Your ACT with Nonsense
Your ACT with Nonsense
Bring your improv teams, sketch group, or stand-up act for an open mic-style show where the lineup is created on the spot.
$7
35 events found.
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House Team Hot Spot
House Team Hot Spot
Arcade Comedy Theater's very own improv house teams present a night of dynamic, audience-inspired comedy! Each show features three different troupes bringing their own brand of humor to the stage. A perfect show for fans of improv comedy!
$15
Chicanery with Chi Chi
Chicanery with Chi Chi
A cooky drag cabaret made up of equal parts charm, fabulousness, and mischief.
$15
The Stand Up Laboratory
The Stand Up Laboratory
Where new jokes come alive! The Stand-Up Laboratory is an incubator space where featured comics work on new material in front of a live audience.
$10
3 events,
Kevin’s Garage presents Garage Sale
Kevin’s Garage presents Garage Sale
Kevin's Garage Presents Kevin's Garage Garage Sale featuring Jump Button. Stop by Arcade Comedy Theater with whatever items you want to put on sale at the Garage Sale and watch this re-imagination of a longtime summertime tradition inspire a night full of improvised comedy. Best items brought by an audience member will win a garage […]
$15
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Irony City: Am I the Jagoff?
Irony City: Am I the Jagoff?
We've all been there. Maybe you disrupted a wedding that didn't have a cookie table, asked for fries on your salad at a fancy restaurant (what were you doing there anyway?), or heaven forbid, moved a parking chair. You probably asked yourself at some point, "Am I the Jagoff?" Veteran improv troupe Irony City will […]
$15.00
Level Up Stand Up
Level Up Stand Up
Arcade's most popular stand-up comedy showcase! Every month see a brand new lineup of comics bring their best material to our intimate upstairs theater.
$15
2 events,
Fondue for Two: Camp Talent Show
Fondue for Two: Camp Talent Show
Join camp counselors Fondue for Two (Alex Conti and Raina Deerwater) as they celebrate their campers’ talents including the musical styling of Kevin O’Brien, the characters of Sara Kantner, and the completely improvised summer musical!
$15
4 events,
Moop Troop and Friends
Moop Troop and Friends
Frank, Kevin, Matt, & Mindy are at it again! This time around, they each invited a friend. Join Moop Troop on a voyage of comedy, with live original music, improv both long and short, games, and some fun characters that’ll keep the journey lively.
$15
Arcade Hootenanny
Arcade Hootenanny
The Arcade Hootenanny is styled after the classic Chicago-style improv show featuring monologist-inspired scenes.
$15
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Blue Light Special
Blue Light Special
Formerly Arcade’s longest-running stand-up comedy showcase returns this Saturday, featuring an outstanding lineup of local out-of-town talent! Hosted by Chris Scriva.
$15
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Super Late Night
Super Late Night
A superhero talk show It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a late-night variety show hosted by Pittsburgh's very own Super Boy! Come and experience a night full of comedy, live music, and improv with a league of talented performers in this superhero themed late-night show.
$15
1 event,
Lucky Draw
Lucky Draw
A night of random improv encounters! 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 […]
$12
3 events,
House Team Hot Spot
House Team Hot Spot
Arcade Comedy Theater's very own improv house teams present a night of dynamic, audience-inspired comedy! Each show features three different troupes bringing their own brand of humor to the stage. A perfect show for fans of improv comedy!
$15
The Ampersand Show
The Ampersand Show
The Ampersand Show, the show that brings you more, gives you stand up & improv & music all in one ticket! Hosted by Zach Funk you'll get Brandon Schell & Krish Mohan & Sleepover & Amy Mmhmm in a single show!
$15
3 events,
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The Sleepover Comedy Show
The Sleepover Comedy Show
You're invited to the Sleepover Comedy Show! Join the delightful trio Sleepover (Annie Harder, Mindy McHale, and Alexa Schwartz) on a Back to School Improv Adventure! Special guests will play sleepover-themed short form games & long-form improv, plus a live read of an afterschool special!
$15
Jerome &: The Comedy Variety Show
Jerome &: The Comedy Variety Show
There’s “Yes &” and then there’s “Jerome &” the comedy variety show that combines improv, live music, sketch, stand-up, & you! This month: Montaja Simmons (improv) Richie Colosimo (music) Megha Pai (stand-up) Starring featured players Nonsense, Raina Deerwater, & Sara Kantner! And more special & surprise guests! Jerome has featured at SF Sketchfest and other […]
$15
Bootleg Reboots
Bootleg Reboots
Six comedians are forced to improvise their way through a *REAL* movie none of them have ever seen before! Let’s take advantage of the writers/actors' strike with *BOOTLEG REBOOTS*
$15
1 event,
Pgh Improv Jam with Well Known Strangers
Pgh Improv Jam with Well Known Strangers
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 […]
$7
3 events,
Comedian Joshua Dweh
Comedian Joshua Dweh
Rising star comedian Josh Dweh makes his return to the Arcade stage with host Brandon Johnson!
$15
Mini Dungeon’s Merry Go Round
Mini Dungeon’s Merry Go Round
Join Mini Dungeon and all their friends on the Merry Go Round. From one suggestion, watch as each team takes a ‘round’ on mini’s carnival improv ride and uses the previous set as their inspiration for an evening of collaborative comedy fun.
$15
Select Start Improv Show
Select Start Improv Show
Join the Select Start team for a Short Form Improv Extravaganza. It will be a night filled with fun with fast-paced short-form improv comedy. Audiences will inspire the performers in interactive games and scenes throughout the show and will see their suggestions turned into laughs! Featuring improv team Kevin's Garage.
$15
3 events,
Well Known Strangers
Well Known Strangers
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 […]
$15
Knights of the Arcade: Epic D&D Comedy
Knights of the Arcade: Epic D&D Comedy
A live Dungeons & Dragons-inspired comedy show "Best Nerd Fantasy Come to Life" by Pittsburgh Magazine"A neo-geek wet dream" – Pittsburgh City Paper A comedy quest awaits! Knights of the Arcade is an award-winning comedy show that takes audiences on a wild, madcap adventure every month. A recurring cast of characters (a dwarf, a monk, […]
$15
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Late Night Kick Back
Late Night Kick Back
A late night comedy show hosted by Brittany Alexis and featuring comedians Jomarius Purse, Chris Duvall, Monica Dunlap, and Stacey Fleurime.
$15
1 event,
Short Form Jelly with Select Start
Short Form Jelly with Select Start
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. […]
$7
3 events,
House Team Hot Spot
House Team Hot Spot
Arcade Comedy Theater's very own improv house teams present a night of dynamic, audience-inspired comedy! Each show features three different troupes bringing their own brand of humor to the stage. A perfect show for fans of improv comedy!
$15
Chicanery with Chi Chi
Chicanery with Chi Chi
A Drag Comedy Show Pittsburgh's own "Spicy Siren" returns to the Arcade Comedy Theater Stage, serving her quintessential brand of mischievous banter and salacious vocals. Chicanery audiences should be prepared to leave feeling revived, beaming, and slightly in love. So sashay over and witness the undeniable charm, wit, and absolutely spicy spirit of Miss Chi […]
$15
The Stand Up Laboratory
The Stand Up Laboratory
Where new jokes come alive! The Stand-Up Laboratory is an incubator space where featured comics work on new material in front of a live audience.
$10
3 events,
Irony City: Am I the Jagoff?
Irony City: Am I the Jagoff?
Improv comedy night! We've all been there. Maybe you disrupted a wedding that didn't have a cookie table, asked for fries on your salad at a fancy restaurant (what were you doing there anyway?), or heaven forbid, moved a parking chair. You probably asked yourself at some point, "Am I the Jagoff?" Veteran improv troupe […]
$15
Level Up Stand Up
Level Up Stand Up
Arcade's most popular stand-up comedy showcase! Every month see a brand new lineup of comics bring their best material to our intimate upstairs theater.
$15
Comedian JoMarius Purse
Comedian JoMarius Purse
Come see JoMarius Purse live! Speaking about online struggles, growing with life & popular media, JoMarius’s point of view will leave you laughing with a new vision.
$15