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Reindeer Games: Big Couch Holiday Party & Game Night

Big Couch 1045 Desire Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

If you've ever been to a Big Couch class or show or never been able to visit our new home, we'd love you to join us for our holiday party! We'll have table top games, treats, and other fun stuff to do while you meet other really awesome folks who are into comedy and creativity....

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Improv Jam

Big Couch 1045 Desire Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

Just because improv is unscripted, doesn’t mean you can’t practice it! We welcome improvisers of all levels to join us weekly to hone their improv skills, learn new ones, and connect with fun folks. An improv jam is an opportunity for anyone to perform and watch scenes. You can have an awesome time while developing...

Free

Big Couch Graduation Showcase

Big Couch 1045 Desire Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

Join us in celebrating the first graduating class of our improv comedy curriculum. These folks have spent over a year learning improv comedy through five levels of courses, and we're elated to mark this special occasion with a performance and a ceremony. All the fun starts at 7:30 pm on Saturday, December 16 at 1045...

$10

This is New Orleans Documentary Film Screening

Big Couch 1045 Desire Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

Since June, the Enrichment 2 Empowerment program has supported young people in understanding the root causes of violence and its impact on themselves, their families, and their neighborhoods. Engaged participants interviewed dozens of New Orleanians to reveal the reality behind slanted media narratives and discover hope in the present and for the future. This documentary...

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10-year Anniversary “Bourbon Whiz” movie screening

Big Couch 1045 Desire Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

Enjoy the 10 year anniversary "Bourbon Whiz" movie screening at Big Couch! Celebrate a decade of laughs, thrills, and bourbon-fueled adventures with your favorite whiskey-loving hero. This in-person event promises an unforgettable night of nostalgia and good times. Grab your friends, grab a drink, and get ready to laugh, cheer, and maybe even shed a tear...

$10

Jeff McCormick the Entertainer Extraordinaire’s Christmas Celebration

Big Couch 1045 Desire Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

Jeff McCormick the Entertainer Extraordinaire's Christmas Celebration Concert Special will be to celebrate the Backstreet Boys' 30th anniversary by performing everyone's favorite classics from some of their previous albums such as Backstreet Boys self-titled, Backstreet's Back, Millennium, Black & Blue, Never Gone, Unbreakable, and a couple of their Christmas songs. In addition, he will also...

$10

Double Duos: Improv Comedy in Pairs

Big Couch 1045 Desire Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

Big Couch has asked some of its favorite improvisers to partner up in this unscripted comedy show. Two pairs will perform long-form improv comedy separately, and then mash-up for a double duo. It's two times the laughs for one night only.

$10

Detective Game Show: Where Trivia Meets Escape Room

Big Couch 1045 Desire Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

The immersive, trivia, puzzle competition Detective Game Show returns with a new set of cases. This time, it’s up to YOU to SOLVE them! DGS takes live murder mystery to the next level where trivia meets escape room. Devised and hosted by the puzzle-making, storytelling minds of some of New Orleans most talented creatives, DGS...

$15

50 First Jokes – Standup to Start the New Year

Big Couch 1045 Desire Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

Local comedy show producers Jade Brontè and Jon Reynolds have coordinated with John F. O'Donnell, the originator of "50 First Jokes," to present a phenomenally funny start to 2024. 50 New Orleans based standup comics will tell their first joke of the year, and you'll get to bank all those laughs for the next 365...

$15

Improv Class 401: Forms Focus

Big Couch 1045 Desire Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

How can you use your improv knowledge to embellish stories and explore themes in a full performance? Forms can help! Learning more about them allows you to employ structural guidelines to string scenes together in a longer show. This course will teach you the basics of three forms - Armando, Close Quarters, & Monoscene. You...

$200

Teamwork Improv Comedy

Big Couch 1045 Desire Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

Established troupes work together to create comedy without a script. See long-form improv from two different groups who know and love each other and creativity. Who knows what they'll come up with on the spot, but we know it will take all of them working together to do it!

$10

Double Special Duos: Improv Comedy in Pairs

Big Couch 1045 Desire Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

We are excited to welcome performers from Chicago to join a Double Special Duos show with some of our favorite improvisers partnering up for unscripted comedy. Two pairs will perform long-form improv comedy separately, and then mash-up for a double duo. It's two times the laughs for one night only.

$10