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  • Get ready for another unforgettable night at City Paper’s Best Theater in PGH of 2024, Arcade Comedy Theater —where comedy titans, Select Start (City Paper’s 2 time Best Comedy Act) and Latchkey Kids (Pittsburgh Magazine’s 3 time Best Improv Team), will join forces with Chi Chi de Vivre (City Paper’s Best Drag Performer 2024) to celebrate all of their 2024 victories!

    Select Start Improv Show

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

    Get ready for another unforgettable night at City Paper’s Best Theater in PGH of 2024, Arcade Comedy Theater —where comedy titans, Select Start (City Paper’s 2 time Best Comedy Act) and Latchkey Kids (Pittsburgh Magazine’s 3 time Best Improv Team), will join forces with Chi Chi de Vivre (City Paper’s Best Drag Performer 2024) to celebrate all of their 2024 victories!

    $15
  • Join The Butch and The Bi for an evening of ALL THINGS COMEDY! Featuring stand up comedy from Tyler Ray Kendrick and Zach Funk, music from Winchester Ghost's Brian Adams, and some of Pittsburgh's funniest improvisors!

    Beta Stage

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

    Join The Butch and The Bi for an evening of ALL THINGS COMEDY! Featuring stand up comedy from Tyler Ray Kendrick and Zach Funk, music from Winchester Ghost's Brian Adams, and some of Pittsburgh's funniest improvisors!

    $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

    Featured
    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

  • The Atomic Jam with Atomic Jane

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

    In honor of Women's History Month and as part of our Women Are Funny celebration, Arcade Comedy Theater presents the return of The Atomic Jam featuring Atomic Jane! All improvisers […]

    Free

  • 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 […]

    $10

  • 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

  • Level Up Stand Up

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

    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 […]

    $15

  • Sketch Comedy Lab

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

    SKETCH COMEDY INCUBATOR SPACE A staged reading for brand new sketch comedy. The Sketch Comedy Laboratory is an incubator space presented by Arcade Comedy Theater. Every other month, Sketch Lab […]

    $10
  • 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 Level Up Stand-Up
    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

  • 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

    Featured
    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

  • 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 […]

  • Five Minutes or Bust, a consensual comedy show, where the strength of the comedian's performance determines how long they remain on stage. The Joke Master will listen to the audience’s laughter to decide how long the comic should remain on stage. This month's Joke Master is Trevor Austin.

    Five Minutes or Bust

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

    How long can you last? Do you know how to please a crowd, or are you a premature bomber? Five Minutes or Bust is a consensual comedy show where each […]

    $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

    Featured
    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
  • Arcade Academy

    Class Show – IMPROV 102A

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

    Come see Arcade's rising stars take the stage to show what they have learned in their IMPROV 102: Scenework class! Hosted by class instructor Tyler Ray Kendrick. Ages 16 & upBYOB 21+ 

    $10
  • Arcade Academy

    Class Show – SKETCH 101

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

    Come see the best sketches written by our SKETCH 101 students in staged readings performed by a cast of actors and comedians! Hosted by class instructor Asher O'Briant. Ages 16 & […]

    $10

  • 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 […]

  • Arcade Academy

    Class Show – IMPROV 101

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

    Come see Arcade's newest improvisors take the stage to show what they have learned in their IMPROV 101: Foundations class. Hosted by class instructor Cynthia Dallas.  Ages 16 & upBYOB 21+

    $10
  • Arcade Academy

    Class Show – STAND-UP 101

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

    Come see Arcade's newest comedians take the stage to show what they have learned in their STAND-UP 101 class! Hosted by class instructor Zivan Vasquez.   Ages 16 & upBYOB 21+

    $10
  • Arcade Academy

    Class Show – IMPROV 103

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

    Come see Arcade's rising stars take the stage to show what they have learned in their IMPROV 103: Game and Pattern class! Hosted by class instructor Sara Kantner.   Ages 16 & upBYOB […]

    $10

  • Arcade Academy

    Class Show – IMPROV 102B

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

    Come see Arcade's rising stars take the stage to show what they have learned in their IMPROV 102: Scenework class! Hosted by class instructor Missy Moreno. Ages 16 & upBYOB 21+

    $10

  • 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

    Featured
    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

    Featured
    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

    Featured
    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