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:  […]

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 […]

Jet & Blaine blends the boundaries of improv, clown, and classical theater. Inspired by fantastical worlds and pitiful characters, the show follows absurdity while aiming to hold onto humanity. The form was developed by Jet Eveleth and Anatasha Blakey to create improv that exposes the performer and keeps the audience on the edge. Onstage Colorado […]

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 […]

 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:  […]

 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:  […]

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 […]

THIS JUST IN... is a mixed long-form and short-form improv comedy show that parodies the structure and tone of a traditional TV news broadcast with the absurdity of character-driven improv. Anchors, field reporters, correspondents, and special guests will navigate a world of absurd characters through the lens of "serious" journalism. Core recurring segments anchor each […]

Cinema! Film! The Silver Screen! Side Channel Film Panel brings audiences face to face with the biggest actors, the most creative directors, and the sharpest minds of Tinseltown to chat about your favorite movies. These are incredibly famous actors with large followings and mountains of accolades, certainly not a group of improvisers from Denver pretending […]

Big Ol' Mess is a sketch comedy group from Denver, CO. They have performed in shows and festivals across North America, with appearances in New York, Toronto, Philadelphia, Austin, Montreal, Portland, Dallas, and Washington D.C. They are also the winners of the $10,000 Grand Prize winner of the 2025 Cam Wyllie Sketch Comedy Invitational. Big […]

Our RISE teams deliver long form theatrical style improv for you based on your suggestions. These are new talents from the theater and classes that are in our HOUSE TEAM Program. Full bar with craft beers and cocktails available and now serving pizza from Pizza Bar. Every third Friday of the month enjoy our RISE […]

Potluck! is a high-energy, long-form improv show where each performance is inspired by a real party story from the audience. From chaotic birthday dinners to painfully awkward holiday gatherings, we take your suggestion and turn it into a fully improvised, character-driven story packed with unexpected connections, big personalities, and ridiculous revelations. Performed by a team […]

Gather 'round the campfire as a mysterious narrator guides you through "Frightening Tales to Share at Night!", a long form improv comedy show that warps your cherished childhood memories into spine-tingling tales of terror. Inspired by classic ‘90s and 2000s kid-horror shows like "Goosebumps" and "Are You Afraid of the Dark?", this fully improvised show […]

Come experience one of Denver’s hardest-working magicians in a modern comedy magic show that breaks every expectation. This show consists of contemporary magic built around the audience in the room. Borrowed objects will vanish and reappear, thoughts will be read out loud, impossible predictions will land with frightening accuracy, and moments will unfold that stay […]

Comedy. Mentalism. Fundraiser for TWCCTW. Funny, smart, unforgettable. June 11 Benefit Show for Together We Can Change the World. Brad Montgomery's Comedy Mentalism. 

A totally unique night of comedy, mind-reading, and cocktails. Unscripted - Interactive - Unforgettable Ever had your mind read—while laughing and sipping a cocktail with friends? “Mentalism on the Rocks” is not […]

Come experience one of Denver’s hardest-working magicians in a modern comedy magic show that breaks every expectation. This show consists of contemporary magic built around the audience in the room. Borrowed objects will vanish and reappear, thoughts will be read out loud, impossible predictions will land with frightening accuracy, and moments will unfold that stay […]

It’s Saturday Night, and there’s only one rule: Let’s Get Loud! It’s Denver’s top monthly comedy variety show, where every act has a musical element. Join us as improvisers, sketch comics, musicians and clowns from across Denver come together for a night of musical comedy, headlined by a fully improvised musical from Minor Adjustments. This […]

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 […]

Join CODEPENDUNCE & Friends for a mixed media sketch, clown, and comedy extravaganza!! Leave your worries and stress at the door. Forget the real world and join us for some absurd fun!

"Mockumentary Now! — where the cameras are invisible, the stakes are high, and absolutely everything is made up on the spot. This long-form improv show follows seasoned comedians as they attempt to piece together a documentary live on stage — without a script, but with plenty of hot takes and unexpected twists. Each show starts […]

The RISE Repertory Company is a new show that brings you new long-form improv forms like the JTS Brown, Harold, Concept Album, The Subject, and so many more! These veteran improvisers will give you a show that you can't see anywhere else in Colorado and possibly the world. And even if you don't know what […]

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 […]