BoogieManja: A Sketch Comedy Collective
Saturday 6/18 – Saturday 12/17
Sketch comedy that changes shape every show!
Upcoming Events!
The Rise And Fall, Then Brief and Modest Rise Followed By A Relative Fall Of… Jean Claude Van Damme As Gleaned by a Single Reading of His Wikipedia Page Months Earlier
Friday 6/24 – Sunday 7/17
A ridiculous exploration of the life and times of an 80's era action star.
The Baldwins
Saturday 6/25 – Saturday 7/23
"One of the most impressive and absurd long-form improv routines in the city." - TimeOut NY
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Hell Yeah! A Delightfully Improvised Musical
Sunday 6/26 – Saturday 8/27
Hell Yeah! creates high-energy, fully-improvised musicals. With a blank stage, a piano, and a burning desire to sing about our feelings, we build an entire narrative based on a simple audience suggestion. The product is a hilarious, touching show that’s never been seen before, and will never be seen again.
In-Person
The Wednesday Night Scene Improv Jam!
9:30-10:30PM EST
Wednesday 6/29 – Wednesday 7/13
“The Wednesday Night Scene Jam,” our little gem nestled right in the middle, is the perfect way shake off the TUESDAYS and let your scenes breathe! $5 CASH NO ENTRIES AFTER 10:00PM MAX CAPACITY: 58 First Come, First Serve
Unfinished Business
Thursday 6/30 – Thursday 10/20
Our top performers have a cathartic experience and we invite the audience to do the same!
In-Person
The Slow Burn Improv Jam!
10-11:00PM EST
Thursday 6/30 – Thursday 7/21
The Slow Burn Jam allows improvisers to settle into scenes by giving the team a form to work with! $5 CASH NO ENTRIES AFTER 10:30PM MAX CAPACITY: 58 First Come, First Serve
In-Person
Friday Feel-GOOD IMPROV JAM
5-6PM EST
Friday 7/1 – Friday 7/22
Find out why people are saying the Feel Good Jam is the best way to start the weekend! $5 CASH MAX CAPACITY: 58 First Come, First Serve
In-Person
The FRIDAY NIGHT Improv Jam!
9:30-10:30PM EST
Friday 7/1 – Friday 7/22
$10 CASH NO ENTRIES AFTER 9:30PM MAX CAPACITY: 58 First Come, First Serve A fun way to practice the art of improvisational comedy for all experience levels! Come to the jam and practice what you've been learning in class!
In-Person
Grad Show: Kevin Scott’s Level 5 Improv Class
7:30PM EST
Wednesday 7/6 7:30 pm
COME WATCH OUR BRILLIANT PIT STUDENTS TAKE THE STAGE!!!
How To Have An Affair Without Really Trying
Thursday 7/7 – Thursday 7/21
A one-woman musical comedy about a nineteen-year-old's first ever relationship...with a sixty-year-old married man. Becky Goodman uses her guitar, kazoo, and synthesizer to tell her one-night stand (who just happens to be a blow-up doll) the story of her romantic beginnings, and all the affairs she's had in between. Directed by Claire D'Angelo.
The Walking Juxt
Thursday 7/7 8:30 pm
New York is back! And that means so is the Walking Juxt! After almost two years of hibernation the Walking Juxt is crawling back out of the woodwork to bring you the best in off-kilter, off-the-wall, and off-putting sketch comedy in that most vintage of venues - a theater! Whether speaking to the top issues of our day or totally not, the Walking Juxt is here to help you laugh again somewhere besides the empty, crushing silence of your apartment. So stretch your withered legs and get back out there with an evening of out-there comedy!
In-Person
Grad Show: Chris Griggs’s Level 1 Stand-up Class
2:30PM EST
Saturday 7/9 2:30 pm
COME WATCH OUR BRILLIANT PIT STUDENTS TAKE THE STAGE!!!
Yoga For Billionaires
Saturday 7/9
"Yoga for Billionaires” is an immersive comedy experience that parodies the popular North American yoga class and the noble intentions of this traditional eastern spiritual practice with the ever present and all-consuming western capitalist interest in amassing massive wealth and becoming a billionaire.
Backdoor Barbecue Presents: Cabin Lakes II – Virgins Never Die
Saturday 7/9 9:00 pm
Backdoor Barbecue is a NYC-based sketch comedy group that serves up high-energy and tightly-structured shows. Featuring musical performances, character bits, topical monologue joke segments, and more, Backdoor Barbecue cooks up a new sketch revue with some of the funniest folks in New York!
Not Your Father’s Improv Jam
Saturday 7/9 – Saturday 8/13
Pretty Funny Comedy is a NEW improv jam for women and nonbinary improvisors!
Hosted, by Pretty Funny Comedy, Emily Anderson and Mackenzie Jaquish
In-Person
Musical Improv Jam!
9:30-10:30PM EST
Monday 7/11 – Monday 8/1
The PIT Musical Jam is THE place to get your singprov reps! $5 CASH NO ENTRIES AFTER 10:00PM MAX CAPACITY: 58 First Come, First Serve
In-Person
Grad Show: Chris Grigg’s Level 1 Stand Up Class
6:45PM EST
Wednesday 7/13 6:45 pm
COME WATCH OUR BRILLIANT PIT STUDENTS TAKE THE STAGE!!!
Vern & The Community Players
Wednesday 7/13 – Thursday 8/11
Fresh off a successful Off-Broadway run at the Players Theatre, veteran musical improv team Vern returns to The PIT, the place where it all started, to reunite with their rivals in drama, The Community Players, for an evening of improvised theatre.
Go Big Red! A Show about Cornell University (a university I did not attend)
Thursday 7/14 7:00 pm
Kevin Palermo did not go to Cornell--he went to Ithaca one time and it was fine--but he knows a little something about inferiority complexes. Join him as he explores the storied history of this illustrious institution. And maybe, just maybe, we can all...GO! BIG! RED!
Bareilles and McCartney
Thursday 7/14 8:30 pm
PIT instructor Patrick McCartney and the hilarious Jenny Bareilles improvise together for 40 minutes and holy moly it’s nuts.
Characters, Characters, Characters!
Friday 7/15 – Saturday 9/17
Characters, Characters, Characters is a new showcase for our up and coming community and the characters within them!
The Not So Late Late Show
Saturday 7/16 – Friday 8/5
An indie Late Night show written, performed, and produced by some of NYC's best LGBTQ/BIPOC/Women comedians.
Highlights Comedy
Saturday 7/16 10:30 pm
Four incredibly talented improvisers each take their turn performing a solo act before collaborating together in a big crossover Improv Finale! The show's purpose is to highlight each individual player & their unique talents before seeing them in collaboration.
EMPIRE Musical Improv
Sunday 7/17 9:00 pm
NYC's musical improv veterans gather for a late-night, madcap musical inspired by a suggestion from the audience.
Manhattan Myths
Friday 7/22 – Sunday 8/7
This series of comic short plays brings your favorite classic tales from mythology and folklore to life, with a twist - they’re all set in the modern day, on the island of Manhattan.
The UnderGrads Summer Vacation!
Friday 7/22 11:00 pm
The UnderGrads think they’re on summer vacation, but actually graduated and don’t have jobs and are in what people call “the rest of their lives.” God have Mercy on their souls.
Ya Played Yourself Comedy
Saturday 7/23 – Saturday 8/27
A new standup showcase featuring some of nyc’s best comics providing an hour of non stop laughter!
The Slide Show!
Saturday 7/23 5:30 pm
5 comedians, 5 presentations, 0 knowledge. Each show we invite a group of comics to create an absurd slideshow based on a theme!
Big Brad and Friends
Saturday 7/23 10:30 pm
An improv spectacular from veteran team Big Brad, and featuring a special guest team, Morgan!
Improvised Dungeons & Dragons
Sunday 7/24 9:00 pm
Dungeons & Dragons, off the table and onto the stage!
Something Special
Thursday 7/28 8:30 pm
A variety show hosted by Nick Mestad that highlights some of the city's best character performers and stand ups.
The Menstrual Cycle
Friday 7/29 8:00 pm
A Monthly Stand Up Comedy Showcase for Up & Coming Womxn+ Performers
Watch Our brilliant PIT students take the stage!
Centralia
Saturday 7/30 – Saturday 8/6
Legendary improv group Centralia performs their unusual brand of improvised theatrical comedy.
The Last Blockbuster
Saturday 7/30 9:00 pm
We have the last movie ever sold by Blockbuster! And you, the audience gets to help us discover exactly what that movie will be.
Proper Brother!
Saturday 7/30 – Saturday 8/27
Proper Brother is a spin-off comedy group made up of members of the NYU comedy scene!
In-Person
Grad Show: Patrick McCartney’s Level 2 Improv Class
9:00PM EST
Sunday 7/31 9:00 pm
COME WATCH OUR BRILLIANT PIT STUDENTS TAKE THE STAGE!!!
WATCH OUR BRILLIANT PIT STUDENTS TAKE THE ONLINE STAGE!!!
Love is Live!
Saturday 8/6 9:00 pm
Love is Live is a dating game show that combines elements from different reality dating shows like The Dating Game and Love is Blind. Through three rounds of questions and activities, two lucky contestants will hopefully find a match worth exploring beyond the show.
Pandemonium
Friday 8/12 – Sunday 8/14
Pandemonium, written by Claude Solnik and directed by Tony Chiofalo, imagines what would happen if Peter Pan and Captain Hook showed up at an ordinary suburban home in the modern world.
In-Person
Grad Show: Stephanie Holmes’s Level 1 Stand Up Class
8:30PM EST
Tuesday 8/16 8:30 pm
COME WATCH OUR BRILLIANT PIT STUDENTS TAKE THE STAGE!!!
Old School Sketch Show
Saturday 8/20 9:00 pm
Come see one of New York’s longest running sketch shows! Old School Sketch Show is created from “Pitch to Stage in 7 Days!” Every month features live sketches written and performed by a brand new cast of some of the most up and coming comedians in NYC.
In-Person
Grad Show: Lisa Whitten’s Level 1 Improv Class Show!
4:30PM EST
Sunday 8/21 4:30 pm
Come Watch Our brilliant PIT students take the stage!
In-Person
Grad Show: Mac Gostow’s Musical Improv Class
8:00PM EST
Monday 8/22 8:00 pm
Watch Our brilliant PIT students take the stage!
In-Person
Grad Show: Chris Grigg’s Level 2 Improv Class
3:00PM EST
Saturday 9/3 3:00 pm
COME WATCH OUR BRILLIANT PIT STUDENTS TAKE THE STAGE!!!
In-Person
Grad Show: Kihresha Redmond’s Level 1 Improv Class
3:00PM EST
Saturday 9/10 3:00 pm
Come Watch Our brilliant PIT students take the stage!
In-Person
Grad Show: Patrick McCartney’s Level 4 Improv Class
7:00PM EST
Tuesday 9/27 7:00 pm
Watch our brilliant PIT students take the online stage!
IN-PERSON
Grad Show: Sarah Morgan Ashey’s Level 3 Improv Class
7:00PM EST
Thursday 9/29 7:00 pm
Watch Our brilliant PIT students take the stage!