Select Start Improv Show
2024-08-30 21:00 (America/New_York) | Arcade Comedy Theater, 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, United States
Get ready for laughs with an all-star cast in the outrageous improv comedy show, Wet Hot Improv Summer. It’s the last day of Camp Arcade’s season, but there’s still time for the big comedy show, a little romance… and for everyone to be wiped out by the piece of NASA’s Skylab that’s hurtling toward Earth… Audience suggestions will inspire the evening of short form fast-paced improv. So grab your camping gear, ready your swaps, and head to Camp Arcade for the big hoorah!

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Well Known Strangers: Coulda Woulda Shoulda
2024-08-31 20:00
Coulda been an astronaut if not for never getting the chance to go to space camp? Woulda married a celebrity if not for spilling a drink on their mother? Shoulda worked for Richard Branson on his private island if not for having webbed feet? In their brand-new format, Well Known Strangers will take inspiration from an audience interview based on a big Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda from their life and weave the information into a hilarious mockumentary-style show. You’ll see a world where that “coulda, woulda, shoulda” came true and how it affected the characters in that alternate version of reality.
Veteran improv team Well Known Strangers have been performing long-form improv for over a decade. They are excited to make an audience member more “well known” for this one-night-only show!

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Knights of the Arcade: Epic D&D Adventure
2024-08-31 21:00
A live Dungeons & Dragons-inspired comedy show
“Best Nerd Fantasy Come to Life” by Pittsburgh Magazine“A neo-geek wet dream” – Pittsburgh City Paper
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 of characters are joined by special guests and led by their maniacal dungeon master. Where they’re going, who they fight, and if they ultimately succeed is decided upon live dice that are rolled and projected on the theater wall.
Runtime: 75 minutes

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Your ACT
2024-09-01 19:30
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 opportunity for artists to try something new in a short set and for audiences to see some experimental and cutting edge comedy.
The evening is guided by Nonsense!

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House Team Hot Spot
2024-09-06 19:00, 2024-09-13 19:00, 2024-09-20 19:00, 2024-09-27 19:00
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 scenes that are sure to leave you in stitches. Come see why these performers are the heartbeat of Pittsburgh’s comedy scene as they turn your wild suggestions into unforgettable moments of pure comedic gold. Don’t miss out on the laughs—grab your tickets now and fill your Friday with fiery fun!

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The Stand-Up Laboratory
2024-09-06 21:00
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 a roster of comedians chosen from online submissions. Enjoy a night of comedy highlighting newer material from Pittsburgh’s best comedians and its rising stars.

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The Porch Party
2024-09-07 18:00
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 our digital age. Using the time-tested real life tools of music, laughter, and front-porch storytelling, he and his fellow musicians will sing and weave their way into your heart. You’ll leave with a smile on your face and maybe even a new friend or two. This month’s special guests include Ryan McElroy, Lydia McShane, and YOU!

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Irony City: Am I the Jagoff
2024-09-07 20:00
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 there was no cookie table, ordered fries on a salad at a fancy restaurant, or dared to move a parking chair – afterwards wondering, “Am I the Jagoff?”
Join us as a local comedian confesses a potential jagoff moment, sparking hilarious improvised scenes from Irony City. In the end, YOU will judge: were they the jagoff? Don’t miss this popular monthly show featuring some of the city’s most experienced improvisers.

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Pittsburgh Improv Jam with Well Known Strangers
2024-09-08 19:30
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 sign up to be randomly placed on an improv ensemble team that will exist for just one night only.
As an audience member, you’ll see the cutting edge of improv comedy, all inspired by a few suggestions.

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The Latchkey Kids
2024-09-13 21:00
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 friends after school and making fun of whatever crap was on TV.

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Penny Arcade: Kids Comedy Show
2024-09-14 14:00
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 show encourages children and their parents to unleash their imaginations and sense of humor. Penny Arcade fosters collaboration, listening skills, and silliness for everyone at any age through a hands-on approach to theater. Whether your child is a natural performer or a thoughtful observer, the show adapts to each individual, giving everyone a unique and hilarious experience they’ll talk about for a long time! Penny Arcade is a fun and innovative show you won’t find anywhere else in the city.
Important information:

Runtime: 60 minutes
Tickets $12 per person (discounts for groups of 4 or 6)
Suitable for ALL ages
Parents must be present at all times
The theater is accessible for guests in wheelchairs and strollers
Child-appropriate concessions available

What to Expect
Penny Arcade was designed to include activities and subject matter appropriate for kids aged 4 to 8 — the experience is a fun, goofy time for everyone in the room!
Through games and activities, guests will learn about the foundations of improv comedy: collaboration, support, and listening. Kids can hop up and interact with the performers, use their imaginations, and get silly. By the end of the show, every guest is a “Penny Player” and has the opportunity to engage with the show and unleash their sense of humor!
While we encourage everyone in the room to engage with the production, it’s not a requirement. Children are encouraged to do what’s most comfortable for them. There are moments when everyone will be sitting down watching a live comedy performance, and when we’re all dancing and moving about the space. Quiet rooms will also be available if a family needs to step out and take a break.

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Arcade Hootenanny
2024-09-14 20:00
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 from the story. Featuring special guest Nia Johnson.

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Strictly Comedy
2024-09-14 21:00
Join us for an evening of comedy that promises to leave you in stitches.

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Short Form Jelly with Select Start
2024-09-15 19:30
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 sign up at the box office when they arrive. Audience members can sit back, laugh, and inspire the comedy with all kinds of fun suggestions.

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Laugh & Learn- Build a Culture of Resilient Trust
2024-09-19 16:00
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 topic of resilient trust and how we can recover when trust has been tested, damaged or even broken. (An inevitable occurrence when passionate people gather to do extraordinary things!) Here’s what to expect:

30 minute keynote on resilient trust
30 minute improv show featuring Andrea and Arcade Comedy Theater performers
15 minute audience discussion on improv skills used in the set, and how they can be applied to culture recovery
45 minutes for book signing, light hors d’oeuvres and networking.

If you are passionate about building a culture where people feel valued and enthusiastic about bringing their best ideas, this event is for you! Come meet with other heart-centered leaders and members of culture-focused teams in the city. Enjoy an event full of laughter, learning and connection!
This event is BYOB. Your ticket includes a book! Special pricing will be available to event attendees who place bulk book orders for their staff – you can read more about that in advance here.
Andrea Flack-Wetherald is a social worker turned comedian and the founder of The Center for Mindful Improv Thinking – a consultancy that provides brave communication instruction for teams who seek to accomplish the extraordinary. Her first book, The Funny Thing About Forgiveness: What every leader needs to know about improv, culture & the world’s least favorite F word was an Amazon #1 bestseller in Leadership Training and is being read around the world. The foreword was written by Colin Mochrie of Whose Line is it Anyway.

Andrea is a Bluffton University graduate who lives in Akron, OH with her husband and two children.

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The Sketch Comedy Lab
2024-09-20 21:00
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 from writers who have attended our writers’ room and performed by a roster of comedic actors

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Improv In Development
2024-09-21 18:00
Once a month, local independent improv teams come together and take over Arcade’s stage for a once in a lifetime lineup!

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Speakeasy
2024-09-21 19:00
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 Alan Olifson (Moth, WordPlay) takes you behind the story, interviewing each storyteller to ask the burning questions you’d ask if you were sitting next to them at the bar. It’s Late Night for the NPR set.

BRIAN BROOME’s debut memoir, Punch Me Up to the Gods, is an NYT Editor’s Pick and the winner of the 2021 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction. He is a contributing columnist at The Washington Post. His work has also appeared in Hippocampus, Poets and Writers, Medium, and more. Brian was a K. Leroy Irvis Fellow and an instructor in the Writing Program at the University of Pittsburgh.He has been a finalist in The Moth storytelling competition and won the grand prize in Carnegie Mellon University’s Martin Luther King WritingAwards. Brian also won a VANN Award from the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation for journalism in 2019. His film, Garbage, won the Audience Choice Award at the Cortada Short Film Festival and was a semi-finalist in the Portland Short Fest.

Marylee Williams is a writer, editor and occasional community theater actor in Pittsburgh. Originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, she’s lived across the country working for local NPR stations, most recently she worked on The Confluence at WESA. She’s the co-founder of the Not “Gal Pals” Bookclub, and she will talk to you about books for hours.

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B!tch Please
2024-09-21 20:00
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 tackle the trials and tribulations of school life with sharp wit and get an A in the B word.

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Lucky Draw
2024-09-22 19:30
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 games and doing a long-form set that mixes up these performers alongside special guests, teachers, and coaches from the Arcade community. If you’re a student or improviser, this is a perfect chance to maybe try out new games or play with some seasoned performers. And if you’re just looking for a fun, unique night out you’ll get a chance to see some inventive and exciting new comedy for less than a price of a movie ticket (oh yeah, and you can BYOB).

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Laraun Josey Stand-Up Showcase: 2024-09-26 9:00PM
2024-09-26 21:00
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 to outrageous anecdotes, our lineup promises a blend of clever punchlines and side-splitting moments that will leave you gasping for breath. Whether you’re a comedy aficionado or just in need of a good chuckle, this show guarantees a riotous good time. Grab your friends, and let’s make it a night to remember—one laugh at a time!

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Select Start Improv Show
2024-09-27 21:00
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 become the team you see before you today! Come down and inspire some of the award-winning, classic, short-form improv comedy that we’re known for with your suggestions!
Take a journey through the past 5 years of Select Start and celebrate with us! Starring current members- Christa Brook, Bev Conrique, Sean Cooper, Morgan Cottrill, Steve Deutsch, Stefanie Gee, Bren Macdonald, Sharief McDougle, and Christina Powers
Featuring previous members and our very first coach- Daniel Catello, Beth Geatches, Sean Hunt, Erica Larson, Sarah Morgan, and Meaza Solomon

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Beta Stage
2024-09-28 18:00
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

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Well Known Strangers
2024-09-28 20:00
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 fun-loving team of goofs. With opening set by Jetpack Armadillos!

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Knights of the Arcade: Epic D&D Adventure
2024-09-28 21:00
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 of characters are joined by special guests and led by their maniacal dungeon master. Where they’re going, who they fight, and if they ultimately succeed is decided upon live dice that are rolled and projected on the theater wall.

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Improv 101 Class Show
2024-09-30 19:00
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

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Improv 103 Class Show
2024-09-30 20:30
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: Robin Hitchcock

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