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Showcase: Unscripted Comedy by Newly Trained Improvisers
Showcase: Unscripted Comedy by Newly Trained Improvisers
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…
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Fat Squirrel presents MAXWELLPALOOZA
Fat Squirrel presents MAXWELLPALOOZA
An evening of celebration of Justin Maxwell! The evening will feature performances of Justin's favorite monologues he's written, including a brand new, never-before-seen 10 minute play by the mad genius himself! MAXWELLPALOOZA will be a celebration of our favorite madman's 50th birthday AND a joint…
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Showcase: Unscripted Comedy by Newly Trained Improvisers
Showcase: Unscripted Comedy by Newly Trained Improvisers
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…
K-Pop Summer Kickoff
K-Pop Summer Kickoff
Kick-off your summer dancing with K-Pop NOLA. With vendors, performers, and more, prepare to have the most fun while listening to your favorite k-pop summer songs! This event is 16+. TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE OR AT THE DOOR
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Free Improv Comedy Jam
Free Improv Comedy Jam
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…
Hurricane Party: An Original Comedy Play
Hurricane Party: An Original Comedy Play
After selling out at the Hollywood Fringe and earning rave reviews, Hurricane Party is an original comedy play making its way to New Orleans before heading across the pond to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival! Set in the heart of Louisiana, where hurricane parties are a…
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Hurricane Party: An Original Comedy Play
Hurricane Party: An Original Comedy Play
After selling out at the Hollywood Fringe and earning rave reviews, Hurricane Party is an original comedy play making its way to New Orleans before heading across the pond to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival! Set in the heart of Louisiana, where hurricane parties are a…
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Performing Your Prose: Live Reading Workshop
Performing Your Prose: Live Reading Workshop
Live readings are an essential part of a writer’s career. Unfortunately, reading live in front of an audience can be daunting for many writers. That is why Third Lantern Lit has started a workshop series—happening quarterly. Learning these skills in a workshop setting before jumping…
Big Couch Improv Comedy Graduation
Big Couch Improv Comedy Graduation
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…
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Showcase: Unscripted Comedy by Newly Trained Improvisers
Showcase: Unscripted Comedy by Newly Trained Improvisers
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…
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Spicy Bits: Hot Sauce + Improv Comedy
Spicy Bits: Hot Sauce + Improv Comedy
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…
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Free Improv Comedy Jam
Free Improv Comedy Jam
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…
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Jess Joy Album Release Show + a Mystery Presentation from Unkel Kunkel
Jess Joy Album Release Show + a Mystery Presentation from Unkel Kunkel
WON'T BE KICKED OUT THE GARDEN is an album release show by jess joy featuring Greg Saunier (Deerhoof) and Laura Fisher. The album is a psychological, romantic comedy-drama holding onto love in a world on edge. About jess joy Some music artists have out-of-the-box…
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Showcase: Unscripted Comedy by Newly Trained Improvisers
Showcase: Unscripted Comedy by Newly Trained Improvisers
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…
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Fat Squirrel’s Something Like … Grease
Fat Squirrel’s Something Like … Grease
The comedy sensation returns! Join Fat Squirrel at Big Couch for something like the coolest kids in high school! Our musical cast leads the audience in a singalong with onscreen lyrics, then our improv cast creates an all-new narrative based on the hit songs! TICKETS…
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Brutal: Good Improv about Bad Dates
Brutal: Good Improv about Bad Dates
Yes, it's true. On the whole, dating can really suck. Big time. Since dates suck so bad, the team at Brutal have taken it upon themselves to make you laugh about each and every bad date you want to tell us about. Every second Friday,…
WRYAT A-LIVE: Public Radio Parody Podcast Recording
WRYAT A-LIVE: Public Radio Parody Podcast Recording
Summer’s just around the corner and you know what that means! That’s right, everyone’s 5th favorite public radio station and 16th favorite public radio parody podcast WRYAT is coming to Big Couch for a live broadcast in front of a live audience for an experience…
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Free Improv Comedy Jam
Free Improv Comedy Jam
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…
Cheers: An Improvised Comedy Celebration Show
Cheers: An Improvised Comedy Celebration Show
Raise a glass to the lighter side of life with Cheers – the improvised comedy celebration show that turns your good news into great laughs! In this one-of-a-kind performance, our quick-witted comedians take heartwarming, hilarious, and downright wholesome moments shared by you, the audience, and…
Cards of Destiny: Unscripted Comedy Competition
Cards of Destiny: Unscripted Comedy Competition
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,…
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The Roundhouse: Turn It Around With Comedy
The Roundhouse: Turn It Around With Comedy
Did you ever want to see how the same old things could be different with a change of scenery? Well, this is the show for you. Through a classic improv form known as the LaRonde, this show explores what happens to people when everything around…
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Office Hours: Improv Comedy from the Big Couch Coaches & Teachers
Office Hours: Improv Comedy from the Big Couch Coaches & Teachers
More fun than class,Office Hours is an improv comedy show that spotlights the brilliant (and unpredictable) minds of the instructors and coaches at Big Couch. Come see your favorite comedy facilitators throw out the lesson plan and dive headfirst into unscripted chaos. Whether they’re running scenes,…
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Joie des Femmes: Improv Comedy from an all femme cast
Joie des Femmes: Improv Comedy from an all femme cast
This isn’t just improv—it’s joy unleashed, creativity unbridled, and comedy elevated. Prepare for an evening of laughter, creativity, and surprises as the femme performers of Big Couch present Joie des Femmes! This talented ensemble is ready to take the stage without a script, crafting entire…
Who Knows What? Comedy Quiz Show
Who Knows What? Comedy Quiz Show
Wrap up the week and play along in our news and trivia quiz! Between rounds, the panel of comedians and unexpected characters compete to answer: "Who knows what?" Join a team and play for glory, or root for an onstage team and enjoy the blend…
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Free Improv Comedy Jam
Free Improv Comedy Jam
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…
Nerd Night: A Comedic Study of Science
Nerd Night: A Comedic Study of Science
Who says you can't laugh and learn? Because YOU CAN! We've invited some really smart friends to tell us a little about their research and areas of interest. Then, we're going to use that as inspiration for unscripted comedy! Some of the top improv talent…
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Reading Series: Science Fiction
Reading Series: Science Fiction
Join Third Lantern Lit us for a night of science fiction. Local readers will share their stories about advanced technology, space, time travel, parallel universes, and more. From hopeful to dystopian to absurdist themes, our story tellers will use this popular genre to dive deep…
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Double Duos: Improv Comedy in Pairs
Double Duos: Improv Comedy in Pairs
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. TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE OR…
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FATE: A Night of Silly & Sultry Improv Burlesque
FATE: A Night of Silly & Sultry Improv Burlesque
Giselle Janae proudly presents “Fate,” an improv burlesque show! Five burlesque and drag artists will challenge themselves to give their steamiest (or stupidest) performances to songs randomly selected live on stage! Completely on the spot and packed with talent oh-so-hot, get ready to witness the…
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You’re Invited Improv Comedy
You’re Invited Improv Comedy
Consider this your official invitation to "You're Invited," an improv comedy show by an all-female troupe that transforms each performance into an uproarious celebration. With boundless creativity and infectious energy, these talented comedians seamlessly blend humor and spontaneity, crafting a dynamic atmosphere reminiscent of an…
Who Killed (The Comedy Show)
Who Killed (The Comedy Show)
Some of our favorite creatives have been devising something deeply devious. Who Killed (the comedy show) is a freaky, laugh-free* comedy competition coming to Big Couch. Here’s the setup: a small group of improvisers attempt a gauntlet of absurd games and challenges—all while trying not to laugh.…
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Free Improv Comedy Jam
Free Improv Comedy Jam
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…
Romantic Fantasy: Fandom Short-form Improv Comedy
Romantic Fantasy: Fandom Short-form Improv Comedy
Get ready for a night of swooning, sword fights, and sheer silliness! Formed from fans of the genre, this fast-paced, short-form improvised comedy show is inspired by the sweeping romances and magical mayhem of romantic fantasy novels. Will a brooding sorcerer finally confess his love…
A Night Show with Kris Newman
A Night Show with Kris Newman
Late-night talk shows have a special kind of magic—hilarious guests, sharp-witted interviews, unpredictable bits, and nonstop laughs. And here at Big Couch, we can’t get enough of them! That’s why we’re beyond excited to host A Night Show with Kris Newman! Step into the world…
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Showcase: Unscripted Comedy by Newly Trained Improvisers
Showcase: Unscripted Comedy by Newly Trained Improvisers
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…
1 event,
Spicy Bits: Hot Sauce + Improv Comedy
Spicy Bits: Hot Sauce + Improv Comedy
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…
3 events,
Free Improv Comedy Jam
Free Improv Comedy Jam
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…
Joie des Femmes: Improv Comedy from an all femme cast
Joie des Femmes: Improv Comedy from an all femme cast
This isn’t just improv—it’s joy unleashed, creativity unbridled, and comedy elevated. Prepare for an evening of laughter, creativity, and surprises as the femme performers of Big Couch present Joie des Femmes! This talented ensemble is ready to take the stage without a script, crafting entire…
Office Hours: Improv Comedy from the Big Couch Coaches & Teachers
Office Hours: Improv Comedy from the Big Couch Coaches & Teachers
More fun than class,Office Hours is an improv comedy show that spotlights the brilliant (and unpredictable) minds of the instructors and coaches at Big Couch. Come see your favorite comedy facilitators throw out the lesson plan and dive headfirst into unscripted chaos. Whether they’re running scenes,…