Amy Poehler is packing up her podcast microphone and heading to Chicago. Good Hang with Amy Poehler Live lands at the Vic Theatre on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 2 p.m., bringing the comedian's popular interview show to the stage in front of a live audience.
The show, held at the Vic's longtime home at 3145 N. Sheffield Ave. in Lakeview, is presented by Jam Presents and billed as an all-ages event, according to Time Out. Tickets went on sale the same day the outlet reported the news, September 16, 2026. Poehler is described in the piece as a comedian, actor, writer and Saturday Night Live performer, and the live event promises an afternoon of comedy and conversation drawn straight from her podcast format.
On the podcast itself, Poehler talks with comedians, actors and other creative types about their lives, careers, friendships and anxieties, per the same Time Out report. That loose, chatty format has clearly found an audience: Good Hang is a frequent presence on Spotify's top podcasts chart, according to Vanity Fair, and Poehler accepted the inaugural Golden Globe for best podcast for the show.
From a March 2025 Launch to a Touring Live Show
Good Hang launched in March 2025, and Vanity Fair's profile noted the podcast had been running for 18 months at the time of that story's publication. The Chicago date follows a live taping at Town Hall in New York on August 11, 2026, which Time Out's New York edition covered as a special one-night event.
That New York recording gave a glimpse of what a Good Hang live show can look like. Vanity Fair reported the taping featured a surprise guest, D'Arcy Carden, alongside William Jackson Harper and Abbi Jacobson, plus comedy improvisation and a group performance of Tom Petty's “American Girl.” Whether the Chicago stop will include similar surprises, additional guests or musical moments has not been confirmed for this show.
Getting Tickets and Finding the Venue
Fans hoping to attend can find tickets through victheatre.com, jamusa.com, AXS.com or the venue box office, according to the Vic Theatre's own listing on jamusa.com. The box office keeps hours Monday through Friday from noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Separately, a listing on hollywoodpartnership.com notes that the Good Hang live format uses reserved seating rather than general admission.
Details like ticket pricing, remaining availability and a doors-open time for the Chicago show were not included in the available reporting. For now, what's confirmed is straightforward: an afternoon of comedy and conversation, an all-ages crowd, and Amy Poehler taking her podcast couch to the Vic's stage this October.
