You can buy advance tickets for all our shows through Showclix, our ticketing partner. When you click “Get Tickets” for the show you want, you’ll be directed to the Showclix website, where you can complete your purchase using a credit or debit card. If you prefer, you can also buy tickets in person at the Arcade Box Office before the show, using either cash or a card. For groups of 10 or more, please go to our Group Sales page.
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.
Comics sharing true stories about life in the Steel City. This time.... Kennywood's Open!!
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.
Step in the ring with The Latchkey Kids as we watch some of the worst wrestling you can imagine and spin it into improv gold!
Tight fives brought to you by stand-up comedians from around the country are brought to life on the spot by a team of talented Pittsburgh improvisers.
Nerd Nite Pittsburgh is a comedy show that’s a mix between stand-up and TED talks. Come out and laugh while you also learn about music, propaganda, and storytelling!
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.
An interactive game show where the audience votes on pop culture brackets.
Enjoy a night of scripted comedy workshopping material from Pittsburgh's funniest writers.
Speakeasy, true stories and interviews with a live soundtrack! It's Late Night for the NPR set.
Speakeasy, true stories and interviews with a live soundtrack! It's Late Night for the NPR set.
Come see the best work of our Intro to Sketch Writing students in staged readings featuring a cast of professional actors! Hosted by class instructor Frank McDade.
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
Arcade Comedy Theater's popular stand-up comedy showcase, Out of Order, is back with a night of laughs in our upstairs theater. Featuring Patrick Devine (Los Angeles) Ben Staab (Philadelphia) Kevin Budkey (Los Angeles) Kedar Kelkar (Washington DC) Zivan Vasquez (Pittsburgh) Jesse Feng (Pittsburgh) Hosted by: Chris Scriva
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. […]
A variety show that blends together the magic of the speakeasy experience with the smokey and tantalizing atmosphere of your favorite comedy show.
Award-winning improvised Dungeons and Dragons comedy show!
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!
A cooky drag cabaret made up of equal parts charm, fabulousness, and mischief.
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.
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 […]
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.
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!
Join The Latchkey Kids for award-winning improv, music, and whatever...
Frank, Kevin, Matt, & Mindy are at it again! This time around, they each invited a friend. Join Moop Troop on a voyage of comedy, with live original music, improv both long and short, games, and some fun characters that’ll keep the journey lively.
The Arcade Hootenanny is styled after the classic Chicago-style improv show featuring monologist-inspired scenes.
Formerly Arcade’s longest-running stand-up comedy showcase returns this Saturday, featuring an outstanding lineup of local out-of-town talent! Hosted by Chris Scriva.
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!
The Ampersand Show, the show that brings you more, gives you stand up & improv & music all in one ticket! Hosted by Zach Funk you'll get Brandon Schell & Krish Mohan & Sleepover & Amy Mmhmm in a single show!
Superboss is an unbeatable lineup of standup comics including headliner Shannon Norman, feature Vinny Palatucci, and guest Cass Goodworth. Hosted by Ellen Lundie.
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!
There’s “Yes &” and then there’s “Jerome &” the comedy variety show that combines improv, live music, sketch, stand-up, & you! This month: Montaja Simmons (improv) Richie Colosimo (music) Megha Pai (stand-up) Starring featured players Nonsense, Raina Deerwater, & Sara Kantner! And more special & surprise guests! Jerome has featured at SF Sketchfest and other […]
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*
