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.

Events Search and Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Today

  • Featured

    Class Show -IMPROV 102

    After eight weeks of bold choices and strong scenework, these students are ready to bring it all to the stage!Join the cast of Improv 102: Scenework for a night of […]

  • Featured

    House Team Hot Spot

    A Trio of Home-Grown Improv Teams: Ready or Not, Horse Divorce, and Hostile Makeover Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Hot Spot — a show featuring a rotating set […]

  • Arcade Academy
    Featured

    Class Show – SKETCH 101

    After weeks of writing, brainstorming, and cracking each other up, these new comedy writers are ready to share their funniest ideas!Join the students of Sketch 101 as they present a […]

  • Featured

    House Team Spotlight – The Allegheny Story Society

    A Spotlight on Home-Grown Improv Teams Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Spotlight — a show featuring a rotating set of our very own improv comedy teams. Each performance […]

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

    Duo Two Ways

    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" […]

  • Featured

    Penny Arcade: Kids Comedy Show

    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 […]

  • A special holiday taskmaster-themed edition of Comedy Bingo Night! Hosted by the Lord of Misrule, and featuring improv from Barbara, a Mother. Comedy, bingo, prizes, tasks — what more could you want?
    Featured

    Comedy Bingo with Barbara, A Mother

    This month at Comedy Bingo Night: a special holiday taskmaster-themed edition, hosted by the Lord of Misrule! She will require that the improvisers complete a series of holiday themed tasks […]

  • Co-Workers! The behind the scenes look at the people you get paid to be with.
    Featured

    CoWorkers

    Co-Workers! Is a mixture of short and long form improv that creates the most exciting type of entertainment…middle management comedy! Come join us to see who has been stealing your […]

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

    Comedy Confidential with Brittany Alexis

    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 […]

  • Featured

    House Team Hot Spot

    A Trio of Home-Grown Improv Teams: Ready or Not, Horse Divorce, and Hostile Makeover Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Hot Spot — a show featuring a rotating set […]

  • Fool Moon is an live game show where comedians are not what they seem! Will the Werewolves manage to devour the town, or will the townsfolk manage to stop them? Only one way to find out: attend the show!
    Featured

    Fool Moon

    Fool Moon is an live game show where comedians are not what they seem. Come watch as our team of improvisers build the story of a village preyed upon by […]

  • 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.
    Featured

    Got Rights?

    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 […]

  • Featured

    House Team Spotlight – Danger Stage

    Arcade Comedy Theater presents Danger Stage, one of the 2025 House Team Spotlights.Composed of ten veteran improvisers and instructors, Danger Stage established their zany brand of short-form improvised comedy (think […]

  • It's our last show of the year, and Select Start is going all out. Inspired by SNL, we proudly present: Select Start Live! In addition to the classic improv comedy that Select Start is known for, there will be drag performances by Indi Skies, stand up from Jason Clark, and sketches performed and written by members of Select Start. Join us for the exciting conclusion of 2025... Live from Pittsburgh, it's Select Start! Ba-Ding!
    Featured

    Select Start Live

    It's our last show of the year, and Select Start is going all out. Inspired by SNL, we proudly present: Select Start Live! In addition to the classic improv comedy […]

  • It's our last show of the year, and Select Start is going all out. Inspired by SNL, we proudly present: Select Start Live! In addition to the classic improv comedy that Select Start is known for, there will be drag performances by Indi Skies, stand up from Jason Clark, and sketches performed and written by members of Select Start. Join us for the exciting conclusion of 2025... Live from Pittsburgh, it's Select Start! Ba-Ding!
    Featured

    Select Start Live

    It's our last show of the year, and Select Start is going all out. Inspired by SNL, we proudly present: Select Start Live! In addition to the classic improv comedy […]

  • Featured

    Subhah Agarwal Stand-Up

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

    Seventeen-year stand-up comedy veteran Subhah Agarwal has been seen on HBO, NBC, Hulu, and more. Now she’s returning to the Arcade Theater for a hilarious night of comedy covering everything […]

    $15
  • Featured

    House Team Spotlight – The Allegheny Story Society

    A Spotlight on Home-Grown Improv Teams Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Spotlight — a show featuring a rotating set of our very own improv comedy teams. Each performance […]

  • 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
    Featured

    Beta Stage

    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 […]

  • 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.
    Featured

    Well Known Strangers

    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 […]

  • Featured

    Knights of the Arcade: Epic D&D Adventure

    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 […]

  • Featured

    House Team Spotlight

    A Spotlight on Home-Grown Improv Teams Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Spotlight — a show featuring a rotating set of our very own improv comedy teams. Each performance […]

  • Arcade Comedy Theater logo
    Featured

    Fool Moon

    Fool Moon is an live game show where comedians are not what they seem. Come watch as our team of improvisers build the story of a village preyed upon by […]

  • Featured

    Your ACT

    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 […]

  • Featured

    House Team Hot Spot

    A Trio of Home-Grown Improv Teams Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Hot Spot — a show featuring a rotating set of our very own improv comedy teams. Each […]

  • Featured

    House Team Spotlight

    A Spotlight on Home-Grown Improv Teams Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Spotlight — a show featuring a rotating set of our very own improv comedy teams. Each performance […]

  • Featured

    Penny Arcade: Kids Comedy Show

    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 […]

  • Arcade Comedy Theater 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 of the most exciting kind of entertainment...Middle Management Improv! 
    Featured

    CoWorkers

    Co-Workers! Is a mixture of short and long form improv that creates the most exciting type of entertainment…middle management comedy! Come join us to see who has been stealing your […]

  • Featured

    House Team Hot Spot

    A Trio of Home-Grown Improv Teams Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Hot Spot — a show featuring a rotating set of our very own improv comedy teams. Each […]

  • Featured

    House Team Spotlight

    A Spotlight on Home-Grown Improv Teams Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Spotlight — a show featuring a rotating set of our very own improv comedy teams. Each performance […]

  • A monthly showcase of Pittsburgh's funniest independent improv teams!
    Featured

    Under the Radar: Independent Pittsburgh Improv

    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:

  • Featured

    House Team Hot Spot

    A Trio of Home-Grown Improv Teams Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Hot Spot — a show featuring a rotating set of our very own improv comedy teams. Each […]

  • Featured

    House Team Spotlight

    A Spotlight on Home-Grown Improv Teams Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Spotlight — a show featuring a rotating set of our very own improv comedy teams. Each performance […]

  • Arcade Comedy Theater logo
    Featured

    The Moon Show

    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 […]

  • Featured

    House Team Hot Spot

    A Trio of Home-Grown Improv Teams Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Hot Spot — a show featuring a rotating set of our very own improv comedy teams. Each […]

  • Featured

    House Team Spotlight

    A Spotlight on Home-Grown Improv Teams Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Spotlight — a show featuring a rotating set of our very own improv comedy teams. Each performance […]

  • Featured

    Select Start Improv Show

    Have you ever felt that your favorite live comedy show was missing a tournament arc? Have you ever walked out of a theater thinking “not enough kawaii”? Have you ever […]

  • 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
    Featured

    Beta Stage

    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 […]

  • Featured

    Knights of the Arcade: Epic D&D Adventure

    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 […]

  • Featured

    House Team Hot Spot

    A Trio of Home-Grown Improv Teams Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Hot Spot — a show featuring a rotating set of our very own improv comedy teams. Each […]

  • Featured

    House Team Spotlight

    A Spotlight on Home-Grown Improv Teams Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Spotlight — a show featuring a rotating set of our very own improv comedy teams. Each performance […]

  • Featured

    House Team Hot Spot

    A Trio of Home-Grown Improv Teams Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Hot Spot — a show featuring a rotating set of our very own improv comedy teams. Each […]

  • Featured

    House Team Spotlight

    A Spotlight on Home-Grown Improv Teams Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Spotlight — a show featuring a rotating set of our very own improv comedy teams. Each performance […]

  • Featured

    House Team Hot Spot

    A Trio of Home-Grown Improv Teams Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Hot Spot — a show featuring a rotating set of our very own improv comedy teams. Each […]

  • Featured

    House Team Spotlight

    A Spotlight on Home-Grown Improv Teams Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Spotlight — a show featuring a rotating set of our very own improv comedy teams. Each performance […]

  • Featured

    House Team Hot Spot

    A Trio of Home-Grown Improv Teams Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Hot Spot — a show featuring a rotating set of our very own improv comedy teams. Each […]

  • Featured

    House Team Spotlight

    A Spotlight on Home-Grown Improv Teams Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Spotlight — a show featuring a rotating set of our very own improv comedy teams. Each performance […]

  • Featured

    House Team Hot Spot

    A Trio of Home-Grown Improv Teams Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Hot Spot — a show featuring a rotating set of our very own improv comedy teams. Each […]

  • Featured

    House Team Hot Spot

    A Trio of Home-Grown Improv Teams Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Hot Spot — a show featuring a rotating set of our very own improv comedy teams. Each […]