F.A.Q.

CCT is an intimate, 50-seat, subterranean, black box theater with open seating. If you buy tickets in advance, your name will be on a will-call list at the door.

Shows are almost always at 7:30pm and 9:00pm. Double check our show page before you arrive. Each show is about an hour long.

Typically there are two shows on a show night. You can arrive up to 30 minutes before the first show, and up to 15 minutes before the second show. We recommend arriving early because we don’t have a lobby area; late arrivals will disrupt the show.

Most show nights feature two shows. If you purchase an All Evening Pass, you can see both the early show and late show for less money than if you bought the tickets individually.

Sometimes our shows sell out by the time our theater doors open. Reserve your spot!

We don’t make any promises, but typically our shows would be rated PG-13. Our Comedysportz shows are always family-friendly. Any show for adults will be labeled as such in the description.

There is metered parking all over Ludlow Ave and some residential parking on the side streets. Many of our guests park at US Bank (after banking hours), and to the best of our knowledge, nobody has ever been towed.

We provide non-alcoholic refreshments, chips and candy.

Your donations support our theatre in many ways. One way is in helping us provide diversity scholarships to BIPOC, neurodiverse and LGBTQ+ students who want to take classes through our academy. Once received, these scholarships stay with the student throughout all 6 classes. You can make a donation in the form of cash or credit card at our shows, or via Venmo at any time (@Improv-Cincinnati). Thank you!

Certainly. Call us at 513.900.1110 and let's chat.

Unfortunately not at this time. 

Yeah that's weird, but it's definitely us. When you get here, look for the Improv Cincinnati awning and staircase. We’re down the steps.

Yes.

Yes, but our supply is limited so we may not have your size. You can purchase a wide variety of customized Improv Cincinnati merch at our new web store.

Improv is a style of performance where performers get a suggestion from the audience and use that suggestion to inspire the performance. It's funny theater without a script. Sketch is a short, scripted skit like what you see on Saturday Night Live. Stand-up is where a single comedian tells pre-written jokes at a microphone. At Clifton Comedy Theatre, improv is our bread and butter (and jam!), and we occasionally do shows that feature sketch and stand-up. 

Performers will ask the audience for suggestions to inspire their improv performances. The spirit of improv is always to be laughing with the audience, rather than at them. It's not like stand-up, where comedians occasionally pick on audience members. On a related note, heckling performers is not welcome in improv.