Arcade Hootenanny
Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Arcade Hootenanny features Pittsburgh's best improvisers creating comedy from a guest monologist's true stories.
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.
The Arcade Hootenanny features Pittsburgh's best improvisers creating comedy from a guest monologist's true stories.
Join us for an evening of comedy that promises to leave you in stitches.
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 […]
A book tour happy hour comedy show! This event is the official kick off to the Mindful Improv Thinking: Build a Culture of Resilient Trust book tour! Andrea will speak on the […]
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 sketches […]
Once a month, local independent improv teams come together and take over Arcade's stage for a once in a lifetime lineup!
Speakeasy invites some of Pittsburgh’s funniest storytellers to tell a true story while DJ Fadewell provide a real time soundtrack. But when the story ends, we’re just getting started. Host […]
The b!tches are back! BACK TO SCHOOL THAT IS! Join us Sept 21, 8pm for a night of hilarious comedy featuring a one night only cast of comedy queens! We’ll […]
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 […]
Get ready to roll with laughter at the Arcade Comedy Theater where the best comedians in town take the stage for a night of hilarious, unapologetic humor. From sharp-witted observations […]
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 Select Start's 5th birthday! It has been 5 years since we were put together as one of Arcade's student teams. Who knew that random gathering of rookie improvisers would […]
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 today is the fourth Saturday of the month
Experienced improvisors 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 […]
Join Knights of the Arcade on Saturday, August 31, at 9 PM for another hilarious D&D comedy adventure! One of Pittsburgh's longest running and best-selling comedy shows! A recurring cast […]
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 […]
Where new jokes come alive! The Stand-Up Laboratory is a new incubator space presented by Arcade Comedy Theater. Every month, the Lab will present a mix of feature comics and […]
An informal and intimate evening of song, laughter, and real human connection for all ages. Chris Leone is a man on a mission to counter the loneliness and isolation of […]
Improv comedy night! Join veteran comedy troupe Irony City as they deftly navigate social missteps on the first Saturday each month. You’ve been there: acted out at a wedding when […]
Arcade Comedy Theater's popular stand-up comedy showcase, Level Up Stand-Up, is back! Each month, see a new lineup of some of Pittsburgh's best comics alongside up-and-coming and touring guests. BYOB or […]
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 […]
Join us for a hilarious night of anecdotes and improv provided by storytellers and performers who have two things in common: each is UNIQUE, and they all have disabilities! Featuring […]
Join The Latchkey Kids for a night of improvised (and unsupervised) comedy, public access TV, and dollar-bin VHS trash! This bi-monthly improv show has the vibe of hanging out with […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join us for an evening of comedy that promises to leave you in stitches.
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 […]
FREE POPCORN & CANDY CORN ALERT! Pittsburgh's traveling troupe of theater geeks "Fridge Art Sketch Show" returns for a Halloween-themed spectacle of blood (corn syrup) and dark comedy!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]