Upcoming SHOWS
“If you've ever wanted to see the future of comedy—head to the BCC.” - Time Out New York
$5 OFF MOST TIX BEFORE DAY OF SHOW
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: All Day Happy Hr, Scubsy
Students from the Improv Level 2 Class, instructed by Maya Sharma, 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!
Students from the Improv Level 3 Class, instructed by John Randall, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks.
As featured in the The New York Times….come 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.
Tickets: FREE
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!
Students from the Stand Up Level 1 Class on Sundays, instructed by Sara Hennessey, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
No need to bring your aprons nor cookbooks for this kind of bake-off.
JOIN ME is a show about how to pay attention while the world is ending.
Come be unapologetically [insert non-white race here] and unapologetically goofy on stage with us on the 4th Friday of each month at 7pm at the BCC Dog House!
Free for BCC Students w/ suggested donation to Div. Scholarship!
Does it stand for "Thank God It's Friday" or "Thank God It's Funny"... we'll never know. But we do know it's improv every Friday @ 7pm!
Legendary improv duo Mike Jest & John Randall do forty five minutes of the Chicago-style comedy!
Whatever your obsession, “Obsessed with Us” will interview you (or another audience member) about it — then do a fully improvised long-form show based on that interview!
Students from the Clown Level 1 Class on Sundays, instructed by Jeff Seal, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks.
Want to Know What’s Laughable? Getting paid less than you’re worth as a skilled improviser.
RSVP: AdsGoUnion@sagaftra.org
We've heard your cries for MORE IMPROV. Come to the Forever Jam, a jam open to current and past BCC improv students... because we're all students of commedia forever. Come get your reps done in an all-levels friendly space!
Students from the Improv Level 4 Class on Sundays, instructed by Andy Junk, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks. Show #3 of 3!
Our annual flagship sketch revue! Come join the cast of the BCC's 2026 Residency to make the most meaningful memory of all: a night of sketch comedy.
Welcome to the BCC's longest-running haus improv show - where everything is totally made up on the spot, for one night only.
Opener: Freshly Squeezed
Stand-up comedy, a terrible roommate, and the Protestant Reformation like you've never seen it before.
The hottest, queerest, most LGBTQ+ improvisers will take on the task that no one asked them; to make the hit HBO show The Pitt GAYER.
We use Your audience suggestions to create an evening of Improvised Musical Magic
A sex toy company conducts a comedy showcase of the weirdest amalgamation of women comedians you've ever seen.
Students from the Clown Level 3 Class, instructed by Jeff Seal, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks! (Show 2 of 2)
A brand new weekly stand up show brought to you by our beloved BCC stand up faculty!
Featuring: Michael Terry, Ian Lockwood, Amelia Ritthaler, and Mary Mack
Permission to pop off? Try a new cadence? Perform some impressions? Everything is on the table.
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.
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.
Kento the clown missed his grandmother's funeral in Japan due to Covid restrictions.
Classes
Discover your voice, hone your craft, find your people.
5th ANNUAL FAD: July 9-12, 2026
FAD is a 4-day festival celebrating all things improv, the silly stupid good stuff we just can't get enough of!
SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED.
STAY TUNED FOR LINE-UP DROP!
HIRE US
Applied improv classes and customized shows.
Comedy shows to delight and improv workshops to enhance communication, innovation, leadership, and trust among your team.
TESTIMONIALS
Nice words from BCC peeps.
Chris Gethard (THE CHRIS GETHARD SHOW / BEAUTIFUL ANONYMOUS
Kyle Gordon (THE SIMPSONS, COMEDY CENTRAL)
Maria Bamford (LADY DYNAMITE, “The Funniest Woman in the World" - Judd Apatow).
Dylan Adler (THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN)
Chloe Troast (SNL)
Sophie Zucker (THE DAILY SHOW)
Britt Lower (Emmy Winner, SEVERANCE) shouts out her show @ BCC on Late Night w/ Seth Meyers.
ABOUT THE BCC
Since its debut in March 2018, the BCC has produced over 2000 shows featuring fearless and irreverent comedy from both up-and-coming, and top comedic talent. Notably, the BCC was the first major NYC comedy theater to pay its performers a significant cut of the box office, distinguishing them as a playground where experimentation and ingenuity are valued. The BCC survived and thrived during COVID, continuing to pay performers for online shows, and now produces 30 shows a week between two venues in East Williamsburg: Eris Evolution (167 Graham Ave, Brooklyn), a two theater space, and the BCC Pig Pen (144 Boerum St). Annually, the BCC produces the "Fun & Dumb Festival," one of the largest improv festivals in the world, which the New York Times has made the #1 pick of things to do in July in NYC for multiple years, and which hosted 600+ performers and 150+ shows over 4-days. From 2021-2024, the BCC has featured over 50 shows as part of the NY Comedy Festival, and produced two iterations of Pitchfest" - featuring 12 ready for development pilots, some of which sold to major comedy networks. The BCC offers a wide array of classes in improv, sketch, stand-up and more - available year-round - as well as corporate shows and workshops teaching the skills of improvisation to businesses and organizations of all sizes.
COMMUNITY
Come join the fam at these free community events.
RENTALS
Rent our beautiful spaces.
GIFT CARDS
There’s no gift like comedy.
This gift card can be applied toward any class or merch at the BCC.
This gift card can be used for tix to any of our shows via Eventbrite.
MERCH
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