The business of comedy has come a long way since the late Budd Friedman opened New York’s 50-seat Improvisation at 44th Street and 9th Avenue in 1963 on the site of a defunct Vietnamese restaurant. It ...

The humor, spontaneity and fun of improvisational comedy is a stark contrast to the mundanity of day-to-day life, but the Spokane School of Improv shows how on-the-spot humor can be applied to ...

Crayons Improv is a performance troupe that specializes in creating engaging, spontaneous, and humorous shows suitable for all ages. Since its inception in 2007, when the group performed at a church ...

At their most recent monthly performance at Sawtooth Kitchen, Valley Improv, a comedy group based in the Upper Valley, played to a packed house. Attendees, who ranged from ticket-holders to curious ...

John Mulaney. Tiffany Haddish. Michael Longfellow. Comedians have been performing at The Comedy Attic for years. And, as of this Thursday, IUs own Full Frontal Comedy has joined the ranks of those ...

These can be unnerving times for American comedy. The TV sitcom is going by way of the canned laugh track, while the president tries to heckle late-night comedians out of jobs. But funny persists. And ...

The Comedy Club of Kansas City on W. 103rd Street brings in national touring acts as well as local comedians. Whether you’re jonesing to take some improv classes, hop on the open mic, or just catch a ...

There’s some entertainment in Charlotte that’s arguably better than a late night Netflix binge. It’s not sports, and it’s not a traveling Broadway show. It’s improv — unpredictable, supportive, ...

Do you think that you’re funnier than the average person? Do you get a laugh out of people. Have you ever thought about taking your sense of humor to the next level, by getting on stage? If you’ve ...

Sometimes I find myself preaching to the choir. I write about improv’s psychological benefits, and fellow improvisers often tell me that they’ve known these things long before they started cramming ...

Many years ago , well after I became a practicing clinician, I decided to take up a new part time interest : improvisational comedy . As many of you know who have been to improv comedy presentations, ...