The DC Improv Blog

January 10, 2018

New Shows: Lavell Crawford and Jive Turkey improv

Just a quick note: We have added an eighth (and final) show for Lavell Crawford (Jan. 26-28). It's a Sunday matinee with a 3:30 showtime, and the tickets are $35.

We also have a late addition to our lounge calendar. The improv team Jive Turkey will be doing a long-form show on January 18 (Thursday), and they're bringing some of their favorite DC-area troupes with them. Tickets are $10.

January 8, 2018

This Week at the Club: Jan. 8-14

We're excited to have Orny Adams back at the club this week, Thursday through Sunday. His latest special debuted on Showtime in fall 2017, so we're going to see a lot of new material -- and Orny is a fantastic performer. Tickets are $17 Thursday and Sunday, and $20 Friday and Saturday.

The lounge showroom is busy Friday through Sunday. We've got DMV showcases on Friday, followed by the Comedy Kumite stand-up tournament on Saturday. Tickets are $17 for either of those nights. On Sunday, it's the Make Up Party -- we challenged funny people to come up with five minutes of comedy on the theme of music, and you can see what they came up with. Tickets are $5.

January 5, 2018

New Shows: Mike Vecchione and Brent Morin

One year, we will go 12 months without a schedule change. 2018 is not that year. Andrew Schulz took an acting job that conflicted with his shows January 18-21. We are stoked to have Mike Vecchione as his replacement, January 18-20. DC Improv regulars will remember that Mike kicked off our "Next Wave" series by headlining the main showroom in January 2017.

Another happy return: Brent Morin will be here April 26-29. He's a HIGHLY entertaining performer, and every time we see him he keeps growing as a comedian. Should be a fun week.

January 5, 2018

Comedy Kumite 12: Eddie Morrison

The world's greatest comedy competition returns January 13. Get your tickets ... and get to know your gladiators!

Name: Eddie Morrison

Nickname: Mrs. Ed

Terrible wrong I'm out to right: Telling my dentist the flossing is "going pretty well"

Song that gets me amped for a fight: Tina Turner - "I Don't Wanna Fight"

Business I will open with my winnings: Coffee shop where you're not allowed to talk about Bitcoin

Strangest member of my entourage: Jake from State Farm

January 3, 2018

Low Ticket Warning

Our New Year's resolution is to sell more tickets than ever before, so you should be expecting a bunch of sold out shows in 2018. Here are events that are filling up or are already full. The lounge is 60 seats, main showroom is 285:

• Ryan Davis (January 5-7): Right now we have 24 tickets left for Friday 7:30 and 100 tickets left for Sunday 7:00. The other three shows are full.
• DMV showcase (January 6): Only 23 seats left for the Saturday early show in our lounge.
• Orny Adams (January 11-14): Now just 62 tickets left for the Saturday early show.
• Comedy Kumite XII (January 13): The world's greatest comedy competition returns to our lounge. The early seating has about 20 tickets left; the late seating has about 30.
• ComedySportz improv (January 20): Just 22 seats left for our monthly family-friendly improv show.
• Lavell Crawford (January 26-28): The five scheduled shows are sold out. We are checking to see if Lavell wants to add shows, so keep your eyes on the Facebook event for the latest news.
• Vir Das (March 2-4): Now just 23 tickets left for the Saturday early show, and 79 left for the Saturday late show.
• Bob Marley (March 8-11): The Saturday early show is  half sold.
• DL Hughley (May 4-6): we have 60 seats left for the Saturday early show, and 120 left for the Saturday 9:15 show.

The following shows are entirely sold out:

• Michelle Wolf (February 22-24): All five scheduled shows are sold out.
• Watch What Crappens (April 3-4): Both nights sold out FAST.

January 2, 2018

Comedy Kumite 12: Rob Maher

The world's greatest comedy competition returns January 13. Get your tickets ... and get to know your gladiators!

Name: Rob Maher

Nickname: Kumite Diggs

Terrible wrong I'm out to right: Prince's death

Song that gets me amped for a fight: Hangin' Tough - New Kids

Business I will open with my winnings: 24 Hour Wine Delivery Service

Strangest member of my entourage: Only person in the world who truly knows what Bitcoin is

January 2, 2018

New Show: Dave Siegel

The plan for 2018 is to shatter the record for shows and events in our lounge. And we just added two more shows for February. Ages ago, Dave Siegel worked as a DC Improv door guy while he was in college. Now he's a professional comedian and comedy writer based in New York. He has headlined the lounge before, and if you're a fan of "America's Got Talent" you might remember him doing a performance with a baby strapped to his chest. Don't worry, it's his baby. Dave will be here on February 9. Check him out:

January 2, 2018

This Week at the Club: Jan. 1-7

If glaciers don't advance down Connecticut Avenue, we'll be open Friday through Sunday with headliner Ryan Davis. Tickets are $25, and we're already sold out for the Saturday shows.

In our lounge, we kick off 2018 with a Porkchop Volcano improv show this Friday. Tickets are $10. Then on Saturday night we have our first DMV showcase of the year, with seatings at 7:30 and 9:45. Tickets are $17.

December 28, 2017

Comedy Kumite 12: Naomi Karavani

The world's greatest comedy competition returns January 13. Get your tickets ... and get to know your gladiators!

Name: Naomi Karavani

Nickname: Naom Chomsky

Terrible wrong I'm out to right: Unfair treatment of veterans of the War on Christmas

Song that gets me amped for a fight: "Knuck if you buck"

Business I will open with my winnings: Used, New, and Refurbished Fuckbois

Strangest member of my entourage: a stuffed owl

December 27, 2017

Low Ticket Warning

To get you in the mood for countdowns, here are events at the club where the number of available tickets is heading toward zero. The lounge is 60 seats, main showroom is 285:

• Finesse Michell (December 28-30): There are about 80 seats left for the Thursday show. The Saturday early show is also more than half sold.
• New Year's Eve (December 31): We have around 90 tickets left for the "countdown" show, and about 120 left for the 7:30 early show. Your headliner is Finesse Mitchell!
• Ryan Davis (January 5-7): About 40 tickets left for the Saturday early show, and the late shows on both Friday and Saturday are now past half full.
• Orny Adams (January 11-14): We've got around 120 tickets left for the Saturday early show.
• Comedy Kumite XII (January 13): The world's greatest comedy competition returns to our lounge. The early seating is more than half full.
• ComedySportz improv (January 20): This is our monthly family-friendly show, in the lounge showroom. Only 27 tickets left (so we're past half full).
• Lavell Crawford (January 26-28): The five scheduled shows are sold out. We are checking to see if Lavell wants to add shows, so keep your eyes on the Facebook event for the latest news.
• Michelle Wolf (February 22-24): Both Saturday shows are sold out. The Friday early show has 9 ticdkets left, and the Friday late show has maybe 120 seats.
• Vir Das (March 2-4): Now just 34 tickets left for the Saturday early show, and 89 left for the Saturday late show.
• Bob Marley (March 8-11): The Saturday early show is new half full.
• DL Hughley (May 4-6): Only 90 seats left for the Saturday early show, and the Saturday 9:15 show is almost half sold.

The following shows are entirely sold out:

• Watch What Crappens (April 3-4): Both nights sold out FAST.