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“Some of the most talented - and demented - members of NYC’s comedy elite unleash all hell at the always lit BCC.”
— Time Out New York
“Some of the most talented - and demented - members of NYC’s comedy elite unleash all hell at the always lit BCC.”
— Time Out New York
Historians argue that two months after black history month is the blackest and funniest time. Thus, it is important to celebrate this moment through an iconic show with all black improv and sketch teams.
Have you been impacted by layoffs? You'll love this show! Featuring a lineup of struggling comedians, this is a comedy show about surviving Linked-In, layoffs, and late-stage capitalism.
Couture Comedy is back and, it’s official, we’ve blossomed. Flowers continue to appear for a reason in spring fashion, so celebrate the warmer weather by watching stand-up comedians who’ve ditched their winter wardrobes.
Come to the BCC Open House to learn about our history, systems, values, and dreams. And as an added bonus, get to know the BCC community!
FREE
Vaudeville is a comedy show, but more than anything, it's about Wizards, Love, and the Infinite Magic of the Universe. Your host for the evening, Clare Donaher, spins theatrical and ridiculous tales between performances from New York's finest comedians.
Leap Of Faith puts New York's finest comedian’s wits to the test as they improvise an entirely new stand-up set based off of prompts from the audience.
Performers get 3 minute slots to try their material out with little pops from After School Special in between. Show off standup, sketch, a character, or even a little poem you've been working on. There is a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR BIGOTED MATERIAL.
Tickets: FREE with a suggested donation to BCC Diversity Scholarship fund.
We perform an entirely improvised reality show and reunion episode based on an audience suggestion!
It's a watch party! Catch a never-before-seen episode of TVs Columbo in this live comedy show.
Michael Michael Michael is back, this time with a fever…. ferver…friends. We’re back with friends.
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!
You’re cordially invited to Toledo, Ohio’s black tie character acting pageant event of the season… THE WIG PAGEANT VARIETY HOUR GRANDE FINALE!
Chaos, jealousy, horniness—it's all just another day at the office. Comedians Ricky Sim and Bailey Swilley tackle racism, sexism, and homophobia from their first jobs in this set of brand-new half hours.
People Presenting Thingsinvites brave comedians to make presentations on slideshows they’ve never seen before.
Join The Gatekeeper’s finest (and only) news broadcasters as we navigate the final American election year.
Performers get 3 minute slots to try their material out with little pops from After School Special in between. Show off standup, sketch, a character, or even a little poem you've been working on. There is a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR BIGOTED MATERIAL.
Tickets: FREE with a suggested donation to BCC Diversity Scholarship fund.
Famous musician Ian Lockwood has accomplished everything he's ever wanted during his illustrious and extremely successful career, and thus, he's ready to die. See him in concert for the final performance on Earth.
Two beautiful women are at it again, hosting a comedy show that is!
Ludicrously Capacious Comedy (@LudCapComedy) is a mix of standup, blind corporate ambition, and hilarious competition in a riotous spoof of HBO's Succession.
Performers bring their actual dogs on stage and compete to convince you, the audience, that their dog is the best
A night of stand-up that is guaranteed to cost less than a therapy appointment.
Performers get 3 minute slots to try their material out with little pops from After School Special in between. Show off standup, sketch, a character, or even a little poem you've been working on. There is a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR BIGOTED MATERIAL.
Tickets: FREE with a suggested donation to BCC Diversity Scholarship fund.
Celebrate Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month by joining NYCs #1 Asian American sketch comedy team Model Majority
Buckley’s Glass Brain is an insane solo created by Joe Harrington (@josephbuckleyharrington) and directed by Rogue Schmidt (@rogueschidt). It’s packed with characters, solo sketch, and bits.
This is what happens when a gay guy, a girl, and two guys who look the same stop ~being~... and start getting real.
Tiger Daughter is a new solo show by actor and musician Charlene Kaye (Succession, Starkid, SNL) about what happens when you rebel against your immigrant Chinese Tiger Mom’s dreams of you playing Carnegie Hall by time you’re 12, and instead become a slutty shredder in an all girl Guns N’ Roses cover band called Guns N’ Hoses with the slogan “Welcome to the Vajungle!”
Students from the Improv Level 4 Class (Sunday Section), instructed by Andy Junk, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks. Show #1 of 3!
Descend. Join the freaks of the BCC for a night of mania. All new wild-ass improvised sketches every week. Welcome to hell, it’s a party.
Tickets: FREE with a suggested donation to BCC Diversity Scholarship fund.
Students from BCC's Character Workshop class, instructed by Nick Mestad, show off their hard work from the last 5 weeks.
Students from the Thursday Stand Up Level 2 Class, instructed by Shalewa Sharpe, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks! Show #1 of 2!
CHIP SHANK continues their borough-spanning tour of Brooklyn as they bring the sophisticated pose of an island country club to the dungeonous basements of the BCC!
Students from the Clown Level 1 Class, instructed by Tallie Medel, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks.
Welcome to the BCC's longest-running haus improv show - where everything is totally made up on the spot, for one night only. Each week a cast member gets to play team captain and decide what special rules for that show would make them laugh. Sit back, relax, and watch the chaos unfold.
Opener: SECURITY
Students from the Sunday Stand Up Level 2 Class, instructed by Shalewa Sharpe, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks! Show #1 of 2!
Students from the Sunday Stand Up Level 2 Class, instructed by Shalewa Sharpe, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks! Show #2 of 2!
Welcome to our weekly improv show where 3 of the best teams the BCC has to offer, do some of the goofiest improv you've ever seen (who are you to judge? are you the Disney character goofy?)
Pump Up: The Jam is a weekly improv mic hosted by William Banks and Tej Khanna where anyone can put their name in and perform improv in a mash up group with other comedians.
Tickets: FREE with a suggested donation to BCC Diversity Scholarship fund.
Students from the Clown Level 2 Class, instructed by Chris Manley, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks.
Students from the Improv Level 3 Class, instructed by Julian Hernandez, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
The year is 2121, and the world government has outlawed the only weapon strong enough to defeat them: LONG-FORM IMPROV. After climbing out of rubbles of improv in Chelsea, the Rebellion comes to BCC to continue the search for the best improv team in existence (in NYC)!!! Join us every week as two teams go head to head to determine who is funny (by audience vote). Help the Rebellion find the ultimate comedy weapon. Your vote could save our world–AND OUR FUTURE!!!
The Good Time is a fully improvised show based on one suggestion from the audience. The Good Time is a team made up of Chicago improv veterans who have performed at The Second City, iO Chicago, The Annoyance, Logan Square Improv.
Students from the Improv Level 4 Class (Sunday Section), instructed by Andy Junk, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks. Show #2 of 3!
Descend. Join the freaks of the BCC for a night of mania. All new wild-ass improvised sketches every week. Welcome to hell, it’s a party.
Tickets: FREE with a suggested donation to BCC Diversity Scholarship fund.
Students from the Stand Up Level 1 Class, instructed by Maggie Crane, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
iO two prov team Jaymes Gretchky teams up with BCC house team Olestra to put on a show for the ages!
Welcome to the BCC's longest-running haus improv show - where everything is totally made up on the spot, for one night only. Each week a cast member gets to play team captain and decide what special rules for that show would make them laugh. Sit back, relax, and watch the chaos unfold.
Opener: The Former Governor George Pataki
Students from the Stand Up Level 1 Class, instructed by Sara Hennessey, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
Boldly, The Show is a monthly variety show where you're encouraged to share how bold you are, and the performers are brave (shameless) enough to improvise scenes inspired by your fearlessness.
Pump Up: The Jam is a weekly improv mic hosted by William Banks and Tej Khanna where anyone can put their name in and perform improv in a mash up group with other comedians.
Tickets: FREE with a suggested donation to BCC Diversity Scholarship fund.
Time and time again, friends and strangers alike have asked Jon and Anna if they are dating. Finally, they’ve started asking themselves the same question. Through improv, the two of them will delve into the multiverse, exploring all the possible lives and permutations of relationships between them that could be.
Students from the Improv Level 4 Class (Sunday Section), instructed by Andy Junk, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks. Show #3 of 3!
Hooper hosts a night of three person improv teams – where freaks and gods alike take the stage to form new Holy Trinities. This is The Power of Three.
Welcome to the BCC's longest-running haus improv show - where everything is totally made up on the spot, for one night only. Each week a cast member gets to play team captain and decide what special rules for that show would make them laugh. Sit back, relax, and watch the chaos unfold.
Opener: Siblings
Pump Up: The Jam is a weekly improv mic hosted by William Banks and Tej Khanna where anyone can put their name in and perform improv in a mash up group with other comedians.
Tickets: FREE with a suggested donation to BCC Diversity Scholarship fund.
Welcome to the BCC's longest-running haus improv show - where everything is totally made up on the spot, for one night only. Each week a cast member gets to play team captain and decide what special rules for that show would make them laugh. Sit back, relax, and watch the chaos unfold.
Opener: Geraldine Wilkerson
Featuring: Will Braithwaite, Carsen Smith, Winnie Stack, and more TBA!
We've heard your cries for MORE IMPROV. And we are thrilled to announce the Forever Jam, a jam open to current and past BCC improv students... because we're all students of commedia starting NOW and forever. Come get your reps done in an all-levels friendly space!
Free for BCC Students w/ suggested donation to Div. Scholarship!
Students from the Stand Up Level 1 Class, instructed by Sara Hennessey, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks.
Students from the Improv Level 2 Class, instructed by Maya Sharma, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks.
Students from the Improv Level 1 Class, instructed by Taylor Gonzalez, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks.
Students from the Improv Level 1 Class, instructed by Taylor Gonzalez, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks.
Students from the Improv Level 1 Class, instructed by Onyi Okoli, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks.
Ever wondered what would happen if comedians tackled serious topics? Look no further than "The Experts."
Students from the Improv Level 2 Class, instructed by Maya Sharma, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks.
Students from the Improv Level 2 Class, instructed by Micah Sterenberg, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks.
Students from the Level Class, instructed by Riley Soloner , show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
Students from the Sketch Level 1 Class, instructed by Devin Bockrath, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
Students from the Musical Improv Level 1 Class, instructed by Adrian Frimpong, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
Students from the Improv Level 2 Class, instructed by Devin Bockrath, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a crossover show! Enemies to Lovers (BCC, Kraine, Players) and Fun in Moderation (The PIT, Caveat, Sketchfest) are joining forces for a 2-in-1 sketch comedy show featuring new and classic sketches, songs, and more.
Welcome to BABES! An improv show featuring students & grads of the BCC on Friday nights. Catch some of the best rising teams from the BCC at our new space The Pig Pen. It’s time for the community to fuck around, mess around, and be a god-damn lunatics. By that, we mean do improv.
Welcome to BABES! An improv show featuring students & grads of the BCC on Friday nights. Catch some of the best rising teams from the BCC at our new space The Pig Pen. It’s time for the community to fuck around, mess around, and be a god-damn lunatics. By that, we mean do improv.
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