Short Courses and Workshops Return!

Our short courses and workshops have taken a bit of a pause for a couple of years but are back for 2023 with something for all ability levels! Whether you're looking to advance your skills, develop new material for stand-up or sketch, discover new improv formats, or want to try improv for the very first time... we have a class just for you!

Courses will run late April/Early May at The New Adelphi, University of Salford. All prices include a non-refundable £10 deposit. You can book on any of these courses here.

STAND-UP COMEDY "YOUR NEXT FIVE MINUTES" | 22nd April 2023 | £30

Got ideas for your stand-up routine but not sure where to take them? Bored of the same material every night? Kate is here to help! Whether you're a graduate of our Beginning Stand-Up Comedy course or a comedian looking to try out some new ideas, this workshop is a fun and friendly space to develop your material and write your next five minutes! This session is for those with some experience hoping to work on new material.

SKETCH WRITING | 22nd April 2023 | £30

Join Sean as he takes you through the basics of crafting sketch comedy using a variety of writing exercises and improv techniques. Explore ways to make the most of your comedic premise, utilising the tools of comedy to write memorable sketches and comedy characters. No previous experience necessary.

MUSICAL IMPROV | 29th April 2023 | £50

Join our musical director Felix and Rachel on a whistle-stop tour of music, song and long-form exercises to discover the joy of improvising music together. Learn the basics of constructing songs, adding to other's work and how to embed music into a story with substance. Some previous improv experience preferable but open to all levels of singing ability!

IMPROV CRASH COURSE (TASTER SESSION) | 6th May 2023 | £30

Always wanted to try an improv course but not sure if it's for you? Join Sean on this short course that will give you a taste of our 8 week Foundation Improv course. We'll cover basic, core skills like "Yes, And" and Listening... and might even have time for a few games! So if you're totally new to improv check out this short taster class with Manchester's longest running improv comedy schools! No previous experience necessary.

INTRO TO LONGFORM IMPROV | 6th May 2023 | £30

Join Bron for a short course in longform improv! Take your scene and character work to the next level as you explore the basics of popular longform improv formats. Looking at edits, narrative beats and game, this session is a great way to flex your improv muscles and discover different approaches to improvised performance. Some previous improv experience will be assumed.

Want more?

Our 8 week courses will return later in the year with dates to be announced soon - if you would like to register interest for our 8 week courses drop us an email today! You can also sign up to our mailing list for monthly updates on upcoming shows and workshops direct to your inbox.

Leicester Comedy Festival Shows

We're very excited about our upcoming shows at this years Leicester Comedy Festival and the UK Kid's Comedy Festival! These are some of the biggest comedy festival's in the UK and we're delighted to be back this February with two shows.

First, we're bringing ComedySportz to the festival on Sunday 19th February. Join us for an afternoon of all action, all improvised competitive comedy fun for all ages. Don't miss the festival's funniest fixture and book your tickets here.

Then we're back a week later with The Totally Improvised Musical on Sunday 26th February. We'll be composing a brand new comedy musical from your suggestions which will play for one night only! Book tickets here.

Leicester Comedy Festival is celebrating 30 years of laughter this year and we can't wait to bring these shows to the festival. Don't forget to follow us on social media or sign up to our mailing list for the latest on upcoming shows, workshops and ticket deals!

Nottingham Comedy Festival!

The Totally Improvised Musical will be doing a guest slot at the Nottingham Comedy Festival on Wednesday 9th November! We're joining our friends at MissImp for a night of totally unscripted laughter. We're one of three great acts on the bill alongside Date Night Improv and Press X To Smash. Join us at The Playwright, Nottingham from 7.30pm (doors 7pm) with tickets costing just £5. Book tickets here.

You can find a full run down of events at the Nottingham Comedy Festival website. And if you're looking for a full night of Totally Improvised Musical mayhem our next show is at The Peer Hat, Manchester on Tuesday 29th November - book tickets here.

Last Online Match... For now!

There's no online match this Saturday because as it clashes with bonfire night and we're all going to be out watching fireworks! But don't worry, we've rescheduled the match for Saturday 12th November instead so you only have to wait a week for more all action, all improvised competitive comedy fun! We hope you can join us online as this will also be the last virtual match... for now anyway!

We've been doing regular online shows since March 2020, when lockdown in the UK closed comedy venues and theatres. Since the world started opening up again we've tried to keep up with monthly online matches but, as our schedule fills up - all of our weekends in December are busy with shows, for instance - we've decided it's time to rest the online shows for a while. We have done hundreds of online shows and have grown a loyal community of fans. We're sure that we will return with more online shows in some way in the future, but for now we're taking a break...

...Well, not much of a break, did we mention all of our weekend's in December are full of shows? Don't miss our 21st Anniversary show at Chorley Theatre and the return of our Totally Improvised Pantomimes (more info coming soon)!!!

So, join us for some gags, games and maybe even a couple of surprises on Saturday 12th November. The stream will go live at 6.45pm GMT with the action kicking off at 7pm GMT. Shows are free to watch but donations are gratefully received. You can watch the stream live here:

And if you want to catch ComedySportz live, we'll be back at Waterside Arts in Sale on the 19th November. Book tickets here. Finally, don't forget to follow us on social media or sign up to our mailing list for regular updates on all of our upcoming shows and workshops.

The Halloween Spooktacular Returns!

Okay, we know it's a little early, but if Christmas starts earlier and earlier every year, why not Halloween? We're back at Waterside Arts on Saturday 22nd October 2022 for some frightfully funny family friendly comedy shenanigans as the Boo Team take on the Dead Team with ghoulish gags and games galore!

Halloween comedy show

PLUS any one who turns up in fancy dress will also get a free treat - and that's no trick! Tickets are available now from Waterside Arts (Book Online or via Box Office) with the fun kicking off at 6.30pm. Join us for some spooky improvised competitive comedy in this special themed match.

Got kids aged 6 and under? Check out ComedySportz 4 Tots at 3pm on the same day (Book Online or via Box Office). ComedySportz 4 Tots is a non-competitive version of our main show with plenty of silly songs and games guaranteed to get you giggling!