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Join improv team Hot Dog Accessories as we journey into the mind of a local musician. Their live musical performances will inspire improv scenes throughout the show where we will adventure through the galaxy that is contained all within one creative mind. This month’s special musical guest is James Jamison. James is a Pittsburgh-based creative […]
Live from Pittsburgh, it's Select Start! Join us for our final show of the year, featuring drag performances, stand up, and sketches. Featuring Jose Queervo, Chi Chi de Vivre, and Tyler Ray Kendrick.
Do you ever dwell on what might have been? Well Known Strangers improvise a hilarious mockumentary inspired by an audience member's shared "coulda, woulda, shoulda."
A special holiday adventure with the Knights of the Arcade — our very own D&D-inspired comedy show!
Tonight, the A.C.T. stage is yours! Bring your improv teams, sketch group, or stand-up act for an open mic-style show where the lineup is created on the spot.
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!
Pittsburgh's "Spicy Siren" is back in the new year to make sure you a have fabulous start! Arcade Comedy Theater's self proclaimed, "Drag Princess" will dazzle you with her vocals, charm you with her wit, and make you question all of your choices... In a fun way of course!
Where new jokes come alive! The Stand-Up Laboratory is an incubator space where featured comics work on new material in front of a live audience.
A local yinzer shares a true story about when they made some questionable decisionsÉ Irony City turns into a hilarious improvised performance!
Arcade's most popular stand-up comedy showcase! Every month see a brand new lineup of comics bring their best material to our intimate upstairs theater.
An improv jam hosted by comedy troupe Ricky Romance. Open to performers of all skill levels.
A comedy variety show featuring improv, characters, and bingo! Hosted by long-form improv team, Barbara, a Mother. Play bingo, laugh, win prizes!
A comedy variety show packed with videos, improv, music and more - all inspired by the 90s
A classic Chicago-style improv show featuring a guest storyteller each month.
A chill and cozy variety show filled with stand-up comedy, improv, and special guests.
A night of random improv encounters! Teams are drawn from a hat and paired with special guests for short form games and long form scenes.
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!
A testing ground for brand new sketch comedy! See works-in-progress and cutting edge comedy performed by local Pittsburgh actors.
Ready to be a comedy influencer? Doomscroll invites you to send DMs of Reels, Memes, Tiktoks, preshow, that influence the improv you will see in the show! Like, Follow, & Subscribe because we can't have the show without you!
A monthly improv jam hosted by Well Known Strangers. Open to all performer levels.
Experience the laughter marathon! 10 hilarious comedians, non-stop, delivering their best 5-minute sets in a rapid-fire comedy show like no other. Brace yourself for a night of relentless humor and unforgettable moments!
Two members of Ricky Romance invite their favorite improvisers to finally settle the score: who has the funniest friends. You’ll see Pittsburgh’s most experienced improvisers playing together on exciting one-night only teams!
Join us for an unforgettable night in the Winners Circle to see why the city agrees that these teams are the best of the best in Pittsburgh.
A long-form improv comedy show presented by the veteran improv troupe Well Known Strangers
A live Dungeons &; Dragons improv comedy show where the audience inspires the quest and dice decide the cast's fate! This month's show: Mickey & Minnie Mouse!
Tonight, the A.C.T. stage is yours! Bring your improv teams, sketch group, or stand-up act for an open mic-style show where the lineup is created on the spot. A perfect opportunity for artists to try something new in a short set and for audiences to see some experimental and cutting edge comedy.
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!
A fabulous drag cabaret and laugh riot variety show.
FREE POPCORN ALERT!!!Arcade's Sketch House Team returns to bring home their 3rd show of all-new sketches from the best local comedy writers and performers in the Burgh!
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 […]
THE ULTIMATE LINE UP! Local legends team together to Level Up the Pittsburgh Stand Up scene.
An improv jam for all experience levels. Hosted by veteran improv troupe Ricky Romance!
The B words are back with a special 7pm show and you know what that means? NO CUSSING (well, we're gonna try!) Come on out to our Censored show for a bleeping good time!
In need of a Valentines date? professional improvisers* and matchmakers** Alex Conti and Raina Deerwater will set two lucky audience members on the fondue date of their dreams!
Join The Latchkey Kids and guests for this improv comedy show inspired by the crap we grew up watching.
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
Looking to relax? Have a drink, kick your feet up, and just laugh that fine A** off? Well, then, look no further than the smooth and sultry vibes of Chris & Matty's Champagne Social Club!A variety show that blends together the magic of the speakeasy experience with the smokey and tantalizing atmosphere of your favorite […]
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 games and doing a long-form set that […]
Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Hot Spot a show featuring a rotating set of our very own improv comedy teams. Each performance features three house teams jumping into the hot spot and bringing their unique brand of comedy. See dynamic short-form games with plenty of opportunities for the audience to get involved; kick […]
Five comedians are forced to improvise their way through a real movie they’ve never seen before! Let’s break box office records together and maybe earn a franchise sequel with BOOTLEG REBOOTS!
Science and comedy collide as Pittsburgh’s Moonshot Museum offers TED Talk-like segments as inspiration for our Arcade improvisers. Featuring Moonshot’s education director, Mike Hennessey, as recently seen on NASA TV.
Part of Arcade Comedy Theater's celebration of Black comedy — we welcome back comedian Khairy Creek with special guest Kadeem Richardson.
The long-running improv jam open to players of all experience levels.
ome enjoy a night of hilarious comedy with some amazing ladylike comics! Our lineup includes Cassi Bruno, Stacey Fleurime, and Rebecca Canterbury, with the fantastic JC Coccoli as our headliner. Don't miss the laughter!
Chris Higgins is a native of Boulder, CO, and a Chicago-based stand-up comic. Since moving to Chicago, he has become a staple at all the clubs in town and has begun touring nationally. His new album, "Good Boy" just debuted #1 on iTunes. Chris is also featured in VICE TV's new show Tumbleweeds starring Killer […]
Once upon a time in a far away swamp, there lived an improvy improv team named Shrek Start, whose precious stage of solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of Monsieur Tech Booth, his suggestion-giving audience members The Merrymen, and onions (with layers!). They were all banished from their kingdom by Lord Arquaad Comedy Theater.
An improv comedy show presented by performers from the Global Majority.
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 […]
An outrageous and exciting Dungeons and Dragons inspired comedy show!
