The Lab

Encouraging experimentation, spontaneous art and bold collaborations, THE LAB HAS RETURNED. Each Lab show consists of three improv teams. This week's teams: 6 Babes Below, Duncan Idaho & Humpback Wail This is a free event!

The Improv Shop’s 15th Anniversary Observance and Thanksgiving Potluck

All past and present IS performers and students and their friends and family are welcome to join as we celebrate 15 years since we offered our first class. 6-7:30 pm: IS provides beer, soda, and turkey*. Guests bring a dish of their choosing! Sign up via a link on our Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/share/LAkP4QxYZQKz3Qjq/ 7:30 pm: […]

House Team Night

Three Improv Shop House Teams take the stage in House Team Night! Each week you'll see different styles and flavors of longform improv, all in a nice little three set package. This week's teams: Touch Baseball, Game Day, Shitshow

SO FAKE

Three local Improv teams will take over the sidestage and get a little weird with it! Experimental, fun, different. Settle down with whatever people drink in the fall and enjoy!

Cagematch

The Cagematch, which was originally created by Kevin Mullaney (former Artistic Director at the UCB Theater), returns to The Improv Shop starting Friday, January 12th 2024. A friendly, longform competition show between two teams, The Cagematch will take place every Friday at 10pm. YOU, THE AUDIENCE, DETERMINES THE WINNER. The winning team plays in the […]

You Already Know: Ship of Theseus

You Already Know presents Ship of Theseus, a new show taking inspiration from their existing form and the philosophical thought experiment of the same name. YAK performs an original form called The Telerondescene, a loose combination of the La Ronde, Monoscene, and the childhood game of Telephone. The form involves 12 individuals swapping out roughly every […]

$5.00

Soothsayers

A group of time travelers has returned to issue a dire warning about the future of artificial intelligence. Using the power of audience questions, AI-generated prophecies, and improvisation, the Soothsayers will attempt to avert the AI apocalypse, once and for all. This set will include a tasteful amount of ChatGPT. Featuring: Jack Jacobsen, Jessica Nicole, […]

Movie Night by iFX

In a world of boredom, their only weapon is improv. This summer one team will blow dullness up with an immersive cinematic experience like no other. Preorder your tickets now for Movie Night by iFX. Each month, iFX will improvise a completely new blockbuster movie, using improvised effects to create heart pounding action, tear jerking […]

LEEKER TAKES YOU TO: An Immersive Theme Park Experience

Have you ever been to a theme park and been completely overwhelmed? Have you ever considered going only to back out due to the high price or energy it takes to plan? No fear, Scott Leeker is here. In this combination improv/sketch show, Leeker will use their passion and expertise to help you experience popular […]