FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Where do your shows take place?

• At Eris at (167 Graham Ave) or The Pig Pen (144 Boerum St, Brooklyn) in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Both just a two-minute walk from the Montrose L Stop or an 8-minute walk from Broadway G Stop or Flushing JMZ Stop.

Is there a bar at your shows? Is there food?

• Eris stocks a full bar accepting cash or credit (2-drink min if you pay with card) for all your libation needs. There is no food currently served at Eris but you can bring food to eat in the lobby (just please dispose of it when done so it doesn’t make everyone in the theater hungry as f-ck).

Should I buy tickets in advance?

• Our shows regularly sell-out and we don’t want you to miss out on this thing called joy, so we recommend you grab tickets in advance for any show you want to see. If a show sells out, we always sell at least 10 tickets at the door followed by a wait-list for no-shows to get in as many peeps as possible. For advance tickets, you must be present for the show no later than 5 minutes after show-time in order to guarantee admission (if the show sells out).

What is the seating arrangement?

• On the main stage: there are 70 chairs - first come, first serve. After that we allow standing room up to 60 patrons.

• In the deep space: there are 30 chairs - first come, first serve. After that we allow standing room of 30 additional patrons.

• In the pig pen: there are 40 chairs - first come, first serve. After that we allow standing room of 20 additional patrons.

Do you accept cash at the box office?

• We accept Cash & Credit Card at the door. Credit Cards incur 3% service fees.

Is there an age-limit for your shows?

• Our shows at Eris are 21+. Minors are allowed in only if they are accompanied by a legal parent or guardian at all times.

• Our shows at the Pig Pen at 18+. Come on, young adults!

I’m already a comedian. Do you have a place for me to perform?

• Well, ain’t we a comedy theater? We host FREE open mics and improv jams. But if you’re a go getter, trend-setter, Fiverr ad kind of person, we are currently accepting show pitches here.

Is there street parking?

• There is usually available free parking on nearby streets.

Are you ADA accessible?

• All our stages are ADA accessible, yes! Please reach out in advance info@brooklyncc.com if you are seeing a show in the Deep Space @ Eris, as it requires us accessing an elevator outside the theater.

Are there refunds?

• All ticket sales are final - no refunds. But if you have to miss a show and give us at least 24 hours notice by calling or emailing info@brooklyncc.com, we can transfer your tickets to another upcoming show.

What’s your COVID-19 policy?

• We are no longer requiring proof of vaccination to attend shows. Masks are optional but encouraged if you feel like wearing one. We have extra masks on hand at box office - just ask if you need one.

What else is there?

• Just look at all this:

• Check out our in-person classes!

• Check out our upcoming live shows at Eris in Brooklyn.

• Submit your show to the BCC.

• Rent our amazing studio spaces - The Dog House and The Pig Pen.

• Book us for a corporate workshop, show, or private event.

• Find out more about our teachers.

Other ways to support the BCC:

• Consider purchasing a Classes gift card useable for any of our classes or merch.

• Or you can purchase a Shows gift card useable for any of our shows (thru Eventbrite).

• You can also generously donate to the BCC via our Venmo or Paypal or to our new Diversity Scholarship Fund.

How Do I Get ONSTAGE?

Most of the shows at the BCC are submission based as we find the competitive nature of holding too many auditions antithetical to the core BCC ethos. We want people to organically find the people they love to create with, practice with one another, and then submit to the BCC for consideration. We believe this approach empowers members of the BCC Community to make meaningful connections and, ultimately, produces better comedy.

Our weekly shows Demon Time and What Makes You Laugh feature seasoned BCC Performers and are cast at the discretion of The Artistic Director and Associate Director. In general, we add cast members a few times a year to those shows. Casting is done by inviting performers recommended to us by members of our community (teachers, staff, hosts at the jams, and our Artistic/Associate Director) to guest on those shows and seeing if they’re a good fit with the cast, both from a performance and interpersonal standpoint. We consider people to guest on WMYL based on seeing them perform around the theater and by gathering suggestions from the BCC Staff and Community. 

We also invite outstanding existing teams to audition to play on Home Teams, our weekly improv show on Tuesdays before the jam. Home Teams is both an opportunity to showcase more experienced improv teams and to provide a platform for more up-and-coming teams to get reps in. Shows are booked for Home Teams via invite-only auditions cast by Artistic Director Philip Markle, Associate Director Maya Sharma, and Producer Marissa Moorhead.

We also hold yearly open auditions for our Mainstage Residency, which features a cast of 8 performers creating an original sketch revue through improvisation for a multiple-month run at the theater.

There’s free community events every week at BCC, from open mics to improv jams to mixers and mics.

Other performance opportunities include Babes, our submission-based weekly student/grad improv team show designed to help you get in reps, and opening for WMYL, a spot that’s reserved for newer improv teams.

We invite you to submit your show for consideration to BCC, or if you have an improv team that wants to open for our house shows:

• Email Colin Rourke <cfrancisrourke@gmail.com> to apply for15-minute opening slot on The Good Time on Thursdays @ 7:00 PM.

• Email Philip Markle <philip@brooklyncc.com> to apply for a 15-minute opening slot on What Makes [You] Laugh @ 8:30 PM.