1800CHANGEDMYLIFE (Austin, TX – improv) is Austin’s fastest-talking, weirdest-thinking improv troupe — the kind of show where you buckle up and just hope you make it back in one piece. With over 1 million views across social media, we’ve built a following by turning absurd premises into full-blown chaos in real time. Catch us live every week at Cloud Tree Studios in Austin, where we take a single audience suggestion and spin it into a wild roller coaster ride from start to finish. Come for the absurdity, stay because you literally can’t look away. 1800CHANGEDMYLIFE — call us, and things will never be the same.
ADAM TILLER (Seattle, WA – standup) Adam Tiller is a Standup Comedian, Writer, and Actor based out of Seattle, WA. Adam performs all across the U.S. and Canada at Comedy Clubs, Private Events, Corporate Events, Casinos, Fraternal Organizations, Correctional Facilities, and Breweries. Adam is known for his strong writing, and dark/ clever comedic sensibility. He has opened for Kevin Nealon, Jay Mohr, and Ari Shaffir. Outside of comedy, Adam loves watching and playing basketball.
ALL NIGHT, ALL NIGHT, ALL NIGHT (Austin, TX – improv) is an Austin-based Harold troupe with a weekly slot on Coldtowne Theater’s main stage. The group was formed in August, 2022 with the intention of bringing experienced and committed local performer’s together to breathe life into a classic and underappreciated format. The cast’s collective training and performance experience include major improv touchstones like UCB LA, UCB NY, iO, The Groundlings, and Second City. Their Harold combines organic games with grounded character work to create a show that oscillates between intellectual and absurd at the drop of a hat.
AVERY & SABRINA ARE DEAD (Dallas, TX – sketch) The search is over. Finally, a show built upon the two pillars of sketch comedy: existential dread and quantum mechanics. Based in Dallas, TX, Avery Evangeline Baker and Sabrina Lichtenstein debuted their first show, “Avery and Sabrina are Doing a Sketch Show!” in April 2025 and have been featured as an official selection of Montreal Sketchfest, SF Sketchfest, Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, Philly Sketchfest, Austin SketchFest, New York SketchFest, DC Sketchfest, and Denver Sketch Fest (Best of Fest). “Avery & Sabrina are Dead!” debuted at the inaugural Dallas Sketch Festival in May 2026. Follow us on IG @avery_sabrina_sketch.
BAD MAGICIANS (Brooklyn, NY – improv) The Award-winning improv team Bad Magicians have been sent to this Earth to make humans feel again through the art that is improvisational comedy. These three trash-bag wearing weirdos combine clown, avant-garde theater and drama therapy into a dramatic soup that can only be described as “high art meets low bullshit” (Second City). Join us and be healed.
BARTON SPRINGS ETERNAL (Austin, TX – improv) is an improv troupe created from Coldtowne’s 2025 improv fantasy league that came in second place in the final standings, but first place in everyone’s heart.
BIG WORM (Baltimore, MD – improv) specializes in organized chaos. With unique characters, bold choices, and unequivocal agreement, their shows exist “outside the box”.
THE BLADE (Austin, TX – improv) Two men of equal height and age take the stage. Somewhere in the universe, a single-cell organism takes its first steps to becoming its planet’s master and ultimately, its destroyer. A mother tells her child about Santa Claus, the Easter bunny, true love. The full moon, night’s false king, throws its stolen light on the earth. Are you ready to laugh?? Join real-life best friends Kyle Irion and Andrew “Andy” Miculka as they create live, unscripted comedy onstage, with wit as razor sharp as… you guessed it… a BLADE!
BOOZE & THE BOYS (Cleveland, OH – improv) We’re Booze & The Boys, a three hander improv team composed of Katie Booze-Mooney, Alex Shaver, and Ryan Santa. We met at Imposters Theater in Cleveland OH and laid the foundation for our comedic style by instantly developing our friendship. Our annual “Friendsgiving” show perfectly encapsulates our regular play style – Big, Theatrical, and Infused With The Power of 10,000 Love Bombs. We dress up so you don’t have to. But don’t be fooled, Booze & The Boys put the ‘ass’ in ‘Class Act’.
BUT OF MIND (Juneau, AK – improvised Twilight Zone) places ordinary people into extraordinary, often unsettling situations—unfolding live, unscripted, and in the style of the golden age of television. Each performance blends supernatural elements, social commentary, and a touch of existential irony, echoing Rod Serling’s trademark storytelling while offering a modern, socially aware lens.
CAITLIN MENOSKY (Columbus, OH – standup) is a standup and sketch comedian based in Columbus, OH. Equally theatrical and sincere, Caitlin has a penchant for dark wordplay and sharing TMI tales of her life growing up in a religious family in rural Appalachia. She has performed with Don’t Tell Comedy as well as at The Stand NYC and Second City Chicago. Caitlin has opened for Amber Autry, Natalie Cuomo, Bo Johnson, Jasmine Ellis and multiple games of Keno playing on the TV at her local dive bar. She’ll tell anyone who will listen (and plenty who won’t) about which regional sodas are worth the gas money to acquire.
CALEB ZERINGUE (San Francisco, CA – standup) is a comic, writer, and producer who executive produced the original run of Luigi the Musical, scaling it from a gay dental office in the Castro to a sold-out international phenomenon covered by the New York Times, NPR, and CNN. A NYC Queer Comedy Festival finalist, he has sets at Cobb’s, The Stand, Gotham, and Edinburgh Fringe. His latest, The Drill Master, co-written with Jenny Zigrino (Dropout, SiriusXM), is the mostly true story of America’s gayest founding daddy. Its LA staged reading starred Bobcat Goldthwait, Cameron Esposito, Adam Conover, and Dylan Adler. A fall NYC run is to be announced.
CANTERBURY TUNES (Austin, TX – musical improv) the newest musical improv show inspired by the oldest manscript. Improvisers describe their pilgrimages in song and try to remember their high school literature class. Knowledge of real Middle English discouraged.
CHRIS BRYANT (Austin, TX – standup) (he/they) is an Austin-based comedian recognized as one of Pride’s “10 Gay Comedians You Should Know” and featured on Time Out’s “Comics to Watch” list. Drawing from their experiences as a queer, autistic, non-binary person, Chris crafts dark, incisive comedy from personal chaos. They have appeared on Amazon’s Out on Stage, served as a judge on Netflix’s Cooking on High, and built a loyal following as the meme queen behind @tenderchris. Their latest special, Gender Reveal Party, explores discovering their non-binary identity through stories that are vulnerable, absurd, and unforgettable.
CLITTERATI (Austin, TX – improv) Clitterati is the improv duo you didn’t know you needed. Featuring real-life best friends Ellen and Rachel, this dynamic pair brings raw honesty, wild chemistry, and razor-sharp wit to every performance. Whether they’re diving into the absurd, the emotional, or the wildly inappropriate, Ellen and Rachel aren’t afraid to go there—and take you with them. Unscripted, unapologetic, and undeniably hilarious, Clitterati turns the chaos of everyday life into comedic gold. Bring your friends. Leave your shame.
COME@ME (Austin, TX – improv) This totally improvised live show is based on the true stories behind your Instagram pics. Put your social profile on blast as these talented comedians dissect your social media personas live on stage. It’s not a roast…it’s #ComedyGold. DM @come.atx.me to submit your Instagram profile for the show! (Must be present to win!)
COMEDY FUSION (Austin, TX – standup & improv) has been performing locally in a weekly show at Fallout Theater for the past two years. The troupe consists of several trained UCB improvisers and the rotating cast of comedians include Austin natives as well as touring comedians some of whom have performed on Comedy Central and Edinburgh’s Fringe Fest!
COWBOY MAMA (Los Angeles, CA – improv) A Harold team from UCB LA who is mainly here for the BBQ. Also one of them is named Austin. Neat!
DANIELLE THORPE (Los Angeles, CA – standup) Danielle Thorpe is a Los Angeles-based stand-up comic, actor, and psychotherapist who performs regularly throughout Southern California. She recently appeared on Netflix’s #1 series, Nemesis, and her additional television credits include Yellowstone, Star Trek: Picard, The Morning Show, and Power. Her comedy is smart, dry, and conversational, with an emphasis on genuine audience connection.
DEREK KOPSWA (Austin, TX – standup) has been an Austin comedy staple for 11 years and has opened for Eddie Pepitone, Rory Scovel and Hannibal Buress. Derek has also been on Velvfest, Altercation Comedy Festival and is an FPIA semi-finalist. His brand of comedy is earnest with a touch of absurd and his material ranges from topics like Gaming, Queerness, Health, and Marriage through a unique, unhinged perspective. You won’t want to miss this one-of-a-kind experience.
DOOMSCROLL (New York, NY – clown/sketch) What if your explore page was just one guy trying his best? In Doomscroll, Blake must do whatever the projector says, and the audience has the clicker. Just like on Reels or TikTok, the audience can skip past jokes they don’t like or they can go back to previous slides and make him do it again. Some of it is stand-up, sketch, music, or if you really don’t like any of that, you can make him do pushups for 30 minutes.
DPK (Novi, MI – standup) is a bilingual comedian who turns the absurdities of immigrant life, Indian parenting, corporate culture, and modern relationships into smart, relatable comedy. Combining an engineer’s analytical mind with a storyteller’s charm, he delivers sharp observations, cultural commentary, and unexpected punchlines that connect with audiences from every background. e has won 3 comedy competitions in a single year and was the touring opening act for headliners Gaurav Kapoor and Gaurav Gupta for their US & Canada tours.
DRUNK THEATRE (Los Angeles, CA – improv) A comedian takes five shots of whiskey in a row and attempts to perform an improvised play with five sober comedians. What could go wrong?!
THE FLOOR IS LAVA (Austin, TX – sketch) Come see some of Austin’s funniest comedians perform hilarious sketch comedy. Always original, hilarious, provocative, fun, experimental and absurd. The Floor Is Lava embraces the people, and is the only sketch show in Austin to welcome guest writers and performers on a regular basis. Our sketch show comes with absurd songs and kooky characters and is always a wild ride and probably will make you blush!
FUCK THIS MONTH (Los Angeles, CA – improv) is one of the most popular improv comedy shows in Los Angeles featuring a rotating cast of some of your favorite comedians from TV, film, Dropout, Smosh, podcats, and more! Each show, the cast interviews the audience and lets them vent about their horrible month. From there, they spin those stories of woe into a fast-paced, unpredictable set of improvised comedy. Past episodes and upcoming streams can be found at https://thirdbest.tv/
FUCK THIS WEEK (Austin, TX – improv) turns your shittiest week into an hour of cathartic improv chaos and we’ve been going fast, loud, and weird for 9 years strong! We’re your raunchy, gay, antiauthoritarian, pot-smoking, loving older sibling of a comedy show, loud and opinionated and giving zero fucks. Except about your week. That part, we take seriously.
GARAGE (Austin, TX – improv) What was your first concert? What song was playing when you walked down the isle? Ever hook up with a famous singer? Every week the incredible cast of female and nonbinary improvisers of Garage take your favorite band and turns it into an absurd improvised story you wont forget!
GET UP (Austin, TX – improv) is two veteran improvisers from Austin, Texas presenting narrative long form at its best. Expect multiple characters, quick edits, and sophisticated comedy as they make up a complete story on the spot. Get Up members Shana Merlin and Shannon McCormick have been working together since 2000 and as Get Up since 2005.
GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS (Austin, TX – improvised musical) is proud to celebrate our 25th anniversary making up Broadway style improvised musicals in Austin, Texas. This female-driven troupe boasts leaders from all corners of the Austin improv community and are proud to have performed in every OOB festival since the beginning!
GLITTER WITCH (Austin, TX – improv) is fierce improv comedy featuring Regina Soto, Lisa Jackson, and Jessica Arjet. Starting off as “Bras Off” January of 2020, it took a moment to really getting going. But by November of 2021 we had a regular weekly show at the Hideout. Unfortunately, “Bras Off” has a different connotation depending on if you have boobs. So in 2022, we changed our name to Glitter Witch and we’ve been going strong ever since. We break the fourth wall constantly, we invite others to play frequently, and we are always weird, wild, and wonderful.
GOOSES (New York, NY – improv) Three friends, one accompanist, one pond.
GRIEFCAT (Arlington, VA – musical comedy) (often referred to as Washington DC’s “Tenacious Double Ds”) is a genre-defying viral musical comedy duo known for their witty, incisive lyrics, infectious sound, and the rare ability to make you laugh, cry, and question your life choices – all in a single chorus.
GRIEF CIRCLE (Chicago, IL – improv) is a Home Comedy ensemble from the birthplace of longform improvisation, Chicago. Their perspectives are varied, their characters are wild, yet somehow they always manage to hold space for their audience.
GUNK (Los Angeles, CA – improv) is an infamous improv trio known for their chaotic, irreverent play style. Will Hines described Gunk’s play-style as “improv is the game.”
HORSE GIRL DUDE RANCH (Austin, TX – improv) follows a group of diverse horse-obsessed characters spending a magical, chaotic summer at a dude ranch, navigating friendship, first love, and pre-teen responsibility.
HOT GOSS PRESENTS: AM I THE ASSHOLE? (Austin, TX – improv) is an improvised show that places you in the center of the drama. Inspired by the subreddit thread r/AITA, this show explores personal stories that will leave you wondering- am I the asshole?
INTO THE GARDEN (Austin, TX – improv) is an award-winning improvised show exploring what it means to desire, to feel desired, and what gets in our way. A protagonist finds themselves transported into a fantastical garden inhabited by bold, uninhibited characters who embody different expressions of confidence, attraction, intimacy, and longing. With their help, our hero confronts the fears, expectations, and past experiences shaping their relationships with desire and with others. Blending fantasy and reality, Into the Garden creates a funny, vulnerable, and fully improvised journey through the complicated ways we seek connection, affection, and intimacy.”
J’ACCUSE! (Austin, TX – improv) There’s been a murder most fowl, and it’s up to one of the finest detectives in France to figure out who did it. He’s easily distracted by distracted by cured meats and jazz music, but he’ll still definitely solve this case… maybe.
JANE AUSTIN IMPROV (Austin, TX – improv) Complete with 18th century garb, Jane Austin Improv channels the spirit of Jane Austen (the original rom com), into a comedy feast. Step into a world where the elegance of Regency-era England collides with improv comedy– based on audience suggestions! Laugh along as the actors navigate their costumes, horseback riding, complexities of courtship, and social status in the early 1800s. Make haste dear friends, and join us for this ever so delightful occasion.
JAPANESE GRANDMA FUNERAL (New York, NY – clown) Kento the clown missed his grandmother’s funeral in Japan due to Covid restrictions. He’s trying to recreate the traditional rites, but it keeps going wrong. Can the audience help him achieve closure in this gentle, heartwarming comedy? Blending clown and storytelling with Japanese and Okinawan funeral customs, Kento attempts to process 108 of his grandma’s memories, along with unresolved thoughts and small, stubborn facts about her life, in a show that is both deeply personal, yet widely relatable. What begins as a failed ceremony becomes a gentle, intimate invitation to laugh, remember and let go.
JAYSON CROSS (Chicago, IL – standup) is a stand-up comic whose comedy blends sharp social observation, political tension, and lived experience. Calm on stage but incisive in delivery, he finds humor in the contradictions people try hardest to ignore. He has been a featured performer on the Bored Teachers Comedy Tour and has also performed at the Asheville Comedy Festival. A clip of his stand-up comedy went viral after being posted by Tim Pool and later reposted by Elon Musk.
JESSICA INSERRA (Los Angeles, CA – standup) is an LA-based stand-up comedian whose irreverent humor explores, among other things, themes from her life as a gay woman growing up in a colorful New York Italian family. Jessica can be seen performing her unique brand of brash, edgy comedy at The Comedy Store, Laugh Factory, and Hollywood Improv, as well as other venues in and around Los Angeles and throughout the country. She is currently working on her own stand-up special entitled, Jessica Inserra, Pretty Gay. To learn more, follow Jessica on Instagram @jessinserra
JESSICA TORRES (Austin, TX – standup) is an Austin comic with a day job in tech, and nights filled with open mics, Wordles and cat ministering. She has performed internationally and throughout the state of Texas, and you really can’t prove otherwise.
JOAH PARK (New York, NY – standup) is a stand-up comedian living in Queens, New York. He can frequently be found at Q.E.D., Astoria trying to be funny.
JOSE DA’HYPE (Austin, TX – standup) Jose Da’Hype was born in New Orleans and exudes every ounce of performance and theatrics the city is known for. Hard hitting comedy and hot takes make them relatable for the era and a meaningful breath of fresh air in a Time where people need a jester to speak truth to power. Jose’s credentials include Netflix, YouTube, HBO, the CW, and fox. Jose brings the talent of an actor, writer, and lyricist to the stage as a full scale performer. Audiences can’t miss this tour de France of an entertainer.
JOYCE LIM (New York, NY – standup) Originally from Malaysia, Joyce Lim is a NY based standup comedian, with residences at Broadway Comedy Club. Her comedic style is subversive, playful and fearless. When not in NYC, she can be found at comedy festivals across the country.
KATIE K (Los Angeles, CA – standup) is an Arkansas transplant based in Los Angeles. For clean comedy check out her Dry Bar Comedy special “Surviving Not Thriving”. For a dirtier side, check out her two other specials with LMAOF and Open Bar Comedy. Her comedy album “I Am The Trash” can be heard regularly on SiriusXM. Katie tours the country performing for clubs, universities, and festivals including Big Sky, SLO, and she won Best of Fest at Big Pine. She’s also just appeared on CBS’ Comics Unleashed, NBC’s America’s Got Talent, America’s Got Talent Extreme, and Squished on Amazon Prime.
KENNY/ROGERS (Austin, TX – improv) is the award-winning improv duo of Kenny Madison and Heidi Rogers, known for fast-paced, character-driven comedy, undeniable onstage chemistry, and just the right amount of clown-ish chaos. Based in Austin, TX, they’ve performed at comedy festivals across the country and are two-time winners of the B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Improv Troupe. Their shows are playful, surprising, highly interactive, and often fourth-wall breaking, inviting the audience to become a big part of the fun while delivering smart, silly, seriously funny improv that audiences love.
THE KNUCKLEBALL NOW (Austin, TX – improv) Even though TKN was established in 2004, these grizzled vets of the Austin Improv Community have been creating scriptless comedy together since the late 90s. Hairlines may have receded, but the speed in which these performers use wit to weave scenes, themes, and characters hasn’t. Their multi-award-winning improv style is rapid paced, high energy, and with quick flowing edits. TKN has been sharing their “Peak & Pop” form of comedy over 2+ decades.
KYLE & KENDON: THE MUSICAL (Oklahoma City, OK – musical improv) is comprised of Kendon Lacy (OKC Improv Executive Director) and Kyle Gossett (OKC Improv Artistic Director), with accompaniment from Paolo on keyboard (Brothers of Blues OKC) and Kyler Johnson on percussion. Kyle & Kendon have performed in musical improv shows at multiple festivals, including Out of Bounds, the New York City Musical Improv Festival, Chicago Musical Improv Festival, and more. Kyle & Kendon create a musical on the spot, creating all the characters, choreography and lyrics and more, all based on the audience suggestion of the title of a made up musical. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll sing along!
LA SPAZZATURA (San Francisco, CA – improvised opera) Spazzatura [Italian: (n) trash] is low brow opera, high brow improv. Based on a single audience suggestion, they perform comedic arias, duets, and perfectly executed recitativo* accompanied by piano. They have performed at SF Sketchfest, West Coast Musical Improv Festival, Westside Comedy Festival, San Diego Improv Festival, Bay Area Musical Improv Festival, and Femprovisor Fest. *That sound you heard was Mozart rolling in his grave to 5/8 time.
LEMMINGADE (Austin, TX – improv) is a collaborative organic improvisation where scenes drift in and out of each other using a technique called meerkatting. Scenes can be anywhere between 3 seconds and 25 minutes with initiations of physicality and tone that the others immediately match, like playful lemmings. As such, it really stretches how simple the basis of a scene can be.
LISA SIMONE SMITH (Austin, TX – standup) Lisa Smith is an Austin based stand up comedian who has lived all along the East Coast, from New York to South Carolina, before making Texas home. Drawing from life across different regions, her comedy explores culture, dating, race, and the everyday absurdities of modern life through sharp storytelling and dry wit. Lisa also hosts The Lisa Simone Smith Podcast and co hosts Love Is Trash with fellow comedian Neiko Smith, a series born from their Atlanta dating stories and 2020 breakup experiences. After years performing throughout the Atlanta comedy scene, she now brings those experiences, and plenty of new ones, to audiences across Texas.
LIVE. LAUGH. MURDER. (Dallas, TX – improvised murder mystery) is a Dallas-based, all-female improvised murder mystery troupe. They perform an interactive crime procedural that lets the audience identify and interrogate suspects, posit theories with the detectives, and vote for who they think is the killer. Live. Laugh. MURDER. features Melanie Robinson, Sarah Worsham, Alida Liberman, Liz Robinson, Shenelle Peart, Lynsey Hale, Nono Osuji, and Kayla Parker.
MARIA GEARY (Austin, TX – standup) is a standup originally from Alaska and now residing in Austin TX. She has performed at Lysistrata, The Future is Female Comedy Festival, and the Laugh Riott Grrrl Fest, among others.
MEET CUTE (Washington, DC – improv) What happens when two complete strangers go on a real blind date in front of a live audience? Meet Cute pairs two singles on stage while Washington DC’s funniest improvisers turn their conversations, chemistry, and unexpected moments into a hilarious show. One of DC’s breakout comedy hits, Meet Cute has played to sold-out audiences, and its cast has been featured at improv festivals across the country, including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
MICKAYLA JAY (Austin, TX – standup) Mickayla Jay is a comedian from East Tennessee who now calls Austin home. You can find her every Tuesday night at Nomad Bar hosting Scratch Off Comedy, a show where the audience gets rewarded with Texas Lottery scratch off tickets because Mickayla wants you to get lucky.
MY BOY! (New York, NY – clown) Katie Hartman is an actor/writer/comedian based in NYC. Some credits: High Maintenance (HBO), The Other Two (MAX), Last Week Tonight (HBO) and the Robert Smigel/Adam Sandler joint “The Week Of” (Netflix). Other stuff: Just for Laughs Montreal, sketch duo Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting. She created and performs in “David and Katie Get Re-Married,” a dark comedy with music about the world’s worst couple, co-written with her husband David, not based on their actual relationship, probably. Show album is available to stream/ buy! Most recently they went to the Edinburgh Fringe where the British Theater Guide gave them 5 stars. www.katiehartman.rocks
MY THREE STOOGES FANFICTION (Austin, TX – sketch) “It’s exactly what it sounds like.” – WB, Join comedian and life-long Stooge fan Wallis Brown, and discover a world full of drama, romance, and passionate slapstick.
OUTTA GAS (Austin, TX – improv) is a high energy, high fun trio made up of two Texans, one Wisconsinite, two roommates, two clowns, one perfect cartwheeler, one Bodhran player, and most importantly, three best friends!!
PILLOW TALK (Los Angeles, CA – improv) Brock, Elena, Luke, and Sarah perform all over Los Angeles. These four students of the craft merge quick wit and quirks to create a dreamlike show that is sure to captivate and crack up audiences lucky enough to watch them work.
THE PLAYERS (Austin, TX – improv) It’s the Final Dress Rehearsal of a world-premiere play inspired by YOU. Will the play go off without a hitch or will the play go wrong? Inspired by Noises Off, The Play that Goes Wrong, and those dreams where it’s opening night and you don’t know your lines, The Players will improvise a complete contemporary narrative play, while also creating a comedic farce that will have you saying “they had to have written that!”.
SEKOU ALI (New York, NY – standup) is a New York City stand-up comedian and retired NYPD Detective 2nd Grade known as “The Comedy Detective.” Combining 26 years of police experience with sharp storytelling and quick wit, Sekou has performed throughout the country, hosted for Russell Peters, and was the runner-up in the 2024 Last Comix Standing competition. His unique perspective on family, marriage, law enforcement, and everyday life has made him a favorite with audiences of all backgrounds.
SHAKIRA JA’NAI PAYE (Los Angeles, CA – standup) is a Los Angeles-based comedian, actress, and writer. She performs on a house team at UCB and has sold TV pilots to Comedy Central and Netflix with Emmy winning duo Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello. She co-created the Shondaland/iHeartRadio podcast You Down?, stars in New Line Cinema’s House Party, and is a series regular on the sci-fi comedy Demascus. Her credits also include Black-ish, Modern Family and more.
SHOES OFF! (New York, NY – improv) is an all-Asian improv team from NYC. We take our shoes off to keep the floor clean, because the only thing filthy here is the comedy. Expect fast scenes, reckless choices, and the kind of chaos that would disappoint your parents.
SIMMER (Austin, TX – improv) Like the complex flavors that emerge from a long- cooked stew, Simmer gives breadth to scene work that may not be given time to develop in a faster-paced, comedy-first show. Offering windows into lives that can be chaotic or mundane as our own, Simmer’s shows take a more theatrical approach to improvisation that largely eschews “bits” and “game” in favor of depth and emotional realism. Never forced, the group’s comedy comes from a place of honesty, trust and play as audiences are invited to taste what’s simmering.
SORRY, KIDS! (Dallas, TX – improv) Madi and Stefan are Sorry, Kids! We promised we made a show especially for your entertainment but oops! It got lost in the wash :/ Watch us struggle through the tortuous endeavors of sketch comedy as you, the audience, are paralyzed with indecision unsure if this is all on purpose or not.
STUPID FXCKING RICH PEOPLE (Austin, TX – improv) is an improvised comedy of manners that explores the lives and thoughts(?) of some of the most delightfully insufferable dim wits, dullards, and dip shits on earth. Featuring a star-studded cast of Austin’s veteran improv talents, this show has it all – physical comedy, wit and word play for days, and catharsis and character flaws enough to soothe away your plebeian problems and sink into the warm bath of this beautiful bullshit. Inspired by classic Comedy of Manners and Farce / Satire playwrights through the ages like Oscar Wilde, Georges Feydeau, Moliere and their more modern TV successors Fawlty Towers, Jeeves & Wooster, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Frasier, and so many more – this is a show for everyone 16+ (but probably not Bezos, Musk, Zuckerberg and their ilk 🙂 ).
THAT FELT GOOD (Minneapolis, MN – improv & puppetry) Improv brought to you by a fuzzy puppet & it’s ragtag team of skin-covered best friends.
TOM ACHILLES (Brooklyn, NY – standup) Tom Achilles is a Brooklyn-based alternative comedian known for his eclectic, unconventional style. His act has been described as “dreamlike,” “avant-bizarre,” and “acid comedy.” After watching Achilles, audiences are often unsure whether they’ve witnessed stand-up, theater, or a controlled hallucination. This sensibility runs through his 2025 comedy special Mindbender, produced by Pure Chaos Comedy. His work has been featured by Vulture, VICE, McSweeney’s, and Troma Entertainment, and he has performed at the Bend Comedy Festival, Philly Fringe’s Cannonball Festival, and the New York Comedy Festival.
UNHINGED (Austin, TX – improv) A live meet cute between two lucky audience members inspires improv from our team of talented comedian dating coaches. Tired of the apps? Tired of the hinge grind, (or the grindr grind)? Throw your phone in the river and go on a real life blind date with a real life person with real life relationship coaches in front of a real live audience. As two lucky lovebirds get to know each other on stage our team of relationship experts* (Read: lonely comedians) will turn their first date connection into improv comedy gold.
VENESSA PERUDA (New York, NY – standup) is a Colombian-American comedy writer and performer from So. California now based in NYC. She has over 10 years of experience writing, performing, and producing comedy. A StandUp NBC Finalist. The creatrix of ‘All the Rage’ a dark comedy about female rage. Director of ‘FOUL’ the web series. She’s been accepted into Montreal’s Just Jokes Fest, The World Series of Comedy (Boston), The Chicago Comedy Film Festival, Cape Fear Comedy Festival, Brooklyn Comedy Festival, Red Hook Film Festival, Manhattan Int’l Film Fest, and Beverly Hills New Media Fest.
WICKEY (Austin, TX – improv) Whitney Benson & Mickey May. Two Women. Chaotic. Committed. Cute.
WOLF TOWN (Chicago, IL – improv) Two Women. Chaotic. Committed. Cute.
Wolf Town was formed in 2023 at iO Theater in Chicago, IL and features players of diverse backgrounds and performance experiences, resulting in a well-balanced team of heart, head, and x-factor playing. The team’s signature form is part La Ronde, part Goon River, and all love, support, and high energy. They’ve been lucky enough to play in festivals across the world, including Boom Chicago Comedy Festival in Amsterdam, Edinburgh Improv Festival in Scotland, and Last Word in Virginia. The cast includes Ashley Whitehurst, Eric Pedersen, Jordan Reichardt, Kayla McCaffrey, Marino Korellis, and Sam Huff, and they can’t wait to make you laugh.
Y’ALL WE ASIAN (Austin, TX – improv) is Austin’s (and Texas’) first all Asian-American improv comedy troupe. Formed in 2017, Y’all We Asian sports a diverse cast of performers with family backgrounds hailing from all across Asia, the Pacific Islands, and the US. Y’all We Asian has been awarded The Austin Chronicle’s “Best of Austin’s Critics Pick for Best Rising Stars of Improv” as well as two B. Iden Payne awards for “Outstanding Resident Improvisational Troupe.” Y’all We Asian can be seen performing monthly at Fallout Theater in Austin, Texas and consists of Attiya Ali, Nick Fung, Sunny Huang, G-Su Paek, Ananya Roy, Virgil Shelby, and Norman Tran.
Y’HONOR (Austin, TX – improv) Two improvisors. Two suits. Endless versions of the truth. Y’honor (Norman “Norm” Scott and Connor MacDonald) reimagines the classic courtroom drama through a lens of pure comedic chaos. Starting with a single absurd crime, they seamlessly jump between the heat of the moment and the witness stand, rewriting history with every flashback. Fast-paced, highly theatrical, and utterly unpredictable, Norm and Connor are the judge, jury, and executioners of comedy.