Festivals
The Peoples Improv Theater is proud to host NYC’s premier comedy festivals for solo shows, improv, and sketch.
March Madness Improv Tournament:
A knockout-style improv competition.
Congratulations to this year’s winner: Really, Chef?!
SOLOCOMNYC:
A festival dedicated to solo performances.
Congratulations and Thank You to our SolocomNYC’24 performers!
Indie-pendence Fest:
A celebration of independent improv teams.
Indie Fest 2024 will run July 3rd & 4th.
Sketchfest:
A 4-day festival dedicated to sketch comedy performance and writing.
Sketchfest 2024 will run October 17th-20th.
Go to the individual festival tabs for more information and full schedules.
Stay tuned for more announcements and upcoming dates!
LET THE IMPROV MADNESS BEGIN!
Over the course of 4 weeks 32 improv teams have competed for 1 of 16 bracket slots. Now, March 11th-16th watch those 16 teams battle it out over five days to see who will become the March Madness Improv Champion. The winning team will receive a 3-month residency at The PIT, a cash prize, and eternal glory!
CONGRATULATIONS to this year’s winner: Really, Chef?!
The Peoples Improv Theater proudly announces the 10TH ANNUAL SOLOCOM!
SolocomNYC has launched over 400 new solo comedies that have gone on to longer runs, tours and festivals around the world (including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.)
SolocomNYC is a festival of new solo work. All shows presented are 75% – 100% new material, and are created specifically for the festival. SOLOCOM’s goal is to push artists to create a show that is meaningful, personal and to follow the fear.
CONGRATULATIONS to all of our 2024 solo performers!
The Peoples Improv Theater is thrilled to present the 12th Annual INDIE-pendence Day Fest.
The longest running Indie Improv Festival in NYC was originally created by Student Driver & hosted by The PIT.
Our goal is to foster community, play, and highlight some of the best Indie Improv from around the globe! It will feature Special Guests, Jams, and a Barbecue Picnic!
Spanning 2 days, the festival is your team’s chance to follow the fear, take the leap, and put yourselves in front of an audience!
This is the perfect festival for new and old teams! Teams that debuted at IndieFest have gone on to successful runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Off-Broadway, and more! All are Welcome to Apply!
IndieFest will run, Wednesday July 3rd – Thursday July 4th.
OFFICIAL LINE-UP!
Wednesday, July 3rd:
2:00 PM – The Janices, It’s Terrible, Alex & Amy
3:15 PM – Cal and Cao, 3am Binge
4:30 PM – Oh No I’m Dead, goat party🐐🎉, Bizzo, Hutchinson Parkway
5:45 PM – Shewitt, Two Hands Clapping, Feds with Benefits, Rocambolesque
7:00 PM – Improvised Dungeons and Dragons, MADhouse, Siblings, Guerilla Glue
8:15 PM – GREENBERG!, The Artist Formerly Known as: CRUD!, Basically Unemployed, The Understudies
10:45 PM – Thrice the Drama, Pedantic and Pissy, Purple Group
Thursday, July 4th:
1:30 PM – Style, 3 Leaf Clover, Carte Blanche, Two Little Tricksters
2:45 PM – Smalltown Anarchy Misfits, Sotto Voce, Up to No God
4:00 PM – Space Station Awesome, Matron Saints, Learners Permit, The Placeholders
6:30 PM – Thorn & Petalstick, The Unpaid Interns, Quicksand
7:45 PM – What We Improvise In The Shadows, The Sounds Funny Players
9:00 PM – Peter & Matt, Party City Kazoos, Rumspringa
10:15 PM – Hyperkinetic, Looper, The Sunny & Mike Hour
Everyone can purchase a $30.00 festival pass which allows you to get into all shows over the weekend! If you plan on seeing more than 2 fantastic improv shows, it’s totally worth it! Linked HERE!
The 10TH ANNUAL NYC Sketchfest’24, New York City’s premier sketch comedy festival and one of the nation’s largest, will run Thursday, October 17th – Sunday, October 20th.
NYC SKETCHFEST 24 aims to showcase both local and national sketch teams, spanning from established favorites to emerging groups, fostering a union of sketch brilliance. Programming will include DIGITAL SKETCH HOURS, the 24 HOUR SKETCH SHOW and more! All are welcome to submit.
To submit for Sketchfest 24, click HERE.
To submit to Sketchfest 24’s Digital Hour, click HERE.
To submit to Sketchfest 24’s 24-Hour Sketch Show, click HERE.