Cagematch 2024 Tournament

The Cagematch, which was originally created by Kevin Mullaney (former Artistic Director at the UCB Theater), moves into tournament mode! The top 16 teams from the 2024 regular season will compete in this single elimination tournament! ROUND 1, MATCH 7: #3 Our Mad World vs. #14 Kidnapped LOL

Unrequited Love

Have you ever experienced UNREQUITED LOVE? Have you ever had a CRUSH on someone? Well, so have we. Featuring two different teams each show improvising with surprise crushes. Who knows... maybe we'll all find love?!

The Bechdel Test

Welcome to The Bechdel Test - a panel of femme improvisers discussing what it means to “perform” (in all senses of the word) as a femme person. In between honest, vulnerable conversations, our cast will offer up improv scenes. Will those scenes pass The Bechdel Test? What does it mean either way? Join us to […]

Let’s Make Out with Theodore Able

St. Louis local and online personality Theodore Able interviews the hottest cuties The Improv Shop has to offer! The audience gets to help Theodore decide how best to woo their guest into making out with them.

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: Southworst, Humpback Wail, On Hold This is a free event!

The Menagerie

Come one! Come all! and catch three local improv teams as they perform in front of a live audience. Just like a zoo!...except there's no cages or fish tanks.

Student Showcase

Join our Teams Level students as they showcase their talents every Thursday at 7pm! We'll have an improv jam afterwards so anyone can get in on the fun.

The Merry-Go-Round

Step right up for The Merry-Go-Round, an improv extravaganza! Three local improv teams go round and round and take you on a ride of unscripted fun. Don’t miss the show where anything can happen—except boredom!  This is a free event!