FreakShow & Tell LIVE in Chicago!

"RECOMMENDED" and "Editor's Pick" by the Chicago Reader

By FreakShow & Tell

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Location

The Baton Show Lounge

4713 North Broadway Chicago, IL 60640

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event
Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

About this event

  • 2 hours

Brianna Wellen, Chicago Reader:

Sideshow entertainer Thom Britton’s solo show is part performance, part demonstration. Britton is a charismatic performer who appears genuinely thrilled to share how simple his seemingly death-defying acts really are. His explanations are peppered with jokes and carnival flair, making even the dullest details memorable and entertaining. I may have retained more information about science and history during a single carnival-themed night than in all my years of schooling.

About FreakShow & Tell

Learn the science behind the sideshow.


Sideshow performer Thom Britton created a stage show to answer the barrage of questions he regularly received before, during, and after his performances.

People wanted to know how he could possibly eat fire or drive a nail into his head or why he'd want to walk on broken glass or stand on an electrified plate. Thus was born "FreakShow & Tell," an hour and fifteen-minute long stage show that fuses science, history, anatomy, physics, and a whole slew of others with genuine sideshow acts such as The Electric Man, Fire Eating and Glass Walking, amongst other things.

The show is funny, poignant, entertaining, fast-paced, and 100% science!

Frequently asked questions

Where is this tiny little theater?

Patrons should enter the venue at Baton Show Lounge entrance at 4703 N Broadway! There are signs posted and staff to point you in the right direction.

Should I bring my kids?

oh.. hell no! We are adults. We are drinking and this is a bar! We are making dick jokes. We are trying to get away FROM OUR OWN KIDS! Please, sell the children.

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Early bird discount
From $19.99