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.
Submit now for SolocomNYC’25: HERE!
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.
4-Day Festival Passes Available NOW! Click HERE for more info.
Day Passes Available NOW for Thursday, Friday, Saturday, AND Sunday!
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!
THE PIT’S MARCH MADNESS IS BACK!!! The improv bracket-tournament showdown features teams going head-to-head in various games, forms and more!!
We’re looking for improv teams of all kinds–Harold, Musical, Short-form, Dramatic, Aliens in the Parking Lot, whatever your deal is! Submit now if you think your team has what it takes to go all the way!
The qualifier rounds kick off in February 2025!
Submit your team for the chance to be one of the 34 selected to participate!
The Peoples Improv Theater proudly announces NYC SOLOCOM’25!
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.
SUBMIT TO THE FESTIVAL HERE!
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!
4-Day Festival Passes Available NOW! Click HERE for more info.
Day Passes Available NOW for Thursday, Friday, Saturday, AND Sunday!
OFFICIAL 2024 NYC SKETCHFEST LINE-UP:
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17th, 2024
4:15-5PM – Mikki Marvel
5:30-6:30PM – Dancing Brothers & Taxi Cab Comedy
7-8PM – Judy Pryor & Febster
8:30-9:30PM – Redacted & A Series Of Unfortunate Folks
10-11PM – BITE
11:30PM-12:30AM – 24-Hour Sketch Show
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18th, 2024
4-5PM – 11th Grade Show Choir
5:30-6:30PM – Side of Ranch & Your Father & I
7-8PM – Bragging Rights
8:30-9:30PM – Girl Theory & Chimp Cocktail
10-11PM – Rails Comedy & Fifth Floor Walkup
11:30PM-12:30AM – 24-Hour Sketch Show
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19th, 2024
1-2PM – Brick Penguin & Never Sad
2:30-3:30PM – Chronically [Ch]ill & Late Night Shenanigans
4-5PM – Etch a Sketch & TypeCast
5:30-6:30PM – Backdoor BBQ & Beverly
7-8PM – Time to Kill
8:30-9:30PM – Yelling at Pigeons & Peoples Sketch Revue
10-11PM – The Black Card Experience & Ghost Girl
11:30PM-1AM – MurderFist
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20th, 2024
1-2PM – Your Plus Ones & Hey Roommate
2:30-3:30PM – DIGITAL HOUR
4-5PM – Septar
5:30-6:30PM – Corn Fed Sketch & Salty Nuts Comedy
7-8PM – Both Hands & The Walking Juxt
8:30-9:30PM – Forevermore & Jackie & Allison
10-11PM – Fleurs
11:30PM-12:30AM – 24-Hour Sketch Show