iO South

Opening as iO's Third Training Center (2006)

iO South opened in 2006 as a joint venture between iO Chicago, the organization founded by Del Close and Charna Halpern, and ComedyWorx, the established Raleigh improv company. As iO's third training center after Chicago and Los Angeles, iO South brought the Harold-based long-form curriculum and performance model to the Southeast, based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Closure

iO South closed at some point before 2018, when iO West in Los Angeles also ended operations. The exact closure year has not been publicly documented. ComedyWorx, iO South's founding local partner, continued as an independent operation and remains active at 3801 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh.

iO South operated as a regional extension of iO Chicago's Harold-based long-form improv training and performance model, serving the North Carolina Triangle through the iO curriculum. As iO's sole Southeast franchise, it connected Raleigh improvisers to the Chicago long-form lineage.