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Our Main Location – Shows 6 Nights a Week
1050 20th Street #130, Sacramento, CA 95811

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      1Improv Taste TestImprov Taste TestTime: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Improv Taste Test is a drop-in improv class that focuses on new skills every week. Harold NightHarold NightTime: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The Harold is a popular long-form improv structure developed by Del Close and performed by major comedy theaters in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. These hilarious and smart shows start with a single suggestion which inspires many scenes that weave together at the end of the show. 		2Cage MatchCage MatchTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Two Improv teams each have 20 minutes to perform a long-form improv show using any structure. The audience votes for the winner. Improv JamImprov JamTime: 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
We wanted to give you an opportunity to perform in a long-form improv show, so we created Improv Jam. It's like an open-mic night for improvisers. 		3Squad PatrolSquad PatrolTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Squad Patrol is our live, main-stage sketch comedy show, similar to Saturday Night Live, Key and Peele, and The Whitest Kids U Know. It is smart and fast-paced, and each show is different! Sydney Stigerts' Comedy ShowcaseSydney Stigerts' Comedy ShowcaseTime: 9:00 pm - 10:15 pm
Sydney Stigerts is back at the Comedy Spot with some of her best friends! On August 3rd, Sydney will be bringing you all the lesbian jokes you could ever need, along with the help of some friends! This Just InThis Just InTime: 10:30 pm - 11:00 pm
THIS JUST IN! is a new show where we discuss the current events and pop culture of the week and do improv scenes based on what's happening in the world around us. 		4Improv 101 Class PerformanceImprov 101 Class PerformanceTime: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Our improv students have worked hard for this! Be there to support and laugh! RIOT + Kooky PantsRIOT + Kooky PantsTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join us for two great improv teams, house team RIOT, and special guest team for August, Kooky Pants! Anti-Cooperation LeagueAnti-Cooperation LeagueTime: 9:00 pm - 10:15 pm
Each week, Anti-Cooperation League (ACL) interviews a special guest and uses the information gathered from the interview as inspiration for improvised comedy scenes. FTR ImprovFTR ImprovTime: 10:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Watch a batch of talented Sacramento Comedy Spot improvisors perform a mix of improvised scenes as they dive into the JTS Brown format telling fast-paced stories inspired by YOUR suggestion.
5Open MicOpen MicTime: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Open Mic is for stand-up comedians at all levels to try new material and refine existing material. Anyone over the age of 18 can perform. Stand-Up 101 Class PerformanceStand-Up 101 Class PerformanceTime: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Our stand-up students have worked hard for this! Be there to support and laugh! 		6Stand-Up 101 BeginsStand-Up 101 BeginsTime: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
This four-week Stand-Up 101 course will teach you the basics of what you need at stand-up comedy’s “ground zero”. You will learn how to write, edit, and perform the minimum 4-7 minutes of material needed to function at the open-mic level. Improv 101 BeginsImprov 101 BeginsTime: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Our Improv 101 class is the perfect fit for everyone! You will learn how to create comedy scenes off the top of your head, with no preparation or planning, inspired by students’ true stories. Open MicOpen MicTime: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Open Mic is for stand-up comedians at all levels to try new material and refine existing material. Anyone over the age of 18 can perform. Stand-Up 201 BeginsStand-Up 201 BeginsTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
In Stand-Up 201, instructor Jaime Fernandez watches students perform weekly at the Comedy Spot’s Open Mic and then immediately sits with them to give feedback and punch-up their material. 		7 8Improv Taste TestImprov Taste TestTime: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Improv Taste Test is a drop-in improv class that focuses on new skills every week. Harold NightHarold NightTime: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The Harold is a popular long-form improv structure developed by Del Close and performed by major comedy theaters in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. These hilarious and smart shows start with a single suggestion which inspires many scenes that weave together at the end of the show. 		9Cage MatchCage MatchTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Two Improv teams each have 20 minutes to perform a long-form improv show using any structure. The audience votes for the winner. Improv JamImprov JamTime: 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
We wanted to give you an opportunity to perform in a long-form improv show, so we created Improv Jam. It's like an open-mic night for improvisers. 		10The Gateway ShowThe Gateway ShowTime: 9:15 pm - 11:00 pm
Four comics hit our stage and do their best sets, then they go to an undisclosed location to get WAY too high, only to come back in and attempt to do another set completely baked. Hosted by Billy Anderson. 		11Anti-Cooperation LeagueAnti-Cooperation LeagueTime: 9:00 pm - 10:15 pm
Each week, Anti-Cooperation League (ACL) interviews a special guest and uses the information gathered from the interview as inspiration for improvised comedy scenes. Strip-provStrip-provTime: 10:30 pm - 11:00 pm
In Strip-prov, improvisers perform with a set of rules to obey… or break… that determine how much they will be wearing by the end of the show.
12Open MicOpen MicTime: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Open Mic is for stand-up comedians at all levels to try new material and refine existing material. Anyone over the age of 18 can perform. 		13Open MicOpen MicTime: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Open Mic is for stand-up comedians at all levels to try new material and refine existing material. Anyone over the age of 18 can perform. 		14 15Improv Taste TestImprov Taste TestTime: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Improv Taste Test is a drop-in improv class that focuses on new skills every week. Harold NightHarold NightTime: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The Harold is a popular long-form improv structure developed by Del Close and performed by major comedy theaters in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. These hilarious and smart shows start with a single suggestion which inspires many scenes that weave together at the end of the show. 		16Cage MatchCage MatchTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Two Improv teams each have 20 minutes to perform a long-form improv show using any structure. The audience votes for the winner. Improv JamImprov JamTime: 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
We wanted to give you an opportunity to perform in a long-form improv show, so we created Improv Jam. It's like an open-mic night for improvisers. 		17Wino the ClownWino the ClownTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Just a clown, a bottle of wine, and his balls. Featuring song, dance, juggling, stand up, improv, puppetry, and and some awful puns. What more could you ask for? Presented by Caleb Duffy. Improv Fight ClubImprov Fight ClubTime: 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Improv Fight Club is back! This show will feature three improv teams stacked with some of the Comedy Spot’s best performers. Each team will have one chance to perform, and then you, the audience, chooses the winner! 		18Lady BusinessLady BusinessTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sacramento's only all-female improv troupe uses true stories from the audience and cast members to create a long-form improv show with smart humor, unexpected characters, and guaranteed laughs. Anti-Cooperation LeagueAnti-Cooperation LeagueTime: 9:00 pm - 10:15 pm
Each week, Anti-Cooperation League (ACL) interviews a special guest and uses the information gathered from the interview as inspiration for improvised comedy scenes. The Daddy HouseThe Daddy HouseTime: 10:30 pm - 11:00 pm
The Daddy House is a show in the style of a 1950s family sitcom (like Father Knows Best or Leave it to Beaver) about a family of all dads. Four dads (played by Nick Magavern, Ryan King, and Court Hansen) will get into a series of wacky mishaps and teach touching life lessons in this semi-improvised / semi-written extravaganza!
19Open MicOpen MicTime: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Open Mic is for stand-up comedians at all levels to try new material and refine existing material. Anyone over the age of 18 can perform. 		20Open MicOpen MicTime: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Open Mic is for stand-up comedians at all levels to try new material and refine existing material. Anyone over the age of 18 can perform. 		21 22Improv Taste TestImprov Taste TestTime: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Improv Taste Test is a drop-in improv class that focuses on new skills every week. Harold NightHarold NightTime: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The Harold is a popular long-form improv structure developed by Del Close and performed by major comedy theaters in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. These hilarious and smart shows start with a single suggestion which inspires many scenes that weave together at the end of the show. 		23Cage MatchCage MatchTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Two Improv teams each have 20 minutes to perform a long-form improv show using any structure. The audience votes for the winner. Improv JamImprov JamTime: 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
We wanted to give you an opportunity to perform in a long-form improv show, so we created Improv Jam. It's like an open-mic night for improvisers. 		24Comedy ExchangeComedy ExchangeTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Comedy Exchange invites favorite stand-up comedians to perform 5-minute sets, and then our cast of improvisers perform comedy scenes inspired by the comedians’ jokes. The Friday ShowThe Friday ShowTime: 9:00 pm - 10:15 pm
The Friday Show is a high-energy, smart, and sometimes crazy blend of sketch comedy and improv. Along with original sketches and characters created by TFS cast members, it features interactive improv and games that make you feel like part of the show. The Friday Show is fueled by the mantra “anything goes”. Join us monthly at the Comedy Spot! Imported Comedy ShowImported Comedy ShowTime: 10:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Mikhail Chernyavsky will host the Imported Comedy Show with stand-up from immigrants, or children of immigrants, talking about what it’s like to join America. 		25Character ShowcaseCharacter ShowcaseTime: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
This character showcase features students from the Sacramento Comedy Spot Sketch comedy classes and members of the Comedy Spot community. Masters of Rap ImprovMasters of Rap ImprovTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
MRI [Masters of Rap Improv] is Sacramento Comedy Spot’s only freestyle rap improv show. The cast of MRI gets a one-word suggestion from an audience member to inspire a freestyle rap, then performs improvised scenes based on the rap. Anti-Cooperation LeagueAnti-Cooperation LeagueTime: 9:00 pm - 10:15 pm
Each week, Anti-Cooperation League (ACL) interviews a special guest and uses the information gathered from the interview as inspiration for improvised comedy scenes. Double ThreatDouble ThreatTime: 10:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Double Threat – Where improv meets stand-up! Comedians will create a stand-up set ON THE SPOT. Their only inspiration will come from prompts they’ll see for the very first time. Witness the overlapping part of the Venn diagram with this intersection of stand-up and improv!
26Open MicOpen MicTime: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Open Mic is for stand-up comedians at all levels to try new material and refine existing material. Anyone over the age of 18 can perform. 		27Open MicOpen MicTime: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Open Mic is for stand-up comedians at all levels to try new material and refine existing material. Anyone over the age of 18 can perform. 		28 29Improv Taste TestImprov Taste TestTime: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Improv Taste Test is a drop-in improv class that focuses on new skills every week. Harold NightHarold NightTime: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The Harold is a popular long-form improv structure developed by Del Close and performed by major comedy theaters in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. These hilarious and smart shows start with a single suggestion which inspires many scenes that weave together at the end of the show. 		30Cage MatchCage MatchTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Two Improv teams each have 20 minutes to perform a long-form improv show using any structure. The audience votes for the winner. Improv JamImprov JamTime: 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
We wanted to give you an opportunity to perform in a long-form improv show, so we created Improv Jam. It's like an open-mic night for improvisers. 		31Short CutsShort CutsTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Short Cuts is a fast-paced, game-based improv show similar to Whose Line is it Anyway. Fun, short-form improv games and a great cast of performers will ensure that this is one show that you won’t want to miss! YOU! The MusicalYOU! The MusicalTime: 9:00 pm - 10:15 pm
YOU! The Musical is a completely improvised musical inspired by YOUR suggestion of a title. Everything in the show is made up on the spot—lyrics, music, dancing... everything. Kooky PantsKooky PantsTime: 10:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Aeriel and Betsaida are Kooky Pants in a fast-paced, character-driven improvised story inspired by a song lyric. 		 
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The Comedy Spot has shows six nights a week!

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SUNDAYS

7:00PM | Stand-Up | $6
Amateur stand-up comedians hit the Open Mic stage to try new material and refine their sets. Anyone can sign-up to perform. Sign-ups begin at 6:30pm, when doors open.

MONDAYS

8:00PM | Stand-Up | $6
Amateur stand-up comedians hit the Open Mic stage to try new material and refine their sets. Anyone can sign-up to perform. Sign-ups begin at 7:30pm, when doors open.

WEDNESDAYS

8:00PM | Improv | $6

Four teams of up-and-coming comedians perform long-form Harold-style improv, every Wednesday night!

THURSDAYS

8:00PM | Improv | $6

Two improv teams enter Cage Match. One improv team leaves. You choose the winner.

FRIDAYS @ 8PM

Friday Nights | 8:00PM | $8
We host monthly featured shows Fridays at 8pm!

1st Fridays: Squad Patrol (sketch)
2nd Fridays: TBA
3rd Fridays: Comedy Exchange (stand-up + improv)
4th Fridays: Short Cuts (improv)

FRIDAYS @ 9PM

Friday Nights | 9:00PM | $12
We host monthly headlining shows Fridays at 9pm!

1st Fridays: 3 on 3 Improv Battle (improv) – months vary
2nd Fridays: The Gateway Show (stand-up)
3rd Fridays: The Friday Show (sketch + improv)
4th Fridays: YOU! The Musical (improv)

SATURDAYS @ 8PM

Saturday Nights | 8:00PM | $8
We host monthly featured shows Saturdays at 8pm!

1st Saturdays: RIOT (improv)
2nd Saturdays: TBA
3rd Saturdays: Lady Business (improv)
4th Saturdays: MRI [Masters of Rap Improv] (improv)

SATURDAYS @ 9PM

Every Saturday Night
9:00PM | Improv | $12

Anti-Cooperation League is a crazy, weird, high-energy, fast-paced improv show. Each week, the cast interviews a special guest and then creates scenes inspired by the interview. Join us for the longest-running comedy show in Sacramento, entertaining the masses since 2007!