• Every 1st and 3rd Thursday
    Next: March 1 - 8:00 pm
    The Improv Shop Presents: Longform Improv Nights

    Join The Improv Shop at the Tin Can Tavern and Grille's Locust Avenue location for a free comedy show on Thursday, March 1 at 8 p.m. Shows are held in the upstairs lounge (take the stairwell at right upon entering).

    Longform shows, which will showcase the talents of Improv Shop students and visiting performers throughout the year, will continue to be held on the first and third Thursdays of every month. Upcoming dates also include Thursday, March 15 and Thursday, April 5.

    Grab a beer at the bar, a sandwich from the Tin Can's kitchen, and relax as our longform teams Magic Ratio and Ted Dangerous create completely original comedy based on audience suggestion.

    Tin Can Tavern and Grill (Locust St.)
    1909 Locust Street
    Saint Louis, MO
    Free!


  • Every Monday for 4 Weeks
    Next: February 27 - 8pm
    Level 5 Student Showcase @ The Lab

    The Improv Shop Presents: Level 5 Student Showcase @ The Lab is the improviser's night of improv. After spending dang near a year together, the latest graduates of The Improv Shop's 5-level training program are ready to do their run of student shows. They've developed their form, honed their skills, drank beers, and "yes and-ed" each other to near death. They're ready and willing to create magic in front of your eyeballs.

    Focusing on experimentation and community-building, we confidently put forth the hypothesis that students and veterans, given a chance to play together, will create a combustible and explosive product of funsies.

    Check the calendar for details!

    Tin Can Tavern and Grill (Locust St.)
    1909 Locust Street
    Saint Louis, MO
    Free!


  • 1st Saturday of Every Month
    Next: March 3 - 8pm
    The Improv Shop Presents: The Road Show

    The Improv Shop, St. Louis's own long-form improvisational theater and training center, introduces an innovative new comedy show to its current lineup entitled "The Road Show." Bringing together unique comedy acts from all over the country, The Road Show's goal is to expand the St. Louis comedy scene beyond our city's borders.

    The Road Show will provide a new outlet for comedic artists that was never before available in the form of a reoccurring show in a new market while also bringing some of the best up-and-coming talent to the city of St. Louis.

    The long-term vision of The Road Show is to have artists from all over the country submit their work and visit a city with a wealth of comedy history and current talent.

    Next up:

    The Late 90s are one of iO Chicago's longest running house teams. They were recently nominated for "Best Harold Team." Coached by improv mainstay Craig Uhlir, the Late 90s is comprised of Scott Morehead, Stephanie Cook, Nate Sherman, Clayton Margeson, Blythe Haaga, John Sabine, Dan MacAvoy, Eric Christensen and Vince Portacci.

    For more information and to buy tickets check out The Road Show website.

    Improv Shop house team Magic Ratio to open.

    Tin Can Tavern and Grill (Locust St.)
    1909 Locust Street
    Saint Louis, MO


  • March 9th, 16th and 23rd - 8:00pm
    Championship: March 30th - 8:00 pm
    The Improv Shop Presents:
    March Mayhemprovisation Tourney
    March Mayhemprovisation Tourney

    The Improv Shop is proud to announce our first March Improvisation Tournament. Each cent raised at the door will go toward professional lights and sound for the theater space.

    While the people we hung out with in high school obsess over college kids throwing balls into hoops, we will obsess over the people we currently hang out with playing make-believe with each other. The masses will be clapping for last-minute shots while we might clap for an unforced callback. While they stare at their TVs eating chicken wings, we will stare at someone acting like a TV while someone else eats invisible chicken wings.

    The first three rounds will be on Fridays March 9th, 16th, and 23rd. The championship will be played on Friday, March 30th. Three teams will play each night. Only the first-placed team will advance to the next round. The winners of the first three rounds will advance to the championship.

    Rules:

    1. Each team will be given 25 minutes to perform, no more, no less. Time starts after the host calls the team onstage with their team name.
    2. You may do any form you like.
    3. Your team may not be an Improv Shop house team.
    4. Your team may not contain more than five players.
    5. Each team is required to send an mp3 of their entrance song (to kevin@theimprovshop.com) to be played during their entrance to the stage. If they do not send a song, something lame will be played for them.
    6. Set order will be determined randomly pre-show.
    7. Each member of the audience is given 1 ballot as he or she enters the arena. Do not lose your ballot, as you will not be given a new one.
    8. Each audience member, regardless of student or performer status, pays $5 to watch. Performers in the night's match do not have to pay admission.
    9. Once the show begins, no more ballots are given out. You must watch all three teams to have a vote.
    10. That night's performers are not allowed to vote; however, everyone else in the room is eligible to vote. A voter will award two points to his or her favorite team of the night, and one point to his or her second favorite team.
    11. Write-in votes for teams not actually competing will not be allowed.
    12. This is meant to be a friendly competition. Harassment and intimidation during the performance by either the performers or members of the audience will not be tolerated. The host will not hesitate to eject people for such behavior.
    13. Stacking the audience is not only allowed, but encouraged.
    14. The winning team will receive a $100 gift certificate to spend on food and drink at the Tin Can and both a Lab slot and Longform Night slot in April.

    The Tourney has slots for nine teams - these slots will be filled on a first come, first serve basis. You can register your team for the tournament here.

    The Improv Shop March Mayhemprovisation Tourney is a variation of the original Cage Match created by Kevin Mullaney.

    Tin Can Tavern and Grill (Locust St.)
    1909 Locust Street
    Saint Louis, MO