Upcoming Events
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- January 16, 2019
- 7p - Improv Taste Test7p - Improv Taste TestTime: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Improv Taste Test is a drop-in improv class that focuses on new skills every week.
- 8p - Harold Night8p - Harold 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.
- 7p - Improv Taste Test7p - Improv Taste TestTime: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
- January 17, 2019
- Sketch 101 BeginsSketch 101 BeginsTime: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sketch 101 will teach students the basics of writing, creating, and performing in sketch comedy shows similar to SNL, MadTV, Whitest Kids U Know, and Human Giant. You will learn to take those funny ideas and turn them into a live sketch comedy show.
- 8p - Cage Match8p - Cage 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.
- 9p - Improv Jam9p - Improv 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.
- Sketch 101 BeginsSketch 101 BeginsTime: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- January 18, 2019
- 8p - Comedy Exchange8p - Comedy 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.
- 9p - The Friday Show9p - The 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!
- 10:30p - Imported Comedy10:30p - Imported ComedyTime: 10:30 pm - 11:15 pm
Al Shuman hosts this stand-up showcase of imported comedians, hosted by one funny immigrant.
- 8p - Comedy Exchange8p - Comedy ExchangeTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- January 19, 2019
- 8p - Lady Business8p - Lady 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.
- 9p - Anti-Cooperation League9p - Anti-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.
- 10:30p - Fresh Five10:30p - Fresh FiveTime: 10:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Comedian and host Emma Haney invites her stand-up friends to the Fresh Five. Prior to the show, they all write five minutes of new stand-up material and perform it for the first time. After each performance, all of the participants sit on stage and talk shit about each others’ set.
- 8p - Lady Business8p - Lady BusinessTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- January 20, 2019
- January 21, 2019
- January 23, 2019
- 7p - Improv Taste Test7p - Improv Taste TestTime: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmImprov Taste Test is a drop-in improv class that focuses on new skills every week.
- 8p - Harold Night8p - Harold NightTime: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmThe 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.
- 7p - Improv Taste Test7p - Improv Taste TestTime: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
- January 24, 2019
- 8p - Cage Match8p - Cage MatchTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pmTwo Improv teams each have 20 minutes to perform a long-form improv show using any structure. The audience votes for the winner.
- 9p - Improv Jam9p - Improv JamTime: 9:00 pm - 10:00 pmWe 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.
- 8p - Cage Match8p - Cage MatchTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- January 25, 2019
- 8p - Short Cuts8p - Short 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!
- 9p - YOU! The Musical9p - YOU! 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.
- 8p - Short Cuts8p - Short CutsTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- January 26, 2019
- 7p - Improv 201 Class Performance7p - Improv 201 Class PerformanceTime: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmOur improv students have worked hard for this! Be there to support and laugh!
- 8p - Masters of Rap Improv8p - Masters 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.
- 9p - Anti-Cooperation League9p - Anti-Cooperation LeagueTime: 9:00 pm - 10:15 pmEach week, Anti-Cooperation League (ACL) interviews a special guest and uses the information gathered from the interview as inspiration for improvised comedy scenes.
- 10:30p - Ding Dong's Character Circus10:30p - Ding Dong's Character CircusTime: 10:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Ding Dong the Bear, an escaped circus bear, hosts his own late-night talk show at the Comedy Spot with his friend Miss Mabel the Bearded Lady. This late-night show is like any other, with interviews, games, and music; it’s just hosted by a bear and a bearded lady. Definitely not for kids.
- 7p - Improv 201 Class Performance7p - Improv 201 Class PerformanceTime: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- January 27, 2019
- January 28, 2019
- January 30, 2019
- 7p - Improv Taste Test7p - Improv Taste TestTime: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmImprov Taste Test is a drop-in improv class that focuses on new skills every week.
- Improv 301 BeginsImprov 301 BeginsTime: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmImprov 301 will give you the remaining skills you will need to perform a full Harold and take your improv skills to the next level. Students will learn how to create and play group scenes and will learn how to perform an entire Harold from start to finish.
- 8p - Harold Night8p - Harold NightTime: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmThe 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.
- 7p - Improv Taste Test7p - Improv Taste TestTime: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
- January 31, 2019
- February 1, 2019
- 8p - Squad Patrol8p - Squad 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!
- 9p - Geek Out9p - Geek OutTime: 9:00 pm - 10:15 pm
Geek Out Comedy Show is a mixture of improv, stand-up, and sketch comedy about all things geeky. Let your inner nerd out!
- 8p - Squad Patrol8p - Squad PatrolTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- February 2, 2019
- 8p - RIOT feat. Kooky Pants8p - RIOT feat. Kooky PantsTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join us for two great improv troupes, house team RIOT, and special guest team, Kooky Pants!
- 9p - Anti-Cooperation League9p - Anti-Cooperation LeagueTime: 9:00 pm - 10:15 pmEach week, Anti-Cooperation League (ACL) interviews a special guest and uses the information gathered from the interview as inspiration for improvised comedy scenes.
- 8p - RIOT feat. Kooky Pants8p - RIOT feat. Kooky PantsTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- February 3, 2019
- COMEDY SPOT IS CLOSEDCOMEDY SPOT IS CLOSED
- COMEDY SPOT IS CLOSEDCOMEDY SPOT IS CLOSED
- February 4, 2019
- Stand-Up 101 BeginsStand-Up 101 BeginsTime: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmThis 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.
- 8p - Open Mic8p - Open 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 101 BeginsStand-Up 101 BeginsTime: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- February 6, 2019
- 7p - Improv Taste Test7p - Improv Taste TestTime: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmImprov Taste Test is a drop-in improv class that focuses on new skills every week.
- 8p - Harold Night8p - Harold NightTime: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmThe 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.
- 7p - Improv Taste Test7p - Improv Taste TestTime: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
- February 7, 2019
- 8p - Cage Match8p - Cage MatchTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pmTwo Improv teams each have 20 minutes to perform a long-form improv show using any structure. The audience votes for the winner.
- 9p - Improv Jam9p - Improv JamTime: 9:00 pm - 10:00 pmWe 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.
- 8p - Cage Match8p - Cage MatchTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- February 8, 2019
- 8p - Out of Order Comedy Show8p - Out of Order Comedy ShowTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Benton Harshaw presents and hosts a stand-up showcase featuring Braden Daniel Murphy, Drew Absher, Marcus Mangham, Robert Omoto, and headliner Emma Haney. - 9:15p - The Gateway Show9:15p - The 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.
- 8p - Out of Order Comedy Show8p - Out of Order Comedy ShowTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- February 9, 2019
- 7:30p - The Art Critique Comedy Show7:30p - The Art Critique Comedy ShowTime: 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
San Francisco’s hit, The Art Critique Comedy Show {comedians roasting thrift store art}, comes to Sacramento! Check out Cali’s best comics pick apart five pieces of art, found at thrift stores, garage sales, flea markets, and sometimes right off the damn ground.
- 9p - Anti-Cooperation League9p - Anti-Cooperation LeagueTime: 9:00 pm - 10:15 pmEach week, Anti-Cooperation League (ACL) interviews a special guest and uses the information gathered from the interview as inspiration for improvised comedy scenes.
- 7:30p - The Art Critique Comedy Show7:30p - The Art Critique Comedy ShowTime: 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
- February 10, 2019
- 5p - POC Improv Space5p - POC Improv SpaceTime: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
People of Color Improv Space offers a unique opportunity for students who identify as POC to explore the comedic arts in a safe and nurturing environment.
- 7p - Open Mic7p - Open MicTime: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmOpen 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.
- 7p - Stand-Up 101 Class Performance7p - Stand-Up 101 Class PerformanceTime: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmOur stand-up students have worked hard for this! Be there to support and laugh!
- 5p - POC Improv Space5p - POC Improv SpaceTime: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- February 11, 2019
- February 13, 2019
- 7p - Improv Taste Test7p - Improv Taste TestTime: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmImprov Taste Test is a drop-in improv class that focuses on new skills every week.
- 8p - Harold Night8p - Harold NightTime: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmThe 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.
- 7p - Improv Taste Test7p - Improv Taste TestTime: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
- February 14, 2019
- Valentine's DayValentine's Day
- 8p - Cage Match8p - Cage MatchTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pmTwo Improv teams each have 20 minutes to perform a long-form improv show using any structure. The audience votes for the winner.
- 9p - Improv Jam9p - Improv JamTime: 9:00 pm - 10:00 pmWe 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.
- February 15, 2019
- 8p - Comedy Exchange8p - Comedy ExchangeTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pmComedy 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.
- 9p - The Friday Show9p - The Friday ShowTime: 9:00 pm - 10:15 pmThe 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!
- 8p - Comedy Exchange8p - Comedy ExchangeTime: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
