This weekend’s Ottawa Improv Festival may have sold out, but there are shows happening week in and week out at venues around town.
Did you know there’s a dedicated improv comedy venue in town? The Improv Embassy opening its doors in September 2016 is just one sign of Ottawa’s robust scene. DYK about the Ottawa Improv Festival, which in its third year is getting used to selling out the 140-seat Arts Court Theatre? Or how about Ottawa’s beloved Crush Improv, who celebrated their 10th anniversary (!) with a big big show at The Gladstone this winter…
Now, just because you didn’t get a ticket to this weekend’s sold-out Improvfest doesn’t mean you’ll have to wait a year to see a funny af improv show in Ottawa. See below for a list of improv troupes, shows, venues and festivals. Leave a comment if there’s something missing and we’ll add it soon.
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Improv groups
- A Little Awkward
- Carleton Improv
- Crush Improv
- Crystal Basement
- Embassy Q
- GRIMprov
- MI-6 Improv
- North of Normal
- Outtake Improv
- Quest Friends Forever
- Room for Improv-ment
- Trevor Comedy
- Vanmer
Regular shows
- Crush Sundays – Monthly @ Yuk Yuk’s
- Crystal Basement – Monthly @ Atomic Rooster
- Cagematch – Monthly @ The Improv Embassy
- Drop-In Improv Jam – Weekly @ The Improv Embassy
- GRIMprov – First/Last Wednesdays @ The Cock and Lion Pub
- Indie Showcase – Monthly @ The Improv Embassy
- Outtake Improv – Monthly @ LIVE! On Elgin
- The Fake News Show – Monthly @ The Improv Embassy
Venues
- Arts Court (2 Daly Ave)
- Atomic Rooster (303 Bank St)
- Irene’s Pub (885 Bank St)
- LIVE! On Elgin (220 Elgin St)
- The Cock and Lion Pub (202 Sparks St)
- The Gladstone (910 Gladstone Ave)
- The Improv Embassy (176 Rideau St)
- Yuk Yuk’s (292 Elgin St)
Festivals
- Canadian Improv Games Regional Tournament (February 26–March 1, 2018)
- Ottawa Improv Festival (March 1–3, 2018)
- Ottawa Fringe Festival (June 14–24, 2018)
Classes
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