SHOWS
“The right mix of scrappy and chaotic...a leading house of improvisation.” - The New York Times
Students from the Improv Level 4 Class, instructed by Andy Junk, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks. Show #2 of 3!
Students from the Improv Level 2 Class, instructed by Devin Bockrath, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
Students from the Clown Level 2 Class, instructed by Chris Manley, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks.
The Good Time is a fully improvised show based on one suggestion from the audience. The Good Time is a team made up of Chicago improv veterans who have performed at The Second City, iO Chicago, The Annoyance, Logan Square Improv.
Openers: TBA
Descend. Join the freaks of the BCC for a night of mania. All new wild-ass improvised sketches every week. Welcome to hell, it’s a party.
“The right mix of scrappy and chaotic.” - The New York Times
Tickets: FREE with a suggested donation to BCC Diversity Scholarship fund.
Students from the Wednesday Stand Up Level 1 Class, instructed by Sara Hennessey, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
Students from the Clown Level 1 Class, instructed by Julian Hernandez , show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
Students from the Wednesday Improv Level 1 Class, instructed by Taylor Gonzalez, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
Students from the Musical Improv Level 1 Class, instructed by Ali Reed, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks.
Students from the Thursday Improv Level 1 Class, instructed by Taylor Gonzalez, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
When Sophie gets the hint that the skaterboy podcaster of her dream is going to ghost her, she decides to lock him in her apartment so as to stop him from getting away and force him to talk through his emotions.
Students from the Wednesday Improv Level 2 Class, instructed by Devin Bockrath, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
We've heard your cries for MORE IMPROV. And we are thrilled to announce the Forever Jam, a jam open to current and past BCC improv students... because we're all students of commedia starting NOW and forever. Come get your reps done in an all-levels friendly space!
Free for BCC Students w/ suggested donation to Div. Scholarship!
Students from the Sketch Level 1 Class, instructed by Devin Bockrath, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
Students from the Sketch Level 2 Class, instructed by Nick Mestad, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
Students from the Saturday Stand Up Level 1 Class, instructed by Sara Hennessey, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
Welcome to the BCC's longest-running improv show - where everything is totally made up on the spot, for one night only. Each week a cast member gets to play team captain and decide what special rules for that show would make them laugh. Sit back, relax, and watch the chaos unfold.
Opener: Mosh Squad
Students from the Improv Level 3 Class, instructed by Maria Randazzo, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
Students from the Stand Up Level 2 Class, instructed by Shalewa Sharpe, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks! Show #1 of 2!
Inspired by the work of Stanislav Grof, the Brooklyn Comedy Collective's Clown Ensemble (Clown III) class embarks on an exploration of the Basic Perinatal Matrices—four experiential realms Grof identified in his research on psychedelic states and the birth process.
I’m going to workshop a character set live with the audience I think, or maybe I’ll do something else, anyway I need some stage time. In case whatever I do is f*cked, there will be really good standup comedians performing too.
Students from the Stand Up Level 2 Class, instructed by Shalewa Sharpe, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks! Show #2 of 2!
Welcome to our weekly house improv show where a rotating cast of 6 primo indie teams do some of the most GOATED improv you've ever seen!
Featuring: PWI, Skip Skip, Big Dawg
Check into the White Lotus for an improvised musical full of glamour, intrigue, and murder!
Students from the Musical Improv Level 3 Class, instructed by Katy Berry, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
Pump Up: The Jam is a weekly improv mic hosted by William Banks, Maya Sharma, and Tej Khanna where anyone can put their name in and perform improv in a mash up group with other comedians.
Tickets: FREE with a suggested donation to BCC Diversity Scholarship fund.
Performers get 3 minute slots to try their material out with little pops from After School Special in between. Show off standup, sketch, a character, or even a little poem you've been working on. There is a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR BIGOTED MATERIAL.
Tickets: FREE with a suggested donation to BCC Diversity Scholarship fund.
Students from the Level Class, instructed by Riley Soloner , show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
Vaudeville is a comedy show, but more than anything, it's about Whimsy, Love, and the Infinite Magic of the Universe.
Students from the Stand Up Level 2 Class, instructed by JoAnn Schinderle, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
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