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  • 202uesday

    Featured 202uesday
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Catch the 4-week run of a brand new FREE comedy show starring students of Arcade Academy's IMPROV 202: Short Form Performance Lab! This comedy class focuses on the skills required […]

  • House Team Hot Spot

    Featured House Team Hot Spot
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    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 […]

    $15
  • A laughter filled evening of Bingo and comedy hosted by improv team Barbara, a Mother! Laugh, play Bingo, win prizes!

    Comedy Bingo with Barbara, A Mother

    Featured Comedy Bingo
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    A fun and laughter filled evening of Bingo and comedy, where audience members will be invited to play Bingo between comedy acts. Featuring characters, improv, and Bingo hosted by the […]

    $15

  • Penny Arcade: Kids Comedy Show

    Featured Penny Arcade: Kids Comedy Show
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    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 […]

    $12
  • The Arcade Hootenanny features Pittsburgh's best improvisers creating comedy from a guest monologist's true stories.

    Arcade Hootenanny

    Featured Arcade Hootenanny
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    The Arcade Hootenanny is styled after the classic Chicago-style improv show featuring monologist-inspired scenes. A storyteller tells real-life tales and improvisers present a fast & funny set inspired by elements […]

    $15
  • An improvised look behind the scenes at the people you love/hate/get paid to be around.

    CoWorkers

    Featured CoWorkers
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Arcade Comedy Theater invites you to invites you to peek behind the curtain at the lives of the people you work with. Combining short-form and long-form improv to create a full-length narrative show […]

    $15
  • A pop-up comedy show featuring a mix of old and new Pittsburgh comedians!

    Comedy Confidential with Brittany Alexis

    Featured Comedy Confidential
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Arcade Comedy Theater presents Comedy Confidential, a showcase of Pittsburgh’s brightest comedic talents! Brittany Alexis brings some of her funniest few friends to the stage for an entertaining night of […]

    $18

  • Pittsburgh Improv Jam with Well Known Strangers

    Featured Pittsburgh Improv Jam
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    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 […]

    $7

  • 202uesday

    Featured 202uesday
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Catch the 4-week run of a brand new FREE comedy show starring students of Arcade Academy's IMPROV 202: Short Form Performance Lab! This comedy class focuses on the skills required […]

  • Pittsburgh's first open mic centering queer individuals, women, and femmes! Join us Thursday, January 16, at 10pm and witness some of Pittsburgh's most talented and available comics work through their material.

    Got Rights?

    Featured Got Rights?
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Arcade Comedy Theater presents Got Rights? - a monthly comedy open mic that celebrates and centers comedy from queer individuals, women, and femmes! Join us in our black box theater […]

    $5

  • House Team Hot Spot

    Featured House Team Hot Spot
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    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 […]

    $15

  • The Roast of Kanye

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    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    He's a visionary. A provocateur. A genius? A menace? However you slice it, Kanye West is getting flamed.

    $15

  • Under the Radar: Independent Pittsburgh Improv

    Featured Under the Radar
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    A monthly showcase of Pittsburgh's funniest independent improv teams! This month featuring: Nonsense, Fondue for Two, The Screening Room, and this month's resident host team: Sleepover!

    $10
  • The Death Show: An Improvised Funeral

    The Death Show

    Featured The Death Show
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Death is a part of life, sure, but why take it so seriously? The Death Show turns sorrow into satire with a little inspiration from a soon-to-be dearly departed audience […]

    $15
  • Some nights, you just want to mix things up. At Soke Jwap, six comedians will break the mold by swapping not just a few jokes, but an entire comedy set!

    Soke Jwap: Comedy Remix

    Featured Soke Jwap
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

      Some nights, you just want to mix things up. At Soke Jwap, six comedians will break the mold by swapping not just a few jokes, but an entire comedy […]

    $15

  • Your Brain On Drugs

    Brain On Drugs
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Celebrate the High Holiday with Arcade Comedy Theater! In this unique late-night experience, Pittsburgh's funniest improvisers perform twice in a row: once on 4/19 and once on 4/20. Can they […]

    $15

  • House Team Hot Spot

    Featured House Team Hot Spot
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    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 […]

    $15

  • Select Start Improv Show

    Featured Select Start Improv Show
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    It's 2003, while you’re waiting for the new Lizzie McGuire episode to drop, you get on MySpace to edit your Top 8 friends list and change your profile song to […]

    $15
  • 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

    Beta Stage

    Featured Beta Stage
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    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 […]

    $10
  • 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.

    Well Known Strangers

    Featured Well Known Strangers
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    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 […]

    $15

  • Knights of the Arcade: Epic D&D Adventure

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    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    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 […]

    $15

  • Lucky Draw

    Featured Lucky Draw
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Join us on the fourth Sunday of each month for Lucky Draw! This is an interactive improv comedy show where half of the cast is drawn on the spot at […]

    $7

  • The Stand Up Laboratory

    Featured Stand Up Laboratory
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    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 […]

    $15

  • Duo Shuffle

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    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    An improv show with double the talent—and twice the twist! Some of Pittsburgh’s best improv duos take the stage in this one-of-a-kind comedy experiment. First, each duo performs in their […]

    $15
  • Arcade's monthly stand-up showcase returns! Hosted by Matty Malloy and featuring Abby Evans, Andreas O'Rourke, Xazrianna, and Amanda Averell.

    Level Up Stand Up

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    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Arcade's monthly stand-up showcase returns! Hosted by Matty Malloy and featuring Abby Evans, Andreas O'Rourke, Xazrianna, and Amanda Averell.

    $15
  • The _Here to Pee_ Tour, led by trans comedian Ren Q. Dawe, is a nationwide comedy protest featuring an all-trans lineup using humor to challenge anti-trans laws while raising funds for local LGBTQ+ nonprofits​.

    Here To Pee

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    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    The Here to Pee Tour, led by trans comedian Ren Q. Dawe, is a nationwide comedy protest featuring an all-trans lineup using humor to challenge anti-trans laws while raising funds for LGBTQ+ nonprofits​.

    $20
  • Veteran comedy troupe Irony City turns audience stories about Jagoff moments into a hilarious improvised comedy performance.

    Irony City: Am I The Jagoff

    Featured Irony City: Am I the Jagoff?
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Join veteran comedy troupe Irony City on the first Saturday of each month as they explore Pittsburgh, one Jagoff at a time.We’ve all been there: acted out at a wedding […]

    $15

  • Admit One: A Storytelling Experience

    Featured Admit One
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Stand-up comedy is all about finding the funny in everyday life. Usually, it doesn't matter if what you're saying is true as long as it's hilarious. 'Admit One' gives you, […]

    $15

  • Your ACT with Nonsense

    Featured Your ACT with Nonsense
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    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 […]

    $7
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    The Neighborhoodlums, Starring Kevin’s Garage

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    “Our Town” meets “Parks and Recreation”! Veteran improv team Kevin’s Garage guides you on a tour of a zany fictional town, its people, and their passions, culminating in a riotous […]

    $15

  • The Moon Show

    Featured The Moon Show
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    The Moon Show is a late night-style comedy show hosted by Abby Evans an featuring a rotating line-up of female,femme presenting, LGBTQ performers of stand-up, drag, music, twerking, and everything […]

    $18
  • Join award-winning improv team The Latchkey Kids as they spin comedy gold from old public access videos and VHS trash!

    The Latchkey Kids

    Featured The Latchkey Kids
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    The Latchkey Kids return for the season premiere of their award-winning improv show.

    $15

  • Penny Arcade: Kids Comedy Show

    Featured Penny Arcade: Kids Comedy Show
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    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 60-minute […]

    $12

  • Arcade Hootenanny

    Featured Arcade Hootenanny
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    The Arcade Hootenanny is styled after the classic Chicago-style improv show featuring monologist-inspired scenes. A storyteller tells real-life tales and improvisers present a fast & funny set inspired by elements […]

    $15
  • An improvised look behind the scenes at the people you love/hate/get paid to be around.

    CoWorkers

    Featured CoWorkers
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Co-Workers! Is an hour long narrative improv show that combines short and long form improv to create the most compelling type of entertainment…middle management comedy!

    $15
  • A pop-up comedy show featuring a mix of old and new Pittsburgh comedians!

    Comedy Confidential with Brittany Alexis

    Featured Comedy Confidential
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Arcade Comedy Theater presents Comedy Confidential, a showcase of Pittsburgh’s brightest comedic talents! Brittany Alexis brings some of her funniest few friends to the stage for an entertaining night of […]

    $18

  • Pittsburgh Improv Jam with Well Known Strangers

    Featured Pittsburgh Improv Jam
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    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 […]

    $15
  • Pittsburgh's first open mic centering queer individuals, women, and femmes! Join us Thursday, January 16, at 10pm and witness some of Pittsburgh's most talented and available comics work through their material.

    Got Rights?

    Featured Got Rights?
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Arcade Comedy Theater presents Got Rights? - a monthly comedy open mic that celebrates and centers comedy from queer individuals, women, and femmes! Join us in our black box theater […]

    $5

  • AAPI Heritage Month Show

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    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    The BIPOCALYPSE Collective presents a hilarious celebration of Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Join us for an evening of laughter and cultural appreciation as we showcase some of the city's most talented AANHPI improvisers and other Global Majority performers.

    $15
  • The Death Show: An Improvised Funeral

    The Death Show

    Featured The Death Show
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    SORRY THE DATE IS WRONG IN THIS SICK SKULL IMAGE -- SHOW IS FRIDAY, MAY 16 at 9 PM Death is a part of life, sure, but why take it […]

    $15

  • Under the Radar: Independent Pittsburgh Improv

    Featured Under the Radar
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Once a month, local independent improv teams come together and take over Arcade's stage for a once in a lifetime lineup! Produced by Resident Host Team: Sleepover

    $15

  • UNIQUE – Mental Health Awareness Month Show

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    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    An Improv Show About Disabilities and Mental Health Come celebrate May being MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH at Arcade Comedy Theater! Join us for another hilarious night of anecdotes and improv […]

    $15
  • Long weekend, long form, long laughs. Halpractice, Pot Roast, and Fondue for Two are throwing a comedy cookout—and you’re invited.

    Long Weekend Long Form

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    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Kick off your Memorial Day weekend with a night of fast, funny, and totally unscripted comedy. Long Weekend Long Form brings together three great teams for a Friday night improv […]

    $15
  • A night of fresh new comedy by the future stars of the Pittsburgh scene. See who's next in improv in this showcase of Arcade Comedy Theater's new blood.

    New Blood: Student Showcase

    Featured New Blood
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    A night of fresh new comedy by the future stars of the Pittsburgh scene. See who's next in improv in this showcase of Arcade Comedy Theater's new blood.

    $15
  • A 1 hour tour through the mind of Pittsburgh's own standup comedian Don Arner. Hosted by Tyler Ray Kendrick.

    Don Arner: Just Hear Me Out

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    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    A 1 hour tour through the mind of Pittsburgh's own standup comedian Don Arner. Hosted by Tyler Ray Kendrick.

    $15
  • It’s all spies and gadgets when five comedians improvise their way through a movie none of them have ever seen! Will they make a new franchise classic or will Bond not survive the mission?

    Bootleg Reboots

    Featured Bootleg Reboots
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Reboots, BOOTLEG Reboots. It’s all spies and gadgets when five comedians improvise their way through a movie none of them have ever seen! Will they make a new franchise classic […]

    $15
  • Two performers, two improvised sets, one hour: a daring feat of strength and stamina!

    Duo Two Ways

    Featured Duo Two Ways
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Watch veteran improvisers Fred Brown and Scott Pettis perform two very different improv styles. First, the form known as the "TJ & Dave," – patient, theatrical, naturalistic. Second, the "Zumpf" […]

    $15
  • Won’t you be our neighbor? Come on down to our Neighborhood of Make-Believe (the Arcade Comedy Theater) and join us in a night full of fun, short-form improv comedy inspired by Pittsburgh’s beloved Fred Rodgers. Take a trolley ride through our imaginations and inspire our comedic scenes with your suggestions. “There’s no person in the whole world like you, and I like you just the way you are.” -Fred Rodgers

    Select Start Improv Show

    Featured Select Start Improv Show
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Won’t you be our neighbor? Come on down to our Neighborhood of Make-Believe (the Arcade Comedy Theater) and join us in a night full of fun, short-form improv comedy inspired […]

    $15

  • Beta Stage

    Featured LGBTQIA+ PRIDE
    Arcade Comedy Theater 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Arcade Comedy Theater's family friendly "Penny Arcade" Improv troupe is taking a trip to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe! A whimsical drag show including puppets, comedy, and a drag queen story […]

    $10