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The Houston Improv Festival is now accepting submissions from improv teams interested in performing at 2013 Houston Improv Festival. Full submission guidelines available at houstonimprovfestival.com.

In 2012, Chicago Halloween Guide launched online voting to determine Chicago’s Top Haunted House Actors. With thousands of votes recorded, Actor Jeff Walker and Actress Stevie Calabrese have been announced the Haunt Actor and Actress of the year!

FILMPROV is what happens when you take local, independent short films and ask experienced improv performers to create on-the-spot "DVD Bonus Features" like alternate endings, never-before-seen scenes and more!

Washington DC area actors, dancers, improvisers, and comedians join forces to create a film about the day-to-day struggles of a Veteran re-entering civilian society. On December 3, one night only, they take the stage to raise money for this project.

FILMPROV is what happens when you take local, independent short films and ask seasoned improv performers to create on-the-spot "DVD Bonus Features" like alternate endings, never-before-seen scenes and more!

One night only! The critically acclaimed 5 Degrees of Comedy will perfrom at the Houston Improv on September 29, 2011. Don't miss out on an explosive night of comedy.

Artistic Director, Kymberly Harris continues to provide professional training for beginning and experienced actors in Illinois

Popular Comedian announces three new tour dates to kick off New Year.

The Houston Improv Festival is now accepting submissions from improv teams interested in performing at 2013 Houston Improv Festival. Full submission guidelines available at houstonimprovfestival.com.

In 2012, Chicago Halloween Guide launched online voting to determine Chicago’s Top Haunted House Actors. With thousands of votes recorded, Actor Jeff Walker and Actress Stevie Calabrese have been announced the Haunt Actor and Actress of the year!

The Improv Comedy Club & Dinner Theatre premiered in Atlanta's Buckhead area.

A 12-week 101/201 Improvisational comedy class will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays in the Betty Waldron Theatre at Bob Carter’s Actor’s Workshop & Repertory Co. from Sept. 5 through Nov. 28. (No class 10/31.) 1009 N. Dixie, West Palm Beach, FL

In a recent interview with Theatre Geeks podcast, Ed Trout, Artistic Director of ComedySportz, Indianapolis, explained how the unique club promotes a family friendly atmosphere along with top-notch improv comedy.

New York Lawyers Learn The Skills of Improvisation to Strengthen Legal Skills

May 19 – June 24 @ the Lounge Theatre “We lost it there. We were improvising, and we lost it.”

Students 13 years of age or older with at least one year of study on their instruments, and adult musicians, learn from the finest in jazz during this weeklong program

The Theater Project announces its spring classes at the Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts.

Salsation Theatre Company, NFP, comedy with a Latin flavor, returns for the 10th time to the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival with best-of highlights from its 2011 season. The show is directed by John Hildreth and starts at 6:00 p.m. on January 14th.

FILMPROV is what happens when you take local, independent short films and ask experienced improv performers to create on-the-spot "DVD Bonus Features" like alternate endings, never-before-seen scenes and more!

Washington DC area actors, dancers, improvisers, and comedians join forces to create a film about the day-to-day struggles of a Veteran re-entering civilian society. On December 3, one night only, they take the stage to raise money for this project.

FILMPROV is what happens when you take local, independent short films and ask seasoned improv performers to create on-the-spot "DVD Bonus Features" like alternate endings, never-before-seen scenes and more!

One night only! The critically acclaimed 5 Degrees of Comedy will perfrom at the Houston Improv on September 29, 2011. Don't miss out on an explosive night of comedy.

Miss Anita Goodmann is a “real-life Tootsie” who has emerged from Seattle’s burgeoning burlesque scene to create a genre-defying comedy show combining satire, comedy, improv, drag, and burlesque into one hilarious and unpredictable hour.

The All-New Anita Goodmann Experience takes the audience on a surrealistic romp through a world where the only rules are there are no rules. This comedy show is composed of free association, cartoon antics, gender bending, and pop culture lampoon.

The got jokes? all stars are on fire as they return to south tampa memorial day weekend

Students 13 years of age or older with at least one year of study on their instruments, and adult musicians, learn from the finest in jazz during this weeklong program

The Fillers – A Comedy Improv Show Uncensored Stepping out of the Bovine Box One Night Only at The Avenue Theater – Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Improv Shows and Workshops for kids ages 6 to 14 are great for school events and assemblies.

The Immediate Gratification Players of Harvard College have named comedian Wayne Brady as their second annual Immediate Gratification Player of the Year. Wayne is the second recipient of this award; comedian Jeff Garlin received the award a year ago.

"The Bullpen", a web series about comic book creators, releases a new episode about the aftermath of a convention trip.

Making its Long Island debut, An Evening With Charlie Todd and Friends: The Improv Everywhere Live Show, is an hour of behind-the-scenes stories followed by a live improv performance.

"The Bullpen" a workplace comedy about a comic book company attracts viewers in its first week.

Atlanta Relapse Theatre hosts Southern Humorist and Storyteller, Shannon McNeal, as source for local improv comedy troupe Thursday, November 18, 2010.

West Palm Beach Fl…The 1st annual “Home Safe for Kids Comedy Fest” will be held on December 7th from 7:30 to 9:30 at the world Famous Improv Comedy Club and Dinner Theatre, City Place, WPB.

For the week of oct 20 - 27 The DC Improv will be a collection site to drop off costumes and decorations to help bring the spirit of halloween to the children. No candy or edible items please. All gifts must be brand new for disease/infection control

Top voice over coach, Pat Fraley, appears on Voice Over Experts with his lesson on improv in the voice over industry.

World-renowned voice over expert Marc Graue shares his insight on how to book animation voice over roles using improv on the Voice Over Experts Podcast at Voices.com.

Creative arts can help you express emotions that are very hard to put into words. This four week workshop will provide creative grief expression opportunities through the use of mixed media art.

Dumpster Tequila Musical Improv performs at UCB Theatre NY, June 24th 2010 at 6PM.

A new series of classes taught by Bill Chott of SNL and Wizards of Waverly Place starts this month at The Improv Trick!

Bill Chott’s Improv Trick, recipients of the 2009 RFT Mastermind Award, will appear at The Playhouse at Westport Plaza every Friday and Saturday, starting June 11th and running through the summer at 7:30pm nightly.

Students 13 years of age or older with at least one year of study on their instruments, and adult musicians, can learn from the finest in jazz during this weeklong program

Long Islanders Invited to Help Support the Child Care Council of Suffolk and Celebrate its 25th Anniversary of Promoting Quality Child Care in Suffolk County .

Long Islanders Invited to Help Support the Child Care Council of Suffolk and Celebrate its 25th Anniversary of Promoting Quality Child Care in Suffolk County. An evening of comedy April 29 featuring the celebrated Improv Comedy Troupe, 2 S.I.C.

Located on an unassuming block of Jackson Avenue at the foot of the Pulaski Bridge, The Creek and The Cave is more than a regular neighborhood place to grab a quick bite or drink after work.

Histrionics, hysterectomies and hilarity – the NEW Comedy Shrine Ladies Night show delivers it all!

Tom Gedwillo and Phil Fountain are pleased to announce an exclusive Firesign Theatre publication. Featuring interviews, photos, letters to the editor, cartoons, and news.

For the fourth year in a row, Bill Chott, a St. Louis native on Disney's Emmy Winning series Wizards of Waverly Place hosts a Christmas Improv Jam at Mad Art Gallery 2727 S. 12th Street, St. Louis, MO 63118 December 23rd at 7:00pm.

Sketch Comedy Show The d Littles Show is a Brand New Sketch Comedy Show starring Duane Littles, known for his O'Dweeds and Money sketches on the Comedy Central series The Chappelle's Show. Watch out WORLD!!!

Improvisational comedy troupe, Improv Colorado, is set to entertain employees at one of the world's largest poverty-relief organizations, Compassion International in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

On Friday, November 6, the Sacramento Comedy Spot will premiere its new location in the MARRS building right in the middle of Sacramento's arts & entertainment scene.

The Improv Trick has won the Performing Arts MasterMind Award for 2009 from the Riverfront Times. Checks are given to recipients to help them succeed in their visions in helping their communities.

The Improv Trick is presenting "Bill Chott's Comedy Cabaret" in the Gaslight Theater, attached to the West End Pub and Grille, Friday's though August and September beginning at 7:30 pm. Chott (SNL, The Ringer will appear in the show in Sept.)

The All American Melodrama Theater and Music Hall located in Long Beach, Ca. will present its next production, "Space Trek”. This hilarious space opera satire opens July 10th and runs through the summer until August 30th.

A special tribute concert honoring the musical legacy and contributions of internationally-renowned, master drummer, Alvin Fielder, will be held on July 11, 2009 – 6:00 P.M. at the Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center in Jackson, Mississippi.

Can you pass the rhizomatic test? Playing and thinking like a rhizome and creating unmatched music for the moment, internationally-known improvisational guitar genius Wolfgang Rehmert conducts Rizomatic Experiments in Portland.