See a comedy show in our 80-seat theater at 15 Asylum Street! Six or more original comedy shows every week: improv, sketch comedy, stand-up & more!
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Upcoming Shows
Comedy Night - Parents-Night-Out Fundraiser for the Avon High School PTO
Join the Avon High School PTO for a Parents-Night-Out Fundraiser with sketch comedy, improv comedy, stand-up comedy & more! Doors at 6:30PM
Show Lab: Be Part of the Experiment! - Improv Comedy, Sketch Comedy & More
Sketch comedians & improv teams create something you’ve never seen before, trying out ideas for the first time — an experiment just for you.
The Deep End: Hartford's Weekly Improv Show
Dive into the weekend with The Deep End every Friday at 7PM
Improv Comedy Night feat. Blind Date, The Afterparty, and Dinos
See our theater's house teams improvise a comedy show inspired by suggestions from you, our audience! There'll never be another one like it.
Improv Comedy Night feat. Robot Love, Dream Logic, Sea Tea Improv TourCo
See our theater's house teams improvise a comedy show inspired by suggestions from you, our audience! There'll never be another one like it.
Murder, They Improvised: Stop the Madness - A Comedy Murder Mystery Show
A detective-led mystery à la Agatha Christie & Knives Out! Only the randomly-selected murderer themself knows who done it 'til the very end!
The Sea Tea Improv Family Show! Comedy You Can Bring Your Grown-Ups To
An awesome evening of all-ages comedy for kids, teens & adults with Hartford's professional comedy troupe, Sea Tea Improv Touring Company!
![[Festival Show Pass] All Regular Hartford Improv Festival Shows #HIF2025](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F978927673%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250309-031917?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&s=de38fff1a853cdca3605275d02f2e1c8)
[Festival Show Pass] All Regular Hartford Improv Festival Shows #HIF2025
Get this pass to see all regular Hartford Improv Festival shows on Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun! 17 shows, 51 teams! Excludes two Headliner shows.
![[Show] The Hall of Presidents, Bollix Manor, Big Bang Improv #HIF2025](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F984545213%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250315-153750?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&s=e82a6da04efd3937418f75d8f0e2e328)
[Show] The Hall of Presidents, Bollix Manor, Big Bang Improv #HIF2025
Improv comedy featuring The Hall of Presidents (Hartford, CT), Bollix Manor (Schenectady, NY), and Big Bang Improv (Boston, MA)
![[Show] Full of Bones, Part-Time Lifeguards, What If... #HIF2025](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F984553333%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250315-155704?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.005&fp-y=0.005&s=8d1edcfc343a1543b031d59d556a4e08)
[Show] Full of Bones, Part-Time Lifeguards, What If... #HIF2025
Improv comedy featuring Full of Bones (Brooklyn, NY), Part-Time Lifeguards (Hartford, CT), and What If... (Philadelphia, PA)
![[Show] Macbeth, KnucklePuck, fka Deb #HIF2025](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F984558223%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250315-160713?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&s=3d7257f9fb75398f9f0b867941f66637)
[Show] Macbeth, KnucklePuck, fka Deb #HIF2025
Improv comedy featuring Macbeth (New York, NY), KnucklePuck (Hartford, CT), and fka Deb (New York, NY)
![[Show] Oops! All Cuties, Mementos, Very Good Boys #HIF2025](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F984561953%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250315-161622?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.005&fp-y=0.005&s=954848b8f7e4e979eaea5d67fe7be0de)
[Show] Oops! All Cuties, Mementos, Very Good Boys #HIF2025
Improv comedy featuring Oops! All Cuties (Hartford, CT), Mementos (Burlington, VT), and Very Good Boys (Brooklyn, NY)
![[Show] Kittyhawk, DrewDraw, Kingdom Kids #HIF2025](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F984565733%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250315-162441?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.493371212121&fp-y=0.511627906977&s=e178294861e1b8ddedf5c2143235c244)
[Show] Kittyhawk, DrewDraw, Kingdom Kids #HIF2025
Improv comedy featuring Kittyhawk (New York, NY), DrewDraw (Hartford, CT), and Kingdom Kids (Burlington, VT)
![[Show] Jess Elgene & the Jean Jackets, Romantic Baby, Lake at Dawn #HIF2025](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F984569713%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250315-163312?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.00493371212121&fp-y=0.00511627906977&s=e3899b3a0570cf06fcfec4101577ce32)
[Show] Jess Elgene & the Jean Jackets, Romantic Baby, Lake at Dawn #HIF2025
Improv comedy featuring Jess Elgene and the Jean Jackets (New York, NY), Romantic Baby (Hartford, CT), and The Lake at Dawn (New York, NY)
![[Workshop] A Meaningful Relationship with Scott Adsit (30 Rock, Veep)](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F986159433%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250318-003813?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&s=58fa113dfba89b254fe0645387b13953)
[Workshop] A Meaningful Relationship with Scott Adsit (30 Rock, Veep)SOLD OUT!
Scott Adsit is offering an advanced workshop concentrating on relationship scenes, character motivations & the illusive purpose of the scene
![[Workshop] OOPS! All Warm-Ups with The Kingdom Kids (Vermont Comedy Club)](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F986225583%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250318-023222?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.005&fp-y=0.005&s=4a1ca32a9f919c86aaacb5e881015806)
[Workshop] OOPS! All Warm-Ups with The Kingdom Kids (Vermont Comedy Club)
A workshop dedicated to learning a bunch of new warmups to freshen up your bag of tricks and take back to your community!
![[Workshop] Familiarity Breeds Content with Billy Soco (New York, NY)](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F986232503%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250318-024640?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.503787878788&fp-y=0.544850498339&s=48ad7ff7e64d2f69c75d46bac4ee4225)
[Workshop] Familiarity Breeds Content with Billy Soco (New York, NY)SOLD OUT!
Ditch the awkward getting-to-know-you phase and dive straight into authentic, dynamic relationships that bring scenes to life!
[Day Show Pass] Saturday's Regular Hartford Improv Festival Shows #HIF2025
Get this pass to see all regular Hartford Improv Festival shows on Saturday, April 5th! 6 shows, 18 teams! Excludes the 9PM Headliner show.
![[Show] Dream Logic, Hudson Valley Improv, Basement Ghost #HIF2025](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F988224603%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250320-031531?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.493371212121&fp-y=0.461794019934&s=3eb4ad047b7de2eb85098a60ec49eefd)
[Show] Dream Logic, Hudson Valley Improv, Basement Ghost #HIF2025
Improv comedy featuring Dream Logic (Hartford, CT), Hudson Valley Improv (Ulster Park, NY), and Basement Ghost (Hartford, CT)
![[Show] HOBI, Woodstock, The Rumour Cauldron #HIF2025](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F988229203%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250320-032349?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.00493371212121&fp-y=0.00461794019934&s=854843f886d8e30dc68cdfc521551c0a)
[Show] HOBI, Woodstock, The Rumour Cauldron #HIF2025
Improv comedy featuring HOBI (Hartford, CT), Woodstock (New York City, NY), and The Rumour Cauldron (Hartford, CT)
![[Workshop] YAS And… for LGBTQIA+ improvisers w/ Allie Rivera (Hartford, CT)](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F986242203%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250318-030549?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.00503787878788&fp-y=0.00544850498339&s=43b6d3bf114571e72817b8cba94d015a)
[Workshop] YAS And… for LGBTQIA+ improvisers w/ Allie Rivera (Hartford, CT)
Feel confident in yourself, explore bringing queer experiences into your improv, and connect with fellow LGBTQIA+ improvisers!
[Workshop] A Meaningful Relationship with Scott Adsit (30 Rock, Veep)SOLD OUT!
Scott Adsit is offering an advanced workshop concentrating on relationship scenes, character motivations & the illusive purpose of the scene
![[Show] Sunday in the Park with Ryan Reynolds, STOAT, Black Magnets #HIF2025](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F988233173%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250320-033310?h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&s=21064e8c0482de67801d12a8319c59a0)
[Show] Sunday in the Park with Ryan Reynolds, STOAT, Black Magnets #HIF2025
Improv comedy featuring Sunday in the Park with Ryan Reynolds (New York, NY), STOAT (Hartford, CT), and Black Magnets (New York, NY)
![[Workshop] Freak Show with James Dwyer (New York, NY)](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F986249803%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250318-032159?h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&s=2d0c3b6b231851f2f8b8e5888f68f800)
[Workshop] Freak Show with James Dwyer (New York, NY)SOLD OUT!
Find yourself getting stuck in the same choices? Are you having decent scenes but want to take it up a notch? This workshop is for you.
![[Show] Hell Yeah!, Magical Boy Transformation, Mercy Santos #HIF2025](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F988237533%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250320-034148?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&s=24b7355cb8ac653547c2d16eba9390a0)
[Show] Hell Yeah!, Magical Boy Transformation, Mercy Santos #HIF2025
Improv comedy featuring Hell Yeah! (NYC), Magical Boy Transformation (Hartford, CT), and Mercy Santos: God’s Favorite Improv Team (NYC)
![[Show] Big Whoop, Blind Date, Shadow Strike #HIF2025](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F988244653%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250320-035642?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.466856060606&fp-y=0.501661129568&s=ff6c040af790b3538edc3657ef9fc4e7)
[Show] Big Whoop, Blind Date, Shadow Strike #HIF2025
Improv comedy featuring Big Whoop (New York, NY), Blind Date (Hartford, CT), and Shadow Strike (New York, NY)
![[Show] LoS CoMpLiCaDoS, Less Lonely Boys, Duchovny #HIF2025](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F988248683%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250320-040440?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.502840909091&fp-y=0.41196013289&s=e6813f887cdbe0995e5eb15ffc4063df)
[Show] LoS CoMpLiCaDoS, Less Lonely Boys, Duchovny #HIF2025
Improv comedy featuring LoS CoMpLiCaDoS (Harrisburg, PA), Less Lonely Boys (Hartford, CT), and Duchovny (New York, NY)
![[Headliner] Adsit & YOU: Improvise with Scott Adsit (30 Rock,Veep) #HIF2025](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F979107583%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250309-170206?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&s=a6ecb85cee3f96a84c7fbce383fc4886)
[Headliner] Adsit & YOU: Improvise with Scott Adsit (30 Rock,Veep) #HIF2025SOLD OUT!
Scott Adsit (30 Rock, Veep) invites volunteers from the audience to join him on stage to improvise two-person scenes! Everyone is welcome!
![[Workshop] Animate Inanimate Objects with Maria Nally (New York, NY)](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F986256943%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250318-033706?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&s=849adc4771bb855293622e3d5abec36e)
[Workshop] Animate Inanimate Objects with Maria Nally (New York, NY)SOLD OUT!
This workshop is all about playing non-sentient beings in improv, injecting them with honest, human emotion.
![[Workshop] Gift Giving with Amanda Breen (ASSSSCAT)](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F986271823%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250318-041244?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.504983388704&s=3dbcf04d7bd3410d2bb70c5c57a39fb2)
[Workshop] Gift Giving with Amanda Breen (ASSSSCAT)SOLD OUT!
Providing our scene partners with gifts (information about their characters) can elevate our scenes in unique and fun ways.
![[Workshop] Finding Game Fast with Matt Francis (Hartford, CT)](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F986262213%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250318-034915?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.005&fp-y=0.005&s=6d865327b5a147ce059e30e354d76504)
[Workshop] Finding Game Fast with Matt Francis (Hartford, CT)
Find the game of the scene... fast! Get on the same page quickly, agree with what's weird or interesting, and you're off to the races!
![[Workshop] Playing From a Place of Joy with Shane Nielsen (ASSSSCAT)](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F986276013%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250318-042415?h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&s=a096174a7d37e41ed4bbb1409a7debeb)
[Workshop] Playing From a Place of Joy with Shane Nielsen (ASSSSCAT)SOLD OUT!
Get out of your head and make sure that you're loving the choices you and your teammates are making on stage!
[Day Show Pass] Sunday's Regular Hartford Improv Festival Shows #HIF2025
Get this pass to see all regular Hartford Improv Festival shows on Sunday, April 6th! 5 shows, 15 teams! Excludes the 7PM Headliner show.
![[Show] The Silver Lining, Identity Crisis, Boom City #HIF2025](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F990301443%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250322-225407?h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&s=ad5d0764309e1b1c16fd2549fb4e8135)
[Show] The Silver Lining, Identity Crisis, Boom City #HIF2025
Improv comedy featuring The Silver Lining (Hadley, MA), Identity Crisis (Hartford, CT), and Boom City (Burlington, VT)
![[Show] Earth 2, Ephemera, Average Age 50 #HIF2025](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F990304573%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250322-230215?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&s=61db19521bd1bf2da919363878b93e4c)
[Show] Earth 2, Ephemera, Average Age 50 #HIF2025
Improv comedy featuring Earth 2 (Hartford, CT), Ephemera (New York, NY), and Average Age 50 (Hartford, CT)
![[Workshop] Learn to Love the Pattern Game with Michael Hartney (ASSSSCAT)](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F986279553%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250318-043357?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&s=b56d5d5f6d4c2b37a3e5d1decd11e786)
[Workshop] Learn to Love the Pattern Game with Michael Hartney (ASSSSCAT)
Most don't love the pattern game opening. Michael Hartney does. He'll do his best to make you love it too.
![[Workshop] Characters in Improv with Lou Gonzalez (ASSSSCAT)](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F986282063%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250318-044304?h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&s=b9b39cc431659d767242206d337378b0)
[Workshop] Characters in Improv with Lou Gonzalez (ASSSSCAT)SOLD OUT!
In this workshop we will be exploring and pushing ourselves to develop, nurture and find out what sort of characters you can do.
![[Show] Campfire Dragons, Siblings, Late Night Recess #HIF2025](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F990307223%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250322-230931?h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&s=a54e79c14933c9c7a2a9864e55666489)
[Show] Campfire Dragons, Siblings, Late Night Recess #HIF2025
Improv comedy featuring Campfire Dragons (Hartford, CT), Siblings (New York, NY), and Late Night Recess (Hartford, CT)
![[Show] Robot Love, Improvised Dungeons and Dragons, The Dinos #HIF2025](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F990308943%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250322-231704?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&s=236fbfb80a05f80d605e46af5132ebb7)
[Show] Robot Love, Improvised Dungeons and Dragons, The Dinos #HIF2025
Improv comedy featuring Robot Love (Hartford, CT), Improvised Dungeons and Dragons (New York, NY), and The Dinos (Hartford, CT)
![[Show] Awkward Conversations, Mmmm!, The Afterparty #HIF2025](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F990310713%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250322-232417?h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&s=e356a4a5524727aa4402743581dd0b12)
[Show] Awkward Conversations, Mmmm!, The Afterparty #HIF2025
Improv comedy featuring Awkward Conversations (Hartford, CT), Mmmm! (Hartford, CT), and The Afterparty (Hartford, CT)
![[Headliner] ASSSSCAT! - The UCB’s Signature Improv Juggernaut! #HIF2025](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F979115703%2F25095184173%2F1%2Foriginal.20250309-172121?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&h=200&w=450&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&s=4122db55129bb220c2ee96abf9ec10be)
[Headliner] ASSSSCAT! - The UCB’s Signature Improv Juggernaut! #HIF2025SOLD OUT!
ASSSSCAT! is the Upright Citizens Brigade's signature improv show that's played to critical acclaim & sold out audiences across the country!