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NOW PLAYING: Comedians improvising a popular movie they've never seen before! "Bootleg Reboots" brings all the fun of guessing what happens in all the great cinema you've missed out on.
A comedy quest awaits! Knights of the Arcade is an award-winning comedy show that takes audiences on a wild, madcap adventure every month.
Channel Surfers is an improvised comedy show inspired by our favorite TV shows. On this month: Survivor. Come watch as ten contestants battle it out to win Survivor: Pittsburgh. Who will outwit, outplay, andÊout-improvise their fellow contestants? You will not want to miss this, as this season finale will not be available on Paramount Plus!
An open-stage comedy show where any act can perform. Hosted by Nonsense.
House team night at the Arcade! See a trio of improv comedy troupes perform bi-weekly.
It's hot out there! Frank, Kevin, Matt, & Mindy are celebrating summer the best way possible: with summertime activities! Join Moop Troop on an overnight comedy stay with a bunch of interesting bits, games, and improv!
Arcade's premiere long-form improv show - featuring guest storytellers and a monthly lineup of improv all stars.
A long-form improv jam hosted by Ricky Romance. Open to all levels.
Fondue for Two Presents: Fondue for One: Alex is out of town, which leaves Raina as the sole bearer of the Fondue name without a partner. Watch half of Pittsburgh’s most famous improv duo (citation needed) go through a lineup of all-star improvisers to try and find her other half.
Frankly Scarlett presents a fun and interactive night of improv with an amazing cast! Check out this mix of short-form games and long-form scenes, featuring the cast of Frankly Scarlett alongside special guests from around Pittsburgh.
There’s “Yes &” and then there’s “Jerome &” the comedy variety show that combines improv, live music, sketch, stand-up, & you! This month: Asher O’Briant, C.Scott, John Feightner, with special & surprise guests!
Come see Arcade Comedy Theater's rising stars take the stage to show off what they have learned in their Improv 201: Short Form technique class show! Hosted by class instructor Fred Frances.
A night of random encounters as improv teams are drawn from names in a hat!
House team night at the Arcade! See a trio of improv comedy troupes perform bi-weekly.
Pittsburgh's longest running improv jam!
Free, family-friendly improv shows
B!tch Please is a celebration of ladies behaving badly throughout history (and by that we mean not fitting into trad roles). Join us as we celebrate women breaking glass ceilings and being Bad Ass Bossy B Words!Ê
Join this ragtag improv team as they pull off the heist of a lifetime. The Arcade Comedy Theater holds all the cards, but Select Start is playing their own games they will make up as they go along. Select Start will perform short form improv, loot the vault, and walk right out the front door. […]
Award-winning improvised Dungeons and Dragons comedy show!
Arcade Comedy Theater's very own improv house teams present a night of dynamic, audience-inspired comedy! Each show features three different troupes bringing their own brand of humor to the stage. A perfect show for fans of improv comedy!
Kevin's Garage Presents Kevin's Garage Garage Sale featuring Jump Button. Stop by Arcade Comedy Theater with whatever items you want to put on sale at the Garage Sale and watch this re-imagination of a longtime summertime tradition inspire a night full of improvised comedy. Best items brought by an audience member will win a garage […]
We've all been there. Maybe you disrupted a wedding that didn't have a cookie table, asked for fries on your salad at a fancy restaurant (what were you doing there anyway?), or heaven forbid, moved a parking chair. You probably asked yourself at some point, "Am I the Jagoff?" Veteran improv troupe Irony City will […]
Hop up and play with Ricky Romance Join Ricky Romance as they host Hot Jam, a long-form improv jam presented at the Arcade Comedy Theater and open to all performers! Each month, performers can sign up to be randomly placed on an improv ensemble team that will exist for just one night only. As an […]
Join camp counselors Fondue for Two (Alex Conti and Raina Deerwater) as they celebrate their campers’ talents including the musical styling of Kevin O’Brien, the characters of Sara Kantner, and the completely improvised summer musical!
The Arcade Hootenanny is styled after the classic Chicago-style improv show featuring monologist-inspired scenes.
A superhero talk show It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a late-night variety show hosted by Pittsburgh's very own Super Boy! Come and experience a night full of comedy, live music, and improv with a league of talented performers in this superhero themed late-night show.
A night of random improv encounters! Arcade Comedy Theater presents "Lucky Draw" — an improv comedy show where half of the cast is drawn at random! Each show, Arcade Academy students and team members drop their names into box at the start of the night. Throughout the evening, the hosts will be playing short form […]
Arcade Comedy Theater's very own improv house teams present a night of dynamic, audience-inspired comedy! Each show features three different troupes bringing their own brand of humor to the stage. A perfect show for fans of improv comedy!
You're invited to the Sleepover Comedy Show! Join the delightful trio Sleepover (Annie Harder, Mindy McHale, and Alexa Schwartz) on a Back to School Improv Adventure! Special guests will play sleepover-themed short form games & long-form improv, plus a live read of an afterschool special!
Six comedians are forced to improvise their way through a *REAL* movie none of them have ever seen before! Let’s take advantage of the writers/actors' strike with *BOOTLEG REBOOTS*
Join the Well Known Strangers as they host the Pittsburgh Improv Jam, a now-monthly jam presented at the Arcade Comedy Theater and open to all performers! Each month, performers can sign up to be randomly placed on an improv ensemble team that will exist for just one night only. As an audience member, you'll see […]
Join Mini Dungeon and all their friends on the Merry Go Round. From one suggestion, watch as each team takes a ‘round’ on mini’s carnival improv ride and uses the previous set as their inspiration for an evening of collaborative comedy fun.
Join the Select Start team for a Short Form Improv Extravaganza. It will be a night filled with fun with fast-paced short-form improv comedy. Audiences will inspire the performers in interactive games and scenes throughout the show and will see their suggestions turned into laughs! Featuring improv team Kevin's Garage.
Coulda been an astronaut if not for never getting the chance to go to space camp? Woulda married a celebrity if not for spilling a drink on their mother? Shoulda worked for Richard Branson on his private island if not for having webbed feet? In their brand-new format, Well Known Strangers will take inspiration from […]
A live Dungeons & Dragons-inspired comedy show "Best Nerd Fantasy Come to Life" by Pittsburgh Magazine"A neo-geek wet dream" – Pittsburgh City Paper A comedy quest awaits! Knights of the Arcade is an award-winning comedy show that takes audiences on a wild, madcap adventure every month. A recurring cast of characters (a dwarf, a monk, […]
Join comedy troupe Select Start as they host a special short form improv jam open to all performers! Join them on stage for a night of improv games. Performers can sign up at the box office when they arrive. Audience members can sit back, laugh, and inspire the comedy with all kinds of fun suggestions. […]
Arcade Comedy Theater's very own improv house teams present a night of dynamic, audience-inspired comedy! Each show features three different troupes bringing their own brand of humor to the stage. A perfect show for fans of improv comedy!
Improv comedy night! We've all been there. Maybe you disrupted a wedding that didn't have a cookie table, asked for fries on your salad at a fancy restaurant (what were you doing there anyway?), or heaven forbid, moved a parking chair. You probably asked yourself at some point, "Am I the Jagoff?" Veteran improv troupe […]
Fondue for Two is Pittsburgh's resident improv duo named after television's highly lauded and often panned television series GLEE (2009-2015). Other local improv teams join your favorite girls for a night of laughs!
The Arcade Hootenanny is styled after the classic Chicago-style improv show featuring monologist-inspired scenes. Our storyteller tells real-life stories inspired by an audience suggestion, and then Pittsburgh's best and brightest improvisers present a fast & funny set based on elements from the story. Produced by Nick Jaramillo.