HEADLINERS

3peat

CHICAGO, IL

  • Nnamdi Ngwe, Shantira Jackson, Patrick Rowland, John Thibodeaux, Allison Ringhand, Lisa Beasley

  • 3Peat is a critically acclaimed group of improv/sketch/standup artists who met while performing and teaching at iO and Second City in Chicago. Since their time in Chicago, the cast of 3Peat has created their own show for Comedy Central and continued to tour globally.

    Individually, they have gone on to work on a number of different film and TV projects like The Blackening, South Side, The Amber Ruffin Show, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Upshaws, A Black Lady Sketch Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Tab Time, and more!

    The group boasts Emmy winners and nominees for The Emmys, NAACP Image Awards, GLAAD award, Black Reel Awards, WGA awards, and more for their work in TV and film. Come and join 3Peat for their live comedy shows and watch them take their audience interactions and spin them into high energy improvised scenes, music, monologues, and more!

baby wants candy

CHICAGO, IL

  • RJ Williams, Ali Reed, Lily Ludwig, Austin Packard, Adrian Frimpong, Katy Berry, Sam Schidler, Adam Eleven

  • Baby Wants Candy is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy ensembles in the world. The group has performed more than 3,000 completely improvised musicals to thousands of fans from Chicago to New York to Singapore to Scotland. Entirely based on audience suggestion and accompanied by a full band, the show is a roller-coaster ride of spontaneously choreographed dance numbers, rhyming verses and witty, jaw-dropping comedy. Each performance is the opening and closing night of that performance.

    Baby Want Candy has helped launch the careers of some of the top comedic talent in the US. BWC cast & alumni include Aidy Bryant (Saturday Night Live), Jack McBrayer (30 Rock), Peter Gwinn (Colbert Report), Thomas Middleditch (HBO's Silicon Valley), Lauren Conlan Adams (The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Jessica McKenna (Party Over Here), Nicole Parker (Elephaba in Wicked on Broadway) and many more.

charm scene

CHICAGO, IL

  • Lily Ludwig, Austin Packard, Sam Scheidler, Adam Eleven

  • Chicago's fully improvised musical podcast - LIVE for the first time! Join Lily Ludwig, Austin Packard, Music Director Sam Scheidler, and drummer Adam Eleven as they create a brand new musical — completely on the fly — in a music improv experience unlike any other. Welcome to the scene!

    Collectively, the Charm Scene team can be seen across Chicago and beyond as members of "Baby Wants Candy" and "Shamilton" at The Second City, "Phony Award Winning Improvised Musicals" at iO Theater, "ANARCHY: The Improvised Rock Opera" and "Tuesday Musical Improv" at Annoyance Theatre, "Lost Realms: Improvised Musicals From Beyond," "RIFF," and more. Members of Charm Scene have performed on tour with "Off Book: The Improvised Musical," the Second City Touring Company, and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

    Want a sneak peek? We've got new episodes every Tuesday – wherever you get your podcasts. See you there!

orange tuxedo

LOS ANGELES, CA

  • Carla Cackowski & Craig Cackowski

  • Orange Tuxedo (Los Angeles, CA) is a two person improv show from a husband and wife team. They perform “Close Quarters,” with a focus on creating grounded relationships formed by eccentric characters.

    Craig Cackowski is an actor, improvisor and teacher based in Los Angeles. He was involved with the iO and iO West theaters from 1992-2018, and was the three-time winner of the Del Close Award as Teacher of the Year at iO West. As Orange Tuxedo, he and his wife Carla have played numerous improv festivals around the US and Europe. While in Chicago, he appeared in 5 revues for The Second City, and helped create such improv forms as JTS Brown and Close Quarters. As an actor, he has been seen in recurring roles on such shows as Community, Veep, Drunk History, and Sex Lives Of College Girls. He may be heard frequently on podcasts such as The Thrilling Adventure Hour and his own podcast Craig’s List, in which he makes Carla watch his 100 favorite movies.

    Carla Cackowski is an improviser, writer, and master thrifter. She toured all over Europe, Alaska, and the Caribbean performing comedy with The Second City. She has done voiceover work on shows for ABC Family, TBS, and Disney. Carla has written on children sketch shows for PBS Kids, Dreamworks TV, and MGA Entertainment and is currently in development on an animated comedy pilot.

shamilton

CHICAGO, IL

  • RJ Williams, Ali Reed, Lily Ludwig, Austin Packard, Adrian Frimpong, Katy Berry, Sam Schidler, Adam Eleven, Mark Martin

  • Join members of famed musical improv group Baby Wants Candy as they create an epic musical on the spot based on a historical celebrity of your choosing - from Genghis Khan to Kim Kardashian. It's the show Lin-Manuel Miranda calls "cease and desist!"

    "Shamilton! The Improvised Hip-Hop Parody Musical" has enjoyed fully sold out runs at UCB in Los Angeles, UCB's Del Close Marathon in New York, and packed houses in Chicago at the Apollo Theater. "Shamilton" currently appears in Chicago at the Second City every Friday, in Los Angeles at UCBLA and recently wrapped a tour in Edinburgh for the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Start thinking of who you want to see a hip-hop improvised musical created for now!

the armando with jessica lowe

LOS ANGELES / CHICAGO / NYC

  • Monologist Jessica Lowe

    Improvisers Chris Alvarado, Craig Cackowski, Carla Cackowski, Peter McNerney, Nick Kanellis, Billy Soco

  • Jessica Lowe is a writer and performer best known for her role as Bambi on Minx (HBO Max/STARZ). She also starred in the TBS half-hour comedy Wrecked and has had recurring roles on The Righteous Gemstones (HBO), Miracle Workers (TBS), Tacoma FD (TruTV), Man Seeking Woman (FX), Flaked (Netflix), and One Big Happy (NBC). Jessica's voice can be heard on popular animated series including Bob’s Burgers, Central Park, and Pickle and Peanut. Her film credits include fun roles in Blended, Dog Days, Bromates, and a starring role in Comedy Central's original film Cursed Friends. Jessica has trained and performed with Boom Chicago, The Groundlings, iO West, Second City, and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.

WAFFLE PARTY

LOS ANGELES, CA

  • Carla Cackowski, Craig Cackowski, Chris Alvarado, Jessica Lowe

  • Waffle Party presents The Party, in which we meet a bunch of different characters at the same event at the same time, juggling life, love and way too many banana daiquiris.

    Craig Cackowski is an actor, improvisor and teacher based in Los Angeles. He was involved with the iO and iO West theaters from 1992-2018, and was the three-time winner of the Del Close Award as Teacher of the Year at iO West. As Orange Tuxedo, he and his wife Carla have played numerous improv festivals around the US and Europe. While in Chicago, he appeared in 5 revues for The Second City, and helped create such improv forms as JTS Brown and Close Quarters. As an actor, he has been seen in recurring roles on such shows as Community, Veep, Drunk History, and Sex Lives Of College Girls. He may be heard frequently on podcasts such as The Thrilling Adventure Hour and his own podcast Craig’s List, in which he makes Carla watch his 100 favorite movies.

    Carla Cackowski is an improviser, writer, and master thrifter. She toured all over Europe, Alaska, and the Caribbean performing comedy with The Second City. She has done voiceover work on shows for ABC Family, TBS, and Disney. Carla has written on children sketch shows for PBS Kids, Dreamworks TV, and MGA Entertainment and is currently in development on an animated comedy pilot.

    Chris Alvarado has been performing and teaching improv for over 25 years. He trained at The Second City Chicago, iO West, and UCB LA, and has been a part of the improv community in Los Angeles for much of his career. Chris created the Chris Alvarado Improv Workshops, focusing on teaching honest and meaningful improv. He performs with the multi-award-winning improv group Heyday as well as Pretty, Pretty Pony at The Westside Comedy Theater, and is a member of the experimental group The Live Direct Show. His recent TV credits include Hacks (HBO Max).

    Jessica Lowe is a writer and performer best known for her role as Bambi on Minx (HBO Max/STARZ). She also starred in the TBS half-hour comedy Wrecked and has had recurring roles on The Righteous Gemstones (HBO), Miracle Workers (TBS), Tacoma FD (TruTV), Man Seeking Woman (FX), Flaked (Netflix), and One Big Happy (NBC). Jessica's voice can be heard on popular animated series including Bob’s Burgers, Central Park, and Pickle and Peanut. Her film credits include fun roles in Blended, Dog Days, Bromates, and a starring role in Comedy Central's original film Cursed Friends. Jessica has trained and performed with Boom Chicago, The Groundlings, iO West, Second City, and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.

trike

NEW YORK CITY, NY

  • Peter McNerney & Nick Kanellis

  • "Reliably one of the best improv performances in the city."
    - The New York Times

    Peter McNerney & Nick Kanellis have been performing their unique blend of fast paced physical transformations and thoughtful scene work at the Magnet Theater in New York City since 2009. Trike is an upbeat and impressively layered improv that is always worth checking out.

IMPROV

amuse bouche comedy

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

  • Mary Walton Petersen, Thomas Arnold, Brigit Bundick, David Peterson, Erin Gaul, Jonny deButts, Kieran Warner, Rand McAvoy, Jack Yasenchock, Eva Geisinger, Jesse Smith, Kate Delaney, Reese Robers

  • Since 2007, Amuse Bouche has been the University of Virginia's only long-form improv troupe. When it comes to comedy, the self-proclaimed "bad boys of improv" know no rules.

ANGELS ON STRIKE

RICHMOND, VA

  • Nolan Hicks, McKay Fritz, Khadija Hassan, Harry David

  • Four angels fell from heaven having had their fill of the holy corporate world. In need of a new employment, these winged-creatures settled on improv comedy for their next venture. Now on their own, these intrepid firebrands seek the stage as they mount their furious return to a higher calling.

BABE

RICHMOND, VA

  • Anthony Brazeau & Elizabeth Byland

  • Two weirdos who travel through space and time to deliver you an inter-dimensional improv show that will have you on the edge of your seat, asking yourself, "what the hell is going to happen next?!".

BIANCHI & BYLAND

RALEIGH, NC

  • Jenn Bianchi & Elizabeth Byland

  • Bianchi & Byland: just two gals, from two separate cities that put the "extra" into the "ordinary" for a show you won't forget! Their big personalities inspire even larger characters in this fast, funny, fearless show of giggles, heart, and a lotta girl power energy.

CAN’T HARDLY DATE

RICHMOND, VA

  • Lauren Serpa, Jesse Hill Jr, Casey Searles, Bob Nickles, Connor Doyle, Donnie Hoover, J Mclain, Josh Wright, Kimberly Nario, Madeline Smith, Ryan Dondero

  • Can’t Hardly Date takes your worst or most memorable dates and turns them into an improvised long form set! It’s so much fun (and sometimes awkward).

CATBOMB!

CHICAGO, IL

  • Cat Napper & Michael Greenbaum

  • Michael and Cat have been creating, performing and producing comedy together for 8 years. CatBomb! has performed longform shows at many venues, including The Bughouse Theater, The Laughing Academy, Theater Above the Law, and Comedy Plex, as well as several festivals, including the Countdown Improv Festival, Orlando Comedy Festival, The Last Word Comedy Festival, Endurance Improv Festival, The Secret City Improv Festival and countless times on the virtual stage. They enjoy creating character-based and genre improv that is topical and relatable. They are also founding members and performers of the unique, Chicago-based Improv team, ImprovBus, and work together to present Improvisation for Social Emotional Learning workshops to educators and school mental health professionals across Chicagoland.

CONSOUPATORY

NEW YORK CITY, NY

  • Mikayla Sherfy, James Kriz, David Johnson, Joanna McNurlen, Tova Tencer, Ty Turley, Isamar Rosado-Aponte, Ian McPhee, Austen Tytel, Gail Tierney

  • Grandma’s recipe from the old countries of The Second City Conservatory, Magnet, UCB, PIT Brooklyn Comedy Collective and other parts unknown… tastes like fully improvised meals and handmade re-improvised sketches to whet your appetite. Yum yum!

DOG EATS GOD

CHICAGO, IL

  • Brady Barrow, Adam Cox, Li Angarola, Peyton Baisden

  • Dog Eats God is a group of four college improvisers from DePaul University in Chicago, IL! They love improv but more than that they love each other. Together we do a closed quarter long form set based off an audience suggestion!

DOLPHIN STROGANOFF

DETROIT, MI

  • Alex Beyer, Kyle Gibbons, Wayne Fung, Theresa Weiler, Jeremy Karevich

  • Go Comedy!'s favorite little brothers are all grown-up and hitting the town, bringing their too-smart-to-be-so-stupid brand of warm-hearted absurdism to any and all stages brave enough to welcome them.

FAN FRICTION

RICHMOND, VA

  • Josh Blubaugh, Nathan Bemis, Z Seliquini

  • Fan Friction is an improvised mashup comedy show combining your favorite fictional works into an unholy abomination. Past shows have included Jurassic Park X Real Housewives, Love is Blind X Fear Factor, and The Last Unicorn X Planet of the Apes. These three pals make it real weird real fast while staying faithful to the source material.

GIRLPROV

NORFOLK, VA

  • Sydney Plackett, Hannah Brown, Cassie Dean, Chelsea West, Erika Johnson, Cristina Rose, Leah Hammond

  • GirlProv is an all-female long form improv comedy house team of the Push Comedy Theater. Since it was established in 2017, the team has featured a rotation of premiere players in the theater with their own monthly show. Each show features a different themed campaign, a montage-style performance, and scenes inspired by audience-provided stories.

goat party

NEW YORK CITY, NY

  • Surriya Colleen Ahmad, Alex Simmons, Paul Ton

  • goat party performs character based improv and features a very diverse group of people from all different professions and cultural backgrounds (including Astrologer and Wellness Guru, Medical Copy Editor at WebMD, Computer Scientist, Actress, Singer, and Emergency Medicine/Geriatric doctor)!

grizzly BEAR

RICHMOND, VA

  • Kenneth Stephens, Ethan Wright

  • Two goofy buds playing grounded characters until it makes more sense not to!

HOT COMPUTER

RICHMOND, VA

  • Chandler Brooks, Jessica Brooks, Nolan Hicks, Madeline Smith, Nick Tenaglia, Wes Parker, Mikaela Uricheck, Chris Nelson

  • Hot Computer is an indie improv team hailing from Richmond, VA. Named one of Richmond’s hottest and computer-iest improv acts, HoCo boasts a vibrant group chat, almost zero inter-team drama, and a love for the weird and wild.

IMPROV HIGH

NORFOLK, VA

  • Ed Phillips, Alex Weller, Marcella Nicotra, Loriah Nichols, Matt Holman, Ana Elezovic, Erin Lindstrom, Jeff Beaulieu, Dustin Noack

  • Get ready for a hilarious trip back to high school with “Improv High”! Like all good teen drama shows, these actors are in their 30’s and ready to bring you a fully improvised show that hits all the best parts of our favorite series. This show is inspired by iconic teen dramas like Degrassi, Dawson’s Creek, The OC, Felicity, Glee (minus the songs) and One Tree Hill.

i.T. improvisational theatre

WILLIAMSBURG, VA

  • Julia Lucatorto, Rachel Bailey, Sara Kaufman, Will McCann, Brandon Stobie, Charlotte Zoeller-McCarthy, Elias Mitrokostas, Zeno Lenz, Naysa Piper-Fisher, Sebby Vishton

  • Established in 1986, Improvisational Theatre (I.T.) is the oldest comedy group at William & Mary. Specializing in short, long, and musical form improv, I.T. runs the comical gambit. Known for monthly shows and musicals, and an annual 12-hour “Improvathon” event for charity, I.T. strives to foster a unique space where people can laugh and connect with one another in fulfilling ways.

LEMON PEPPER & SAZÓN COMEDY

NORFOLK, VA

  • Donna Lewis, Charles Jones, Dai Dai, Loriah Nichols, Matt Holman, Robert Torres, Christina Cagle, Angel Sanchez, Tre Porchia (TJ)

  • Lemon Pepper and Sazón (LPS) Comedy is a collective of diverse performers in the Hampton Roads area founded at the Push Comedy Theatre of Norfolk, VA. LPS was created to showcase POC (People of Color) in improv and sketch comedy. The group includes seasoned and trained actors, models, comedians, sketch writers/performers, improvisers, hosts, singers, bloggers and influencers.

    Lemon Pepper and Sazón has performed in the Toronto and DC Sketchfest, Virginia Beach and Norfolk Comedy Festivals, Philly Sketchfest, the North Carolina Comedy Festival, the Charm City Comedy Project (Baltimore), the Newark Improv Festival (NJ) and the Magnet Theater (NYC). LPS also performs at private and corporate events and is skilled in engaging crowds of all shapes and sizes.

magazine dairy announcement

WASHINGTON D.C.

  • Katie Garbart, Fred Gilbert, Jason McPeak, Joel Larin, Julia Marcus, Kate Gilbert, Shashaank Srinivasan

  • After years of taking improv classes, Magazine Dairy Announcement started performing together in January 2024. They participated in the Washington Improv Theater's long-form FIST competition, multiple DC Improv Make Up Parties, Washington Improv Theater's alternative improv festival Improvapalooza, and open mics around the D.C. area. This bovine brigade is ready to get the crowd laughing!

MATRON SAINTS

WASHINGTON D.C.

  • Emmy Harvey-Parker & Morgan Burris

  • The Matron Saints are a couple of gals using improv comedy, pop culture and the love of the feminine divine to bring you closer to Her.

METTLESOME TOURCO

DURHAM, NC

  • Ashley Melzer, Bam Alston, Brandon Holmes, Charles Givens, Danette Wilkins, Daniel Duncan, Jack Reitz, Jess Bowers, Megan Myers, Miles Moore

  • The Mettlesome TourCo consists of teachers and performers from the award-winning Mettlesome Theater in Durham, NC. Mettlesome produces weekly improv and sketch comedy. Come check out Durham's best!

MICK & TONY

CHICAGO, IL

  • Jeremy Molgaard & Andy Nebel

  • One suggestion
    Two players
    Three opening scenes
    A world of possibilities

    From a single suggestion, three scenes are started. From that point it's a fantastic journey to see how these worlds are related and interact. They may be joined physically, thematically or chronologically.

OVERREACTORS

COLUMBIA, SC

  • Gracen Greenburg, Sam Oppelt, Marina Nichols, Justin Melendez, Ella Dufner

  • We are the OverReactors, University of South Carolina's premier improv group. After our performance at the Last Word Comedy Festival in 2023, we are proud to welcome old and new faces, all pumped and ready to perform for you!

power nap

RICHMOND, VA

  • McKay Fritz, Ben Brown, Nate Shepherd, Amber Swensen

  • Drift away to the dulcet tones of Power Nap, an improv troupe that’s perfect to study/relax to. By the time we’re done, you’ll either be “honk-shooing” or “hee-heeing” (we hope it’s the latter, but we’re not here to judge). In either case, count on Power Nap to guide you safely through a cosmic journey to see just how far reality can bend before it breaks.

POWER WALK

SAVANNAH, GA

  • Chelsea Jensen, Liz Moore, Jamal Tanks, Bob Aneshansel

  • We are a high energy, fun, and zany improv group that strides to power walk some improv into your life! We do a long form improv using a form that we have honed over the years using a series of character monologues inspired by a single word that created source material for scenes. Power Walk has performed at The Last Word 2024 and Fool's Gold 2024 comedy festival in Atlanta.

“serious”

NEW YORK CITY, NY

  • Bianca Casusol, Jamie Rivera, Billy Soco

  • Bianca Casusol is a performer based out of New York City. She's been lucky enough to teach at festivals across the country, The Magnet Theater, The People's Improv Theater, DSI Comedy Theater, and The North Carolina Theater Conservatory and to learn from every person she's ever played with. When she's not doing make believe, she's turning children's short stories into sketches as a touring member of The Story Pirates or trying to pet every animal. She was a founding member of the Kiss:Punch:Poem, which Time Out Chicago called, " a rare find, a show that mixes improv with spoken word to effects both uproarious and heartfelt". Her work has been featured on The Truth Podcast, Hot Mic with Dan Savage, Risk!, Bust Magazine, and Reductress.

    Jamie Rivera is a Brooklyn based performer and instructor at Magnet Theater where he currently performs in The Armando Diaz Experience. Past Magnet credits include The Nominated (which he created and directed), Jordache & Friends, The Movie, and long running ensemble, Junior Varsity. Outside Magnet you may have seen or heard him in The Second City BoatCo, a Budweiser commercial, Brothers From Another Planet podcast, or The Colbert Report, where Stephen Colbert called him “the unsung hero of this sketch.” In his spare time, Jamie enjoys toy photography and other geeky pursuits.

    Billy Soco is a first-generation actor, voice artist, and improv teacher of Chilean and Filipino descent based in NYC. He has trained and performed with The Second City, UCB, Magnet Theater, Freestyle+, ComedySportz, Baby Wants Candy, North Coast, and The Story Pirates. Billy also performs with his teams Big Whoop and Kittyhawk and has taught workshops worldwide, including at the Vancouver Improv Festival, Birmingham Improv Festival (UK), and Teatro Lospleimovil (Chile). He teaches and serves as artistic director for Megawatt at Magnet Theater, teaches at Second City NY, and facilitates corporate workshops with Second City Works.

STILL LIFE

RICHMOND, VA

  • Connor Doyle, Sham Ellison, Joe Mack, Wes Parker, Nicole Patterson, Randall Reed, Madeline Smith

  • Still Life is a monoscene group out of Richmond, Virginia who perform an improvised play! Their sets are rich in emotions, relationships, and vibes.

STolen valor

RICHMOND, VA

  • Jonas Benz & Lou Ackerman

  • Stolen Valor was born too late to be warrior poets but have have instead found their niche in improv, a craft they've honed since their early mid-twenties until now: their late mid-twenties. What is "La Vie en Rose"? A friendship born from the ashes of gigwork and quoting Cool Hand Luke, Stolen Valor promises to answer that question and much more!

street jelly

RICHMOND, VA

  • Emilee Bruski, Jonas Benz, J McClain, Katie Samuelson, Shawn Hambright, Kenneth Stephens, Nick Tenaglia, Lauren Serpa

  • Born in the cereal aisle at Kroger, Street Jelly emerges as the improv team with the highest percentage of advertising majors in it (that they are aware of). They enjoy exploring worlds and stories with grounded and emotional characters, as well as the occasional trip to large locations that could fit several small locations inside of it.

TEEN ANGST

BALTIMORE, MD

  • Brian Shea, Geoff Taylor, Millie Hoffman, Misty Letts, Jess Robey

  • Teen Angst is an improvised teen movie with all the trappings and tropes of those classics (from whatever era means classic to you).

THAT THING YOU PULL …

CHICAGO, IL

  • Drake Fitzsimmons, Joshua Joseph, Colton Alstatt, Lauren Marin, Liz Vibbert, Caitlin Marz, Mitchell Mulkey, Nika Lofton, Irvin Hubler, Mackenzie Wright

  • Originally formed for Season 12 of iO's New Team Smell, That Thing You Pull When You Want to Stop runs the gambit from fresh faces on the scene to an old dog that should probably just go home and sleep.

The beavers

NORFOLK, VA

  • Kenzie Fisher, Jen Edwards, Ana Ele, Erika Johnson, Molly Graham, Teresa Percefull, Beccie Bryan, Brittany Culbertson, Marcella Nicota, Alex Weller, Erin Lindstrom

  • The Beavers are an all-female improv comedy group based in Norfolk, VA. These fiercely funny women light up the stage with big energy, bold choices, and plenty of unhinged scenes. Get ready to have a damn good time with these babes!

The movies

RICHMOND, VA

  • Addie Stevens, Anthony Brazeau, Liz Davenport, Kathryn Schmidt, Harrison Brooks, Gretchen Glazer, Joe Freeman

  • The Movies has everything you could ask for in an improv team: they’re hot, fast, inappropriate, and sometimes funny! Watch these best friends get weird on stage.

WOLF NIGHT

RICHMOND, VA

  • Brandon Beswick, Ryan Dondero, Casey Searles, Z. Seliquini, Josh Wright

  • Wolf Night is a ragtag team of drop-outs, losers, and absolute fools. As one of the improv house teams at Richmond's Coalition Theater, they’ve emerged as a goofy, idiosyncratic group able to balance an exploration of games with emotionally grounded character work. Be prepared for a weird and wondrous journey where the only guarantee is a hell of a good time.

WOLF TOWN

CHICAGO, IL

  • Ashley Whitehurst, Eric Pedersen, Jordan Reichardt, Kayla McCaffrey, Marino Korellis, Sam Huff, Selim Ozden

  • Wolf Town was formed in 2023 at iO Theater as part of New Team Smell Season 5, coached by Creamboy's Matty Vergun. Wolf Town has performed in Amsterdam (Boom Chicago Comedy Festival), Detroit (Detroit Improv Festival), Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo Improv Fest), and their home city of Chicago, IL. Our signature show, Welcome to Wolf Town, ran at iO Theater in 2024 and returns to Annoyance Theatre in early 2025. Our secret to being genuinely funny is honest to god genuinely loving each other (gross, we know). Come explore our town with us, neighbor!

WOMEN IN STEM

RICHMOND, VA

  • Lou Ackerman, Preston Bradsher, Alex Luciano, Katie Samuelsen

  • Women in STEM is an RVA based improv team made up of four raccoons in a trench coat doing improv about life, love, chaos, and probably not science.

STAND-UP

AMBER HENDRIX

RICHMOND, VA

  • Amber Hendrix is a Richmond, Virginia-based comedian and producer. She frequently performs throughout the DMV area and North Carolina. A headline contributor for Reductress, Amber has opened for Dave Attell, Emily Catalano, Geoffrey Asmus, and Ginny Hogan, among others.

ANdrew gustafson

BLACKSBURG, VA

  • Originally from Louisville, Andrew Gustafson has performed regularly around Blacksburg and Roanoke VA. He’s known for his awkward demeanor, quick punchlines, and sharp dark turns. Whether it’s groan-worthy puns, one-liners, or slightly embellished stories, Andrew will keep you laughing throughout the show.

BEN GELERNTER

BROOKLYN, NY

  • "Do y'all remember that guy from back in the days? Whatever happened with that guy?"

BILL SANDS

HANOVER, PA

  • Bill Sands loves these third-person bios because they feel like Facebook statuses from 2007. He lives in Hanover, Pennsylvania, where he recently graduated from the Church of Satire's comedy school and performed in the Church's Graduation Showcase. Outside of stand-up, Bill also enjoys writing, and his as-yet-unpublished debut novel Probably a Bear has been described by over 50 literary agents as "not a good fit for [their] current needs."

BOB ANESHANSEL

SAVANNAH, GA

  • Drawing upon his life experience at a newly minted 40 year old, Bob’s act touches topics such as growing up with physical disabilities, coming to grip with aging, and catching his own strange thoughts.

BRETT KLINE

MIDLOTHIAN, VA

  • Brett Kline is a stand up comedian who works consistently in television, film and radio. He started stand up comedy during high school, performing at clubs and bars around the Detroit comedy scene. While earning his BFA in Acting from Michigan State University, Brett won the school's comedy competition 'Last Spartan Standing' and received paid gigs opening for bigger names like Melissa Villeseñor and Mark Normand.​ After graduation, Brett worked in New York City as a comedy writer for national radio stations while performing nightly at top venues like Dangerfield's, New York Comedy Club, Carolines On Broadway and Gotham Comedy Club.

    Brett has since gained many performing credits, including Jimmy Kimmel Live!,Mayor of Kingstown and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody, the SLO Comedy Festival and the Women in Comedy Festival Presented by HBO.

CATASH

PORTSMOUTH, VA

  • Meet David Catash Morch, a multi-talented entertainer from the scenic Tidewater Virginia. As a comedian, rapper, and actor, David has made a name for himself by bringing laughter and joy to audiences across the country. He has performed at top venues like the Atlanta Comedy Theater, Uptown Comedy Club, The Funnybone, Stand Up NY, The Comedy Chateau, and The Laugh Factory in Los Angeles, CA.

    David is also a versatile actor with standout roles, including Shane Sr. in Thankful For My Family on Apple TV. He’s played unforgettable characters like the landlord in Tracey's Roommates and Police Chief in Getaway 2. He has a hit song on all platforms called "Imma Step Baby Daddy."

    With his infectious humor and captivating performances, David continues to leave a lasting mark on the world of entertainment, spreading joy wherever he goes.

CHRISTIAN ESCOTO

WASHINGTON D.C.

  • Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Christian Escoto began performing comedy after his high school graduation. Since then, he regularly performs around the DC area and the Baltimore region. Using his quick wit and stage persona, Christian entertains the audience with jokes and stories about growing up in DC area as a Filipino-American. He has performed multiple times at the DC Drafthouse Comedy Theater, the DC Improv, the Howard Theater and has opened for Jordan Klepper, Adam Ferrara, Sheng Wang, Robin Tran, Helen Hong and JR De Guzman. He currently tours colleges all across the country.

BOZEMAN, MT

CLAIRE CORRIGAN LICHTY

  • Claire Corrigan Lichty is a fourth year at the University of Virginia with a double major in computer science and drama. She writes code, stories, and jokes for stand-up, which she has performed in small clubs in Bozeman, Montana, Charlottesville, VA and downtown Manhattan. Her debut children's book, "Marianne the Maker" is coming out June 3rd, published by Penguin Random House. In addition, her play "The Trash" is being performed at UVA's New Works festival.

DAN TREADWAY

NEW YORK CITY, NY

  • Dan Treadway is a writer and comedian based out of Brooklyn, New York. He performs at clubs around New York City and has been a featured performer at Hell Yes Fest, 5th Borough Comedy Festival, Last Best Comedy Fest, Portland Maine Comedy Festival and the North Carolina Comedy Festival. He's a longtime contributor to The Onion, was a founding editor at The Players' Tribune and has had his work appear in several national outlets including Vulture, McSweeney's and Sports Illustrated.

DONNA LEWIS

HAMPTON, VA

  • Donna Lewis is a standup comedian, sketch and improv performer based out of Hampton, VA. She's opened for comedy legend Marsha Warfield, twice for Maria Bamford and Michael Ian Black and has performed in well-known comedy clubs and festivals across the country.

ED PHILLIPS

CHESAPEAKE, VA

  • Ed Phillips is a stand-up, sketch, and improv comedian and Co-Founder of Commonwealth Comedy Network and The Dumpster Dudes. He’s opened for Orlando Jones and Johnny Pemberton and combined his love of nerdy stuff and comedy for packed audiences at BlerdCon and Tidewater ComicCon. When he’s not on stage you can catch him hunting for action figures, hanging out with his friends, and struggling to close a bio in an authentic and meaningful way.

elliot hamilton

BROOKLYN, NY

  • Elliot is a stand-up comic and actor that hails originally from south Louisiana, but performs all over NYC. He is the co-producer of Dive Party Comedy, and the proud owner of this one life he's living on this Earth.

EMJOY

SAVANNAH, GA

  • EmJoy is a stand-up comedian based in Savannah, GA. She hosts comedy shows and weekly open mics around town and has performed on Savannah Tonight!

ERICA DEE

RICHMOND, VA

  • Erica Dee is an up and coming comedian based in Richmond, VA. She brings "kwurky" black girl comedy front and center with her version of funny. Her humor ranges from unhinged thoughts to unusual observations around her life. She's performed in various showcases around Richmond including the "world famous" Coalition Theater's 2nd Best Fest. Erica also co-produces “Diverse Divas of Comedy,” a showcase that gives talented female comedians a platform to shine.

GENIA DULOT

LOS ANGELES, CA

  • Genia Dulot is a Russian born comedian based in Los Angeles. Her credits include: The Comedy Store, Ice House (Pasadena), Flappers, and Comedy Chateau. Genia also performs on a regular basis in various clubs in the Bay Area and in Portland, Oregon. Genia brings to the stage her immigrating to America experience, including being offered the job of a Dominatrix.

heather joyce

RICHMOND, VA

  • Heather has been doing standup since 2019 after moving back to Virginia from LA (Lower Alabama). She performs all over Virginia, DC, and Maryland in comedy clubs, sci fi conventions, and even elementary schools. She has opened for national acts like Dusty Slay, Kevin James Thornton, and Leah Rudick. She explores topics from the nerdy to the risque with a unique and sometimes musical perspective. Her musical comedy album, "Come and Get It, Nerds," is available across the web.

JACE LASKA

WILLIAMSBURG, VA

  • Born and raised in Williamsburg, Virginia, Jace Laska started doing stand-up almost 1 year ago. Primarily performing in the Blacksburg/New River Valley area while attending Virginia Tech, he has had opportunities to feature on local shows and open for headlining comics, Winston Hodges and Chris Alan.

JAY HUNTER MCNEAL

CHICAGO, IL

  • A delinquent from Cleveland Ohio, Jay Hunter joined the military to see the world. What returned? A refreshingly goofy take on a life that is ready, willing and able to be laughed at. From dry wit to fly on the wall observations, Jay Hunter is a walking, talking inside job.

JENNIFER NAPOLITANO

WASHINGTON D.C.

  • Jenny Napolitano is a comedian, writer, and storyteller who performs across the Washington, DC Metro area. She is a winner of The Moth Story Slam and DC Improv's Make-Up Party competitions. She has trained with the DC Improv and Washington Improv Theater.

JONAH NIGH

BRONX, NY

  • NYC-based and Minnesota-bred performer Jonah Nigh has appeared in a variety of roles for NBC (Baking It), Peacock, ABC, WNYC, NYC Pride March, France TV, Tripadvisor, and the Museum of the City of New York, among other venues. He has performed live in New York City, Washington D.C., Aspen, San Francisco, Boston, Milwaukee, Iowa, Minnesota, and on TV and film. He was recently a semi-finalist in Laughing Buddha’s Comedy Festival in NYC and named on their "Hot 100" list (2024). He made festival debuts in Amsterdam, NYC, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Ontario, Maine, Denver, Portland, Boulder, New Orleans, Ithaca, and Iowa City in 2024.

JORDAN BOYD

RICHMOND, VA

  • Jordan Boyd began her comedy journey as an improviser at VCU and later transitioned into stand-up as another expressive outlet. She is the co-host of Coalition Theater’s monthly open mic, Champions, known for curating a lineup of regional and local comedians. Jordan has also performed with Don't Tell Comedy, Traverse Comedy productions, and produces her own shows around Richmond. She runs The Golden Hour, which exclusively features comedians of color, and Cozy Comedy, another stand-up show aimed at showcasing comedians from diverse backgrounds. On stage, she is excited to share stories about her life and the constant thoughts running through her Pisces mind!

JOSH CAHN

CHICAGO, IL

  • Recently awarded BEST Next Comedian of 2023 by Stand Up NY where he performed for a crowd of 4,000 people, Josh has shared the stage/screen with John Lovitz, Dave Attell, Jeff Ross, Ari Shaffir, Laurie Kilmartin, and Jessica Kirson.

    Josh can be seen in upcoming feature film, The Toast (opposite Jon Lovitz) & Love Language (with Chloe Grace Moretz). Network and studio credits Include HBO, NBC, Comedy Central, Adult Swim, AMC+, Amazon Prime, and The Tonight Show. Josh performs stand up all over the country and that for sure stresses out his mom.

KHADIJA HASSAN

RICHMOND, VA

  • Khadija Hassan is an improviser with Coalition Theater, satirical writer, and comedian. She's performed at Bumbershoot Festival, Portland Queer Comedy Festival, and Pacific Crest Comedy Festival. She has opened for the likes of Tiffany Haddish, James Adomian, Aamer Rahman, Cameron Esposito, and Kurt Braunohler. Her bylines include The Hard Times, Flexx Magazine, and Functionally Dead.

KIM NARIO

RICHMOND, VA

  • Kimberly is a VB-to-Richmond girlie. She performs in the monthly bad date-themed improv show, Can’t Hardly Date. You’ve probably seen her at a red light singing show tunes or on some stages here and there. Kimberly previously hosted the beloved cult-crush podcast, Almost Nothing with Kimberly R. Nario. Her writing has been featured in Refinery29 and on The Drew Barrymore Show almost too long ago to mention.

MARY MACKEEN

BROOKLYN, NY

  • Mary MacKeen is an up-and-coming Brooklyn comic with a penchant for causing a ruckus and a knack for making a scene. From opening for Chris Fleming at ComFest 2023 to performing sketch and stand-up comedy in Arezzo, Italy, Mary is already making waves. Not just in the comedy scene, but in the lake of tears her Catholic ancestors shed nightly while looking down — or, let’s face it, probably up (did you know she’s descended from the Salem witches?) — at her unending pageant of lesbian antics and intrepid quest to fulfill her dream of being officially excommunicated.

MARY WALTON PETERSEN

FAIRFAX, VA

  • Mary Walton Petersen is an improviser and stand-up comic from Fairfax, Va. She hosts Crozet Pizza open mic and "Step Comedy Jam" in Charlottesville, VA, and goofs for Amuse Bouche improv at the University of Virginia. She's good at being bad.

LEON SCOTT

WASHINGTON D.C.

  • Leon Scott is a comedian and Emmy-nominated writer who has hosted and performed in comedy festivals across the country. He has created and produced jokes, commercials, videos, and articles for national and international audiences on multiple platforms. Leon served as a lead comedic writer for a prime-time, Washington, D.C. comedy show on WUSA9.

PAUL BLOMEYER

LOS ANGELES, CA

  • A former professor, Paul Blomeyer has been performing stand-up for several years. Known for his intelligence and dark point-of-view, Paul has delighted audiences all over Southern California and internationally. Younger audiences appreciate his anti-professor persona while older audiences connect to him because he’s old and, like them, he’s irritated by the optimism of the young.

    He was selected to perform in the Burbank Comedy Festival, the Lookout Comedy Festival, and the World Series of Comedy. He was also a featured comedian in Magner’s International Comedy Festival held in Bangkok, Thailand. He also won Uncle Clyde’s Comedy Contest, placed second in Hollywood’s Funniest and came in third in the Los Angeles Comedy Contest.

RANDALL DAVIS

WILLIAMSBURG, VA

  • Randall’s stand-up credits include DC Improv and the Funny Bone in Richmond, VA.

RICHMOND, VA

RANDOLPH WASHINGTON JR.

  • Randolph Washington Jr. is an aspiring comedian, professional homosexual, and tenured nerd. A Charlottesvillian who graces stages all over the DMV, including premier venues like The Southern, Coalition Theater, and Room 808. He is a member of Traverse Comedy which produces open mics and showcases in the Richmond comedy scene. Follow him @RandolphComedy on whichever social media you find least annoying.

PATRICK LOGAN

HOPEWELL, VA

  • Patrick Logan enjoys making fun of things we can all relate to. Goofy, naughty, and lighthearted. Three-peat winner of Richmond Funny Bone Clash of Comics in 2024. Champion of Comedy Smackdown Roast Battle 19 at the Virginia Beach Funny Bone. Patrick has been featured on Don't Tell Comedy, and worked with acts like Isabel Hagen, Trae Crowder, and Rocky Dale Davis. Most recently he has been featured at the North Carolina Comedy Festival.

REY TANG

CHICAGO, IL

  • Rey Tang is a Chicago-based writer, photographer, filmmaker, and performer. She performed stand-up in the 2024 SNL Showcase at the Annoyance Theater and sketch as part of Stir Friday Night, Chicago’s longest-running Asian-American comedy troupe. She's also performed in venues such as Laugh Factory, Zanies, and Hollywood Improv. Rey is currently represented by Stewart Talent Agency Chicago. You can catch Rey every Tuesday at her open mic "Pizza Mic", which has been written up by the New York Times Travel section.

ROME DAVIS

CHESAPEAKE, VA

  • Featured on America’s Got Talent, Don't Tell Comedy, and Last Comic Standing.

SHEA FREEMAN

LOS ANGELES, CA

  • Shea Freeman is a rising comic in the LA comedy scene, offering a clever take on his unique upbringing as an “ugly baby”. He has performed all over the country this year at various festivals as well as abroad in Spain and Amsterdam. He was named “Best of Fest” at Laugh After Dark in Vegas and a quarterfinalist in the 2024 World Series of Comedy. Shea is primed for a very big 2025!

REBECCA WILSON

ATLANTA, GA

  • Rebecca Wilson is a stand up comic, actor and writer born and raised in Atlanta, GA with years spent living in Minneapolis, MN and Denver, CO that have shaped her creativity and provided her with a holistic view of the country. Her southern charm mixed with her dry, quick wit creates an engaging act focusing on her southern Catholic upbringing, pop culture, family dynamics and the absurdities within human relationships. She has opened for Hari Kondabolu and Pauly Shore for sold out crowds. Rebecca has taken her sweet, yet warped world view to the following comedy festivals: Madison Comedy Week 2022-2024 & Manitou Comedy Festival 2023 and 2024.

tevin perry

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA

  • Tevin Perry is a Stand up Comedian for Virginia Beach. When not performing stand up he teaches chemistry in Norfolk. He's a winner of the Virginia Beach Clash of the Comics and performs at venues locally and around the state.

TRAVIS LINCOLN

COLUMBIA, SC

  • Born in Charleston SC, Travis Lincoln began his comedy career in Columbia SC. Known for his witty humor, impersonations, sultry singing impressions, and smooth delivery, Travis has been a regular host and feature at the historic Comedy House. Travis has also been featured on the prestigious Kenan Thompsons Ultimate Comedy Showcase. Travis has traveled across the country participating in comedy festivals and performing in comedy clubs with several notable comedians such as Alex Falcone, Joel Byars, Don DC Curry, Zainab Johnson, Matt Riffe, Akintunde, Marcus D. Wiley, Ryan Davis, and Guy Tory to name a few. With over 100,000 thousand and counting followers across all social media platforms, Travis is making a name for himself as a rising star and content creator in the comedy world!

VANCE ELLIOTT

ATLANTA, GA

  • Vance is a college-aged, clean comedian who jokes about his experience with religion and silly observations about the world.