Chicago

“Must see act, you won’t want to miss!”

- The Huffington Post

“Hilarious, Strange, and Kind of Sick!”

- Thrillist

“Really Funny”

- The New York Times

“This is truly our favorite thing we’ve ever seen, anywhere.”

- Playbill

What is
BATSU?

In Japan, there is a style of comedy known as batsu game (罰ゲーム), where comedians compete in challenges of all kinds with the losers receiving a punishment. BATSU! brings this comedy style to America, with comedians competing to avoid electric shocks, paintballs, a giant egg-smashing chicken, and many more hilarious jaw-dropping punishments!

BATSU! takes place in a beautiful lounge theatre within Kamehachi – Chicago’s original sushi bar since 1967 – in the heart of Old Town. Audience members enjoy sushi and sake, while the bravest may even sign up for a chance to participate to win free beer and prizes! 

Come. hungry! Food/drink not included in price of ticket but available; Never a minimum.

                                   Eat. Drink. BATSU! 

Meet The Team
The chicken or the egg... or both?

1531 N Wells Street
Chicago, IL 60610

Directions

Where is
BATSU?

Where is
BATSU?

1531 N Wells Street
Chicago, IL 60610

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Don't end up on the wrong end of this bad boy...

How
good
is it?

“This is truly our favorite thing we’ve ever seen, anywhere.”

- Playbill

“If you're lucky enough to live in a city where BATSU is playing, we only have one piece of advice: Go see BATSU!”

- Playbill

“One of the most exciting shows at the Fringe 2023.”

- Edinburgh Live

Named one of the "Best Things To Do In NYC" and “One Crazy Game”

- CBS New York

“Two hours of sprawling entertainment”

- BBC News

“Hilarious, Strange and Kind of Sick!”

- Thrillist

“Affordably Priced, Bacchanalian Friday night”

- Chicago Tribune

“Audiences Roared with Laughter”

- Chicago Sun-Times

“An East Village Sensation!”

- Asian Fusion

“They’re not messing around”

- Village Voice

“Outrageous party-style fun“

- Starburst Magazine

“The chaotic energy is utterly compelling”
★★★★★

- The Student

“It’s ridiculous, hilarious, sexy, gross – really, it’s addictive.”
★★★★★

- The Wee Review

“Our lives were incomplete before this perfect late-night Fringe pick”, “It’s a brilliant interactive comedic experience”
★★★★★

- The Wee Review

“Batsu, if I had to sum it up, is beautiful, hilarious, chaos”, “Absolutely hysterical, a joy from the first minute”
★★★★★

- Theatre And Tonic

Nope, nope, nope!

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