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!

The Totally Improvised Musical Returns!

The Totally Improvised Musical is back from our summer break with THREE shows in the coming weeks! We're delighted to be bringing the show back to Chorley Theatre and The Peer Hat, Manchester for the opening - and closing! - night of more totally unscripted, completely unmissable comedy musicals.

The songs, the story and the music are all inspired by your suggestions. Previous shows have featured such weird and wonderful misadventures as a prison break where no one wanted to escape, a battle between hobbits and greedy land developers, love and rivalry in the world of business catering and a heart warming tale of tube drivers who dream of being west-end stars!

Improvised Musical Comedy Manchester

We're back at Chorley Theatre on Friday 30th of September and then we have two shows at The Peer Hat in October (Wednesday 5th and Tuesday 25th). Join us for a night of song and laughter! Visit The Totally Improvised Musical page to find out more!

Improvised Musical Shows and Workshop!

The Totally Improvised Musical returns next week for more songs and laughter. And if you're feeling inspired, we're running a one day Musical Improv workshop in April 2022!

It might be a day late but let our cast be your funny valentines on Tuesday 15th February with the opening (and closing night) of two completely unscripted musicals. Whether you're on a date or looking for laughs in all the wrong places you won't want to miss this show at The Peer Hat, Manchester. We have dates for the Totally Improvised Musical booked in until the summer with more shows going on sale soon!

And if that's hitting all the right notes for you, we're also running a one-day Musical Improv Workshop on the 3rd April at Gorse Hill Studios. Designed for performers with experience in improv who are looking to explore their musical side., this session will also cater to experienced musical improvisers looking to expand their skills. The workshop will focus on the creation of small group and solo songs, looking at the structure of a song and methods for creating continuity and meaning within.  Join our musical director Felix Janeway and Rachel Wareing for a day of character driven songs and challenges, if a fun and supportive environment.

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Musicals, Mullets and More this Month!

We've got lots of shows and workshops to get you laughing this October with our Halloween Spooktacular, The Improvised Musical, the return of Improv Mullet and the return of in person comedy courses (last few spaces remaining)!

ComedySportz Online Match!

We understand that not everyone can join us for our live improv shows - especially our international fans who have found us through our virtual shows - and we’ll be continuing our online ComedySportz matches on the first Saturday of every month. Subscribe to our youtube channel now to never miss a match. You can watch our September show at the link above. The stream will go live at 6.45pm BST with the fun kicking off at 7pm BST on Saturday 2nd October. Online shows are family friendly and free to watch.

Halloween Spooktacular

Our monthly Waterside Arts shows may be a bit early for Halloween but join us on Saturday October 23rd for some ghoulish gags and games because, well, we just love a theme! We're adding a little pumpkin spice to our shows this month as our teams get the audience screaming with laughter, with spooky sketches and songs inspired by their suggestions. Don’t worry, there’s a referee on hand to issue penalties for bad jokes and bad behaviour - like trying to eat your brains!

We have two shows that day with ComedySportz 4 Tots at 3pm and ComedySportz at 6.30pm. Anyone in fancy dress gets a free treat!

Improv Comedy at The Barking Dog

Improv Mullet returns! We're delighted to be bringing this adults only mixed format improv show to the Barking Dog, Urmston on Thursday 21st October! Why Improv Mullet? Because it's shortform gags and games in the first half and longform scenes and sketches in the second.

There are two tickets types available - £5 entry or £13 for dinner and a show! We can attest that the food is absolutely fantastic.

Please arrive by 7.30pm to order your dinner upon arrival, showing the bar staff your ticket email. The show will start at 8pm. Dinner options are:

Each pie served with a choice of 2 sides and a gravy jug!

Book tickets here.

Opening Night!

Improvised Musical

And finally we have our Totally Improvised Musical show. Every night is opening night as we compose a brand new musical every show! We're ready to tread the boards, tinkle the ivories and tickle your funny bones with this brand new show.

Join us as we go from suggestion to sensation at The Peer Hat, Manchester on October 26th and November 30th 2021. Tickets cost just £6 and you can book tickets here.

Keep an eye out for announcements of even more shows! You can subscribe to our social media channels or join our mailing list to catch regular updates on upcoming events and classes. Thank you for continuing to support live and livestream comedy. We can't wait to see you at a show soon!

Want to get up on stage some day yourself? Well, if you have to panic buy anything this week make it a space on one of our fun and friendly comedy courses - there are limit spaces remaining on each! We have limited spaces remaining on our Foundation Improv and Beginning Stand-Up courses.

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