The DC Improv Blog

March 14, 2018

New Shows: Arsenio Hall and Tony Rock

These shows are months away, but they're both guys who sold out every show for their last DC Improv appearances. So plan ahead ... Arsenio Hall will be here August 24-25, and Tony Rock returns September 20-23. Tickets on sale now.

March 13, 2018

Comedy Kumite 13: Lafayette Wright

The world's greatest comedy competition returns March 31. Get your tickets ... and get to know your gladiators!

Name: Lafayette Wright

Nickname: The Mandingo Flamingo

Location of secluded training facility: Jabari region of Wakanda

Favorite intimidation strategy: Drinking from juice boxes without a straw

Person whose approval I'm secretly fighting for: I FIGHT FOR ME!

Do not joke about my: 80s TV Shows

Historic figure I'd most like to beat up: Mister Roper from Three's Company

March 12, 2018

This Week at the Club: March 12-18

We're open six days this week. Tuesday is already sold out (Jeremy McLellan in the main showroom). It's also looking like we'll have a big crowd for the free-admission Open Mic Night on Wednesday. For the rest of the week, the main showroom belongs to Brad Williams, who was one of our favorite DCI debuts from 2017. He puts on a great and memorable show. Tickets are $22 Saturday and $20 all other days.

Meanwhile in the lounge, you can see the next edition of Jive Turkey and Friends (long-form improv) on Thursday. The tickets for that are $5. The weekend headliner is Seaton Smith, a guy who started in DC years ago and is back to polish up a new hour of material. He's doing two shows on both Friday and Saturday and the tickets are $17.

March 8, 2018

Comedy Kumite 13: Pat Riley

The world's greatest comedy competition returns March 31. Get your tickets ... and get to know your gladiators!

Name: Pat Riley

Nickname: The Habitual Line Stepper

Location of secluded training facility: Let me drop a pin

Favorite intimidation strategy: *flips up Dwayne Wayne shades*...who wants to know?...

Person whose approval I'm secretly fighting for: Your momma

Do not joke about my: Anything. I make joke about you, is this understood?

Historic figure I'd most like to beat up: Your momma

March 7, 2018

New Podcast: Bob Marley

One of our favorite guests is back in advance of his shows at the club March 8-11, 2018. He explains why he is the Warren Buffett / Albert Einstein of stand-up. Also we discuss waterskiing.

March 7, 2018, 11:30 a.m.

Low Ticket Warning

Daylight savings is this weekend, so that means you have one less hour to buy tickets. PANIC. Here are the events on our schedule that are filling up. The lounge is 60 seats, main showroom is 285:

• Bob Marley (March 8-11): As of this message: Saturday 7:30 is sold out, 23 tickets left for Friday 7:30, and 31 left for Saturday 9:45.
• DMV Showcase (March 9): Local comics in our lounge this Friday. The 9:45 seating is currently half sold (30 tickets left).
• Late-Night Improv (March 10): Short-form improv in our lounge at 9:45 on Saturday. Only 16 tickets left.
• Make Up Party (March 11): We have 20 seats left for the Sunday lounge show -- tickets are just $5.
• Brad Williams (March 15-18): We have only 80 tickets left for the Saturday early show.
• Jim Norton (March 22-24): The Saturday early show is sold out and we have 15 tickets left for the Saturday late show. Also only 90 seats left for the Friday late show.
• Pun DMV: Remix (March 28): Now just 21 tickets left for this pun competition in our lounge. ($6 tickets)
• Rory Scovel (March 29-31): Right around 100 tickets left for the Saturday early show.
• Mick Foley (April 12): We now have right around 100 tickets remaining. Just 24 of those are VIP tickets.
• DL Hughley (May 4-6): The original five shows are sold out. We just added two more yesterday, but as of this message we're already down to the last 40 tickets for Thursday 7:30.
• Ismo (May 15): Our evening with the Finnish star is already half sold.
• Margaret Cho (May 18-19): The Friday early show is half sold and the Friday late show has about 100 seats left. We have 27 tickets for the Saturday early show and 37 for the Saturday late show.
• Michael Blackson (May 24-27):  Saturday 7 p.m. show has 95 tickets left, and the 9 p.m. has 65.
• Craig Robinson (June 28-July 1): It's a long way off, but we're already more than half full for Saturday 7 p.m. and just under half full for Saturday 9:30.

The following events are entirely sold out:

• ComedySportz improv (March 10): Family friendly improv in our lounge is sold out. Next edition is April 7.
• Jeremy McLellan (March 13): It will be a sold out DCI debut on Tuesday.
• Watch What Crappens (April 3-4): Both nights sold out.

March 6, 2018

New Shows: Ramon Rivas, DL Hughley extras

We have another DCI debut on the schedule. Ramon Rivas will be in our lounge on 4/20 and 4/21. Should be a lot of fun ... and let's just say his sensibility is suited to that particular weekend. Video of Ramon is below. You can also now get tickets for two added shows with D.L. Hughley, on May 3 and May 6. All the original shows we posted for D.L. are sold out so these might go quickly.

March 6, 2018

Comedy Kumite 13: Brittany Carney

The world's greatest comedy competition returns March 31. Get your tickets ... and get to know your gladiators!

Name: Brittany Carney

Nickname: Brittany Carnage

Location of secluded training facility: Oprah's metaphysical womb

Favorite intimidation strategy: Warble incessantly at direction of opponent

Person whose approval I'm secretly fighting for: Your mom

Do not joke about my: My two nostrils

Historic figure I'd most like to beat up: 13th President Millard Fillmore, because then nobody would care or remember and I wouldn't feel as ashamed.

March 5, 2018

This Week at the Club: March 5-11

The big headliner this week is Bob Marley, who has escaped the icy confines of Maine to bring joy to a part of the country with only slightly better weather. Tickets are $17 Thursday and Sunday, and $20 Friday and Saturday.

In our lounge showroom, the weekend starts off with two DMV showcases on Friday night -- $17 either show. On Saturday, our early show is already sold out, but you might snag some seats for the 9:45 Late Night Improv show. It's short form improv for $15. And on Sunday, we have a handful of $5 tickets left for our Make Up Party comedy competition.

March 2, 2018

Comedy Kumite 13: Matty Litwack

The world's greatest comedy competition returns March 31. Get your tickets ... and get to know your gladiators!

Name: Matty Litwack

Nickname: Matty "Matty Litwack" Litwack

Location of secluded training facility: Blockbuster Video

Favorite intimidation strategy: Avoiding eye contact

Person whose approval I'm secretly fighting for: The nurse who delivered me as a baby

Do not joke about my: extremely small nose

Historic figure I'd most like to beat up: Ferdinand Magellan