SCHEDULE
Head over to the Acts page for more details on all of the performers featured below, and check out our Event Info page for specifics on festival venue locations, parking, and more!
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29
BLUEBIRD IMPROV
7:00 PM - STUDIO THEATER
SPONSORED BY VISIT WILLIAMSBURG
HEADLINER
Bluebird Improv: Tim Meadows, Matt Walsh, Brad Morris, Joe Canale
TICKETED SHOW - TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE
CHARM SCENE LIVE!
8:30 PM - STUDIO THEATER
HEADLINER
Charm Scene: Improvised Musicals (Chicago, IL)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
College COMEDY SHOWCASE
9:45 PM - STUDIO THEATER
FEATURING
Amuse Bouche (UVA), New & Improv’d (JMU), Overreactors (USC), Sandbox (William & Mary), VCU Improv (VCU), The Whethermen (UVA)
FREE SHOW, NO PASS REQUIRED
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30
Improv Showcase #1
4:00 PM - STUDIO THEATER
FEATURING
Magazine Dairy Announcement (Washington D.C.)
Festival Favorites (Richmond, VA)
Twig! (Baltimore, MD)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
Improv Showcase #2
4:00 PM - LAB THEATER
FEATURING
Thelma & Louise (Williamsburg, VA)
Bardalicious (Richmond, VA)
Commonwealth Comedy (Norfolk, VA)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
MUSICAL IMPROV DOUBLE HEADER
5:45 PM - Studio THEATER
FEATURING
Matchbox Cartoons (Chicago, IL)
Ephemera (New York, NY)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
improv showcase #3
5:45 PM - LAB THEATER
FEATURING
Mouth Stuff (Baltimore, MD)
Just One Bed (Washington D.C.)
Goat Rodeo Comedy Co (Charlottesville, VA)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY?
7:30 PM - GLENN CLOSE THEATRE
presented in partnership with arts at W&M
HEADLINER
Whose Live Anyway?
TICKETED SHOW - SOLD OUT
TJ & DAVE
7:30 PM - STUDIO THEATER
HEADLINER
TJ & Dave (Chicago, IL)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
improv showcase #4
7:30 PM - LAB THEATER
FEATURING
Dog Eats God (Chicago, IL)
Wolf Night (Richmond, VA)
Wolf Town (Chicago, IL)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
Featuring
Randall Davis (Toano, VA), Mo Macsai (Brooklyn, NY), Samantha Lukasiewicz (Richmond, VA), Chris Waller (Richmond, VA), Shaylyn Mackey (Savannah, GA), Brett Kline (Richmond, VA)
FREE SHOW, NO PASS REQUIRED
STAND-UP SHOWCASE #1
7:30 PM - PRECARIOUS BEER PROJECT
STAND-UP SHOWCASE #2
9:00 PM - PRECARIOUS BEER PROJECT
Featuring
Edward Phillips (Norfolk, VA), Kelli Tosic (Chicago, IL), Mazdak (San Diego, CA), Blake Carlson (Richmond, VA), Joyce Lim (New York, NY)
FREE SHOW, NO PASS REQUIRED
MY BEST FRIEND IS BLACK
9:15 PM - STUDIO THEATER
HEADLINER
My Best Friend is Black (Chicago, IL)
FEATURING
Live. Laugh. MURDER. (Dallas, TX)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
IMPROV SHOWCASE #5
9:15 PM - LAB THEATER
FEATURING
Can’t Hardly Date (Richmond, VA)
Bianchi & Byland (Raleigh, NC & Richmond, VA)
Blueballs & Casserole (New York, NY & Richmond, VA)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
IMPROVISED CHICAGO: THE MUSICAL
11:00 PM - STUDIO THEATER
HEADLINER
Improvised Broadway (Chicago, IL)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
TRIKE
11:00 PM - LAB THEATER
HEADLINER
Trike (New York, NY)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31
workshops - round 1
10:00 AM - PBK
LEARN & LAUGH
Workshops taught by festival headliners will be offered on Saturday. Additional details will be available in late December!
ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION REQUIRED
WORKSHOPS - ROUND 2
1:00 PM - PBK
LEARN & LAUGH
Workshops taught by festival headliners will be offered on Saturday. Additional details will be available in late December!
ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION REQUIRED
THEATER LEADERSHIP ROUNDTABLE
1:15 PM - PBK
CONVERSE & CONNECT
A meeting for attendees in positions of leadership in comedy theaters and organizations to connect and share perspectives from their communities including successes, challenges, needs, and opportunities. Free, but advance registration is encouraged. Registration will be available when workshops go live in December.
IMPROVISED WICKED FEAT. LAURA HALL
2:15 PM - STUDIO THEATER
HEADLINER
Improvised Broadway (Chicago, IL)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
Improv Showcase #6
2:15 PM - LAB Theater
FEATURING
GirlProv (Norfolk, VA)
Tacklebox (Savannah, GA)
1-800-FIREDEPARTMENT (Washington D.C.)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
TJ & DAVE
4:00 PM - STUDIO THEATER
HEADLINER
TJ & Dave (Chicago, IL)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
IMPROV SHOWCASE #7
4:00 PM - LAB THEATER
FEATURING
Girass! (Washington D.C.)
Mettlesome TourCo (Durham, NC)
Teen Angst (Baltimore, MD)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
TRIKE
5:45 PM - STUDIO THEATER
HEADLINER
Trike (New York, NY)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
IMPROV SHOWCASE #8
5:45 PM - LAB THEATER
FEATURING
Hot Computer (Richmond, VA)
The Short Straw (Durham, NC)
NYTEShift (Philadelphia, PA)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY?
7:30 PM - GLENN CLOSE THEATRE
presented in partnership with arts at W&M
HEADLINER
Whose Live Anyway?
TICKETED SHOW - TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE
MY BEST FRIEND IS BLACK
7:30 PM - studio theater
HEADLINER
My Best Friend is Black (Chicago, IL)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
improv showcase #9
7:30 PM - LAB THEATER
FEATURING
Dad Company (Mobile, AL)
Just Fine Dining (Richmond, VA)
Tiptoe (New York, NY)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
stand-up showcase #3
7:30 PM - precarious beer project
FEATURING
Vinny Seeram (New York, NY), Mike Veasey (Staten Island, NY), Jordan Boyd (Richmond, VA), Nik Narain (Durham, NC), Rome Davis (Chesapeake, VA), Heather Joyce (Fredericksburg, VA)
FREE, NO PASS REQUIRED
stand-up showcase #4
9:00 PM - precarious beer project
FEATURING
Leon Scott (Washington D.C.), Roni Nicole (Cary, NC), Rey Tang (Chicago, IL), Sam Nelson (Richmond, VA), Travis Lincoln (Columbia, SC), Jabari Saeed (Philadelphia, PA)
FREE, NO PASS REQUIRED
CUPID’S CORNER
9:15 PM - studio theater
HEADLINER
Cupid’s Corner
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
IMPROV showcase #10
9:15 PM - LAB THEATER
FEATURING
Lemon Pepper & Sazón Comedy (Norfolk, VA)
The Beavers (Norfolk, VA)
BABE (Richmond, VA)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
standUP HEADLINERS FEAT. LUKE NULL
11:00 PM - STUDIO THEATER
HEADLINER
Luke Null (Los Angeles, CA)
FEATURING
Randolph Washington Jr. (Richmond, VA), Brett Kline (Richmond, VA), Heather Joyce (Fredericksburg, VA), Randall Davis (Toano, VA), Joyce Lim (New York, NY)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
all-play improv jam
11:00 PM - LAB THEATER
THE LAST LAUGH
It’s gonna be complete chaos as dozens of festival performers take to the stage in this Saturday closing improv jam!
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1
INFORMAL GOODBYE BRUNCH
10:00 AM
DETAILS TO FOLLOW
Say goodbye to comedy friends new and old at an informal closing brunch meetup. Details on the location will be sent to all performers.
“PAYING ATTENTION” WORKSHOP WITH TJ & DAVE
12:30-4:30 PM
CLOSING WORKSHOP
More details and registration for this workshop will be available when all workshop details are announced in late December!
ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION REQUIRED