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…
Every Saturday night at Big Couch, The Big Big Show brings together real stories and top-tier improv comedy. Each show incorporates with a true tales from a local guests — an artist, bartender, musician, teacher, business owner, your eccentric neighbor. Inspired by that story's heart,…
Step back into the ‘90s and spice up your comedy diet with Butterr, Baton Rouge’s own homegrown long-form improv team! Their unique “Living Room” format isn’t just a throwback. It’s a throw-down of heartfelt hilarity as they transform real-life stories into unscripted, laugh-out-loud scenes. Picture…
In horror, revision is where the real haunting begins. Join us for a spooky session on the art of revising horror fiction. This workshop explores how later drafts become spaces of discovery: places to sharpen atmosphere, tighten pacing, and refine the story’s landscape of fear.…
Prepare for an evening that’s beyond ordinary comedy! Join us as a group of newly trained improv stars take the Big Couch stage for a show unlike any you’ve seen before. These brave comedians are ready to launch into a universe of spontaneous laughs, unpredictable…
Dig deep into the chaotic, hilarious, and completely unscripted world of rock stars and pop icons in Deep Cuts: An Improvised Mockumentary about Music! In this live, fully improvised parody of VH1's Behind the Music, our quick-witted comedians will reveal the rise and fall (and inevitable comeback)…
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…
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…
Every Saturday night at Big Couch, The Big Big Show brings together real stories and top-tier improv comedy. Each show incorporates with a true tales from a local guests — an artist, bartender, musician, teacher, business owner, your eccentric neighbor. Inspired by that story's heart,…
We've gathered up some incredibly talented improvisers to test their abilities by chance, and you get to decide the Ultimate Joker! Regular playing cards become comedy challenges, and improvisers draw their task at random to discover their daring destiny. Whatever the card says they do,…
Join us for an evening of laughter, storytelling, and community in honor of Veteran’s Day! This special event features three unique improv comedy shows starring veterans and their funny friends. All of them know how to turn life experience into laughs! Alongside the comedy, there…
Join us in celebrating the third 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. TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE…
Join us in supporting a groundbreaking initiative where comedy meets activism. The "Here to Pee" comedy tour, led by the trailblazing trans comedian Ren Q. Dawe, is a bold and unapologetic journey through the Bible Belt and beyond, using humor to challenge discriminatory laws. The…
LIVE FROM NEW ORLEANS IT'S WHOSE FRIDAY NIGHT IS IT ANYWAY!!!!! Join the WFNIA ensemble in their inaugural performance combing sketch comedy with improv games. If you love classic, well-known comedy television, this is the event for you. Come laugh with us! TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE…
It's been a long three years since MAKE UP's last show, and we couldn't be more thrilled to welcome them back to our thriving improv space. Come see some of New Orleans top drag entertainers perform short-form improv games, PLUS improvised drag numbers inspired by…
