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
The Deep End: Hartford's Weekly Improv Show
Dive into the weekend with improv comedy by The Deep End every Friday at 7PM
Cage Match: The Chaos Pirates vs. Frontman & The Bandmates vs. Dream Logic
Improv teams compete for your votes in a no-holds-barred improv show. The audience chooses the winner that will return the following month!
Improv Comedy feat. Oops! All Cuties, Basement Ghost, Part-Time Lifeguards
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. Dream Logic, The Afterparty, and Romantic Baby
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.
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 #HIF2026
Get this pass to see all regular Hartford Improv Festival shows on Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun! 23 shows, 56 teams! Excludes two Headliner shows.
[Workshop] Pick Up an Improv Cup with Daniel Davidson (No Notes)
Doing talking head scenes that take place…somewhere…ish? Anxious about initiations or finding your next game move? Pick up an improv cup.
[Workshop] Backing Up Bold Choices w/ Molly Thomas (Montana Dan, ASSSSCAT)SOLD OUT!
Work on making bold choices, then backing those up with confidence and top-of-intelligence justifications!
[Workshop] Puppet Improv 101w Josh Cohen & Tamra Malaga (Josh & Tamra Show)
Do you love puppets? Do you love long-form improv? An Introduction to Puppet Manipulation, Character Development, & Long-Form Improvisation!
[Workshop] Smash the Fourth Wall with Maria Nally (Hell Yeah!, Ephemera)
Narration, asides, and soliloquies are thrilling theatrical elements that are highly underutilized in improv. But why?
[Workshop] Learning to Lose with Patrick Keene (ASSSSCAT, Duchovny)
Losers are funny. Winners are annoying. Own negative labels & have fun taking on behavior that makes your characters less than desirable.
[Workshop] SIMPLE & SUSTAINABLE SCENEWORK with Connor Ratliff
Stressed out by improv? Nervous? Scared to try it? Stuck in scenes, WISHING for the black out? Take the worry out of improv & make it fun!
[Workshop] Playing Fast and Loose with Lou Gonzalez (ASSSSCAT, Duchovny)
Get out of your head & onto the A Train Express to what's funny! Play with certainty, embrace your scene partners' offers & enjoy the chaos!
[Headliner Show] CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS #HIF2026
CONNOR RATLIFF(Run Amok, Bob's Burgers, Dead Eyes podcast) presents a series of workshop performances that demonstrate what acting truly IS
[Workshop] Seeing Your Where with Amanda Breen (ASSSSCAT, Duchovny)SOLD OUT!
Clearly establishing the who, what, where at the top of a scene is crucial. But are you living in & seeing your where or just telling us?
[Workshop] Finding the TRUTH in Comedy with Akmal Tajihan (Duchovny)
This workshop is about finding & using your own truth in improv scenes, not about doing the most “grounded” or “realistic” scenes.
[Workshop] Hip Hop Improv Sampler with Billy Soco (North Coast, Shoes Off!)
Only rhymey sometimey? Dip your musical toes into some Hip Hop improv! Simple flow & rhythm, build confidence (& rhymes) & get reps rapping!
[Workshop] Initiate by Responding with Erik Tanouye (Montana Dan)
Get your scenes started right from the jump by beginning with the response to an initiation. That's right: *initiate* by *responding*.
[Workshop] Big Yes-ing with Casey Jost (What the Hell?, Impractical Jokers)
In this workshop we’ll work on accepting our scene partner’s ideas with full & total commitment while also making big, interesting choices.
[Workshop] MAKE IT MAKE SENSE with Glo Tavarez (ASSSSCAT, What the Hell?)
You're not confused; the answers are already there, waiting to be discovered. Get help with listening, justifications, and making choices.
[Headliner Show] ASSSSCAT! The UCB’s Signature Improv Juggernaut! #HIF2026
ASSSSCAT! is the Upright Citizens Brigade's signature improv show that's played to critical acclaim & sold out audiences across the country!