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LEVEL UP Improv JAM

Tuesday 3/28 – Tuesday 6/27

All LEVELS welcomed! Come level up by using what you've learned in class. $5 CASH SIGNUPS @ 9:00PM DOOR @ 9:15 NO ENTRIES AFTER 10:00PM MAX CAPACITY: 58 First Come, First Serve

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Sounds Funny Radio LIVE!

Wednesday 3/29 – Wednesday 6/28

An innovative audio-infused improv show featuring live sound design, games, and scenes. Everything in the show is inspired by voicemails from our listeners. Some of whom call and tell us what we want to hear and others who tell us things very far from it… We stylize those listener voicemails into radio-themed audio prompts which are played live for our improvisers who immediately create scenes that are unpredictable, unrehearseable, and unscriptedable!

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Wednesday Night Scene Jam! 9:30-10:30PM EST

Wednesday 3/29 – Wednesday 6/28

“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 DOORS 9:15PM NO ENTRIES AFTER 10:00PM MAX CAPACITY: 58 First Come, First Serve

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Thursday RUSH HOUR! Improv Jam

Thursday 3/30 – Thursday 6/22

Every THURSDAY, beat Rush Hour and come play! $5 CASH DOORS OPEN @ 5:15pm NO ENTRIES AFTER 6:00PM MAX CAPACITY: 58 First Come, First Serve

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Slow Burn Improv Jam!

Thursday 3/30 – Thursday 6/29

The Slow Burn Jam allows improvisers to settle into scenes by giving the team a form to work with!  $5 CASH DOORS @ 9:45 NO ENTRIES AFTER 10:30PM MAX CAPACITY: 58 First Come, First Serve  

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Old School Sketch Show

Friday 3/31 – Saturday 5/27

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.

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Too late for coffee, but not too late for comedy! Join Jake Joseph for some late night laughs as he hosts 'Late Night With a Foolish Boy.' This fully improvised show will feature a cast full of PITizens you know and love! So what are you waiting for? Stop by for some late night bits and goofs!

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It's not an April Fool's prank! For the second year in a row, Rapid Fire has made their way to the East Coast for some fun and some bagels. Join us for a night of long form improv and also explain to us how public transport works, we have no idea. Featuring: Cara Grasso, Nick Delzompo, Davide Costa, Bennett Cohen, Tobias Echeverria, Ali Janku, Tess Maretz, Marlee Kitchen, Micah Patterson & Caitlin Devenney

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Lightning Strike Open Mic

Saturday 4/1 – Saturday 4/29

Come try out your material, new and old and get a few minutes closer to 10,000 hours! Then participate in the LIGHTNING ROUND, in which each comic will get 10 seconds to tell one final joke! Or you are welcome to come watch a have a few laughs. Hosted by Dan Conroy   $5 CASH AT THE DOOR ONLY DOORS OPEN @ 4:45PM NO ENTRIES AFTER 5:30PM MAX CAPACITY: 15 Signups (40 total seats including audience) First Come, First Serve

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15 Minutes Away

Saturday 4/1 6:00 pm

15 Minutes Away is about to be New York City's premiere sketch team. Out of the ashes of UCB, BoogieManja, and the pandemic; this team is a mashup of some of the best actors and writers in the sketch scene.

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TRIANGLE OF MADNESS: AN APRIL FOOLS' DAY CELEBRATION    NYU's premier sketch comedy troupe brings you a ROCKING APRIL FOOLS' DAY CELEBRATION!!! Joining them is NYU's premier stand-up comedy club Astor Place Riots! In addition, an improvised set from the PIT's very own house team, The New Roommates! Featuring:  Sebastian Martinez Julia Krys Holden Lay Juliana Smith Myles Madden Mackenzie Cavagnaro Caden Hengesbach Alexis Bardy Jake Vitarelli Aria Lehri Anthony Kendric Katie Kubiak Max Lenahan Abby Stewart

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Saturday Night Fever Improv Jam

Saturday 4/1 – Saturday 6/24

Join Mac and Liv Saturday nights for a laid back montage style jam! Featuring scenes inspired by your life!
 
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DOORS OPEN @ 11:40pm
NO ENTRIES AFTER 12:00AM
MAX CAPACITY: 58 First Come, First Serve

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Two veteran performers with over 60 years of improv experience between them! From Second City to Saturday Night Live to a randam bar in Poughkipsie, these two have seen and done it all. Come watch these two old school clowns leave it all on the stage!

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The Hateful Waits

Friday 4/7 11:30 pm

You know the movie (The Hateful Eight), you know the man (Tom Waits), now get to know the two combined. Tom Waits (Slaney Rose Jordan) hosts a cast of seedy bums and stinkpot barflies who will improvise themselves to death, based on your suggestions.   Featuring: Slaney Rose Jordan, Philip Casale, Langston Belton, Mark Stetson, Rich Templeton, Rachel Bouton, Christian Flynn

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MINORITY REPORT Improv Jam

Saturday 4/8 – Thursday 6/15

Come out and meet other people of color in our improv community here at the PIT! Work on your skills, meet new friends, and practice being on stage.

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Fresh Baked

Saturday 4/8 – Saturday 6/24

The FRESH BAKED lineup changes every month, with folks performing improv, standup, music, character sets, dance, and beyond. What stays consistent is the freshness. Actually OutKast wrote “So Fresh, So Clean” 20+ years ago knowing that this variety show would some day come to the PIT. Just take our word for it there’s no need to fact-check that claim.

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PIT Alumni Show

Wednesday 4/12 6:15 pm

Showcasing recent graduates of Patrick McCartney's PIT improv course.....featuring, Patrick McCartney! In this new show, students will pit their skills against their former teacher, in two awesome improv formats!

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Baby Dangerous

Thursday 4/13 – Thursday 6/15

Baby Dangerous is an ensemble sketch show featuring an amalgamation of up-and-coming PIT comedy writers and performers, each providing their own personal form of chaos! Titled "The most fun I've ever had without needing to complete a captcha" by 4 out of 5 chatbots. In this evening of general tomfoolery, we'll bring you a revue of sketches and comedic segments that explore the most entropic, extra-domestic, and downright dangerous delights of the average Joe. (Est. October 2022.) Featuring: Brian Carrera, Cassandra Briskman, Charles Rivkin, Dan Bevan, Desmond Conwright, Hayley Marks, Ian Harris, Sophia Giovanis and Tim Daly

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BABY BUMPER CARS takes the PIT LOFT stage!!!! Join us for a night of rambunctious improv as performers Sebastian Martinez and Santos Aguilar take the stage! They'll be performing two separate sets, inspired by interviews with TWO AUDIENCE MEMBERS! So what are you waiting for?? Get your tickets now!

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Sunny & Friends!

Wednesday 4/19 – Wednesday 6/14

Creative 2-person Improv where the performers create a magical world in a unique form.

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Backdoor Barbecue

Thursday 4/20 – Saturday 6/24

Backdoor Barbecue is a critically acclaimed* 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!

Featuring Mike Brian, Paul Cohen, Chris Migliaccio, and MORE!

 

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The Awakening

Friday 4/21 – Saturday 5/20

Each show Chris Griggs (The Baldwins) puts together a cast of artists that will delve into a unique, weird, and surreal performance of improvisation set in a dream state.  This daring style is both imaginative and hilarious. There will also be an opening dance number, music throughout and a special appearance by The Sandman.

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Keppy’s Kingdom!

Saturday 4/22 6:00 pm

Welcome to KEPPY'S KINGDOM AKA James' apartment. YOU are the CAT-SITTER when James must leave for the weekend. BEWARE, Keppy tends to invite all his funny friends over to sing, dance, share stories, do improv & more! Be prepared to scoop poop and laugh 'til you pee a little! Prrrrr...   Featuring: James Koroni, Maggie Agnes Tully, Pat Monaghan, Peru, Intrusive Thoughts (improv team) and special guests!

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Girl Theory

Saturday 4/22 – Saturday 6/24

This sketch/stand-up variety spectacular finally answers the question, “why is being funny an attractive quality for men to have, but a threatening quality for women?” by giving the hottest and most threatening women in New York City the platform they deserve. No boys allowed, except in the audience where they belong <3 Featuring: Colleen Granberg Caitlyn Letterii Morgan Conley Daphne Moses Izzy Wachtel Dara Weinsteine

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For Sure, Shut Up!

Saturday 4/22 8:30 pm

For Sure, Shut Up! Is a two women show that encompasses sketch, musical improv, witty commentary, and interactive games to give the world more cackles and wheezes! It’s time to mix mediums again of sketch, weird dance moves, and opinions of 23 year old women living and breathing milk made from nuts!

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Febster

Sunday 4/23 – Thursday 6/8

Febster is a sketch show that will make you laugh (hopefully) and cry (hopefully not... unless paired with laughter). Please join us (Only if you want! No pressure though!).   Featuring: Matt Ziegler, Kaity Mazart, & More

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The 29th Street Film Festival

Sunday 4/23 – Sunday 6/25

The 29th Street Film Festival is back in town! Come watch Austin Tytel & Kyle Shamblin perform a completely improvised movie! Inspired by your suggestions, they will make up a movie right in front of your eyes that would make Roger Ebert give two thumbs up from his grave. They've made every time of movie, from Westerns to Musical Biopics to Aaron Sorkin inspired films. Get your tickets to the 29th Street Film Festival today!

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People Presenting Things

Saturday 4/29 – Saturday 6/24

6 comedians, 6 presentations, 0 knowledge. Each show we invite a group of comics to present an absurd slideshow—some past topics include “Romance Novel Reviews”, “I Freaking Love Volcanoes”, and “Joining A Cult: Is It Right For Me?”—but the performers won’t know what they’re speaking on until they take the stage. It’s educational, it’s embarrassing, it’s all improvised.

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Dungeons & Dragons, off the table and onto the stage! Our Dungeon Master and players will weave an epic story before your eyes, letting your suggestions and your (20-sided) dice rolls shape our improvised story. Prepare yourself for a fantastical night of swords and sorcery, traps and treasures, villains and heroes. Some audience members will be given spell scrolls, containing powerful magics that can alter the story. Featuring: Sam Kamenetz, PJ Nally, Maria Schroeder, April Sickler, Rob White, Viki Lenka, Dean Rule, Liam Dick, Teagan Clark.

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We’ll Celebrate Anything

Wednesday 5/3 – Sunday 6/4

Every day there is something to celebrate! Don't believe us? Join Space Station Awesome and friends and they chose a "national day" to honor that doesn't come with an month's worth of Hallmark movies and claymation specials. This month, we honor the dearly departed who have not quite moved on for National Paranormal Day! We'll celebrate with seances and silliness as we scare up some laughs for the living and spirits. Help us give #NationalParanormalDay the celebration it deserves! Featuring: The Vole Sisters (aka Double D Improv) & Space Station Awesome

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Studio System & Friends

Wednesday 5/10 – Wednesday 6/21

A fully improvised one act play with all the drama of Sam Shepard, the non sequiturs of Mamet and the unrelenting optimism of Shel Silverstein. Featuring : Jennifer Bareilles, Claire Yale-Raynes, Jonathan Desley, Sarah Peele, Paul Gutkowski, David Rysdahl & Jared Smith

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The Kids Network brings back all your childhood memories in this sketch show! These sketches will spark the sweetest nostalgia from the schoolyard to your favorite TV shows and movies… with a few haunting twists you didn’t remember as a child. Featuring: Ryan Bender Kayleigh Birch James Caven Robert Daniels Carly Kline Kyle Shamblin Bernie Torres Jessica VanGlad

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Common Ground Sketch

Saturday 5/20 9:00 pm

Common Ground is a sketch team who recently found out they have nothing in common. Join them on their quest to relate to each other through shared hopes, dreams and maybe even... love? Featuring Jess Moukios, Elizabeth Burke, Mark Pump & JR Scordino.

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PRANK YOU

Wednesday 5/24 7:30 pm

Prank YOU is a fully improvised live prank call show starring the master of this delicate craft, comedian Meryl Scheinman. Meryl delights audiences taking their requests, making the shape of each show as unique to the crowd. In between audience requests, Meryl targets corporations, celebrities, strip clubs, prayer lines, and whoever the hell else she sees fit. This outrageous performer has been seen at various comedy clubs doing stand-up, sketch, and improv at venues such as The Comedy Cellar, Gotham City Improv and Upright Citizens Brigade.

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Close your eyes and imagine it: a huge goddamn bowl of dust just hurling at full speed towards you. Sounds pretty funny, doesn’t it? We think so too, which is why we stole that joke from John Steinbeck. Join us for more crazy sketches, all about fun, antiquated things like threshing ancient grains and Winston Churchill. Don’t worry: by the end of the show, you’ll fulfill all your Roman Colosseum fantasies when you get to choose whether we, your humble performers, “live” or “die.”   Featuring: James Caven, Kayleigh Birch, Ryan Bender & Grant McCord

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College Radio

Friday 6/16 8:00 pm

A playlist of sketches. Each show in this series is inspired by a musical theme – the playlist could be any genre, from punk, to country, to gospel, to the Original Broadway Cast recording of your favorite musical. Come hear what musically inspired sketches “College Radio” has composed this month!

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