HEADLINER: Chloe Troast has friends that she loves to improvise with. They're also really good at solving problems...through breakthrough improv therapy.
HEADLINER: Writers from Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" take a break from writing jokes, and try making them up on the spot.
HEADLINER: Simple Town is a sketch group in Brooklyn that makes films and performs live.
HEADLINER: North Coast frequently blurs the line between comedy show and concert, drawing audiences from the comedy, hip-hop, and theater communities for an experience that has been hailed as “mind-blowing” and “next level” by critics and audiences alike.
HEADLINER: The original cast of the Second City New York Mainstage rises from the ashes of being fired to do the only thing they know how to do—improv.
Queer improvisers completely let loose, but their straight allies are forced to only speak in lyrics from iconic gay songs.
Zebra is a supergroup of veteran performers with a combined 112 years of experience.
HEADLINER: All Asian Improv comedy team does their brand new bullshit!
HEADLINER: Join Two Tree Hill & Rose Kelso as they do a FULL IMPROVISED Don't Stop I'm About to Jazz!
HEADLINER: Join Ladies Who Ranch for an electric improv show featuring a grab bag of raucous character-driven performances and clown-inspired chaos!
HEADLINER: At this show, Chris Gethard and Trumane Alston reunite at last.
HEADLINER: No one makes things up like frat boyz. Come reunite with your college besties at improv night.
HEADLINER: Professional Actor CONNOR RATLIFF presents a fully improvised one-person show that pretends to be a real acting class.
A night of high art and emotionally naked improvised theatre.
The Spice Rack is BCC’s improv jam for BIPOC-identifying folks!
Improvised Survivor is coming to the Fun & Dumb festival for a special one-off performance featuring the show's most devious players.
TIP’s been pathetic at Emerson College since the 1980s, baby.
Jared Palmer Kirsch and Jay Reed are here with a brand spanking new episode of hit TV Show, Family Guy.
Chicago's Longest Running AAPI Comedy Team, 30 years strong.
THE TRASH KING is a contest and celebration of comedy that is dumb and high commitment!
Spider-people from across the spider-verse get together to perform an inter-dimensional set while keeping their identities a secret.
We all love a montage style set...but what if it was a montage with PUPPETS???!!!!
We're giving away a BILLION DOLLARS!**
**Terms apply, see I'm So Happy's Fun and Dumb Improv Show for details.
Verily, thou shalt be swept away on a journey of laughter and tears, as the players improvise their way through the labyrinthine tunnels of a story in the the style of William Shakespeare!
Wake up sweetie, the coffee’s on :) And I heard a little rumor that someone likes a jelly donut in the morning. SHUT UP!!, open your mouth, and sit down for some improv you egg slut.
Come experience an entirely improvised musical, with music, lyrics, choreography, and a captivating narrative whipped up on the spot
District 9 Comedy Improv: Denver’s Longest-Running BIPOC Improv Team!
Get ready for an improvised episode of The Bachelor filled with rose ceremonies, limo-entrances, confessionals, ”can I steal him for a sec?"s, right reasons, wrong reasons, and so much more
This group of lovable freaks brings their love of musical theater to the wonderful world of improv.
Award-winning singers, improv 10/10 fun AND dumb af, musicians playing multiple instruments. Strap up HARD because this show is gonna shake everything up.
The Very Good Boys do Very Good Improv, based on moral dilemmas the audience needs solved.
[Jaymes Gretchky] is a monoscenic long-form improv duo from Chicago starring two of the most seasoned comedy teachers in the city- James Dugan and Gretchen Eng
The beautiful stunning members of BOOBIE TRAP perform prolific improvised sketch.
A live table read of a screenplay written in two hours - based on audience suggestions!
iO Chicago’s first all POC Harold team. We do the classic Harold structure with lots of flare and color.
A free improv jam for all those who identify within the LGBTQ+ community!
'Whose Line Was It Anyway?' is a loving homage to the crown jewel of improv comedy: "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"
Big Whoop is a former Magnet Theater house team that performs all around the country.
HEADLINER: Baby Wants Candy ("Truly Amazing! Critics' Pick'- New York Times) returns to Fun and Dumb for more improvised musical mayhem.
HEADLINER: Whatever your obsession, “Obsessed with Us” will interview you (or another audience member) about it — then do a fully improvised long-form show based on that interview!
HEADLINER: Padma Lakshmi (Top Chef, Taste the Nation, Supermodel….yeah THAT Padma Lakshmi) is joined by her favorite improvisers for an hour of giggle mania
HEADLINER: ¡Oye chicos! Havana Club is an overly-proud latine improv show from New York City starring Taylor Gonzalez & Julian Hernandez. Join the club.
HEADLINER: ASSSSCAT is UCB’s signature improv show that has played to critical acclaim and sold out audiences across the country.
HEADLINER: These veteran improvisers and long time friends deliver fast-paced, wild style, Deep-Dish, Chicago Style Improv.
We improvise a set about what you're overthinking in your life. We overthink so you don't have to : )
Dearly Beloved, we gather at the BCC to honor the memory of your butt...because you’re about to laugh it off your body!
Asian improv icons unite in this one night only showcase! Come experience improv from a different perspective and join us in celebrating culture, comedy and community.
Narrative improv with serious heart. RAWR!
Mom's favorite is using improv to solve family beef. Come watch as we solve someone's family drama through fun bits and coo-coo-crazy antics.
The glorious union of improv and clown!
STAFF MUTINY! JULIAN MAYA PHILIP YOU CAN’T CONTROL WHAT WE DO (it will be 20 minutes of longform improv)
Join Big Cup for musical improv WHERE THE IMPROVISERS PLAY THE INSTRUMENTS TOO!
We will improvise a new episode of HBO's "The Sopranos" with each cast member playing a Sopranos character and following the structure of an episode. It's a high-energy, fun, chaotic show filled with gabagool and fuhgeddaboudit.
Awkward Family Dinner is a fully improvised play around a dinner table with real food.
Basketball Crush is a diverse, all-female improv group from Chicago, Illinois.
Old Yorkers are a collection of veteran improvisers from Upright Citizens Brigade and Second City. We perform an emotionally-grounded monoscene.
Payday is a show improvised around one question to the audience: What's the weirdest or stupidest thing you've blown a paycheck on?
Known as "The Oscars of Improv," the Yes-Andies celebrate everything good and worthwhile about the NYC improv scene over the last year. Black tie encouraged.
HEADLINER: After obsessively rewatching every episode of HBO’s Girls, Gen Z comedians Amelia Ritthaler and Evan Lazarus have dove headfirst into another iconic NYC millennial fever dream: Broad City. Expect hot takes, chaotic tangents, questionable fashion references, and SURPRISE GUESTS that might just blow your mind.
HEADLINER: An improv show with a rotating cast of NY’s best comics, hosted by Wes Haney, Nick Naney, and Clare O’Kane
HEADLINER: Gay guys CAN do Improv. With a special guest….
HEADLINER: Writers from the Late Show doing some damn improv.
HEADLINER: Welcome to the BCC's longest-running haus improv show!
HEADLINER: Closing out the festival as always, welcome to the BCC's longest-running haus improv show. Sit back, relax, and watch the chaos unfold.
HEADLINER: Welcome to Shitzprobe, where a special Broadway Guest Star throws away the script and improvises a musical for their very first time!
HEADLINER: One the most celebrated comedy ensembles in the world, Baby Wants Candy ("Critics Pick! Truly Amazing!" New York Times, "Best Visiting Improv Comedy" TimeOut) returns to FAD for more dumb fun, musical improv style.
Katy Berry just found out her mom was horny for Poseidon in the 80s and she's an actual a Demi-goddess!! 5-stars at Edinburgh Fringe, this show should not be missed!
Known as the "Oscars of Longform Improv," The Yes-Andies celebrate the best of NYC improv over the last year! Community-decided winners will be highlighted throughout the show.
All girl lineup where everything has to pass the Bechdel test or else improvisHers will get slapped with a rubber chicken <3xoxo
THE TRASH KING is a contest and celebration of comedy that is dumb and high commitment!
Founded in 2008 in Chicago, Improvised Jane Austen is a comedic ensemble that creates unscripted performances using Regency-era tropes, themes, and language.
Birdlady is a house team from the legendary iO Chicago.
Get ready for an improvised episode of The Bachelor filled with rose ceremonies, limo-entrances, confessionals, ”can I steal him for a sec?"s, right reasons, wrong reasons, and so much more.
Due to ridiculous circumstances, the entire cast who rehearsed the musical you came to see can't make it. But don’t worry, The Understudies are here to fill in! You won't even know the difference. Now what was that musical called again?
A buncha anime lovers improvise an anime for all the weebs out there. Watch and kame hame hahaha your spirits out
4DX Improv Show is an improv show with the same components as a 4D experience. Seats shaking, surround sound, water sometimes spraying at your face, the full immersive improv experience.
Fishin' in the Dark is a musical improv show with country's top tunes.
The Brunch Buddies are back and up to their classic hijinks in the prestigious 11 AM Sunday brunch slot… and this time, they’re blindfolded.
HEADLINER: Watch some of the best improvisers in the world perform as two queens read their improv for filth! Lou Gonzalez (Sniffies) and Michael Hartney (a defunct Bear411 account) perform rainbow-color commentary over improv sets featuring some of New York’s best improvisers. Ever wonder what two queers think of an improv set as it’s happening? Well then Miss Show will let you have it and then some!
HEADLINER: Some coworkers from no place in particular perform some improv comedy for you
HEADLINER: Acclaimed comedy trio Business Casual will eat 100 deviled eggs over the course of 1 long form improv set.
HEADLINER: Tami Sagher and Ed Herbstman have performed together for over 25 years, way before Ed’s kids were born and Tami’s dog died (and the one after that too. New one looking good though!!) Ed’s been in numerous tv shows and films (Hustlers, Manifest, The Big Sick) and Tami has written and performed in stuff too (Orange is the New Black, 30 Rock, Search Party). Their two person improv style has been described as “indescribable” (according to Tami who is trying to describe it now and failing).
All your favorite comedians share their hottest takes! The catch? It’s improvised! This rapid-fire show gives comedians 60 seconds each to give an impassioned speech on a pop culture topic drawn from a hat. There’s no time to prep, only time to preach!!
You'll go go Gaga for this improvised musical - with original lyrics set to karaoke songs you know and love.
SWINGERS is an improv show featuring REAL improv couples. Our couples will perform in duos (some for the first time together!) and the show will culminate in a “swinging” group scene. Swingers. Real lovers. Real improv. Real laughs.
Visiting from Boston! SITMO is an all-star cagematch darling featuring Matt Pina, Sara Teague, and Devin Quinlan. Help us take the monoscene to new heights.
The 1992 Olympics USA Basketball "Dream Team," was considered the greatest team ever assembled...until now. Jams: a musical improv show features some of BCC's best improvisers combining their comedic and musical talents to create a fully improvised show unlike anything you've seen. Featuring original songs, lyrics, and music made up in real-time, this show is going for gold.
We perform an entirely improvised reality show and reunion episode based on an audience suggestion! Get ready for drama, confessionals, cheating, and unbridled fun!
Dungeons & Dragons, off the table and onto the stage! Our Dungeon Master and players will weave an epic fantasy tale, letting your suggestions and your (20-sided) dice rolls shape our improvised story. Prepare yourself for a night of swords and sorcery, where YOU create the heroes, YOU create the villains, and YOU cast the spells.
We perform an entirely improvised musical based on an audience suggestion!
CHIP SHANK has answered the question no other improv team has had the guts to ponder—how can we make a show with the framing and thematic qualities of Akira Kurasawa's 1950 classic RASHOMON. In this daring piece of comedic magic, CHIP SHANK will take you through a minor tragedy and explore the event through three equally ridiculous perspectives. By the end you won't know what to believe but your sides will be splitting!
Join us, Tiny Ann, Tiny Eva, and Tiny Hrannar, for some brunchtime improv! Come for laughs, goofs, and spoofs in a safe space where every idea is celebrated, as long as it’s a tiny idea.
Improvised Animation is a highly experimental, NEW type of comedy show that bridges the gap visual art & improv comedy. Witness the impossible as Brooklyn's bravest improvisers/artists create a brand new cartoon based off an audience suggestion!
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