Arcade Comedy Theater

Chicanery with Chi Chi
2023-07-07 20:00 (America/New_York) | Arcade Comedy Theater, 943 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, United States
Chicanery With Chi Chi and Dixie: Pittsburgh’s “Spicy Siren” is back again, this time with her best gal pal and national comedy queen, Dixie Surewood. You can expect hilarity and absolute buffoonery when these two join forces. Think Carol Burnette and Julie Andrews, with Amy Poehler and Tina Fey vibes, and just pinch of Nancy Carigan and Tonya Harding. Who’s the Tonya? Can to the show and find out! If you’re a fan of salacious vocals, witty candor, and an overall good time, then this is the show for you.

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The Stand Up Laboratory
2023-07-07 21:00
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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Moop Troop
2023-07-08 19:00
It’s hot out there! Frank, Kevin, Matt, & Mindy are celebrating summer the best way possible: with summertime activities! Join Moop Troop on an overnight comedy stay with a bunch of interesting bits, games, and improv!

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The Arcade Hootenanny
2023-07-08 20:00
The Arcade Hootenanny is styled after the classic Chicago-style improv show featuring monologist-inspired scenes. Our storyteller tells real-life stories inspired by an audience suggestion, and then Pittsburgh’s best and brightest improvisers present a fast & funny set based on elements from the story. Produced by Nick Jaramillo

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Real Pittsburgh Stories: Kennywood's Open
2023-07-08 21:00
Come on dahn to the Arcade Comedy Theater for one of the longest running story-telling shows in Pittsburgh. Dave Stewart host another Real Pittsburgh Stories, this time it’s all about the great Steel City landmark, Kennywood! Let’s reminisce about nights eating Potato Patch fries, playing skee-ball, and squashing your buddy on the Thunderbolt!With:

Amanda Averall
Jared Helfer
Malcolm Randolph
Jeremiah Ion

Let’s reminisce about nights eating Potato Patch fries, playing skee-ball, and squashing your buddy on the Thunderbolt!!!

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Hot Jam with RIcky Romance
2023-07-13 19:30
Join Ricky Romance as they hostÊHot Jam, a long-form improv 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.

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Fondue for Two
2023-07-14 19:00
Fondue for Two Presents: Fondue for One: Alex is out of town, which leaves Raina as the sole bearer of the Fondue name without a partner. Watch half of Pittsburgh’s most famous improv duo (citation needed) go through a lineup of all-star improvisers to try and find her other half.

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The Latchkey Kids: Get in the Ring
2023-07-14 20:00
The only thing better than good wrestling is bad wrestling, and our producer is a bad wrestling aficionado whose entire life has led to this show. Step in the ring with The Latchkey Kids as they watch some of the most ridiculous clips in the history of the most ridiculous art form and then spin them into the most ridiculous improv gold.

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Big Schtick Energy
2023-07-14 21:00
Do you like Stand-up? Do you like Improv? How about both at the same dang time!? Join host Chris Scriva for a whirlwind of stand-up and improvised comedy chaos! Tight fives brought to you by stand-up comedians from around the country are brought to life on the spot by a team of talented Pittsburgh improvisers.

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Nerd Nite
2023-07-15 19:00
Nerd Nite Pittsburgh is a lecture series that’s a mix between a comedy show, a TED talk, and a social mixer! Speakers present for 15 minutes on a variety of topics related to science and technology, popular culture, history, and other nerdery with a vibe that’s as entertaining as it is academic! Audience members can even ask questions after each talk.This show will feature the following presentations:
The Hero With A Thousand Whiskers; Why Puss in Boots the Last Wish was A Joseph Campbell Wet Dream:
There’s no reason why the third installment of a spin-off Shrek sequel should be as good as it is. Why did it go so hard? Why was a children’s movie as deep and affecting as it was? By drawing upon universal themes and employing the “Hero’s Journey” narrative structure, the filmmakers gifted us something ancient yet brand new. (In other words, a classic.) Speaker Ronnie Fleming will take you through the film (warning: spoilers) following each stage of Joseph Campbell’s template for storytelling, “The Hero with a Thousand Faces.”
Ronnie was a screenwriting student, a New York City dog-walker, and is now a touring comedian always on the lookout for movies that inspire him like P in B 3 did.
Fairly innocuous: Are Diamonds really forever?:
In her talk, Brittany Alexis examines the prevalence of strong beliefs concerning engagement rings and their origins and connects that to larger concepts often heralded as fact or “history” such as why there are more states with Confederate Monuments than states that existed during the Civil War. She encourages you to come with an open mind and have fun questioning why you believe what you believe and if it’s fact or really good marketing.
Brittany Alexis is an up and coming comic in the Pittsburgh/Erie comedy scene. She began her comedy journey doing open mics at Hambones to get over her jitters about being a trial attorney but fell in love with the craft and she’s excited to be a part of this show because she’s a nerd at heart.
Fundamentals of Music OR Sound Over Time:
To many, MUSIC is a mystical enigma created by people with CRAZY hairstyles or EVEN WORSE…powdered WIGS! This may be true, but MUSIC is ALSO a system of creating and describing SOUND over TIME. MUSIC is composed of different elements that we can understand, talk about, notate, or even manipulate to CREATE OUR OWN MUSIC!
Musician and comedian, Paulie Stags, will introduce (or reintroduce) you to some of the most fundamental elements of music. There will most likely be audience participation. He may insult someone, but it will probably be a dead composer. Powdered wigs are highly encouraged, but not required.

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Frankly Scarlett in "Barbie's Dream Show"
2023-07-15 20:00
Frankly Scarlett presents a fun and interactive night of improv with an amazing cast! Check out this mix of short-form games and long-form scenes, featuring the cast of Frankly Scarlett alongside special guests from around Pittsburgh.
It’s an All Made Up improv show inspired by everything Barbie!

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Jerome &: The Comedy Variety Show
2023-07-15 21:00
Improv, Live Music, Sketch, & Stand-up, OH MY!

There’s “Yes &” and then there’s “Jerome &” the comedy variety show that combines improv, music, sketch, stand-up, & you! Jerome welcomes local friends and out-of-town pals to provide you with a night full of hilarity unlike any other.
This month’s special guests:

Improv: John Feightner
Live Music: C.Scott
Sketch: Max Rubenstein
Stand-up: Asher O’Briant

Starring featured players Nonsense, Raina Deerwater, & Sara Kantner!

Jerome has been a mainstay at the Arcade Comedy Theater producing and performing shows with Alex O’Jerome, JFLE, The Justin And Jerome Experience, The Death Show, The Playlist, & Warp Zone. And as a cast member of Bubble Boy: The Musical. He’s featured at SF Sketchfest and other festivals from NYC to Chicagoland to San Diego and in-between. You’re in for a real treat!
Come for the laughs, stay for the laughs, leave with them laughs.

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CLASS SHOW: Improv 101
2023-07-18 19:00

CLASS SHOW: Intro to Stand-up
2023-07-19 19:00

CLASS SHOW: Improv 201
2023-07-19 20:30
Come see Arcade Comedy Theater’s rising stars take the stage to show off what they have learned in their Improv 201: Short Form technique class show! Hosted by class instructor Fred Frances.

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Lucky Draw
2023-07-20 19:30
Arcade Comedy Theater presents “Lucky Draw” Ñ 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 Ñ 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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House Team Hot Spot
2023-07-21 19:00
Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Hot Spot a show featuring a rotating set of our very own improv comedy teams. Each performance features three house teams jumping into the hot spot and bringing their unique brand of comedy. See dynamic short-form games with plenty of opportunities for the audience to get involved; kick back and watch a full long-form improv set unfold based on a single suggestion. All of it adds up to a unique night of live comedy that burns bright for 75 minutes!

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Bracket Night
2023-07-21 20:00
Bracket Night @ Arcade returns for a monthly, interactive game show where the audience and panelists get to decide the BEST STUFF. Each month, you’ll see six comedians duke it out in a battle of opinions as pop culture, food, and other stuff move through a competitive bracket. You’re in on the act too as the audience votes from their seats until a winner is determined!

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Sketch Comedy Lab
2023-07-21 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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Speakeasy
2023-07-22 19:00, 2023-07-22 21:00
Speakeasy invites some of Pittsburgh’s funniest storytellers to tell a true story while musician FeralCat and 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.
Featuring special guests:

Todd Shaffer: was a regular storyteller at the Moth in Pittsburgh and his stories have appeared on the Moth Radio Hour as well as the RSK! podcast. He’s also been in Just Sayin’, WordPlay, Drinking Stories and many other true storytelling shows.
Brett Sullivan Santry: Working variously in theatre as an actordirector, teaching artist, and dramaturg, he holds MFA and MLitt degrees from Mary BaldwinUniversity’s Shakespeare in Performance program, as well as a BA in Playwriting and Directing Goddard College.

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CLASS SHOW: Improv 102
2023-07-24 19:00

CLASS SHOW: Improv 103
2023-07-24 20:30

CLASS SHOW: Intro to Sketch
2023-07-25 19:00
Come see the best work of our Intro to Sketch Writing students in staged readings featuring a cast of professional actors! Hosted by class instructor Frank McDade.

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Pittsburgh Improv Jam
2023-07-27 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.

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Gallery Crawl
2023-07-28 18:00
Stop in to the Arcade during the Cultural District Gallery Crawl and enjoy pop-up improv comedy shows for the whole family. Performances every half hour, no tickets required.

B!tch Please: Cool Witch Summer
2023-07-28 20:00
An evening of improv, stand up, and saying the B word. It’s hot out there, but it’s COOL in here. Down with Hot Girl Summer, welcome Cool chilly vibes and witchy wonderful ladies. At a time like this who wouldn’t want to run into the woods with their favorite pals and scream at the moon to manifest their dreams! This month we dive into the history of witch culture in a spooky mid summer romp!
Featuring Stand Up Georgia Warder
The b words this month are:

Cynthia Dallas
Imani Emanuel
Jennifer Holz
Erica Larson
Kate Miller
Renee Rabenold
Sanja Savic
Nora Smith
Andrea Weatherald

B!tch Please is a celebration of ladies behaving badly throughout history. Produced and Hosted by Jocelyn Hillen Newham & Mary Quick

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Out of Order Stand Up Show
2023-07-28 22:00 - 23:30
Arcade Comedy Theater’s popular stand-up comedy showcase, Out of Order, is back with a night of laughs in our upstairs theater.
Featuring

Patrick Devine (Los Angeles)
Ben Staab (Philadelphia)
Kevin Budkey (Los Angeles)
Kedar Kelkar (Washington DC)
Zivan Vasquez (Pittsburgh)
Jesse Feng (Pittsburgh)
Hosted by: Chris Scriva

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Select Start
2023-07-29 19:00
Join this ragtag improv team as they pull off the heist of a lifetime. The Arcade Comedy Theater holds all the cards, but Select Start is playing their own games they will make up as they go along. Select Start will perform short form improv, loot the vault, and walk right out the front door. Come watch Select Start Steal the Show with John Watt and Aaron B. It won’t be a show to miss, and if you don’t pay close enough attention, you just might miss it!

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Champagne Social Club
2023-07-29 20:00
Looking to relax? Have a drink, kick your feet up, and just laugh that fine A** off? Well, then, look no further than the smooth and sultry vibes of Chris & Matty’s Champagne Social Club!
A variety show that blends together the magic of the speakeasy experience with the smokey and tantalizing atmosphere of your favorite comedy show. Join your hosts Chris Duvall & Matty Frances as you journey through a night of comedy and music that only happens once and only happens here.

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