Most great comedy characters are obsessed (or at least comically preoccupied) with something. The closer the obsession is to the character's core — the more it says about their insecurities, delusions, passions, values, etc. — the funnier it's likely to be. In this workshop, we'll explore the idea of obsession in improv and use it to quickly […]

Improv Students from various levels will show off what they learned!The classes performing in this hour are:Nicholle Harris' Monday Improv 101Todd Couch's Sunday Improv 201Chris Gropp's Tuesday Improv 301Tickets are $14.00 in advance, $17.00 at the door

Improv Students from various levels will show off what they learned!The classes performing in this hour are:Archer Rosenkrantz's Sunday Improv 101Melissa Schenter Connor's Monday Improv 201Alex Nichols' Tuesday Improv 401Tickets are $14.00 in advance, $17.00 at the door

Improv Students from Todd Couch's Monday night Improv 601 class will show off what they've learned. Followed by a teacher show!Tickets are $14.00 in advance, $17.00 at the door

Mic Drop Comedy Workshop is every Wednesday from 6-8 PM before the open mic. Please include your name and the date you are signing up for. It is not guaranteed that you will get a turn every week, however, if you do not get a turn you will be moved to the front of the […]

Come watch local comedians tinker and test out new material at RISE Comedy’s weekly RISE & Shine Comedy Open Mic! Some comics will concoct the perfect formula while other jokes will implode, but an outrageous amount of fun is guaranteed. Pay what you want here or VENMO Contributions welcome: @RiseComedy Comedians, sign up list is available […]

Want to see if improv comedy is right for you? This drop-in class will let you take RISE Comedy's improv classes for a test drive, in a safe, supportive, and FUN environment! Instructor Schedule 1/4 TBD 1/11 Natalie Kilkenny 1/18 Nicholle Harris 1/25 Nick Trotter

Barkley’s Community Improv Jam is an open invitation for you (yes, you!) to COME PLAY on the RISE Comedy stage with some of Denver’s most supportive improvisers.  Put your name in the hat by 7:50, and you’ll be cast on a one-time team for the 8:00 show that same night! Every week we also invite […]

RISE Comedy's Community Improv Jam is an open invitation for you (yes, you!) to COME PLAY on the RISE Comedy stage with some of Denver’s most supportive improvisers.  Put your name in the hat by 7:50, and you’ll be cast on a one-time team for the 8:00 show that same night!  It’s FREE to watch, […]

We’re inviting all Denver teams to take part in our team jam! This is for any team in the area, but newly formed teams and show ideas are also highly encouraged. Show up and sign up your team to perform a ~10 minute set (set times depend on the number of teams that show up). […]

A Bad Play Done Terribly is a hilarious mixture of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Community Theater. Our show playful loving parody of the pitfalls of community theater. Our cast assumes the roles of pretentious performers whose talents don't match their dreams. Each show will also feature two invited comedians to heckle the improvised play. […]

Colorado's PREMIER improvised musical comedy team, and Denver's longest-running improv comedy show, now in its 18th year! Hit and Run: Musical Improv® creates an hour-long fully improvised Broadway-style musical with live musical accompaniment, based on suggestions from the audience. You'll see a brand new musical every week! Since 2006, HNR has created hundreds of musicals […]

Seasoned improvisers, Juls & Lis, host a full-blown comedy experience so dynamite the audience will want to join in on some consensual fun! Each month, these couple-a-clowns bring you an hour of curated comedy featuring acts from Denver’s talented stand-ups, sketch, and improv comedians. Juls n’ Lis headline the hour with their signature clown-prov set […]

Come laugh with some of Denver's best local comics!

Last Laugh Standing is a competition improv show where if a performer breaks (Laughs) onstage they are out! Three rounds, tons of games and audience participation! The last improviser standing is the winner! This fast paced and high octane and funny show includes some of RISE Comedy's best. You've seen some of the performers on […]

Voted the best film of 1992, Mockumentary Now! is not a film. It's an improv team of seasoned performers trying to piece together a documentary on the fly, live on stage. Each documentary is inspired by an audience suggestion of an upcoming fictional event. Through imaginary cameras (you the audience), characters reveal their most vulnerable […]

RISE House teams represent the theaters style of long form improv. These veteran performers bring you a show based on your suggestion and make it up on the spot. It’s like making a sitcom up right on the spot. The House Team hour will feature two stellar teams! Two shows for the price of one! […]

Hosted by Hot Nap, this weekly competition pits two improv teams against each other for fame and glory. Based on audience votes, the winning team will move on to the next week, but every week a new challenger approaches!