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Funny But Make It Fashion

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

A Comedy Show And Modeling Competition Rolled Into One Do You Have What It Takes Become The Next Supermodel Of The Comedy World? Join us for a night of laughter, fashion, and fierce competition as some of the city’s best comedians share their funniest jokes, But that’s not all! A few lucky audience members will...

$20

Improv 501: Practicing Performance

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

Getting comfortable with using your imagination in front of an audience is critical to improving your improv skills. This 8-week course combines coaching toward personal goals in developing a well-rounded approach to improvised comedy as well as performances to adapt to audiences and collaborate toward a complete set. Improv 501 is only open to those...

$200

Improv Class: 301 – Inside the Scene

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

If you've ever wondered how improvisers make their performances look like they are scripted, then you'll want to take a deeper dive into scenework. From inside the scene, you can make choices that take you off in one direction or other choices to head off in another. This course will help you identify and play...

$200

Improv Class: 101 – Free Fundamentals

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

We think improv is an awesome foundation for connecting with others and the world, and we want to share that with folks all over the New Orleans area. Just like a college course, Improv 101 provides the basic concepts of a subject so that you can build upon it. Your participation in this four-week session...

Free

Spicy Bits: Hot Sauce + Improv Comedy

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

Improv comedy is difficult enough. Why would anyone make it more challenging? Because watching comedians trying to perform while eating progressively spicier hot sauce is hilarious. Spicy Bits is a unique hour-long comedy show featuring improvisers performing short-form games and eating food covered in hot sauce. As the show goes on, the games get harder,...

$10

With a Little Feeling: A Storytelling / Standup Show

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

Join host Joe Tolpi and local comedians for a night of laughter and stories as part of a new monthly show. With a Little Feeling is storytelling and standup comedy featuring a different roster of local comedians talking / joking about how they are (or are not) coping in the world. It really is a...

$10

Joie des Femmes Improv Comedy

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

The femme performers of Big Couch are spreading joy through imaginative improv comedy! They'll take the stage without a script and create everything from nothing. You'll discover their worlds and characters as they do. Experience the singular creativity of improvised comedy elevated by talented femme performers at 1045 Desire Street. Tickets available here or at...

$10
Event Series Free Comedy Jam for Improvisers

Free Comedy Jam for Improvisers

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

Cheers! An Improvised Comedy Celebration

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

This improvised comedy show takes inspiration from the awesome things that have happened to anyone that comes to the show. Got a job promotion? Cheers! Landed a new gig? Cheers! Kissed someone? Cheers! Got out of bed? Cheers! We’ll take whatever anyone wants to celebrate and improvise the ever-lovin’ heck out of it. Inspired by...

$10

At The Top: A Collaborative Comedy Competition

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

8 Comics! 3 Rounds! 1 Crown! Experience your favorite standup comics working together like you’ve never seen before, live and video sketch comedy, and the sweetest honey roast you’ve ever tasted! Save the date! Tickets coming soon! Produced by Jade and Daniel Brontè-Bullard, “At The Top: A Collaborative Comedy Competition” appears at the Big Couch...

$10

Carnival Market – Costume & Craft Pop-up

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

Stop by Big Couch to meet all your Carnival costuming needs. We're hosting a pop-up market with vintage retailers and accessory makers to help you get get Mardi Gras ready. This indoor market goes from 3 to 6 pm on Sunday, January 14.

Free

Reel Genius – Cinema Sundays Movie Trivia

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

In partnership with Cinema Sundays, Big Couch is excited to present movie trivia night. Establish yourself as a Reel Genius by competing in multiple rounds that test your knowledge of film facts. Play as an individual or as a team and win fun prizes. This event is pay-what-you-can or suggested donation of $5.

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