Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me Tickets - Studebaker Theater - November 19, 2026

If this event is permanently canceled, your order is refunded in full under StubOrder's 100% Buyer Guarantee, including the booking fee; only a delivery fee, which few listings carry, is not refunded, and shipped hard-stock tickets may need to be returned first. If it is postponed or rescheduled, your tickets are normally honored for the new date.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me takes place at Studebaker Theater in Chicago, Illinois on Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 7:30 PM.

The hotels page for Studebaker Theater answers that property by property: every card is labelled walkable, a long walk, or drive or ride, against its real distance from the doors. Worth checking rather than assuming before Thursday, November 19: a downtown arena usually has several hotels within a few blocks, while a stadium off a ring road can have nothing within walking distance at all, and leaving on foot afterwards is usually quicker than queuing for a car or a ride.

Not right now. This event starts at about $80.00, the 4th lowest of the 5 Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me events at Studebaker Theater we list. The cheapest is Thursday, October 29, 2026, from about $59.00. The most expensive to get into is Thursday, December 3, 2026, from about $80.00. Sellers reprice often, so compare on the day you buy.

The nearest rooms are the hotels around Studebaker Theater, and the link on this page opens that list already priced for Thursday, November 19. They are ordered by real distance from the venue, and every card shows that distance, so you can weigh walking back afterwards against a cheaper room you would have to drive to.

Yes. Every ticket sold through StubOrder is guaranteed authentic and valid for entry, so it will scan, and we take that very seriously. If the venue ever reports a problem with your tickets, the 100% Buyer Guarantee covers you.

Live prices for Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me at Studebaker Theater are shown in the interactive seat map above. Pick a section to see the tickets available now and their current prices, which are set by sellers and may be above or below face value.

Yes. Seats within a single listing are adjacent unless the listing notes say otherwise. If you want aisle seats, look for them in the listing notes when you choose your seats, or at checkout.

Each listing sets the quantities the seller allows, and the quantity menu offers only those options. Open a listing above to see its available quantities.

Most orders are delivered within a few hours of purchase. Delivery method varies by listing: most listings deliver electronically, by mobile transfer or instant download, and some are shipped as hard stock. Mailed tickets, and mobile tickets that a team or venue releases only closer to the date, take longer: the seller sends them as soon as they can, and they arrive before the event under the 100% Buyer Guarantee. The delivery type is shown on each listing before you buy, and a small number of listings add a delivery charge.

As soon as the tickets are settled. Rooms near Studebaker Theater are among the first to go for Thursday, November 19, and what is left tends to cost more the closer it gets. The Hotels near Studebaker Theater link on this page opens already set to that night. Each room is labelled free to cancel, non-refundable, or terms shown at checkout, so you can pick a rate you are able to cancel if the plan changes.

No. StubOrder is an independent resale marketplace, based in Buffalo, New York, and selling tickets since 2006. It is not affiliated with Studebaker Theater or Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me, or any box office.

No hidden fees. The price on every listing already includes the booking fee, and each listing's details show the split (for example, ticket $311.00 plus fee $62.20 is $373.20). Only sales tax and, on a small number of listings, a delivery charge are added at checkout, and your full total is shown before you pay.

Our latest check counted 41 tickets listed for this event. That is fewer than most Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me events, which typically have about 83, so the choice of seats is narrower. The seat map above shows every listing available right now, by section.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me has 4 more events at Studebaker Theater, the next on Thursday, October 29. Elsewhere nearby, Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me also plays Thursday, October 22 at Miller Auditorium - Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan (about 107 miles away), from about $61.00; and Thursday, November 12 at Braden Auditorium in Normal, Illinois (about 118 miles away), from about $63.00.

They can go either way. Of the 654 events we tracked into their final days (October 3 to October 12, 2026), the cheapest ticket was lower by the day of the event than three weeks before for 19%, higher for 45%, and about the same for the rest. This event's cheapest ticket has stayed within a few percent over the 47 days we have tracked it. To catch a drop, set the free price alert on this page and we will email you if it gets cheaper.