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Join us downtown at Arcade to celebrate the release of our 90th and final YOU ARE HERE Neighborhood Beer... and East End Brewing’s 20th Anniversary! We've got a wonderful beer-filled […]
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 […]
Ignite your Friday nights at 7 pm with Arcade Comedy Theater's House Team Hot Spot! Our talented house teams will light up the stage with spontaneous hilarity, quick-witted banter, and […]
A comedy variety show featuring improv, characters, and more! Audience members will also be invited to play bingo in between sets -- and prizes will be available for any lucky […]
Be silly! Get creative! A watch-and-play comedy show for kids! Arcade Comedy Theater presents Penny Arcade, an interactive comedy experience ideal for kids 4 to 8 years old! This 45-minute […]
Two performers, two improvised sets, one hour: a daring feat of strength and stamina!
The Arcade Hootenanny features Pittsburgh's best improvisers creating comedy from a guest monologist's true stories.
A surprising and unforgettable night of comedy with some of the city’s finest talent!
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 […]
Come see Arcade Comedy Theater's rising stars take the stage to show off what they have learned in their Improv 302J: JTS Brown class show! Instructor: Liz Labacz
Ignite your Friday nights at 7 pm with Arcade Comedy Theater's House Team Hot Spot! Our talented house teams will light up the stage with spontaneous hilarity, quick-witted banter, and […]
The Sketch Comedy Laboratory is a new incubator space presented by Arcade Comedy Theater to help promote the art of sketch comedy. Every other month, Sketch Lab will feature staged […]
Once a month, local independent improv teams come together and take over Arcade's stage for a once in a lifetime lineup!
Seasoned performers, longtime instructors, and all-around swell guys Rick Andrews and Louis Kornfeld combine their improv powers for a longform show that's as honest as it is hilarious. With a […]
A Celebratory Stand Up Showcase For eleven years, the Arcade stage has welcomed hilarious stand ups who have honed their skills right here in the 'Burgh! For our anniversary, we're […]
Five Great Improv Duos will share the stage for one amazing show. Watch as the duos perform together and then shuffle up partners for the second half of the show! […]
Join comedy troupe Select Start as they host a short form improv jam open to all performers! Join them on stage for a night of improv games. Performers can sign […]
Ignite your Friday nights at 7 pm with Arcade Comedy Theater's House Team Hot Spot! Our talented house teams will light up the stage with spontaneous hilarity, quick-witted banter, and […]
You can't beat these comics! Superboss is an unbeatable lineup of standup comics. This month laugh with Georgia Warder, Josh Ritenour, and Xazrianna. Hosted by Ellen Lundie.
BETA STAGE IS BACK! Join us monthly as we showcase new and experimental acts, returning teams, and new ideas by familiar favorites! See the Arcade shows of tomorrow TODAY* *if […]
Join Knights of the Arcade for another hilarious D&D comedy adventure! One of Pittsburgh's longest running and best-selling comedy shows! A recurring cast of characters are joined by special guests […]
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 […]
Ignite your Friday nights at 7 pm with Arcade Comedy Theater's House Team Hot Spot! Our talented house teams will light up the stage with spontaneous hilarity, quick-witted banter, and […]
Join the Select Start team as we celebrate FriendsGIVING. You’ll get a night full of our classic short-form improv, coupled with a FUNdraising basket raffle leading in to the biggest fundraising event of the year: Giving Tuesday. All raffle proceeds directly benefit Arcade Comedy Theater, Pittsburgh’s non-profit comedy theater. Come on down and inspire the evening with your suggestions and help us give back to our home theater.
Experienced improvisers Well Known Strangers get a suggestion from the audience to inspire laugh-out-loud stories and characters. Don't miss this night of clever and absurd scenes by this fun-loving team of goofs.
Ignite your Friday nights at 7 pm with Arcade Comedy Theater's House Team Hot Spot! Our talented house teams will light up the stage with spontaneous hilarity, quick-witted banter, and […]
Come see Arcade Comedy Theater's newest stand up comics debut the material they developed in our 8-week Stand Up 101 class! Instructor: Sean Collier
Come see Arcade Comedy Theater's rising stars take the stage to show off what they have learned in their Improv 301: The Harold class show! Instructor: Nick Jaramillo
Come see Arcade Comedy Theater's newest improv performers take the stage to show off what they have learned in their Improv 101: Foundations class show! Instructor: Beth Geatches
Come see Arcade Comedy Theater's rising stars take the stage to show off what they have learned in their Improv 103: Game and Pattern class show! Instructor: Matt Solter
Come see Arcade Comedy Theater's rising stars take the stage to show off what they have learned in their Improv 102: Scenework class show! Instructor: Sara Kantner
Come see the best work of our Intro to Sketch Writing students in staged readings featuring a cast of professional actors! Instructor: Kevin O’Brien
Ignite your Friday nights at 7 pm with Arcade Comedy Theater's House Team Hot Spot! Our talented house teams will light up the stage with spontaneous hilarity, quick-witted banter, and […]
A live recording of the podcast "Drunkard's Walk" featuring hosts Jethro Nolen and Matt Hartman and their special guest Rick Sebak!
A comedy variety show featuring improv, characters, and more! Audience members will also be invited to play bingo in between sets -- and prizes will be available for any lucky […]
Be silly! Get creative! A watch-and-play comedy show for kids! Arcade Comedy Theater presents Penny Arcade, an interactive comedy experience ideal for kids 4 to 8 years old! This 45-minute […]
Ignite your Friday nights at 7 pm with Arcade Comedy Theater's House Team Hot Spot! Our talented house teams will light up the stage with spontaneous hilarity, quick-witted banter, and […]
It's merry mayhem when six comedians are forced to improvise their way through a famous movie none of them have ever seen before! Will they make a new Christmas classic […]
Join us for an evening of bawdy humor and raunchy tales. Pearls will be clutched, loins girded and lips pursed. But through those lips slips a giggle, because no one can resist the raucous and rowdy lads and ladies of the night.
Ignite your Friday nights at 7 pm with Arcade Comedy Theater's House Team Hot Spot! Our talented house teams will light up the stage with spontaneous hilarity, quick-witted banter, and […]
It's the last weekend of the year and Select Start is going all out. Inspired by SNL, we proudly present: Select Start Live! In addition to the classic improv comedy […]
Experienced improvisers Well Known Strangers get a suggestion from the audience to inspire laugh-out-loud stories and characters. Don't miss this night of clever and absurd scenes by this fun-loving team of goofs.
It's the last weekend of the year and Select Start is going all out. Inspired by SNL, we proudly present: Select Start Live! In addition to the classic improv comedy […]
