{"id":24249,"date":"2017-11-05T10:59:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-05T15:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/um-chicago-stage.ytsys.net\/?page_id=24249"},"modified":"2019-06-03T11:06:05","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T16:06:05","slug":"the-revival","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/hyde-park\/venues-hyde-park\/the-revival\/","title":{"rendered":"The Revival in Hyde Park of Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1506627684854{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 45px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; icons_position=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;24250&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;About The Revival&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1558580209456{border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-color: #0094c3 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]Though this Hyde Park spot might not be what one typically thinks of as a venue, The Revival does host some of the best shows in the area \u2013 comedy shows that is. Yes, The Revival Improv Comedy Theater is one of the best comedy joints on the southside, if not the entire city of Chicago. Legend has it that improv was born on the corner of University Ave. and 55th st. in 1955, in the exact space where The Revival now stands. 62 years later, this live venue pays homage to comedy legends and history for audiences on a near nightly basis.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner hide_bg_image_on_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; hide_bg_image_on_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1558580164393{padding-top: 3% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; icons_position=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;24251&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; icons_position=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;24252&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; icons_position=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;24253&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; 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