Take a 3-day vacation to the Arcade’s world of sketch comedy!

Arcade Comedy Theater is returning to Sketchville, our own homegrown sketch comedy festival. Spread across three nights, the Arcade will showcase over nine separate groups and dozens of new, original sketches in a celebration of scripted funny-business!

See eight shows featuring all of the residents of Sketchville, starting on Thursday, May 26! Tickets to the primetime shows are just $10 for adults, $5 student rush tickets with a valid ID. And our special midnight & Beta Stage shows are just $5.

Featuring performances by: Frankly Scarlett, The Harvey Wallbangers, Secondhand Sketch, The Big Deal, Justin & Jerome Experience, The Cut Scenes, Hand Drawn Sketch, Laser Eyes, and Looking for Parking! It’s a weekend of the best material, the newest material, and sometimes the strangest material, from these great comedy troupes.

Scroll down to see the line-up for each show!

Get Tickets

$5–$10 per show
includes free BYOB

Student rush tickets also available at the box office 15-minutes before each show (based on availability)

THURSDAY 5/26 at 8PM

Secondhand Sketch
Hark! And gather near to hear the tale of Secondhand of the Burgh!
Behold! A union of improvisors, actors and stand-ups who when united transform into a ham sandwich.
Origins! Brought together on a complete whim by a drunken telecommuter and a man with 700 terabytes of Cloud storage, Sexyhands has three prime directives all of which involve upsetting their mothers.
A Spicy Fact! They once went to New York to take a stoic picture in front of Liz Lemon’s house.
Conclusion! Secondband subsists on a strict diet of apples and Burger King.
Epilogue! When asked how they feel about their success, they once responded, “I have to go to the bathroom now.” And they did, all at once, as a ham sandwich.
Hand Drawn Sketch

Hand Drawn Sketch, starring Tessy Pawlowski and Nicole Havranek, just smashed up the Arcade Comedy Theater stage in their debut performance! In “Boys With Hats,” Nicole and Tessy used song and dance, nail polish puppets, and buckets of tears to highlight the strangeness of their real life experiences with romantic love. Expect to see similar heart and heat from them at Sketchville!

The Big Deal

Reared by Pittsburgh’s booming comedy scene, The Big Deal is a sketch comedy troupe comprised of James Jamison and Mary Stewart. They create live and filmed comedic scenes ranging from dark to silly to adorable to topical, each underscored by the trademark sexual tension that exists between its cast members.

THURSDAY 5/26 at 10PM

Secondhand Sketch
Hark! And gather near to hear the tale of Secondhand of the Burgh!
Behold! A union of improvisors, actors and stand-ups who when united transform into a ham sandwich.
Origins! Brought together on a complete whim by a drunken telecommuter and a man with 700 terabytes of Cloud storage, Sexyhands has three prime directives all of which involve upsetting their mothers.
A Spicy Fact! They once went to New York to take a stoic picture in front of Liz Lemon’s house.
Conclusion! Secondband subsists on a strict diet of apples and Burger King.
Epilogue! When asked how they feel about their success, they once responded, “I have to go to the bathroom now.” And they did, all at once, as a ham sandwich.
Looking for Parking

Parking is limited, so strap in and keep those eggs in a cooler. Looking for Parking is a ‘just-for-Sketchville’ group formed to create new, original material. Over the last 6 weeks, LfP has gone on a comedic journey that few could understand…Luckily, you’re about to. Our drivers: Mindy Cooper, Annie Harder, Sarah Kantner, Ben Korman, Frank McDade, Will Ness, Jenna Sivak, Matt Solter, Justin Tunney, and Andrea Wetherald.

The Big Deal

Reared by Pittsburgh’s booming comedy scene, The Big Deal is a sketch comedy troupe comprised of James Jamison and Mary Stewart. They create live and filmed comedic scenes ranging from dark to silly to adorable to topical, each underscored by the trademark sexual tension that exists between its cast members.

FRIDAY 5/27 at 8PM

The Harvey Wallbangers

Pittsburgh’s drinking troupe with a sketch comedy problem – The Harvey Wallbangers are an original sketch comedy troupe made up of rag-tag comedic geniuses Nathan Bell, Matt Butoryak, Heidi Nagle, Tyson Schrader, and Monica Stephenson.

Hand Drawn Sketch

Hand Drawn Sketch, starring Tessy Pawlowski and Nicole Havranek, just smashed up the Arcade Comedy Theater stage in their debut performance! In “Boys With Hats,” Nicole and Tessy used song and dance, nail polish puppets, and buckets of tears to highlight the strangeness of their real life experiences with romantic love. Expect to see similar heart and heat from them at Sketchville!

The Cut Scenes

The Arcade’s first in-house sketch comedy writers collective, featuring original sketches written by Mike Rubino, Josie Norton, Andrew Phillips, Brian Gray, and Gayle Pazerski and featuring additional actors from the comedy community.

FRIDAY 5/27 at 10PM

The Harvey Wallbangers

Pittsburgh’s drinking troupe with a sketch comedy problem – The Harvey Wallbangers are an original sketch comedy troupe made up of rag-tag comedic geniuses Nathan Bell, Matt Butoryak, Heidi Nagle, Tyson Schrader, and Monica Stephenson.

Laser Eyes

LASER EYES tells tales as old as time, songs as old as rhyme. LASER EYES features Pittsburgh’s finest comedians including John Feightner (Hustlebot), Matt Hartman (Comedy Royale), Mindy Cooper (Secondhand Sketch), Ben Amiri (Irony City), Chris Franz (Well-Known Strangers), Matt Solter (Playlist), and Beth Glick (8-Bit Classic). LASER EYES is the brainchild of Jesse LE…but in a way, it’s all of our baby.

Looking for Parking

Parking is limited, so strap in and keep those eggs in a cooler. Looking for Parking is a ‘just-for-Sketchville’ group formed to create new, original material. Over the last 6 weeks, LfP has gone on a comedic journey that few could understand…Luckily, you’re about to. Our drivers: Mindy Cooper, Annie Harder, Sarah Kantner, Ben Korman, Frank McDade, Will Ness, Jenna Sivak, Matt Solter, Justin Tunney, and Andrea Wetherald.

FRIDAY 5/27 at MIDNIGHT

Sketchville: After Dark

It’s after midnight in Sketchville, and all the weirdos are coming out! This special show features a collection of strange, surreal sketch comedy contributed by all of the residents of Sketchville.

SATURDAY 5/28 at 6PM

Sketchville: Beta Stage

Arcade’s weekly platform for new and experimental comedy is getting in on the Sketchville festival! See staged readings and first-time performances of new works.

SATURDAY 5/28 at 8PM

Frankly Scarlett

Setting out to leave their double-X chromosomed mark on the Pittsburgh comedy scene, Abby Fudor, Robin Hitchcock, and Liz Labacz are the core team of Frankly Scarlett, though the number of talented ladies (and gents) who are part of this new comedy venture will be many! Frankly Scarlett gives audiences a unique perspective on such comedy staples as live sketch, videos, improv performance, and live music. They were recently featured in The Comedy Confluence, a documentary special on WQED-PBS.

Justin & Jerome Experience

A two-man sketch comedy team comprised of Jerome Fitzgerald and Justin Vetter.

Laser Eyes

LASER EYES tells tales as old as time, songs as old as rhyme. LASER EYES features Pittsburgh’s finest comedians including John Feightner (Hustlebot), Matt Hartman (Comedy Royale), Mindy Cooper (Secondhand Sketch), Ben Amiri (Irony City), Chris Franz (Well-Known Strangers), Matt Solter (Playlist), and Beth Glick (8-Bit Classic). LASER EYES is the brainchild of Jesse LE…but in a way, it’s all of our baby.

SATURDAY 5/28 at 10PM

Frankly Scarlett

Setting out to leave their double-X chromosomed mark on the Pittsburgh comedy scene, Abby Fudor, Robin Hitchcock, and Liz Labacz are the core team of Frankly Scarlett, though the number of talented ladies (and gents) who are part of this new comedy venture will be many! Frankly Scarlett gives audiences a unique perspective on such comedy staples as live sketch, videos, improv performance, and live music. They were recently featured in The Comedy Confluence, a documentary special on WQED-PBS.

Justin & Jerome Experience

A two-man sketch comedy team comprised of Jerome Fitzgerald and Justin Vetter.

The Cut Scenes

The Arcade’s first in-house sketch comedy writers collective, featuring original sketches written by Mike Rubino, Josie Norton, Andrew Phillips, Brian Gray, and Gayle Pazerski and featuring additional actors from the comedy community.