New York
What's on
Shows, comedy, open mics, jams and classes across the metro. The recurring listings come from the venues' own published schedules — always confirm with the venue before you drive.
New York's improv scene rebuilt itself after the pandemic and came back bigger: the Brooklyn Comedy Collective alone stages around thirty shows a week across two East Williamsburg venues, Magnet Theater and The PIT anchor the Chelsea corridor on West 29th Street, UCB is back in the East Village, and The Second City opened its first New York home in Williamsburg. Add Asylum NYC's comedy calendar in Flatiron, and there is improv on somewhere in this city every single night.
Everything below is read from the venues' own published schedules, links to their own box offices, and the classes page compares every major training program in the city.
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The theatres
Every active improv house we know of in New York, with tickets booked at the venue's own box office — we never resell or mark up.
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Brooklyn Comedy Collective
the BCC produces 30 shows a week across two venues in East Williamsburg, Eris Evolution (167 Graham Ave) and BCC Pig Pen (144 Boerum St). The what's-playing page lists dated blocks with a 7:00-8:15pm slot and an 8:30-9:45pm slot: Sep 13 Rainbow Riot, Gay Gam (free, donation encouraged) and Lair and Laroche: Luxury Comedy at 7:00pm, then Uncommon Fest Presents: FISH 2, BABES and Faculty Lounge at 8:30pm; Sep 15 Home Teams and Blaise's Not-So-Late-Night Birthday Show at 7:00pm, then Eiffel Tower Mic and Pump Up: The Jam (both free with suggested donation) at 8:30pm; Sep 16 Frat Boyz and Chicken Big at 7:00pm, then No Contact Tries New Stuff and Dream Teams at 8:30pm; Sep 17 Gen Z vs. Millennials and The Good Time at 7:00pm, then Demon Time (free) and Bucket TV: LIVE! at 8:30pm; Sep 18 TGIF with Duchovny & Olestra, Horseshoe Theory and THE FETUS SHOW at 7:00pm, then Time Hop: The 70's Edition! and DONNA'S BEEF IMPROV at 8:30pm. Nothing is printed for Sep 14.
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Magnet Theater
tonight, Sunday September 13, Improv Level One Class Shows 4:30pm and 6:00pm ($5), Slow Play 7:30pm ($17) and Musical Improv Level Two Class Show 9:00pm ($5). The month calendar then prints: Tuesday Sep 15 LiveWire Sketch Teams 7:00pm ($8) and Improv Level Two Class Show 9:00pm ($5); Wednesday Sep 16 Magnet Community Mixer 6:00pm ($8) and Megawatt at 7:00pm, 8:00pm and 9:00pm ($8); Thursday Sep 17 Musical Megawatt at 6:30pm, 7:30pm, 8:30pm and 9:30pm ($8) and Magnet Musical Mixer 10:30pm ($5); Friday Sep 18 Starship Imagination 6:00pm ($10), Premiere: The Improvised Musical 7:30pm ($17), The Friday Night Sh*w 9:00pm ($17) and BOGART Musical Improv 10:30pm ($10); Saturday Sep 19 Musical Improv Level One Class Show 4:30pm ($5), Improv Level Two Class Show 6:00pm ($5), The Armando Diaz Experience 7:30pm ($17) and Trike 9:00pm ($17); Sunday Sep 20 You Are Not Alone: An Uplifting Show About Depression 6:00pm ($10), Live and Direct 7:30pm ($17) and The Importance of Being British 9:00pm ($10); Tuesday Sep 22 LiveWire Sketch Teams 7:00pm ($8) and Improv Level One Class Show 9:00pm ($5); Wednesday Sep 23 Community Mixer 6:00pm ($8) and Megawatt 7:00pm, 8:00pm, 9:00pm ($8); Thursday Sep 24 Musical Megawatt 6:30pm-9:30pm ($8) and The Musical Circuit 10:30pm ($8); Friday Sep 25 Spaghetti Presents: One-Hour Photo 6:00pm ($10), Premiere: The Improvised Musical 7:30pm ($17), The Friday Night Sh*w 9:00pm ($17) and Shockwave 10:30pm ($10); Saturday Sep 26 The Zakaa Rollers Sketch Comedy Show 6:00pm ($10), The Armando Diaz Experience 7:30pm ($17), Metal Boy Presents: Your Worst Idea 9:00pm ($17) and The Level Up: An Indie Improv Showcase 10:30pm ($10); Sunday Sep 27 Once Removed Musical Improv 6:00pm ($10), Slow Play 7:30pm ($17) and The Backyardasians 9:00pm ($10); Wednesday Sep 30 Community Mixer 6:00pm ($5) and Megawatt 7:00pm, 8:00pm, 9:00pm ($8). Nothing is printed for Mondays Sep 14, 21 and 28 or for Tuesday Sep 29. Improv Level One class start dates on the class page run from September 13 through November 1 2026, plus a Monday-Friday Level One Intensive from January 4.
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The PIT (Peoples Improv Theater)
jams and open mics on most days per the dated calendar grid, which currently runs to October 4 - Sunday 'The SUNDAY JAM' 8:00pm in The PIT LAB, $5 cash (Sep 13, 20 and 27); Monday 'Monday OPEN MIC! w/ Obi O'Brien' 4:30pm in The Fishbowl (Sep 14, 21 and 28); Tuesday 'Weekly Special Presents: The Sitcom Jam' 8:30pm on the Mainstage (Sep 22 only - no jam on Sep 15 and nothing at all on Sep 29); Wednesday 'The Wednesday Show MIC' 4:00pm in The PIT LAB and 'Wednesday Night Scene Jam!' 10:00pm on the Mainstage (Sep 16, 23 and 30); Thursday 'ThursYAY Improv Jam' 3:45pm and 'THURSDAY IN N' OUT IMPROV JAM' 6:00pm on the Mainstage (Sep 17 and 24); Friday 'Friday Feel-GOOD IMPROV JAM' 5:00pm on the Mainstage (Sep 18 and 25); Saturday 'Ladies Stand-Up! (Men Sit Down) Open Mic' 6:30pm in The Fishbowl, $5 cash (Sep 19 and 26). No jam or mic is yet printed for October 1-4. Recurring improv shows on the Mainstage include Wigs! (Fridays 7:00pm, Sep 18 and 25), PIT ENSEMBLES (Thursdays 7:00pm and 8:00pm, Sep 17 and 24, $10 cash for the evening), Slow Play (Saturday Sep 19, 7:00pm), The PIT's After Dark: House Late Night Shows (Friday Sep 25, 10:00pm), The Baldwins (Saturday Sep 26, 8:30pm, The PIT LAB), Seasonal Improv (Thursday Oct 1, 7:30pm, The PIT LAB) and Lane Napper Presents: IMPROV HOUSE PARTY (Thursday Oct 1, 9:30pm), alongside Level 1-4 improv grad shows.
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The Second City New York
The Second City New York Mainstage and Blackbox Theater are at 64 N 9th Street, Brooklyn NY 11249. The New York shows page lists student productions only - class shows, Conservatory and Grad Revue shows, Improv 4 and 5 shows, Writing 6, Improv for Actors 2 and Stand Up 1 and 2 shows - with showtimes behind a 'View Available Showtimes' link rather than a printed grid. Autumn class sessions began Sunday 08/30/26 through Thursday 09/03/26; upcoming short courses and drop-ins print as Improv Drop-In Thursday 09/17, Sunday 09/20, Thursday 10/08 and Sunday 10/11 ($35), Musical Improv Drop-In Thursday 09/24 ($35), Writing Drop-In Sunday 09/27 and Sunday 10/18 ($35), Stand-Up Drop-in Thursday 10/15 ($35), Public Speaking and Stand-Up Lab: Performance Reps Sunday 09/27 and Tuesday 09/29 ($275), Intro to Improv in Spanish Sunday 09/27 ($275), Intro to Solo Sunday 09/27 ($200) and Charm Offensive Thursday 10/01 ($50).
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Asylum NYC
the only named recurring shows are New York Neo-Futurists' 'The Infinite Wrench' on 'Fridays & Saturdays' and 'Shitzprobe' on 'Select Mondays'. The rest of the calendar is limited runs and one-offs - Tiffany in Spandex the Musical September 17th-27th, Gross Prophets: A Comedy Musical October 2nd-4th, This Thursday! October 15th, Powder Puff Comedy October 29th and The Dark Room November 18th-21st 2026. A 150-seat theater with a bar; no times or prices are printed on the homepage, which says nothing about classes.
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UCB New York (Upright Citizens Brigade)
improv shows on the 14th Street Mainstage and Upstairs stage with listings posted through November 11 2026. The fortnight from Sep 13 includes Lloyd Night: WET & Cruise Control (Sunday Sep 13 5:30pm and Sunday Sep 27 5:30pm), LETS FUCKING GO!!: An Indie Improv Show & Jam (Sundays Sep 13 and 27, 6:30pm, Upstairs), The Trial: An Improvised Court Experience (Sunday Sep 13 7:00pm), Sketch Cage Match (Sunday Sep 13 8:30pm), MAUDE NIGHT sketch (Mondays Sep 14 and 21, 7:00pm), The Diversity Jam (Tuesday Sep 15 5:30pm, free), Harold Night (Tuesdays Sep 15 and 22, 7:00pm), Cage Match (Thursdays Sep 17 and 24, 10:00pm), The Stepfathers (Friday Sep 18 7:00pm), ASSSSCAT NY (Fridays Sep 18 and 25 and Saturdays Sep 19 and 26 at 8:30pm, and free on Sunday Sep 27 8:30pm), ASIAN AF JAM! (Saturday Sep 19 5:30pm, free) and Asian AF (7:00pm), The Lady Jam (Sunday Sep 20 6:30pm, Upstairs, free), BYOT (Sunday Sep 20 9:00pm, Upstairs), Shamilton, the Improvised Hip-Hop Musical (Monday Sep 21 8:30pm), The Improv Jam *LATE NIGHT EDITION* (Tuesday Sep 22 9:15pm, free), 2 Square with John Lutz and Peter Grosz (Wednesday Sep 23 7:00pm), Characters Welcome (Friday Sep 25 7:00pm) and ASSSSKETCH NY (Sunday Sep 27 7:00pm).
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BATSU! NYC
shows Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7pm, Friday and Saturday at 7pm and 10pm; standard tickets $48.60 (Tue-Thu) and $59.40 (Fri-Sat), VIP $81 and $91.80, all prices including processing and convenience fees; dark dates 11/27, 12/23-12/25, 1/1 and 1/2. A Japanese-style batsu game show in which comedians compete to avoid punishments - electric shocks, paintballs, a giant egg-smashing chicken and more. Enter on the E 4th St side through the screen door in the mural when the white lantern is lit.
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FoHi Improv
no weekly show schedule; the Fall 2026 term is dated. Absolute Beginner Course, Mondays September 28 and October 5, 19 and 26 2026, 7:00-8:30pm, $140 (Venmo/Zelle) or $148 (credit card), taught by Stefanie Lindeman at the Community Room of the First Presbyterian Church of Forest Hills, 70-35 112th St. Improv for Older Adults (60+), Fridays October 9, 16, 23 and 30 and November 6 and 13 2026, 2:00-3:30pm, $210/$222, with Linda Fisher (veterans 50% off with code HALFOFFVETS) at the American Legion, 107-15 Metropolitan Ave, Forest Hills. Improv Essentials: Finding the Funny, Tuesdays October 13 - December 8 2026, 7-9pm, $320/$339, with James Butler, showcase December 9. Musical Improv: Your World, Tuesdays October 13 - December 8, 7-9pm, $395/$419, with Tracey Gordon and musical director Melinda Faylor, showcase December 9.
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Improv NOW!
weekly drop-in improv classes and a jam at Ripley Grier, 520 8th Ave, 17th floor - a Sunday Drop-In Improv Class 4:30pm-6:30pm ($15), a Monday Drop-In Improv Class 6pm-8pm ($15) and a Friday Improv Jam 6:30-8:30pm ($10); the next listed dates are Sunday Sep 13, Monday Sep 14, Friday Sep 18 and Sunday Sep 20 2026.
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Improvolution
no public weekly show grid. Shows are student showcases - grad shows including 'THE JAM-BALAYA' featuring teachers and advanced students, and 'The Mash-Up', collaborative shows combining Improvolution students with students from Pace University, Marymount, SVA and others - with some tickets available at the door via Venmo or PayPal. A Weekly Gym Jam open to all experience levels runs 'Every* FRIDAY this Fall! *except the last Friday of the month' at 115 Macdougal Street, $25 (or a 'BOGO' bundle).
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New York Improv Theater
flagship show EIGHT IMPROV at 3pm Saturdays at the Broadway Comedy Club, 318 West 53rd Street, just west of 8th Avenue - 'playing live from Times Square NYC'; the company's September 11 2026 post prices the Saturday 3pm show at '$25 plus 2 drink minimum' and lists a Brooklyn show on Wednesday 9/23 at 8:30pm at The Rat, 68 Jay Street, Dumbo.
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Q.E.D. Astoria
no weekly grid published. The classes and events collection lists an Adult Improv Class with Bridget Fitzgerald, an '8-week intro course culminating in a public performance', currently sold out with a waitlist, alongside crafts, sewing, art camp and toddler music events. 'Q.E.D. is the only woman-owned & operated independent arts space in Queens', at 27-16 23rd Avenue, Astoria.
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Quick answers
Where can I see improv in New York tonight?
Somewhere, guaranteed: Brooklyn Comedy Collective runs about thirty shows a week in East Williamsburg, The PIT runs a jam or an open mic every single day of the week, and Magnet, UCB, Asylum NYC and The Second City New York fill out the rest. The calendar above shows tonight's verified listings.
Where should I take improv classes in NYC?
The big programs are UCB's game-based curriculum in the East Village, Magnet's levels in Chelsea, The PIT's classes and daily drop-ins, Brooklyn Comedy Collective's $375 levels, and The Second City's Brooklyn training center. The New York classes page compares them all.
Is there cheap improv in New York?
Yes - The PIT runs improv jams, open mics and $25-35 drop-in classes seven days a week, and its Sunday jam and Saturday open mic are $5 cash at the door. BCC's drop-in classes are $35, and Magnet's class shows are $5. Filter the calendar by 'Open jams'.
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Listings are free and always will be. Submit your event and it goes on the calendar once a human checks it — this calendar is built with the venues, not scraped behind their backs. Something wrong or missing in your listing? Tell us and we'll fix it, usually same day.