In Level 201 you will begin to work with your fellow improvisers and discover the joy of creating scenes together. You’ll learn how to construct honest and believable characters, environments, and scene flows. You’ll experiment with focus and listening. Most of all, you’ll have FUN! Prerequisite:  A Completed 101 or Education Director Approval Student Showcase: […]

Level 101 is a class dedicated to FUN and finding yourself as an improviser. You’ll explore the core concept of “Yes, And…” and how it relates to life both onstage and offstage. You’ll discover ways to hear and enhance your inner voice. Most of all, you’ll have a BLAST! Prerequisite: All Levels are Welcome! Student Showcase:  […]

In Level 201 you will begin to work with your fellow improvisers and discover the joy of creating scenes together. You’ll learn how to construct honest and believable characters, environments, and scene flows. You’ll experiment with focus and listening. Most of all, you’ll have FUN! Prerequisite:  A Completed 101 or Education Director Approval Student Showcase: […]

Tag You’re It Open Mic Sunday evenings at Rise Comedy, Denver’s best live comedy club, is a great way to help new comedians work on their jokes. You have a suggestion? We have the paper for you to write your tag lines that they might just use to punch up their jokes. Tag You’re It […]

Do you have a story that you think could be a funny standup routine? Are you frustrated by only having three minutes to work on what you're trying to say at other open mics? Then this is the mic for you. Tell your story - find the funny and then make it funnier. List drops at 7:30 […]

In Level 301 students will get an introduction to playing character in improv. You’ll learn the basics of how to get into character and sustain one and explore point of view. Students will learn how to use characters in scenes and with their scene partners. This level will prepare you for 501, which is Advanced […]

In Level 401 you’ll learn to recognize the pattern that scenes naturally create and learn how to exploit the tool of heightening to maximize the pattern’s impact in the scene. Prerequisite:  Level 301 Student Showcase:  Monday, May 18th (date is subject to change) Instructor: Alex Nichols has been improvising since 2005, when he founded his high school’s […]

 Level 101 is a class dedicated to FUN and finding yourself as an improviser. You’ll explore the core concept of “Yes, And…” and how it relates to life both onstage and offstage. You’ll discover ways to hear and enhance your inner voice. Most of all, you’ll have a BLAST! Prerequisite: All Levels are Welcome! Student Showcase:  […]

In Improv 501, you will unlock the toolset for creating more nuanced and advanced characters onstage. Learn how to generate sustainable characters that are FUN to play and easy to return to in a longform set. Prerequisite:  Level 401 Student Showcase: Monday, May 18th ( Date subject to change) Instructor: Nick Armstrong is an Actor, Improvisor, Director and […]

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 […]

Looking for a fun date night? Looking to see if you have what it takes to be a standup comedian? Then come on down to RISE Comedy on Wednesday to the Rise and Shine Open Mic. The Rise and Shine Open Mic is open to comedians of all levels. The Rise and Shine Open Mic […]

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 2/19 | Melissa Schenter 2/26 | Aurelia Vanderkolk 3/5 | Amanda Eckert 3/12 | Rob Lecrone 3/19 | Paul Ronjak 3/26 […]

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.  It’s FREE to watch, FREE to play, and ALL LEVELS ARE WELCOME, so come on and jam! VENMO Contributions welcome: @RiseComedy YOUR JAM HOSTS: BARKLEY: Founded in 2016, […]

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). […]

Whether you love, fear, or are sick to death of robots and AI and ready to RIOT, have we got a show for you. Get ready for a Robot Riot, with world-leading AI Ethics experts roasting AI and Robotics… Denver’s top AI and robotics-themed improv teams… and comedy acts involving real robots. Don’t miss it… […]

Plot/Twist is an exciting, fast-paced collection of comedic and dramatic stories, created and unfolding on stage before your very eyes. It boasts a semi-rotating cast of long form, short form, genre and narrative improv teams. Co-Producer: Kelsey Matteson ACCESSIBILITY WARNING: This show includes flashing lights, bright visual effects, and/or strobe lighting. These effects may trigger […]

Colorado’s PREMIER improvised musical comedy team and Denver’s longest-running improv comedy show, now celebrating its incredible 19th year! Hit and Run: Musical Improv® is not just a show—it's a theatrical adventure where Broadway meets spontaneity. Every week, this dynamic ensemble crafts an hour-long, fully improvised Broadway-style musical, complete with show-stopping songs, razor-sharp dialogue, and captivating […]

Basement Doctors is a long form improv troupe in which none of the performers has a PhD (well… one of us does now…). Each show is inspired by a text message from the audience and always gives doses of excitement and emotion. This team of veteran improvisers that has been performing must see comedy in Denver […]

Birds are chirping, wind chimes are ringing, and fresh dew is on the leaves. A pie cools on the windowsill. It’s another day in Normalville, where everyone is extraordinarily average. At least, that’s what they think. Part character showcase, part clown show, part live sitcom, Normalville sits somewhere between Mr. Rogers and Twin Peaks in […]

The Night Cap Comedy Show is must see comedy on a Friday night. Come down to Rise Comedy, Denver’s best comedy club, and see some of Denver’s best comedians get your late-night laughs on. Date night? Hanging with your crew? Just wandering around downtown Denver looking for things to do in Denver? The Night Cap […]

Welcome to The Secret Circus! When feelings have been outlawed, a gregarious rock-n-roll ringleader and their circus friends establish an underground Big Top, a place for freedom and self-expression that’s welcome to all identities—person, animal, or marionette. Big feelings are safe under our Big Top where tight rope walkers, jugglers, and dancing ostriches channel their […]

Buzzed Before Sunset Comedy Showcase is the perfect way to kick off your Saturday night. Catch some of Denver’s top comedians—rising stars, seasoned pros, and special guests from out of town—at the city’s premier comedy club, Rise Comedy. Whether you're single and looking for fun things to do in Denver, or out with friends planning […]

If you think you know the comedy scene in Denver, then think again because you can never know what to expect from the Rotating Room. Each month is a new show from one of Denver's most creative minds. It could be the wildest improv show you've ever seen, or a new twist on stand up, […]

A fast-paced, high-energy comedy show packed with sharp, fearless women comedians delivering rapid-fire jokes, bold perspectives, and nonstop laughs from start to finish.  Free cupcake, fun surprises, and we will still have a few tomatoes to ring in the new year!

They’re bringing their comedy all the way from Los Angeles. Buddy Puzzle (Anatasha Blakely and Jacob Sorling) is a veteran improv duo that will turn your nightmare ex lover story into comedic soup for the soul. Joined by two guest trios and finishing with a mashup of all star players. Performers take stories from audience […]

Drag comes in all shapes and sizes, but the best kind of drag is the one that makes you laugh! Join Dr. Zackarina Jenny-hoe and a new cast of drag queens, kings and things each month for a fabulous comedy experience unlike any other. Each month, the cast will take over a different form of […]

Three Beautiful Lips,  Anatasha Blakely, Melissa Schenter Connor, and Mylène Van Zijl are a dynamic trio redefining the art of improv with their unforgettable performances. This powerhouse group brings a thespian twist to scene work, playing with equal parts passion for each other and the audience. Prepare to be captivated as these badass freaks and soft-hearted sweeties […]

The only comedy show in Denver that encourages you to bring your smart phone! Step into the madness of Joke Box — where comedians perform on stage and go head-to-head against each other with comedy, improv, and wild challenges. Want to play along? Sure! Get out your phone (optional), scan our QR code and through polls, […]

Hosted by Hot Nap, this high-energy weekly showdown puts two improv teams in a fierce battle for laughs, fame, and ultimate glory. With the audience calling the shots, the reigning champs must defend their title as a new challenger emerges each week, ready to steal the spotlight. Who will triumph, and who will take their […]