Head over to the Acts page for more details on all of the improv teams and stand-up comics featured below!
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30
College COMEDY Showcase
7:00 PM - PBK HALL STUDIO THEATER
FEATURING
I.T. Improvisational Theatre (William & Mary), OverReactors Improv (U of South Carolina) , Amuse Bouche Comedy (University of Virginia), Dog Eats God (DePaul University), Claire Corrigan Lichty (UVA), Jace Laska (Virginia Tech), Vance Elliott (UVA), Andrew Gustafson (Virginia Tech)
FREE SHOW, NO PASS REQUIRED
CHARM SCENE: LIVE PODCAST RECORDING
9:00 PM - PBK HALL STUDIO THEATER
HEADLINER
Charm Scene: Improvised Musicals (Chicago, IL)
FREE SHOW, NO PASS REQUIRED
College COMEDY JAM
10:30 PM - PBK HALL STUDIO THEATER
A free play improv comedy jam for college performers! All participants will be assigned to randomized teams to perform sets in this late night jam.
FREE SHOW, NO PASS REQUIRED
FRIDAY, JANUARY 31
Improv Showcase #1
6:00 PM - PBK hall Studio Theater
FEATURING
Matron Saints (Washington D.C.)
Hot Computer (Richmond, VA)
Street Jelly (Richmond, VA)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
STAND-UP SHOWCASE #1
6:00 PM - PRECARIOUS BEER PROJECT
Featuring
Patrick Logan (Hopewell, VA), Khadija Hassan (Richmond, VA), Randall Davis (Williamsburg, VA), Jordan Boyd (Richmond, VA), Rebecca Wilson (Atlanta, GA)
FREE SHOW, NO PASS REQUIRED
STAND-UP SHOWCASE #2
7:30 PM - PRECARIOUS BEER PROJECT
Featuring
Amber Hendrix (Richmond, VA), Rome Davis (Chesapeake, VA), Ed Phillips (Chesapeake, VA), Sophie Spiers (Los Angeles, CA), Paul Blomeyer (Los Angeles, CA)
FREE SHOW, NO PASS REQUIRED
HEADLINER
Shamilton (Chicago, IL)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
SHAMILTON
8:00 PM - PBK hall STUDIO THEATER
FEATURING
Dolphin Stroganoff (Detroit, MI)
Still Life (Richmond, VA)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
IMPROV SHOWCASE #2
8:00 PM - RECITAL HALL
FEATURING
Wolf Night (Richmond, VA)
Magazine Dairy Announcement (Washington D.C.)
The Beavers (Norfolk, VA)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
IMPROV SHOWCASE #3
8:00 PM - Muscarelle museum of art
STAND-UP SHOWCASE #3
9:00 PM - PRECARIOUS BEER PROJECT
Featuring
The Gwynn Factor (Fort Washington, MD), Leon Scott (Washington D.C.), EmJoy (Savannah, GA), Catash (Portsmouth, VA), Jonah Nigh (Bronx, NY), Brett Kline (Midlothian, VA)
FREE SHOW, NO PASS REQUIRED
HEADLINER
Weird Tuxedo (Los Angeles, CA)
FEATURING
Power Walk (Savannah, GA)
Fan Friction (Richmond, VA)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
WEIRD TUXEDO
10:00 PM - PBK hall STUDIO THEATER
HEADLINER
3PEAT (Los Angeles, CA)
FEATURING
ConSOUPatory (New York City, NY)
BABE (Richmond, VA)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
3PEAT
10:00 PM - RECITAL HALL
A SUPER-SIZED STAND-UP SHOWCASE
Over a dozen comics take to the mic for 5 minute sets in this stand-up sampler pack showcase!
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
STAND-uP SUPER SAMPLER
10:00 PM - Muscarelle museum of art
TRIKE
11:30 PM - PBK hall STUDIO THEATER
HEADLINER
Trike (New York City, NY)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1
workshops - round 1
10:00 AM - PBK
LEARN & LAUGH
Workshops taught by festival headliners will be offered on Saturday. Session details and registration will be available in early January!
ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION REQUIRED
WORKSHOPS - ROUND 2
1:00 PM - PBK
LEARN & LAUGH
Workshops taught by festival headliners will be offered on Saturday. Session details and registration will be available in early January!
ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Improv Showcase #4
4:00 PM - PBK hall Studio Theater
FEATURING
Women in STEM (Richmond, VA)
Girlprov (Norfolk, VA)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
last word HAPPY HOUR
5:00 PM - PBK
DRINKS, TUNES, & GREAT COMPANY
Meet and mingle with fellow attendees and performers at the festival’s Saturday Happy Hour!
HEADLINER
Orange Tuxedo (Los Angeles, CA)
FEATURING
Can’t Hardly Date (Richmond, VA)
Lemon Pepper & Sazón Comedy (Norfolk, VA)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
ORANGE TUXEDO
6:00 PM - PBK hall STUDIO THEATER
TRIKE
6:00 PM - RECITAL HALL
HEADLINER
Trike (New York City, NY)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
FEATURING
Mick & Tony (Chicago, IL)
CatBomb! (Chicago, IL)
Power Nap (Richmond, VA)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
IMPROV SHOWCASE #5
6:00 PM - Muscarelle Museum of art
FEATURING
Randolph Washington Jr. (Richmond, VA), Mary MacKeen (Brooklyn, NY), Bill Sands (Hanover, PA), Ben Gelernter (Brooklyn, NY), Elliot Hamilton (Brooklyn, NY), Jennifer Napolitano (Washington D.C.)
FREE, NO PASS REQUIRED
stand-up showcase #4
6:00 PM - precarious beer project
FEATURING
Kim Nario (Richmond, VA), Erica Dee (Richmond, VA), Josh Cahn (Chicago, IL), Jay Hunter McNeal (Chicago, IL), Dan Treadway (New York City, NY), Shea Freeman (Los Angeles, CA)
FREE, NO PASS REQUIRED
stand-up showcase #5
7:30 PM - precarious beer project
HEADLINER
Baby Wants Candy (Chicago, IL)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
baby wants candy
8:00 PM - pbk hall studio theater
HEADLINER
WeirDass (Los Angeles, CA)
FEATURING
Bianchi & Byland (Raleigh, NC)
Wolf Town (Chicago, IL)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
WEIRDASS
8:00 PM - recital hall
FEATURING
Improv High (Norfolk, VA)
Angels on Strike (Richmond, VA)
Grizzly Bear (Richmond, VA)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
improv showcase #6
8:00 PM - muscarelle museum of art
FEATURING
Donna Lewis (Hampton, VA), Travis Lincoln (Columbia, SC), Genia Dulot (Los Angeles, CA), Heather Joyce (Richmond, VA), Rey Tang (Chicago, IL)
FREE, NO PASS REQUIRED
stand-up showcase #6
9:00 PM - precarious beer project
HEADLINER
3Peat (Los Angeles, CA)
FEATURING
”serious” (New York City, NY)
Mettlesome TourCo (Durham, NC)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
3peat
10:00 PM - pbk hall studio theater
FEATURING
That Thing You Pull When You Want to Stop (Chicago, IL)
Teen Angst (Baltimore, MD)
The Movies (Richmond, VA)
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
IMPROV showcase #7
10:00 PM - recital hall
A SUPER-SIZED STAND-UP SHOWCASE
Over a dozen comics take to the mic for 5 minute sets in this stand-up sampler pack showcase!
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
stand-up super sampler
10:00 PM - muscarelle museum of art
all-play improv jam
11:30 PM - PBK STUDIO THEATER
THE LAST LAUGH (FOR SATURDAY, AT LEAST)
It’s gonna be complete chaos as dozens of festival performers take to the stage in this Saturday closing improv jam!
FESTIVAL PASS REQUIRED
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2
CLEAN COMEDY BRUNCH
10:00 AM - PRECARIOUS BEER PROJECT
BRUNCH WITH A SIDE OF CHUCKLES
Join us as we close out the festival with a much-needed double heaping of breakfast and laughs for all ages at the Precarious Beer Project Hangover Brunch! Brunch starts at 10:00, comedy at 10:30!
FREE, NO PASS REQUIRED