Celebrate 10 years with Improv Cincinnati all week long!
What started as a small collective of passionate performers has grown into one of Cincinnati’s most exciting centers for improv, training and live entertainment. We’re marking the milestone with a full slate of special shows and intensive workshops.
SHOWS
These shows showcase main stage teams, special guests, and alumni favorites from IC’s decade of comedy.
Wednesday, April 22
Friday, April 24
7:00 PM Spitfire
8:15 PM Veracity with Orange Tuxedo
9:30 PM Ducks Without Borders, Local Strays, Very Serious Athletic Club
Saturday, April 24
6:00 Comedysportz All Stars:
7:15 Joyride
8:30 Musical Improv All-Stars
9:45 War Candy, Crash Course, CCC
Sunday, April 26
7:00 Sketch
8:15 Spacecat
WORKSHOPS
Both workshops run all day and are great opportunities for deeper skill building with amazing instructors.
Saturday, April 24
10:00 - 5:00 “Close Quarters Intensive” with Carla Cackowski
10:00 - 5:00 “JTS Brown Intensive” with Craig Cackowski
Don’t Miss It!
This weeklong celebration brings together IC’s performers, students, alumni, and fans for an unforgettable anniversary of laughter, growth, and community. It’s not just shows and classes - it’s a joyful reflection on a decade of play and a launch into the future. We can’t wait to celebrate with you!
About Bluebird
Bluebird is a collection of legendary comedians, who tour the world, performing shows that are fully improvised, once in a lifetime experiences—each and every show.
Made up of some of comedy’s most recognizable faces from TV and movies as well as some that will become your new favorites, Bluebird was formed out of a shared, (still) burning love for improvising and entertaining audiences.
Scheduled to appear: Matt Walsh (Veep, Ghosts, Co-Founder UCB), Joe Canale (Mindy Project, Second City Main Stage), Brad Morris (AP Bio), and Marc Evan Jackson (The Good Place, Brooklyn 99). But, there are always a few other people that contribute to the show just as much as the performers. The audience!
Each and every show is completely unscripted and totally unique. The reason for that? Bluebird uses a short conversation with a couple of audience members at the top of the show to inspire the spontaneous, unhinged and beautifully hilarious comedy mayhem that ensues.
The shows are a uniquely satisfying live comedy entertainment experience and because each audience is different - so is each show. If you don’t believe us, see two!
About Orange Tuxedo
Orange Tuxedo (Los Angeles, CA) is the acclaimed two-person improv team of Craig Cackowski and Carla Cackowski, a husband-and-wife duo known for their show “Close Quarters,” which builds grounded, character-driven relationships from a single shared location. Craig has appeared in Community, Veep, Drunk History, and The Sex Lives of College Girls, while Carla toured internationally with The Second City and is a writer, director, and podcast creator. Together, Orange Tuxedo has performed and taught at major improv festivals across the United States and Europe, bringing sharp characters, emotional depth, and effortless chemistry to every fully improvised performance.