Boom Chicago
International English language improv troupe, based in Amsterdam
Boom Chicago is an international creative group based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that writes and performs sketch and improvisational comedy at their theater on the Rozengracht.
The group performs their own shows and hosts visiting comedians at their venue on the Rozengracht. The complex with three theaters also houses Boom Chicago for Business, the Boom Chicago Academy and InterActing, their program for teenagers with autism.
Over their thirty plus year history, Boom Chicago has examined a range of subjects including privacy, the role of technology, creation of the EU, the extreme right, Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn, 9/11, social media, the gig economy, and AI.
Comedy Central News (CCN), a news show that ran on the Dutch Comedy Central TV channel, was created by Boom Chicago.
The company is owned by Saskia Maas, Andrew Moskos, and Pep Rosenfeld.
History
1993: Andrew Moskos, Pep Rosenfeld and Ken Schaefle open Boom Chicago, naming it after their hometown. The first venue is at the Iboya, Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 41, with 85 seats. Saskia Maas joins the company.
1994: The group moves to the 180-seat Studio 100 (later the Sugar Factory, now called Lovelee) on Lijnbaansgracht 238.
1998: The group moves into the 270-seat Leidseplein Theater.
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