short form improv
First SAturday of every month
Where: Unitarian Jefferson Hall (1525 Santa Barbara Street)
Time: 8:00pm
Cost: $10 online or at the door (if available)
2024 show dates
2025 show dates
March 1, 2025
April 5, 2025
May 3, 2025
June 7, 2025
July 5, 2025
August 2, 2025
September 6, 2025
October 4, 2025
November 1, 2025
December 6, 2025
Where: Unitarian Jefferson Hall (1525 Santa Barbara Street)
Time: 8:00 pm
Cost: $10 online or at the door (if available)
We feature several longform teams!
2024 show dates:
2025 show dates
March 15, 2025
April 19, 2025
May 10, 2025 Pony Show!
May 17, 2025
June 21, 2025
July 19, 2025
August 9, 2025 Pony Show!
August 16, 2025
September 20, 2025
October 18, 2025
November 8, 2025 Pony Show!
November 15, 2025
December 20, 2025
Longform improv
third SAturday of every month
SPECIAL EVENT
What is it?
Long form indie teams show off their stride and compete to be named audience favorite. A place for green teams and professionals alike, this showcase is a laugh-off to the blue ribbon. Only one team can be named Best in Show!
How it works:
3 indie teams from near or far, each performing for 20 minutes. Show order is drawn from a hat.
Surprise “jumps”, also pulled from a hat. Eg: There must be one silent scene in your set, or there has to be a song in your set, etc.
The hosts will dole out compliments but the winning team is eventually determined by popularity (paper votes), so... bring your friends!
How to apply:
To submit your team, reply to this email or contact info@sbimprov.com with:
1. Your Team Name
2. Names of your team members
3. A 1-3 sentence description of your team's deal: can be silly, should include format/intentions/goals. This is for me to get who you are but also for posting somewhere publicly
4. A Team Photo (also for posting at some point in the next weeks - if you have one now already, even better)
Show Date (click on the date to buy tickets!):
Show time: 8pm
SPECIAL EVENT
ENDED!
The Cornadoes’ Harvest Show
It’s time for the reaping … The Cornadoes beckon, and you’re invited to witness the harvest. As All Hallows Eve approaches, join us for a night of improvised hijinks and mayhem. Shriek, snicker, and howl as we perform for your amusement, accompanied by a mysterious improv team emerging from the abyss. As the evening draws nigh, you too can rise from the darkness (of the audience) and offer your souls to the stage for a short form jam. The Harvest Show awaits.
Show Date (click on the date to buy tickets!):
Show time: 8pm
SPECIAL EVENT
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Intro to the Harold - Show is the class performance of the students of the Intro to the Harold class.
Come and see two class teams improvise one act plays right in front of you. It’s wacky fun that also tells a story.
Show Date (click on the date to buy tickets!):
Show time: 8pm
Tickets $10 (buy in advance or at the door)
SPECIAL EVENT
ENDED!
What is it?
Long form indie teams show off their stride and compete to be named audience favorite. A place for green teams and professionals alike, this showcase is a laugh-off to the blue ribbon. Only one team can be named Best in Show!
How it works:
3 indie teams from near or far, each performing for 20 minutes. Show order is drawn from a hat.
Surprise “jumps”, also pulled from a hat. Eg: There must be one silent scene in your set, or there has to be a song in your set, etc.
The hosts will dole out compliments but the winning team is eventually determined by popularity (paper votes), so... bring your friends!
How to apply:
To submit your team, reply to this email or contact info@sbimprov.com with:
1. Your Team Name
2. Names of your team members
3. A 1-3 sentence description of your team's deal: can be silly, should include format/intentions/goals. This is for me to get who you are but also for posting somewhere publicly
4. A Team Photo (also for posting at some point in the next weeks - if you have one now already, even better)
Show Dates (click on the date to buy tickets!):
Show time: 8pm
SPECIAL EVENT
ENDED!
SPECIAL EVENT
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What is it?
Long form indie teams show off their stride and compete to be named audience favorite. A place for green teams and professionals alike, this showcase is a laugh-off to the blue ribbon. Only one team can be named Best in Show! First place teams win a slot opening for SB Improv’s Mainstage Long Form Show the following night.
How it works:
3 indie teams from near or far, each performing for 20 minutes. Show order is drawn from a hat.
Surprise “jumps”, also pulled from a hat. Eg: There must be one silent scene in your set, or there has to be a song in your set, etc.
The hosts will dole out compliments but the winning team is eventually determined by popularity (paper votes), so... bring your friends!
How to apply:
To submit your team, reply to this email or contact info@sbimprov.com with:
1. Your Team Name
2. Names of your team members
3. A 1-3 sentence description of your team's deal: can be silly, should include format/intentions/goals. This is for me to get who you are but also for posting somewhere publicly
4. A Team Photo (also for posting at some point in the next weeks - if you have one now already, even better)
Show Dates (click on the date to buy tickets!):
Show time: 8pm
Tickets $10 (buy in advance or at the door)
SPECIAL EVENT
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The Cornadoes Present: It’s a Very Corny Christmas
Celebrate the holiday season with a jolly night of improvised comedy, hosted by The Cornadoes! Following a special featured performance by STEVE!, The Cornadoes will deck the halls with their own style of improv shenanigans. The party continues with a short form jam, in which anyone is invited to play an improv game on stage (names drawn from a hat). Join us just to watch and laugh, or to have some fun performing if you like! It’s 100% Santa approved…
Show Date (click on the date to buy tickets!):
Show time: 8pm
Tickets $10 (buy in advance or at the door)
I’ve Got Your Back - Show! is the class performance of the students of I’ve Got Your Back, our summer course on organic improv and group mind.
Come out and see us play, then join in yourself for an open improv jam welcoming improvisers of all experience levels and stripes!
Show Date (click on the date to buy tickets!):
Show time: 8pm
Tickets $10 (buy in advance or at the door)
SPECIAL EVENT
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C'mon People Now is the class performance of the students of COCREATION, our summer course on organic improv and group mind.
Come out and see us play, then join in yourself for an open improv jam welcoming improvisers of all experience levels and stripes!
Show Date (click on the date to buy tickets!):
Show time: 8pm
Tickets $10 (buy in advance or at the door)
SPECIAL EVENT
ENDED!
What is it?
Long form indie teams show off their stride and compete to be named audience favorite. A place for green teams and professionals alike, this showcase is a laugh-off to the blue ribbon. Only one team can be named Best in Show! First place teams win a slot opening for SB Improv’s Mainstage Long Form Show the following night.
How it works:
3 indie teams from near or far, each performing for 20 minutes. Show order is drawn from a hat.
Surprise “jumps”, also pulled from a hat. Eg: There must be one silent scene in your set, or there has to be a song in your set, etc.
The hosts will dole out compliments but the winning team is eventually determined by popularity (paper votes), so... bring your friends!
How to apply:
To submit your team, reply to this email or contact info@sbimprov.com with:
1. Your Team Name
2. Names of your team members
3. A 1-3 sentence description of your team's deal: can be silly, should include format/intentions/goals. This is for me to get who you are but also for posting somewhere publicly
4. A Team Photo (also for posting at some point in the next weeks - if you have one now already, even better)
Show Dates (click on the date to buy tickets!):
Show time: 8pm
Tickets $10 (buy in advance or at the door)
SPECIAL EVENT
ENDED!
Poster by Erik Salthouse
Santa Barbara Improv is super pleased to announce a very special summer improv show for you: UNQUESTED: The Improvised Epic.
UNQUESTED is a fabulous tale of improvised fantasy adventure, a la Neverending Story, Princess Bride, and Labyrinth.
UNQUESTED features 11 of our beloved local community players: Alan Irwin, Amy Nash, Andy DeVore, Bekah Akiyoshi, Don Patterson, Erik Salthouse, Erin Sawyer, George Schreiber, Heather Terbell, Holly Mae Haddock and Robert Karl.
Show Dates:
Friday July 8th
Saturday July 9th
Friday July 15th
Friday July 22nd
Saturday July 23rd
Friday July 29th
Show time: 8pm
Tickets $14
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