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The Fire Weeds presents Pretty Trap & Interior: Panic (Two One-Act Plays from Tennessee Williams)

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

Discover the rarely produced prototypes for American theater classics The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire. Female-driven theatre company The Fire Weeds presents "The Pretty Trap & Interior: Panic" as their debut production in association with the Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival. Co-Directed by Jaclyn Bethany and Lindsey Neville, this powerful immersive...

$35

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

The Ritual: Improv Comedy Worthy of Worship presented by WRYAT Public Radio

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

Your favorite New Orleans satirical podcast - WRYAT Public Radio - presents a live, interactive improvised "ceremony" honoring those things which we revere, sometimes unnecessarily. The Ritual combines elements of rites and exaltation with short-form games and long-form improv to create an entire induction celebration for a new member. It's got a vaguely veiled lovecraftian...

$10

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

Showcase: A Long-form Improv Comedy Show

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

Newly trained and long-time improvisers combine to invent characters and worlds in the moment. It's a showcase show never seen before and never to be seen again. Tickets available here or at the door.

$10

Life Be Like… Storytelling Show

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

A show that will take you on a ride through what defines a life for our storytellers with a bit of comedy twist. featuring Daniel Masterpiece Jones & Alex Zemanovic Hosted by Lee Glass

$10

Level Up: Anubis Improv Showcase

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

This fully improvised showcase show will celebrate the hard work our students have put in over 8 weeks of class. Following the students’ set, Anubis Improv faculty will perform.

$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

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

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

The Vagina Monolaughs

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

Join Curate Laughs NOLA for a hilarious and empowering night at the Big Couch in New Orleans! The Vagina Monolaughs is a live event that celebrates the power and diversity of women through comedy, storytelling, and performances. Get ready to laugh, cry, and be inspired by talented artists who fearlessly share their experiences, struggles, and triumphs. Located at Desire Street,...

$25

Showcase: A Long-form Improv Comedy Show

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

Newly trained and long-time improvisers combine to invent characters and worlds in the moment. It's a showcase show never seen before and never to be seen again. Tickets available here or at the door.

$10