool Copley Bar and just have some fun.
September 26’s line-up:
Headliner: Nick Gaza
Featuring: Vikram Balaji
Host: Tim Benker
But wait, there’s more…
This show is a part of the Copley Comedy Series. Additional shows include:
Saturday, July 25, 2026
Headliner: Calvin Evans
Featuring: Luca Ferro
Host: Tim Benker
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Headliner: Larry Reeb
Featuring: Laura Hugg
Host: Tim Benker
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Headliner: Tim Cavanaugh
Featuring: Michelle Krajecki
Host: Tim Benker
Saturday, November 7, 2026
Headliner: Tim Benker
Featuring: Mike Preston
Host: Steve Cochran
About the performers
Nick Gaza is a funny, sick and often twisted individual. His act is a mixture of hilarious true stories and things we can only hope aren’t true. Nick makes fun of everyone: the audience, himself, and anyone who gets in his sights. His comedy knows no limits, so be warned! But if you are the kind of person who laughs at things you know you shouldn’t, then Nick’s comedy show is something you must see. If Nick looks familiar to you it may be because you may have seen him in one of his numerous television appearances, including The Drew Carey Show, Malcolm in the Middle, Becker, on Comedy Central and more… Nick has not only entertained here in America, but he has performed all over the world including England, Ireland, Germany and for our troops in Afghanistan. If you want to laugh hard then come on out for one of the funniest comedy shows around!
Vikram Balaji is an international headliner turning painful life moments into unapologetic laughs. He has opened for Russell Peters, Dave Attell, and Nick Di Paolo, and has been featured on Dry Bar Comedy and the World Series of Comedy.
A Chicago comedy veteran, Tim Benker has performed stand-up from New York to Las Vegas, and has co-hosted morning radio shows in Las Vegas and Houston along the way. Tim recently performed the multi-media comedy shows “Men of a Certain Rage,” “The Four Fathers” and “The Idiot’s Guide to Fixing Stooopid.” Tim occasionally appears on the musical comedy stage as his alter-ego, “The Very Famous Lance Vegas.” Credits: Zanies Chicago; The Improv Chicago, LA, Las Vegas; The Funny Bones Chicago, St. Louis, Dayton; Catch a Rising Star Chicago, New York, Las Vegas.