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(Separate ticket for each day of the fest.)
Buy your tickets for OCIF on the Frida Cinema Website.
(Separate ticket for each day of the fest.)
Tickets are LIVE!
Buy your tickets for OCIF on the Frida Cinema Website.
(Separate ticket for each day of the fest.)
Thank you to Alex Lee for our 2024 photos!
Orange County Improv Festival 2025
Orange County Improv Festival 2025
THREE talent-packed nights of unscripted comedy.
THREE talent-packed nights of unscripted comedy.
THREE talent-packed nights of unscripted comedy.
July 17th-19th at the Frida Cinema.
July 17th-19th at the Frida Cinema.
July 17th-19th at the Frida Cinema.
First held in 2013, the Orange County Improv Festival was conceived to celebrate the growing and diverse improv community of Orange County, California. Despite prevailing opinions that Orange County is a homogenized wasteland devoid of culture, the OC Improv Fest seeks to expose the vibrant comedy taking place behind the “Orange Curtain.” The largest improv event in Orange County, the OC Improv Fest is committed to the celebration and elevation of improvisation, as well as forging friendships across cities and states with diverse and open-minded performers.
The Schedule
All performances are live, unscripted, and unrated. Line-ups subject to change.
Thursday (17th)
Block 1 (7:00pm)
PB&J
Roll Play
Funny People Society
Hogwash
Block 2 (8:35pm)
Jean Wilder
Sini-Gang
THEE Improvised Musical
Ends 10:00pm
Friday (18th)
Block 1 (7:00pm)
C.L.I.T. (Classy Lady Improv Team)
Jac's Queens & Kings
Tertiary Guests
Heatwave
Mom & Dad Are Fighting Again
Bumbled
Block 2 (9:20pm)
Scrabble Bits
STEM Kidz
EGOT
Bitchin'
Silent Partners
Pushing Desis
Ends 11:20pm
Saturday (19th)
Block 1 (7:00pm)
Ensemble
Fleeting Reminiscence
Sharks Barksley
Pool Rules
Menudo
Block 2 (9:20pm)
The Lobby
Bernie Mac & Cheese
The Live Direct Show
Sweet Erika
Ends 10:55pm
PB & J
Hailing from the far off land of Lake Forest California, this father-daughter duo has over 10 years of improv experience combined. They're two great players who play great together!
Roll Play
Roll Play is a fast-paced, interactive improv adventure where YOU hold the power. Guided by our fearless Game Master, the audience rolls the legendary D20 die, shaping the fate of our brave adventurers. From daring skill checks to unexpected twists, every roll drives the action as our players navigate rich, unpredictable worlds. No two quests are ever the same — fortune favors the bold, and chaos is always just one roll away!
Funny People Society
Funny People Society began as a college improv club in fall 2015. Today, it's an OC sensation. Performing regularly in Costa Mesa, as well as it's home base, Cal State Fullerton, FPS is great at providing faces locked in laughter. The team is dedicated to providing a safe and kind place for people to thrive, and laugh in. FPS would like to thank the audience and their family/friends for all the support!
Hogwash
Hogwash is a Wizarding World-themed improv show that tells new stories within the magical universe! We are an unlicensed Wizarding World theme team playing in the magical universe.
Jean Wilder
Jean Wilder is a short form improv team playing classic and new improv games with a watch your back attitude. It’s like Who’s line is it anyway meets Wild n’ Out.
Sini Gang
Sini-Gang is an all Filipino American mashup improv team that performs regularly at the comedy variety show Filipino AF in Los Angeles.
THEE Improvised Musical
From Hollywood since 2015, colliding the theories of UCB, iO, & clown, THEE IMPROVISED MUSICAL is a polished, high-octane, fully improvised Tony-caliber musical that will leave you thinking it's scripted. Now with a four-piece band, they've performed over 200 shows over 10 years, won 12 straight cagematches. Founded & directed by Conor Hanney, a comedy writer who has sold to Disney, Nickelodeon, & Paramount.
C.L.I.T. (Classy Lady Improv Team)
Classy Lady Improv Team is Orange County's newest all-female improv team! Made up of some of the classiest (questionable) broads you'll meet, C.L.I.T. is sure to bring the high vibes and good times to a stage near you! We won't be hard to find! Get pumped!
Jac's Queens & Kings
Inspired by UCB's philosophy, Jac's Queens and Kings have an outstanding style all their own. They use an audience suggestion to inspire a series of comedic scenes, culminating in a mad pitch where disparate parts work together.
Tertiary Guests
Tertiary Guests takes a suggestion of an event and then follows the attendees at that event, taking the audience on a journey through their pasts, presents, and futures.
Heatwave
Heatwave is an L.A. born team consisting of Elena Martinez, Patrick Gremillion, and Jack Seavor McDonald. Through wild A to C connections and unheard of human names gifted to each other, Heatwave delivers an honest, endearing, and goofy performance. Now THAT’s hot!
Mom & Dad Are Fighting Again
Bumbled
Bumbled is an improvised comedy show inspired by an audience member's dating profile. The team projects an audience member's dating profile onto a screen, lightly roasts the profile, and performs a show inspired by the audience member's profile and dating stories. The team is comprised of Victoria Koenitzer, Matt Sheelen, Julius Ravelo, Randy Thomas, Caity Munson, Tommy Galan, Marilyn Papet, and Brandon Hensgens.
Scrabble Bits
Scrabble Bits brings you a unique, advice filled set based on your questions and their tiles.
STEM Kidz
STEM Kidz is an LA-based long-form improv team that’s been turning heads since 2021. Comprised of 8 powerhouse performers, the STEM Kidz signature style is energetic, fast-paced, and outrageous.
EGOT
After playing together for 7 years with San Diego's premiere improvised Tennessee Williams troupe, Belle Reve, Amber and Joe decided to explore their passion for other genres and styles as a duo and thus EGOT was born. They play two aging legends of the entertainment industry bringing you a tour de force nostalgic retrospective of their work through story, song, dance, and dramatic reenactments. EGOT — “We didn’t win any but we should’ve!”
Bitchin'
Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make you cream your jeans.
Silent Partners
3 idiots who love Charlie Chaplin try to create the next silent movie hit! Clown meets improv in this greyscale show!
Pushing Desis
LA based improv comedy variety team showcasing LA's premiere South Asian comedians! Formerly South Asian AF.
Ensemble
Featuring Jac Thomas, Michael Friedman, Jaye Kimzey, Laura Izbicki, Jesse Joseph, Mark Soliman, Rick Manina, Dayna Gowan, Zach Payne, Dani Gomez, Chris Arnold, and Jack Thornburg. Coached by Josh Heimendinger.
Fleeting Reminiscence
Inspired by the works of American playwright Tennessee Williams, Diana Brown and Jerry Ruoti improvise a slice of life replete with lyrical, poetic language Williams is known for. Celebrating the beauty, fragility and humor of the human condition.
Sharks Barksley
Welcome, intrepid adventurers, to Sharks Barksley: a short form improv show where our performers embark on an unpredictable adventure.
While the route is set, what lies ahead is shrouded in mystery. Each stop on their journey features a different category of short form improv game, determined randomly by the roll of our giant dice and our treasure map. Everything is made up on the spot, and none of us knows what game we’ll play next!
Pool Rules
Pool Rules is an Orange County based team that is focused on doing the best version of a Monoscene every performance. We feature players from various improv backgrounds who have now come together to form a show that is both exciting for the players as it is for the audience.
Menudo
Menudo is a Latine improv collective based in Los Angeles and not the soup. Catch them at UCBTLA monthly with Feliz Hour (a mashup show featuring a rotating cast of the best and up-and-coming Latine improvisers) and After Hours (improv inspired by your wildest party stories).
The Lobby
The Lobby performed improv in Orange County for 15 years and was the team behind the creation of Spectacles Improv Engine. It was one of the longest running teams in Southern California and featured a number of beloved and well known improvisers. The team has not performed together since before the pandemic and they would love for their first show in five years to be at this Summer’s Orange County Improv Fest.
Bernie Mac & Cheese
Bernie Mac & Cheese is a long-form improv troupe that began in January 2019 as a practice group that has evolved into a team with multiple Los Angeles residencies and a buzzing name in the LA improv and comedy scene. BMC comprised of improvisers who bring their diverse cultural backgrounds, experiences, and talents to the team.
The Live Direct Show
Chris, Jaymie, and Liam have trained and taught at traditional improv institutions, but their passion lies in challenging the “rules” of improv. The Live Direct Show takes audience-suggested improv notes and puts them to the test in real time, creating a fast, unpredictable, and interactive show. They currently perform at the Westside Comedy Theater and have played at venues across LA and beyond.
Sweet Erika
Sweet Erika is Amanda Blake Davis (Second City Chicago), Jaime Moyer (AP Bio) and Celeste Pechous (Work in Progress), and they are delighted to entertain you based on one audience suggestion.
PB & J
Hailing from the far off land of Lake Forest California, this father-daughter duo has over 10 years of improv experience combined. They're two great players who play great together!
Roll Play
Roll Play is a fast-paced, interactive improv adventure where YOU hold the power. Guided by our fearless Game Master, the audience rolls the legendary D20 die, shaping the fate of our brave adventurers. From daring skill checks to unexpected twists, every roll drives the action as our players navigate rich, unpredictable worlds. No two quests are ever the same — fortune favors the bold, and chaos is always just one roll away!
Funny People Society
Funny People Society began as a college improv club in fall 2015. Today, it's an OC sensation. Performing regularly in Costa Mesa, as well as it's home base, Cal State Fullerton, FPS is great at providing faces locked in laughter. The team is dedicated to providing a safe and kind place for people to thrive, and laugh in. FPS would like to thank the audience and their family/friends for all the support!
Hogwash
Hogwash is a Wizarding World-themed improv show that tells new stories within the magical universe! We are an unlicensed Wizarding World theme team playing in the magical universe.
Jean Wilder
Jean Wilder is a short form improv team playing classic and new improv games with a watch your back attitude. It’s like Who’s line is it anyway meets Wild n’ Out.
Sini Gang
Sini-Gang is an all Filipino American mashup improv team that performs regularly at the comedy variety show Filipino AF in Los Angeles.
THEE Improvised Musical
From Hollywood since 2015, colliding the theories of UCB, iO, & clown, THEE IMPROVISED MUSICAL is a polished, high-octane, fully improvised Tony-caliber musical that will leave you thinking it's scripted. Now with a four-piece band, they've performed over 200 shows over 10 years, won 12 straight cagematches. Founded & directed by Conor Hanney, a comedy writer who has sold to Disney, Nickelodeon, & Paramount.
C.L.I.T. (Classy Lady Improv Team)
Classy Lady Improv Team is Orange County's newest all-female improv team! Made up of some of the classiest (questionable) broads you'll meet, C.L.I.T. is sure to bring the high vibes and good times to a stage near you! We won't be hard to find! Get pumped!
Jac's Queens & Kings
Inspired by UCB's philosophy, Jac's Queens and Kings have an outstanding style all their own. They use an audience suggestion to inspire a series of comedic scenes, culminating in a mad pitch where disparate parts work together.
Tertiary Guests
Tertiary Guests takes a suggestion of an event and then follows the attendees at that event, taking the audience on a journey through their pasts, presents, and futures.
Heatwave
Heatwave is an L.A. born team consisting of Elena Martinez, Patrick Gremillion, and Jack Seavor McDonald. Through wild A to C connections and unheard of human names gifted to each other, Heatwave delivers an honest, endearing, and goofy performance. Now THAT’s hot!
Mom & Dad Are Fighting Again
Bumbled
Bumbled is an improvised comedy show inspired by an audience member's dating profile. The team projects an audience member's dating profile onto a screen, lightly roasts the profile, and performs a show inspired by the audience member's profile and dating stories. The team is comprised of Victoria Koenitzer, Matt Sheelen, Julius Ravelo, Randy Thomas, Caity Munson, Tommy Galan, Marilyn Papet, and Brandon Hensgens.
Scrabble Bits
Scrabble Bits brings you a unique, advice filled set based on your questions and their tiles.
STEM Kidz
STEM Kidz is an LA-based long-form improv team that’s been turning heads since 2021. Comprised of 8 powerhouse performers, the STEM Kidz signature style is energetic, fast-paced, and outrageous.
EGOT
After playing together for 7 years with San Diego's premiere improvised Tennessee Williams troupe, Belle Reve, Amber and Joe decided to explore their passion for other genres and styles as a duo and thus EGOT was born. They play two aging legends of the entertainment industry bringing you a tour de force nostalgic retrospective of their work through story, song, dance, and dramatic reenactments. EGOT — “We didn’t win any but we should’ve!”
Bitchin'
Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make you cream your jeans.
Silent Partners
3 idiots who love Charlie Chaplin try to create the next silent movie hit! Clown meets improv in this greyscale show!
Pushing Desis
LA based improv comedy variety team showcasing LA's premiere South Asian comedians! Formerly South Asian AF.
Ensemble
Featuring Jac Thomas, Michael Friedman, Jaye Kimzey, Laura Izbicki, Jesse Joseph, Mark Soliman, Rick Manina, Dayna Gowan, Zach Payne, Dani Gomez, Chris Arnold, and Jack Thornburg. Coached by Josh Heimendinger.
Fleeting Reminiscence
Inspired by the works of American playwright Tennessee Williams, Diana Brown and Jerry Ruoti improvise a slice of life replete with lyrical, poetic language Williams is known for. Celebrating the beauty, fragility and humor of the human condition.
Sharks Barksley
Welcome, intrepid adventurers, to Sharks Barksley: a short form improv show where our performers embark on an unpredictable adventure.
While the route is set, what lies ahead is shrouded in mystery. Each stop on their journey features a different category of short form improv game, determined randomly by the roll of our giant dice and our treasure map. Everything is made up on the spot, and none of us knows what game we’ll play next!Pool Rules
Pool Rules is an Orange County based team that is focused on doing the best version of a Monoscene every performance. We feature players from various improv backgrounds who have now come together to form a show that is both exciting for the players as it is for the audience.
Menudo
Menudo is a Latine improv collective based in Los Angeles and not the soup. Catch them at UCBTLA monthly with Feliz Hour (a mashup show featuring a rotating cast of the best and up-and-coming Latine improvisers) and After Hours (improv inspired by your wildest party stories).
The Lobby
The Lobby performed improv in Orange County for 15 years and was the team behind the creation of Spectacles Improv Engine. It was one of the longest running teams in Southern California and featured a number of beloved and well known improvisers. The team has not performed together since before the pandemic and they would love for their first show in five years to be at this Summer’s Orange County Improv Fest.
Bernie Mac & Cheese
Bernie Mac & Cheese is a long-form improv troupe that began in January 2019 as a practice group that has evolved into a team with multiple Los Angeles residencies and a buzzing name in the LA improv and comedy scene. BMC comprised of improvisers who bring their diverse cultural backgrounds, experiences, and talents to the team.
The Live Direct Show
Chris, Jaymie, and Liam have trained and taught at traditional improv institutions, but their passion lies in challenging the “rules” of improv. The Live Direct Show takes audience-suggested improv notes and puts them to the test in real time, creating a fast, unpredictable, and interactive show. They currently perform at the Westside Comedy Theater and have played at venues across LA and beyond.
Sweet Erika
Sweet Erika is Amanda Blake Davis (Second City Chicago), Jaime Moyer (AP Bio) and Celeste Pechous (Work in Progress), and they are delighted to entertain you based on one audience suggestion.
PB & J
Hailing from the far off land of Lake Forest California, this father-daughter duo has over 10 years of improv experience combined. They're two great players who play great together!
Roll Play
Roll Play is a fast-paced, interactive improv adventure where YOU hold the power. Guided by our fearless Game Master, the audience rolls the legendary D20 die, shaping the fate of our brave adventurers. From daring skill checks to unexpected twists, every roll drives the action as our players navigate rich, unpredictable worlds. No two quests are ever the same — fortune favors the bold, and chaos is always just one roll away!
Funny People Society
Funny People Society began as a college improv club in fall 2015. Today, it's an OC sensation. Performing regularly in Costa Mesa, as well as it's home base, Cal State Fullerton, FPS is great at providing faces locked in laughter. The team is dedicated to providing a safe and kind place for people to thrive, and laugh in. FPS would like to thank the audience and their family/friends for all the support!
Hogwash
Hogwash is a Wizarding World-themed improv show that tells new stories within the magical universe! We are an unlicensed Wizarding World theme team playing in the magical universe.
Jean Wilder
Jean Wilder is a short form improv team playing classic and new improv games with a watch your back attitude. It’s like Who’s line is it anyway meets Wild n’ Out.
Sini Gang
Sini-Gang is an all Filipino American mashup improv team that performs regularly at the comedy variety show Filipino AF in Los Angeles.
THEE Improvised Musical
From Hollywood since 2015, colliding the theories of UCB, iO, & clown, THEE IMPROVISED MUSICAL is a polished, high-octane, fully improvised Tony-caliber musical that will leave you thinking it's scripted. Now with a four-piece band, they've performed over 200 shows over 10 years, won 12 straight cagematches. Founded & directed by Conor Hanney, a comedy writer who has sold to Disney, Nickelodeon, & Paramount.
C.L.I.T. (Classy Lady Improv Team)
Classy Lady Improv Team is Orange County's newest all-female improv team! Made up of some of the classiest (questionable) broads you'll meet, C.L.I.T. is sure to bring the high vibes and good times to a stage near you! We won't be hard to find! Get pumped!
Jac's Queens & Kings
Inspired by UCB's philosophy, Jac's Queens and Kings have an outstanding style all their own. They use an audience suggestion to inspire a series of comedic scenes, culminating in a mad pitch where disparate parts work together.
Tertiary Guests
Tertiary Guests takes a suggestion of an event and then follows the attendees at that event, taking the audience on a journey through their pasts, presents, and futures.
Heatwave
Heatwave is an L.A. born team consisting of Elena Martinez, Patrick Gremillion, and Jack Seavor McDonald. Through wild A to C connections and unheard of human names gifted to each other, Heatwave delivers an honest, endearing, and goofy performance. Now THAT’s hot!
Mom & Dad Are Fighting Again
Bumbled
Bumbled is an improvised comedy show inspired by an audience member's dating profile. The team projects an audience member's dating profile onto a screen, lightly roasts the profile, and performs a show inspired by the audience member's profile and dating stories. The team is comprised of Victoria Koenitzer, Matt Sheelen, Julius Ravelo, Randy Thomas, Caity Munson, Tommy Galan, Marilyn Papet, and Brandon Hensgens.
Scrabble Bits
Scrabble Bits brings you a unique, advice filled set based on your questions and their tiles.
STEM Kidz
STEM Kidz is an LA-based long-form improv team that’s been turning heads since 2021. Comprised of 8 powerhouse performers, the STEM Kidz signature style is energetic, fast-paced, and outrageous.
EGOT
After playing together for 7 years with San Diego's premiere improvised Tennessee Williams troupe, Belle Reve, Amber and Joe decided to explore their passion for other genres and styles as a duo and thus EGOT was born. They play two aging legends of the entertainment industry bringing you a tour de force nostalgic retrospective of their work through story, song, dance, and dramatic reenactments. EGOT — “We didn’t win any but we should’ve!”
Bitchin'
Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make you cream your jeans.
Silent Partners
3 idiots who love Charlie Chaplin try to create the next silent movie hit! Clown meets improv in this greyscale show!
Pushing Desis
LA based improv comedy variety team showcasing LA's premiere South Asian comedians! Formerly South Asian AF.
Ensemble
Featuring Jac Thomas, Michael Friedman, Jaye Kimzey, Laura Izbicki, Jesse Joseph, Mark Soliman, Rick Manina, Dayna Gowan, Zach Payne, Dani Gomez, Chris Arnold, and Jack Thornburg. Coached by Josh Heimendinger.
Fleeting Reminiscence
Inspired by the works of American playwright Tennessee Williams, Diana Brown and Jerry Ruoti improvise a slice of life replete with lyrical, poetic language Williams is known for. Celebrating the beauty, fragility and humor of the human condition.
Sharks Barksley
Welcome, intrepid adventurers, to Sharks Barksley: a short form improv show where our performers embark on an unpredictable adventure.
While the route is set, what lies ahead is shrouded in mystery. Each stop on their journey features a different category of short form improv game, determined randomly by the roll of our giant dice and our treasure map. Everything is made up on the spot, and none of us knows what game we’ll play next!Pool Rules
Pool Rules is an Orange County based team that is focused on doing the best version of a Monoscene every performance. We feature players from various improv backgrounds who have now come together to form a show that is both exciting for the players as it is for the audience.
Menudo
Menudo is a Latine improv collective based in Los Angeles and not the soup. Catch them at UCBTLA monthly with Feliz Hour (a mashup show featuring a rotating cast of the best and up-and-coming Latine improvisers) and After Hours (improv inspired by your wildest party stories).
The Lobby
The Lobby performed improv in Orange County for 15 years and was the team behind the creation of Spectacles Improv Engine. It was one of the longest running teams in Southern California and featured a number of beloved and well known improvisers. The team has not performed together since before the pandemic and they would love for their first show in five years to be at this Summer’s Orange County Improv Fest.
Bernie Mac & Cheese
Bernie Mac & Cheese is a long-form improv troupe that began in January 2019 as a practice group that has evolved into a team with multiple Los Angeles residencies and a buzzing name in the LA improv and comedy scene. BMC comprised of improvisers who bring their diverse cultural backgrounds, experiences, and talents to the team.
The Live Direct Show
Chris, Jaymie, and Liam have trained and taught at traditional improv institutions, but their passion lies in challenging the “rules” of improv. The Live Direct Show takes audience-suggested improv notes and puts them to the test in real time, creating a fast, unpredictable, and interactive show. They currently perform at the Westside Comedy Theater and have played at venues across LA and beyond.
Sweet Erika
Sweet Erika is Amanda Blake Davis (Second City Chicago), Jaime Moyer (AP Bio) and Celeste Pechous (Work in Progress), and they are delighted to entertain you based on one audience suggestion.
PB & J
Hailing from the far off land of Lake Forest California, this father-daughter duo has over 10 years of improv experience combined. They're two great players who play great together!
Roll Play
Roll Play is a fast-paced, interactive improv adventure where YOU hold the power. Guided by our fearless Game Master, the audience rolls the legendary D20 die, shaping the fate of our brave adventurers. From daring skill checks to unexpected twists, every roll drives the action as our players navigate rich, unpredictable worlds. No two quests are ever the same — fortune favors the bold, and chaos is always just one roll away!
Funny People Society
Funny People Society began as a college improv club in fall 2015. Today, it's an OC sensation. Performing regularly in Costa Mesa, as well as it's home base, Cal State Fullerton, FPS is great at providing faces locked in laughter. The team is dedicated to providing a safe and kind place for people to thrive, and laugh in. FPS would like to thank the audience and their family/friends for all the support!
Hogwash
Hogwash is a Wizarding World-themed improv show that tells new stories within the magical universe! We are an unlicensed Wizarding World theme team playing in the magical universe.
Jean Wilder
Jean Wilder is a short form improv team playing classic and new improv games with a watch your back attitude. It’s like Who’s line is it anyway meets Wild n’ Out.
Sini Gang
Sini-Gang is an all Filipino American mashup improv team that performs regularly at the comedy variety show Filipino AF in Los Angeles.
THEE Improvised Musical
From Hollywood since 2015, colliding the theories of UCB, iO, & clown, THEE IMPROVISED MUSICAL is a polished, high-octane, fully improvised Tony-caliber musical that will leave you thinking it's scripted. Now with a four-piece band, they've performed over 200 shows over 10 years, won 12 straight cagematches. Founded & directed by Conor Hanney, a comedy writer who has sold to Disney, Nickelodeon, & Paramount.
C.L.I.T. (Classy Lady Improv Team)
Classy Lady Improv Team is Orange County's newest all-female improv team! Made up of some of the classiest (questionable) broads you'll meet, C.L.I.T. is sure to bring the high vibes and good times to a stage near you! We won't be hard to find! Get pumped!
Jac's Queens & Kings
Inspired by UCB's philosophy, Jac's Queens and Kings have an outstanding style all their own. They use an audience suggestion to inspire a series of comedic scenes, culminating in a mad pitch where disparate parts work together.
Tertiary Guests
Tertiary Guests takes a suggestion of an event and then follows the attendees at that event, taking the audience on a journey through their pasts, presents, and futures.
Heatwave
Heatwave is an L.A. born team consisting of Elena Martinez, Patrick Gremillion, and Jack Seavor McDonald. Through wild A to C connections and unheard of human names gifted to each other, Heatwave delivers an honest, endearing, and goofy performance. Now THAT’s hot!
Mom & Dad Are Fighting Again
Bumbled
Bumbled is an improvised comedy show inspired by an audience member's dating profile. The team projects an audience member's dating profile onto a screen, lightly roasts the profile, and performs a show inspired by the audience member's profile and dating stories. The team is comprised of Victoria Koenitzer, Matt Sheelen, Julius Ravelo, Randy Thomas, Caity Munson, Tommy Galan, Marilyn Papet, and Brandon Hensgens.
Scrabble Bits
Scrabble Bits brings you a unique, advice filled set based on your questions and their tiles.
STEM Kidz
STEM Kidz is an LA-based long-form improv team that’s been turning heads since 2021. Comprised of 8 powerhouse performers, the STEM Kidz signature style is energetic, fast-paced, and outrageous.
EGOT
After playing together for 7 years with San Diego's premiere improvised Tennessee Williams troupe, Belle Reve, Amber and Joe decided to explore their passion for other genres and styles as a duo and thus EGOT was born. They play two aging legends of the entertainment industry bringing you a tour de force nostalgic retrospective of their work through story, song, dance, and dramatic reenactments. EGOT — “We didn’t win any but we should’ve!”
Bitchin'
Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make you cream your jeans.
Silent Partners
3 idiots who love Charlie Chaplin try to create the next silent movie hit! Clown meets improv in this greyscale show!
Pushing Desis
LA based improv comedy variety team showcasing LA's premiere South Asian comedians! Formerly South Asian AF.
Ensemble
Featuring Jac Thomas, Michael Friedman, Jaye Kimzey, Laura Izbicki, Jesse Joseph, Mark Soliman, Rick Manina, Dayna Gowan, Zach Payne, Dani Gomez, Chris Arnold, and Jack Thornburg. Coached by Josh Heimendinger.
Fleeting Reminiscence
Inspired by the works of American playwright Tennessee Williams, Diana Brown and Jerry Ruoti improvise a slice of life replete with lyrical, poetic language Williams is known for. Celebrating the beauty, fragility and humor of the human condition.
Sharks Barksley
Welcome, intrepid adventurers, to Sharks Barksley: a short form improv show where our performers embark on an unpredictable adventure.
While the route is set, what lies ahead is shrouded in mystery. Each stop on their journey features a different category of short form improv game, determined randomly by the roll of our giant dice and our treasure map. Everything is made up on the spot, and none of us knows what game we’ll play next!Pool Rules
Pool Rules is an Orange County based team that is focused on doing the best version of a Monoscene every performance. We feature players from various improv backgrounds who have now come together to form a show that is both exciting for the players as it is for the audience.
Menudo
Menudo is a Latine improv collective based in Los Angeles and not the soup. Catch them at UCBTLA monthly with Feliz Hour (a mashup show featuring a rotating cast of the best and up-and-coming Latine improvisers) and After Hours (improv inspired by your wildest party stories).
The Lobby
The Lobby performed improv in Orange County for 15 years and was the team behind the creation of Spectacles Improv Engine. It was one of the longest running teams in Southern California and featured a number of beloved and well known improvisers. The team has not performed together since before the pandemic and they would love for their first show in five years to be at this Summer’s Orange County Improv Fest.
Bernie Mac & Cheese
Bernie Mac & Cheese is a long-form improv troupe that began in January 2019 as a practice group that has evolved into a team with multiple Los Angeles residencies and a buzzing name in the LA improv and comedy scene. BMC comprised of improvisers who bring their diverse cultural backgrounds, experiences, and talents to the team.
The Live Direct Show
Chris, Jaymie, and Liam have trained and taught at traditional improv institutions, but their passion lies in challenging the “rules” of improv. The Live Direct Show takes audience-suggested improv notes and puts them to the test in real time, creating a fast, unpredictable, and interactive show. They currently perform at the Westside Comedy Theater and have played at venues across LA and beyond.
Sweet Erika
Sweet Erika is Amanda Blake Davis (Second City Chicago), Jaime Moyer (AP Bio) and Celeste Pechous (Work in Progress), and they are delighted to entertain you based on one audience suggestion.
PB & J
Hailing from the far off land of Lake Forest California, this father-daughter duo has over 10 years of improv experience combined. They're two great players who play great together!
Roll Play
Roll Play is a fast-paced, interactive improv adventure where YOU hold the power. Guided by our fearless Game Master, the audience rolls the legendary D20 die, shaping the fate of our brave adventurers. From daring skill checks to unexpected twists, every roll drives the action as our players navigate rich, unpredictable worlds. No two quests are ever the same — fortune favors the bold, and chaos is always just one roll away!
Funny People Society
Funny People Society began as a college improv club in fall 2015. Today, it's an OC sensation. Performing regularly in Costa Mesa, as well as it's home base, Cal State Fullerton, FPS is great at providing faces locked in laughter. The team is dedicated to providing a safe and kind place for people to thrive, and laugh in. FPS would like to thank the audience and their family/friends for all the support!
Hogwash
Hogwash is a Wizarding World-themed improv show that tells new stories within the magical universe! We are an unlicensed Wizarding World theme team playing in the magical universe.
Jean Wilder
Jean Wilder is a short form improv team playing classic and new improv games with a watch your back attitude. It’s like Who’s line is it anyway meets Wild n’ Out.
Sini Gang
Sini-Gang is an all Filipino American mashup improv team that performs regularly at the comedy variety show Filipino AF in Los Angeles.
THEE Improvised Musical
From Hollywood since 2015, colliding the theories of UCB, iO, & clown, THEE IMPROVISED MUSICAL is a polished, high-octane, fully improvised Tony-caliber musical that will leave you thinking it's scripted. Now with a four-piece band, they've performed over 200 shows over 10 years, won 12 straight cagematches. Founded & directed by Conor Hanney, a comedy writer who has sold to Disney, Nickelodeon, & Paramount.
C.L.I.T. (Classy Lady Improv Team)
Classy Lady Improv Team is Orange County's newest all-female improv team! Made up of some of the classiest (questionable) broads you'll meet, C.L.I.T. is sure to bring the high vibes and good times to a stage near you! We won't be hard to find! Get pumped!
Jac's Queens & Kings
Inspired by UCB's philosophy, Jac's Queens and Kings have an outstanding style all their own. They use an audience suggestion to inspire a series of comedic scenes, culminating in a mad pitch where disparate parts work together.
Tertiary Guests
Tertiary Guests takes a suggestion of an event and then follows the attendees at that event, taking the audience on a journey through their pasts, presents, and futures.
Heatwave
Heatwave is an L.A. born team consisting of Elena Martinez, Patrick Gremillion, and Jack Seavor McDonald. Through wild A to C connections and unheard of human names gifted to each other, Heatwave delivers an honest, endearing, and goofy performance. Now THAT’s hot!
Mom & Dad Are Fighting Again
Bumbled
Bumbled is an improvised comedy show inspired by an audience member's dating profile. The team projects an audience member's dating profile onto a screen, lightly roasts the profile, and performs a show inspired by the audience member's profile and dating stories. The team is comprised of Victoria Koenitzer, Matt Sheelen, Julius Ravelo, Randy Thomas, Caity Munson, Tommy Galan, Marilyn Papet, and Brandon Hensgens.
Scrabble Bits
Scrabble Bits brings you a unique, advice filled set based on your questions and their tiles.
STEM Kidz
STEM Kidz is an LA-based long-form improv team that’s been turning heads since 2021. Comprised of 8 powerhouse performers, the STEM Kidz signature style is energetic, fast-paced, and outrageous.
EGOT
After playing together for 7 years with San Diego's premiere improvised Tennessee Williams troupe, Belle Reve, Amber and Joe decided to explore their passion for other genres and styles as a duo and thus EGOT was born. They play two aging legends of the entertainment industry bringing you a tour de force nostalgic retrospective of their work through story, song, dance, and dramatic reenactments. EGOT — “We didn’t win any but we should’ve!”
Bitchin'
Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make you cream your jeans.
Silent Partners
3 idiots who love Charlie Chaplin try to create the next silent movie hit! Clown meets improv in this greyscale show!
Pushing Desis
LA based improv comedy variety team showcasing LA's premiere South Asian comedians! Formerly South Asian AF.
Ensemble
Featuring Jac Thomas, Michael Friedman, Jaye Kimzey, Laura Izbicki, Jesse Joseph, Mark Soliman, Rick Manina, Dayna Gowan, Zach Payne, Dani Gomez, Chris Arnold, and Jack Thornburg. Coached by Josh Heimendinger.
Fleeting Reminiscence
Inspired by the works of American playwright Tennessee Williams, Diana Brown and Jerry Ruoti improvise a slice of life replete with lyrical, poetic language Williams is known for. Celebrating the beauty, fragility and humor of the human condition.
Sharks Barksley
Welcome, intrepid adventurers, to Sharks Barksley: a short form improv show where our performers embark on an unpredictable adventure.
While the route is set, what lies ahead is shrouded in mystery. Each stop on their journey features a different category of short form improv game, determined randomly by the roll of our giant dice and our treasure map. Everything is made up on the spot, and none of us knows what game we’ll play next!Pool Rules
Pool Rules is an Orange County based team that is focused on doing the best version of a Monoscene every performance. We feature players from various improv backgrounds who have now come together to form a show that is both exciting for the players as it is for the audience.
Menudo
Menudo is a Latine improv collective based in Los Angeles and not the soup. Catch them at UCBTLA monthly with Feliz Hour (a mashup show featuring a rotating cast of the best and up-and-coming Latine improvisers) and After Hours (improv inspired by your wildest party stories).
The Lobby
The Lobby performed improv in Orange County for 15 years and was the team behind the creation of Spectacles Improv Engine. It was one of the longest running teams in Southern California and featured a number of beloved and well known improvisers. The team has not performed together since before the pandemic and they would love for their first show in five years to be at this Summer’s Orange County Improv Fest.
Bernie Mac & Cheese
Bernie Mac & Cheese is a long-form improv troupe that began in January 2019 as a practice group that has evolved into a team with multiple Los Angeles residencies and a buzzing name in the LA improv and comedy scene. BMC comprised of improvisers who bring their diverse cultural backgrounds, experiences, and talents to the team.
The Live Direct Show
Chris, Jaymie, and Liam have trained and taught at traditional improv institutions, but their passion lies in challenging the “rules” of improv. The Live Direct Show takes audience-suggested improv notes and puts them to the test in real time, creating a fast, unpredictable, and interactive show. They currently perform at the Westside Comedy Theater and have played at venues across LA and beyond.
Sweet Erika
Sweet Erika is Amanda Blake Davis (Second City Chicago), Jaime Moyer (AP Bio) and Celeste Pechous (Work in Progress), and they are delighted to entertain you based on one audience suggestion.
PB & J
Hailing from the far off land of Lake Forest California, this father-daughter duo has over 10 years of improv experience combined. They're two great players who play great together!
Roll Play
Roll Play is a fast-paced, interactive improv adventure where YOU hold the power. Guided by our fearless Game Master, the audience rolls the legendary D20 die, shaping the fate of our brave adventurers. From daring skill checks to unexpected twists, every roll drives the action as our players navigate rich, unpredictable worlds. No two quests are ever the same — fortune favors the bold, and chaos is always just one roll away!
Funny People Society
Funny People Society began as a college improv club in fall 2015. Today, it's an OC sensation. Performing regularly in Costa Mesa, as well as it's home base, Cal State Fullerton, FPS is great at providing faces locked in laughter. The team is dedicated to providing a safe and kind place for people to thrive, and laugh in. FPS would like to thank the audience and their family/friends for all the support!
Hogwash
Hogwash is a Wizarding World-themed improv show that tells new stories within the magical universe! We are an unlicensed Wizarding World theme team playing in the magical universe.
Jean Wilder
Jean Wilder is a short form improv team playing classic and new improv games with a watch your back attitude. It’s like Who’s line is it anyway meets Wild n’ Out.
Sini Gang
Sini-Gang is an all Filipino American mashup improv team that performs regularly at the comedy variety show Filipino AF in Los Angeles.
THEE Improvised Musical
From Hollywood since 2015, colliding the theories of UCB, iO, & clown, THEE IMPROVISED MUSICAL is a polished, high-octane, fully improvised Tony-caliber musical that will leave you thinking it's scripted. Now with a four-piece band, they've performed over 200 shows over 10 years, won 12 straight cagematches. Founded & directed by Conor Hanney, a comedy writer who has sold to Disney, Nickelodeon, & Paramount.
C.L.I.T. (Classy Lady Improv Team)
Classy Lady Improv Team is Orange County's newest all-female improv team! Made up of some of the classiest (questionable) broads you'll meet, C.L.I.T. is sure to bring the high vibes and good times to a stage near you! We won't be hard to find! Get pumped!
Jac's Queens & Kings
Inspired by UCB's philosophy, Jac's Queens and Kings have an outstanding style all their own. They use an audience suggestion to inspire a series of comedic scenes, culminating in a mad pitch where disparate parts work together.
Tertiary Guests
Tertiary Guests takes a suggestion of an event and then follows the attendees at that event, taking the audience on a journey through their pasts, presents, and futures.
Heatwave
Heatwave is an L.A. born team consisting of Elena Martinez, Patrick Gremillion, and Jack Seavor McDonald. Through wild A to C connections and unheard of human names gifted to each other, Heatwave delivers an honest, endearing, and goofy performance. Now THAT’s hot!
Mom & Dad Are Fighting Again
Bumbled
Bumbled is an improvised comedy show inspired by an audience member's dating profile. The team projects an audience member's dating profile onto a screen, lightly roasts the profile, and performs a show inspired by the audience member's profile and dating stories. The team is comprised of Victoria Koenitzer, Matt Sheelen, Julius Ravelo, Randy Thomas, Caity Munson, Tommy Galan, Marilyn Papet, and Brandon Hensgens.
Scrabble Bits
Scrabble Bits brings you a unique, advice filled set based on your questions and their tiles.
STEM Kidz
STEM Kidz is an LA-based long-form improv team that’s been turning heads since 2021. Comprised of 8 powerhouse performers, the STEM Kidz signature style is energetic, fast-paced, and outrageous.
EGOT
After playing together for 7 years with San Diego's premiere improvised Tennessee Williams troupe, Belle Reve, Amber and Joe decided to explore their passion for other genres and styles as a duo and thus EGOT was born. They play two aging legends of the entertainment industry bringing you a tour de force nostalgic retrospective of their work through story, song, dance, and dramatic reenactments. EGOT — “We didn’t win any but we should’ve!”
Bitchin'
Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make you cream your jeans.
Silent Partners
3 idiots who love Charlie Chaplin try to create the next silent movie hit! Clown meets improv in this greyscale show!
Pushing Desis
LA based improv comedy variety team showcasing LA's premiere South Asian comedians! Formerly South Asian AF.
Ensemble
Featuring Jac Thomas, Michael Friedman, Jaye Kimzey, Laura Izbicki, Jesse Joseph, Mark Soliman, Rick Manina, Dayna Gowan, Zach Payne, Dani Gomez, Chris Arnold, and Jack Thornburg. Coached by Josh Heimendinger.
Fleeting Reminiscence
Inspired by the works of American playwright Tennessee Williams, Diana Brown and Jerry Ruoti improvise a slice of life replete with lyrical, poetic language Williams is known for. Celebrating the beauty, fragility and humor of the human condition.
Sharks Barksley
Welcome, intrepid adventurers, to Sharks Barksley: a short form improv show where our performers embark on an unpredictable adventure.
While the route is set, what lies ahead is shrouded in mystery. Each stop on their journey features a different category of short form improv game, determined randomly by the roll of our giant dice and our treasure map. Everything is made up on the spot, and none of us knows what game we’ll play next!Pool Rules
Pool Rules is an Orange County based team that is focused on doing the best version of a Monoscene every performance. We feature players from various improv backgrounds who have now come together to form a show that is both exciting for the players as it is for the audience.
Menudo
Menudo is a Latine improv collective based in Los Angeles and not the soup. Catch them at UCBTLA monthly with Feliz Hour (a mashup show featuring a rotating cast of the best and up-and-coming Latine improvisers) and After Hours (improv inspired by your wildest party stories).
The Lobby
The Lobby performed improv in Orange County for 15 years and was the team behind the creation of Spectacles Improv Engine. It was one of the longest running teams in Southern California and featured a number of beloved and well known improvisers. The team has not performed together since before the pandemic and they would love for their first show in five years to be at this Summer’s Orange County Improv Fest.
Bernie Mac & Cheese
Bernie Mac & Cheese is a long-form improv troupe that began in January 2019 as a practice group that has evolved into a team with multiple Los Angeles residencies and a buzzing name in the LA improv and comedy scene. BMC comprised of improvisers who bring their diverse cultural backgrounds, experiences, and talents to the team.
The Live Direct Show
Chris, Jaymie, and Liam have trained and taught at traditional improv institutions, but their passion lies in challenging the “rules” of improv. The Live Direct Show takes audience-suggested improv notes and puts them to the test in real time, creating a fast, unpredictable, and interactive show. They currently perform at the Westside Comedy Theater and have played at venues across LA and beyond.
Sweet Erika
Sweet Erika is Amanda Blake Davis (Second City Chicago), Jaime Moyer (AP Bio) and Celeste Pechous (Work in Progress), and they are delighted to entertain you based on one audience suggestion.
PB & J
Hailing from the far off land of Lake Forest California, this father-daughter duo has over 10 years of improv experience combined. They're two great players who play great together!
Roll Play
Roll Play is a fast-paced, interactive improv adventure where YOU hold the power. Guided by our fearless Game Master, the audience rolls the legendary D20 die, shaping the fate of our brave adventurers. From daring skill checks to unexpected twists, every roll drives the action as our players navigate rich, unpredictable worlds. No two quests are ever the same — fortune favors the bold, and chaos is always just one roll away!
Funny People Society
Funny People Society began as a college improv club in fall 2015. Today, it's an OC sensation. Performing regularly in Costa Mesa, as well as it's home base, Cal State Fullerton, FPS is great at providing faces locked in laughter. The team is dedicated to providing a safe and kind place for people to thrive, and laugh in. FPS would like to thank the audience and their family/friends for all the support!
Hogwash
Hogwash is a Wizarding World-themed improv show that tells new stories within the magical universe! We are an unlicensed Wizarding World theme team playing in the magical universe.
Jean Wilder
Jean Wilder is a short form improv team playing classic and new improv games with a watch your back attitude. It’s like Who’s line is it anyway meets Wild n’ Out.
Sini Gang
Sini-Gang is an all Filipino American mashup improv team that performs regularly at the comedy variety show Filipino AF in Los Angeles.
THEE Improvised Musical
From Hollywood since 2015, colliding the theories of UCB, iO, & clown, THEE IMPROVISED MUSICAL is a polished, high-octane, fully improvised Tony-caliber musical that will leave you thinking it's scripted. Now with a four-piece band, they've performed over 200 shows over 10 years, won 12 straight cagematches. Founded & directed by Conor Hanney, a comedy writer who has sold to Disney, Nickelodeon, & Paramount.
C.L.I.T. (Classy Lady Improv Team)
Classy Lady Improv Team is Orange County's newest all-female improv team! Made up of some of the classiest (questionable) broads you'll meet, C.L.I.T. is sure to bring the high vibes and good times to a stage near you! We won't be hard to find! Get pumped!
Jac's Queens & Kings
Inspired by UCB's philosophy, Jac's Queens and Kings have an outstanding style all their own. They use an audience suggestion to inspire a series of comedic scenes, culminating in a mad pitch where disparate parts work together.
Tertiary Guests
Tertiary Guests takes a suggestion of an event and then follows the attendees at that event, taking the audience on a journey through their pasts, presents, and futures.
Heatwave
Heatwave is an L.A. born team consisting of Elena Martinez, Patrick Gremillion, and Jack Seavor McDonald. Through wild A to C connections and unheard of human names gifted to each other, Heatwave delivers an honest, endearing, and goofy performance. Now THAT’s hot!
Mom & Dad Are Fighting Again
Bumbled
Bumbled is an improvised comedy show inspired by an audience member's dating profile. The team projects an audience member's dating profile onto a screen, lightly roasts the profile, and performs a show inspired by the audience member's profile and dating stories. The team is comprised of Victoria Koenitzer, Matt Sheelen, Julius Ravelo, Randy Thomas, Caity Munson, Tommy Galan, Marilyn Papet, and Brandon Hensgens.
Scrabble Bits
Scrabble Bits brings you a unique, advice filled set based on your questions and their tiles.
STEM Kidz
STEM Kidz is an LA-based long-form improv team that’s been turning heads since 2021. Comprised of 8 powerhouse performers, the STEM Kidz signature style is energetic, fast-paced, and outrageous.
EGOT
After playing together for 7 years with San Diego's premiere improvised Tennessee Williams troupe, Belle Reve, Amber and Joe decided to explore their passion for other genres and styles as a duo and thus EGOT was born. They play two aging legends of the entertainment industry bringing you a tour de force nostalgic retrospective of their work through story, song, dance, and dramatic reenactments. EGOT — “We didn’t win any but we should’ve!”
Bitchin'
Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make you cream your jeans.
Silent Partners
3 idiots who love Charlie Chaplin try to create the next silent movie hit! Clown meets improv in this greyscale show!
Pushing Desis
LA based improv comedy variety team showcasing LA's premiere South Asian comedians! Formerly South Asian AF.
Ensemble
Featuring Jac Thomas, Michael Friedman, Jaye Kimzey, Laura Izbicki, Jesse Joseph, Mark Soliman, Rick Manina, Dayna Gowan, Zach Payne, Dani Gomez, Chris Arnold, and Jack Thornburg. Coached by Josh Heimendinger.
Fleeting Reminiscence
Inspired by the works of American playwright Tennessee Williams, Diana Brown and Jerry Ruoti improvise a slice of life replete with lyrical, poetic language Williams is known for. Celebrating the beauty, fragility and humor of the human condition.
Sharks Barksley
Welcome, intrepid adventurers, to Sharks Barksley: a short form improv show where our performers embark on an unpredictable adventure.
While the route is set, what lies ahead is shrouded in mystery. Each stop on their journey features a different category of short form improv game, determined randomly by the roll of our giant dice and our treasure map. Everything is made up on the spot, and none of us knows what game we’ll play next!Pool Rules
Pool Rules is an Orange County based team that is focused on doing the best version of a Monoscene every performance. We feature players from various improv backgrounds who have now come together to form a show that is both exciting for the players as it is for the audience.
Menudo
Menudo is a Latine improv collective based in Los Angeles and not the soup. Catch them at UCBTLA monthly with Feliz Hour (a mashup show featuring a rotating cast of the best and up-and-coming Latine improvisers) and After Hours (improv inspired by your wildest party stories).
The Lobby
The Lobby performed improv in Orange County for 15 years and was the team behind the creation of Spectacles Improv Engine. It was one of the longest running teams in Southern California and featured a number of beloved and well known improvisers. The team has not performed together since before the pandemic and they would love for their first show in five years to be at this Summer’s Orange County Improv Fest.
Bernie Mac & Cheese
Bernie Mac & Cheese is a long-form improv troupe that began in January 2019 as a practice group that has evolved into a team with multiple Los Angeles residencies and a buzzing name in the LA improv and comedy scene. BMC comprised of improvisers who bring their diverse cultural backgrounds, experiences, and talents to the team.
The Live Direct Show
Chris, Jaymie, and Liam have trained and taught at traditional improv institutions, but their passion lies in challenging the “rules” of improv. The Live Direct Show takes audience-suggested improv notes and puts them to the test in real time, creating a fast, unpredictable, and interactive show. They currently perform at the Westside Comedy Theater and have played at venues across LA and beyond.
Sweet Erika
Sweet Erika is Amanda Blake Davis (Second City Chicago), Jaime Moyer (AP Bio) and Celeste Pechous (Work in Progress), and they are delighted to entertain you based on one audience suggestion.
PB & J
Hailing from the far off land of Lake Forest California, this father-daughter duo has over 10 years of improv experience combined. They're two great players who play great together!
Roll Play
Roll Play is a fast-paced, interactive improv adventure where YOU hold the power. Guided by our fearless Game Master, the audience rolls the legendary D20 die, shaping the fate of our brave adventurers. From daring skill checks to unexpected twists, every roll drives the action as our players navigate rich, unpredictable worlds. No two quests are ever the same — fortune favors the bold, and chaos is always just one roll away!
Funny People Society
Funny People Society began as a college improv club in fall 2015. Today, it's an OC sensation. Performing regularly in Costa Mesa, as well as it's home base, Cal State Fullerton, FPS is great at providing faces locked in laughter. The team is dedicated to providing a safe and kind place for people to thrive, and laugh in. FPS would like to thank the audience and their family/friends for all the support!
Hogwash
Hogwash is a Wizarding World-themed improv show that tells new stories within the magical universe! We are an unlicensed Wizarding World theme team playing in the magical universe.
Jean Wilder
Jean Wilder is a short form improv team playing classic and new improv games with a watch your back attitude. It’s like Who’s line is it anyway meets Wild n’ Out.
Sini Gang
Sini-Gang is an all Filipino American mashup improv team that performs regularly at the comedy variety show Filipino AF in Los Angeles.
THEE Improvised Musical
From Hollywood since 2015, colliding the theories of UCB, iO, & clown, THEE IMPROVISED MUSICAL is a polished, high-octane, fully improvised Tony-caliber musical that will leave you thinking it's scripted. Now with a four-piece band, they've performed over 200 shows over 10 years, won 12 straight cagematches. Founded & directed by Conor Hanney, a comedy writer who has sold to Disney, Nickelodeon, & Paramount.
C.L.I.T. (Classy Lady Improv Team)
Classy Lady Improv Team is Orange County's newest all-female improv team! Made up of some of the classiest (questionable) broads you'll meet, C.L.I.T. is sure to bring the high vibes and good times to a stage near you! We won't be hard to find! Get pumped!
Jac's Queens & Kings
Inspired by UCB's philosophy, Jac's Queens and Kings have an outstanding style all their own. They use an audience suggestion to inspire a series of comedic scenes, culminating in a mad pitch where disparate parts work together.
Tertiary Guests
Tertiary Guests takes a suggestion of an event and then follows the attendees at that event, taking the audience on a journey through their pasts, presents, and futures.
Heatwave
Heatwave is an L.A. born team consisting of Elena Martinez, Patrick Gremillion, and Jack Seavor McDonald. Through wild A to C connections and unheard of human names gifted to each other, Heatwave delivers an honest, endearing, and goofy performance. Now THAT’s hot!
Mom & Dad Are Fighting Again
Bumbled
Bumbled is an improvised comedy show inspired by an audience member's dating profile. The team projects an audience member's dating profile onto a screen, lightly roasts the profile, and performs a show inspired by the audience member's profile and dating stories. The team is comprised of Victoria Koenitzer, Matt Sheelen, Julius Ravelo, Randy Thomas, Caity Munson, Tommy Galan, Marilyn Papet, and Brandon Hensgens.
Scrabble Bits
Scrabble Bits brings you a unique, advice filled set based on your questions and their tiles.
STEM Kidz
STEM Kidz is an LA-based long-form improv team that’s been turning heads since 2021. Comprised of 8 powerhouse performers, the STEM Kidz signature style is energetic, fast-paced, and outrageous.
EGOT
After playing together for 7 years with San Diego's premiere improvised Tennessee Williams troupe, Belle Reve, Amber and Joe decided to explore their passion for other genres and styles as a duo and thus EGOT was born. They play two aging legends of the entertainment industry bringing you a tour de force nostalgic retrospective of their work through story, song, dance, and dramatic reenactments. EGOT — “We didn’t win any but we should’ve!”
Bitchin'
Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make you cream your jeans.
Silent Partners
3 idiots who love Charlie Chaplin try to create the next silent movie hit! Clown meets improv in this greyscale show!
Pushing Desis
LA based improv comedy variety team showcasing LA's premiere South Asian comedians! Formerly South Asian AF.
Ensemble
Featuring Jac Thomas, Michael Friedman, Jaye Kimzey, Laura Izbicki, Jesse Joseph, Mark Soliman, Rick Manina, Dayna Gowan, Zach Payne, Dani Gomez, Chris Arnold, and Jack Thornburg. Coached by Josh Heimendinger.
Fleeting Reminiscence
Inspired by the works of American playwright Tennessee Williams, Diana Brown and Jerry Ruoti improvise a slice of life replete with lyrical, poetic language Williams is known for. Celebrating the beauty, fragility and humor of the human condition.
Sharks Barksley
Welcome, intrepid adventurers, to Sharks Barksley: a short form improv show where our performers embark on an unpredictable adventure.
While the route is set, what lies ahead is shrouded in mystery. Each stop on their journey features a different category of short form improv game, determined randomly by the roll of our giant dice and our treasure map. Everything is made up on the spot, and none of us knows what game we’ll play next!Pool Rules
Pool Rules is an Orange County based team that is focused on doing the best version of a Monoscene every performance. We feature players from various improv backgrounds who have now come together to form a show that is both exciting for the players as it is for the audience.
Menudo
Menudo is a Latine improv collective based in Los Angeles and not the soup. Catch them at UCBTLA monthly with Feliz Hour (a mashup show featuring a rotating cast of the best and up-and-coming Latine improvisers) and After Hours (improv inspired by your wildest party stories).
The Lobby
The Lobby performed improv in Orange County for 15 years and was the team behind the creation of Spectacles Improv Engine. It was one of the longest running teams in Southern California and featured a number of beloved and well known improvisers. The team has not performed together since before the pandemic and they would love for their first show in five years to be at this Summer’s Orange County Improv Fest.
Bernie Mac & Cheese
Bernie Mac & Cheese is a long-form improv troupe that began in January 2019 as a practice group that has evolved into a team with multiple Los Angeles residencies and a buzzing name in the LA improv and comedy scene. BMC comprised of improvisers who bring their diverse cultural backgrounds, experiences, and talents to the team.
The Live Direct Show
Chris, Jaymie, and Liam have trained and taught at traditional improv institutions, but their passion lies in challenging the “rules” of improv. The Live Direct Show takes audience-suggested improv notes and puts them to the test in real time, creating a fast, unpredictable, and interactive show. They currently perform at the Westside Comedy Theater and have played at venues across LA and beyond.
Sweet Erika
Sweet Erika is Amanda Blake Davis (Second City Chicago), Jaime Moyer (AP Bio) and Celeste Pechous (Work in Progress), and they are delighted to entertain you based on one audience suggestion.
PB & J
Hailing from the far off land of Lake Forest California, this father-daughter duo has over 10 years of improv experience combined. They're two great players who play great together!
Roll Play
Roll Play is a fast-paced, interactive improv adventure where YOU hold the power. Guided by our fearless Game Master, the audience rolls the legendary D20 die, shaping the fate of our brave adventurers. From daring skill checks to unexpected twists, every roll drives the action as our players navigate rich, unpredictable worlds. No two quests are ever the same — fortune favors the bold, and chaos is always just one roll away!
Funny People Society
Funny People Society began as a college improv club in fall 2015. Today, it's an OC sensation. Performing regularly in Costa Mesa, as well as it's home base, Cal State Fullerton, FPS is great at providing faces locked in laughter. The team is dedicated to providing a safe and kind place for people to thrive, and laugh in. FPS would like to thank the audience and their family/friends for all the support!
Hogwash
Hogwash is a Wizarding World-themed improv show that tells new stories within the magical universe! We are an unlicensed Wizarding World theme team playing in the magical universe.
Jean Wilder
Jean Wilder is a short form improv team playing classic and new improv games with a watch your back attitude. It’s like Who’s line is it anyway meets Wild n’ Out.
Sini Gang
Sini-Gang is an all Filipino American mashup improv team that performs regularly at the comedy variety show Filipino AF in Los Angeles.
THEE Improvised Musical
From Hollywood since 2015, colliding the theories of UCB, iO, & clown, THEE IMPROVISED MUSICAL is a polished, high-octane, fully improvised Tony-caliber musical that will leave you thinking it's scripted. Now with a four-piece band, they've performed over 200 shows over 10 years, won 12 straight cagematches. Founded & directed by Conor Hanney, a comedy writer who has sold to Disney, Nickelodeon, & Paramount.
C.L.I.T. (Classy Lady Improv Team)
Classy Lady Improv Team is Orange County's newest all-female improv team! Made up of some of the classiest (questionable) broads you'll meet, C.L.I.T. is sure to bring the high vibes and good times to a stage near you! We won't be hard to find! Get pumped!
Jac's Queens & Kings
Inspired by UCB's philosophy, Jac's Queens and Kings have an outstanding style all their own. They use an audience suggestion to inspire a series of comedic scenes, culminating in a mad pitch where disparate parts work together.
Tertiary Guests
Tertiary Guests takes a suggestion of an event and then follows the attendees at that event, taking the audience on a journey through their pasts, presents, and futures.
Heatwave
Heatwave is an L.A. born team consisting of Elena Martinez, Patrick Gremillion, and Jack Seavor McDonald. Through wild A to C connections and unheard of human names gifted to each other, Heatwave delivers an honest, endearing, and goofy performance. Now THAT’s hot!
Mom & Dad Are Fighting Again
Bumbled
Bumbled is an improvised comedy show inspired by an audience member's dating profile. The team projects an audience member's dating profile onto a screen, lightly roasts the profile, and performs a show inspired by the audience member's profile and dating stories. The team is comprised of Victoria Koenitzer, Matt Sheelen, Julius Ravelo, Randy Thomas, Caity Munson, Tommy Galan, Marilyn Papet, and Brandon Hensgens.
Scrabble Bits
Scrabble Bits brings you a unique, advice filled set based on your questions and their tiles.
STEM Kidz
STEM Kidz is an LA-based long-form improv team that’s been turning heads since 2021. Comprised of 8 powerhouse performers, the STEM Kidz signature style is energetic, fast-paced, and outrageous.
EGOT
After playing together for 7 years with San Diego's premiere improvised Tennessee Williams troupe, Belle Reve, Amber and Joe decided to explore their passion for other genres and styles as a duo and thus EGOT was born. They play two aging legends of the entertainment industry bringing you a tour de force nostalgic retrospective of their work through story, song, dance, and dramatic reenactments. EGOT — “We didn’t win any but we should’ve!”
Bitchin'
Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make you cream your jeans.
Silent Partners
3 idiots who love Charlie Chaplin try to create the next silent movie hit! Clown meets improv in this greyscale show!
Pushing Desis
LA based improv comedy variety team showcasing LA's premiere South Asian comedians! Formerly South Asian AF.
Ensemble
Featuring Jac Thomas, Michael Friedman, Jaye Kimzey, Laura Izbicki, Jesse Joseph, Mark Soliman, Rick Manina, Dayna Gowan, Zach Payne, Dani Gomez, Chris Arnold, and Jack Thornburg. Coached by Josh Heimendinger.
Fleeting Reminiscence
Inspired by the works of American playwright Tennessee Williams, Diana Brown and Jerry Ruoti improvise a slice of life replete with lyrical, poetic language Williams is known for. Celebrating the beauty, fragility and humor of the human condition.
Sharks Barksley
Welcome, intrepid adventurers, to Sharks Barksley: a short form improv show where our performers embark on an unpredictable adventure.
While the route is set, what lies ahead is shrouded in mystery. Each stop on their journey features a different category of short form improv game, determined randomly by the roll of our giant dice and our treasure map. Everything is made up on the spot, and none of us knows what game we’ll play next!Pool Rules
Pool Rules is an Orange County based team that is focused on doing the best version of a Monoscene every performance. We feature players from various improv backgrounds who have now come together to form a show that is both exciting for the players as it is for the audience.
Menudo
Menudo is a Latine improv collective based in Los Angeles and not the soup. Catch them at UCBTLA monthly with Feliz Hour (a mashup show featuring a rotating cast of the best and up-and-coming Latine improvisers) and After Hours (improv inspired by your wildest party stories).
The Lobby
The Lobby performed improv in Orange County for 15 years and was the team behind the creation of Spectacles Improv Engine. It was one of the longest running teams in Southern California and featured a number of beloved and well known improvisers. The team has not performed together since before the pandemic and they would love for their first show in five years to be at this Summer’s Orange County Improv Fest.
Bernie Mac & Cheese
Bernie Mac & Cheese is a long-form improv troupe that began in January 2019 as a practice group that has evolved into a team with multiple Los Angeles residencies and a buzzing name in the LA improv and comedy scene. BMC comprised of improvisers who bring their diverse cultural backgrounds, experiences, and talents to the team.
The Live Direct Show
Chris, Jaymie, and Liam have trained and taught at traditional improv institutions, but their passion lies in challenging the “rules” of improv. The Live Direct Show takes audience-suggested improv notes and puts them to the test in real time, creating a fast, unpredictable, and interactive show. They currently perform at the Westside Comedy Theater and have played at venues across LA and beyond.
Sweet Erika
Sweet Erika is Amanda Blake Davis (Second City Chicago), Jaime Moyer (AP Bio) and Celeste Pechous (Work in Progress), and they are delighted to entertain you based on one audience suggestion.
PB & J
Hailing from the far off land of Lake Forest California, this father-daughter duo has over 10 years of improv experience combined. They're two great players who play great together!
Roll Play
Roll Play is a fast-paced, interactive improv adventure where YOU hold the power. Guided by our fearless Game Master, the audience rolls the legendary D20 die, shaping the fate of our brave adventurers. From daring skill checks to unexpected twists, every roll drives the action as our players navigate rich, unpredictable worlds. No two quests are ever the same — fortune favors the bold, and chaos is always just one roll away!
Funny People Society
Funny People Society began as a college improv club in fall 2015. Today, it's an OC sensation. Performing regularly in Costa Mesa, as well as it's home base, Cal State Fullerton, FPS is great at providing faces locked in laughter. The team is dedicated to providing a safe and kind place for people to thrive, and laugh in. FPS would like to thank the audience and their family/friends for all the support!
Hogwash
Hogwash is a Wizarding World-themed improv show that tells new stories within the magical universe! We are an unlicensed Wizarding World theme team playing in the magical universe.
Jean Wilder
Jean Wilder is a short form improv team playing classic and new improv games with a watch your back attitude. It’s like Who’s line is it anyway meets Wild n’ Out.
Sini Gang
Sini-Gang is an all Filipino American mashup improv team that performs regularly at the comedy variety show Filipino AF in Los Angeles.
THEE Improvised Musical
From Hollywood since 2015, colliding the theories of UCB, iO, & clown, THEE IMPROVISED MUSICAL is a polished, high-octane, fully improvised Tony-caliber musical that will leave you thinking it's scripted. Now with a four-piece band, they've performed over 200 shows over 10 years, won 12 straight cagematches. Founded & directed by Conor Hanney, a comedy writer who has sold to Disney, Nickelodeon, & Paramount.
C.L.I.T. (Classy Lady Improv Team)
Classy Lady Improv Team is Orange County's newest all-female improv team! Made up of some of the classiest (questionable) broads you'll meet, C.L.I.T. is sure to bring the high vibes and good times to a stage near you! We won't be hard to find! Get pumped!
Jac's Queens & Kings
Inspired by UCB's philosophy, Jac's Queens and Kings have an outstanding style all their own. They use an audience suggestion to inspire a series of comedic scenes, culminating in a mad pitch where disparate parts work together.
Tertiary Guests
Tertiary Guests takes a suggestion of an event and then follows the attendees at that event, taking the audience on a journey through their pasts, presents, and futures.
Heatwave
Heatwave is an L.A. born team consisting of Elena Martinez, Patrick Gremillion, and Jack Seavor McDonald. Through wild A to C connections and unheard of human names gifted to each other, Heatwave delivers an honest, endearing, and goofy performance. Now THAT’s hot!
Mom & Dad Are Fighting Again
Bumbled
Bumbled is an improvised comedy show inspired by an audience member's dating profile. The team projects an audience member's dating profile onto a screen, lightly roasts the profile, and performs a show inspired by the audience member's profile and dating stories. The team is comprised of Victoria Koenitzer, Matt Sheelen, Julius Ravelo, Randy Thomas, Caity Munson, Tommy Galan, Marilyn Papet, and Brandon Hensgens.
Scrabble Bits
Scrabble Bits brings you a unique, advice filled set based on your questions and their tiles.
STEM Kidz
STEM Kidz is an LA-based long-form improv team that’s been turning heads since 2021. Comprised of 8 powerhouse performers, the STEM Kidz signature style is energetic, fast-paced, and outrageous.
EGOT
After playing together for 7 years with San Diego's premiere improvised Tennessee Williams troupe, Belle Reve, Amber and Joe decided to explore their passion for other genres and styles as a duo and thus EGOT was born. They play two aging legends of the entertainment industry bringing you a tour de force nostalgic retrospective of their work through story, song, dance, and dramatic reenactments. EGOT — “We didn’t win any but we should’ve!”
Bitchin'
Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make you cream your jeans.
Silent Partners
3 idiots who love Charlie Chaplin try to create the next silent movie hit! Clown meets improv in this greyscale show!
Pushing Desis
LA based improv comedy variety team showcasing LA's premiere South Asian comedians! Formerly South Asian AF.
Ensemble
Featuring Jac Thomas, Michael Friedman, Jaye Kimzey, Laura Izbicki, Jesse Joseph, Mark Soliman, Rick Manina, Dayna Gowan, Zach Payne, Dani Gomez, Chris Arnold, and Jack Thornburg. Coached by Josh Heimendinger.
Fleeting Reminiscence
Inspired by the works of American playwright Tennessee Williams, Diana Brown and Jerry Ruoti improvise a slice of life replete with lyrical, poetic language Williams is known for. Celebrating the beauty, fragility and humor of the human condition.
Sharks Barksley
Welcome, intrepid adventurers, to Sharks Barksley: a short form improv show where our performers embark on an unpredictable adventure.
While the route is set, what lies ahead is shrouded in mystery. Each stop on their journey features a different category of short form improv game, determined randomly by the roll of our giant dice and our treasure map. Everything is made up on the spot, and none of us knows what game we’ll play next!Pool Rules
Pool Rules is an Orange County based team that is focused on doing the best version of a Monoscene every performance. We feature players from various improv backgrounds who have now come together to form a show that is both exciting for the players as it is for the audience.
Menudo
Menudo is a Latine improv collective based in Los Angeles and not the soup. Catch them at UCBTLA monthly with Feliz Hour (a mashup show featuring a rotating cast of the best and up-and-coming Latine improvisers) and After Hours (improv inspired by your wildest party stories).
The Lobby
The Lobby performed improv in Orange County for 15 years and was the team behind the creation of Spectacles Improv Engine. It was one of the longest running teams in Southern California and featured a number of beloved and well known improvisers. The team has not performed together since before the pandemic and they would love for their first show in five years to be at this Summer’s Orange County Improv Fest.
Bernie Mac & Cheese
Bernie Mac & Cheese is a long-form improv troupe that began in January 2019 as a practice group that has evolved into a team with multiple Los Angeles residencies and a buzzing name in the LA improv and comedy scene. BMC comprised of improvisers who bring their diverse cultural backgrounds, experiences, and talents to the team.
The Live Direct Show
Chris, Jaymie, and Liam have trained and taught at traditional improv institutions, but their passion lies in challenging the “rules” of improv. The Live Direct Show takes audience-suggested improv notes and puts them to the test in real time, creating a fast, unpredictable, and interactive show. They currently perform at the Westside Comedy Theater and have played at venues across LA and beyond.
Sweet Erika
Sweet Erika is Amanda Blake Davis (Second City Chicago), Jaime Moyer (AP Bio) and Celeste Pechous (Work in Progress), and they are delighted to entertain you based on one audience suggestion.
PB & J
Hailing from the far off land of Lake Forest California, this father-daughter duo has over 10 years of improv experience combined. They're two great players who play great together!
Roll Play
Roll Play is a fast-paced, interactive improv adventure where YOU hold the power. Guided by our fearless Game Master, the audience rolls the legendary D20 die, shaping the fate of our brave adventurers. From daring skill checks to unexpected twists, every roll drives the action as our players navigate rich, unpredictable worlds. No two quests are ever the same — fortune favors the bold, and chaos is always just one roll away!
Funny People Society
Funny People Society began as a college improv club in fall 2015. Today, it's an OC sensation. Performing regularly in Costa Mesa, as well as it's home base, Cal State Fullerton, FPS is great at providing faces locked in laughter. The team is dedicated to providing a safe and kind place for people to thrive, and laugh in. FPS would like to thank the audience and their family/friends for all the support!
Hogwash
Hogwash is a Wizarding World-themed improv show that tells new stories within the magical universe! We are an unlicensed Wizarding World theme team playing in the magical universe.
Jean Wilder
Jean Wilder is a short form improv team playing classic and new improv games with a watch your back attitude. It’s like Who’s line is it anyway meets Wild n’ Out.
Sini Gang
Sini-Gang is an all Filipino American mashup improv team that performs regularly at the comedy variety show Filipino AF in Los Angeles.
THEE Improvised Musical
From Hollywood since 2015, colliding the theories of UCB, iO, & clown, THEE IMPROVISED MUSICAL is a polished, high-octane, fully improvised Tony-caliber musical that will leave you thinking it's scripted. Now with a four-piece band, they've performed over 200 shows over 10 years, won 12 straight cagematches. Founded & directed by Conor Hanney, a comedy writer who has sold to Disney, Nickelodeon, & Paramount.
C.L.I.T. (Classy Lady Improv Team)
Classy Lady Improv Team is Orange County's newest all-female improv team! Made up of some of the classiest (questionable) broads you'll meet, C.L.I.T. is sure to bring the high vibes and good times to a stage near you! We won't be hard to find! Get pumped!
Jac's Queens & Kings
Inspired by UCB's philosophy, Jac's Queens and Kings have an outstanding style all their own. They use an audience suggestion to inspire a series of comedic scenes, culminating in a mad pitch where disparate parts work together.
Tertiary Guests
Tertiary Guests takes a suggestion of an event and then follows the attendees at that event, taking the audience on a journey through their pasts, presents, and futures.
Heatwave
Heatwave is an L.A. born team consisting of Elena Martinez, Patrick Gremillion, and Jack Seavor McDonald. Through wild A to C connections and unheard of human names gifted to each other, Heatwave delivers an honest, endearing, and goofy performance. Now THAT’s hot!
Mom & Dad Are Fighting Again
Bumbled
Bumbled is an improvised comedy show inspired by an audience member's dating profile. The team projects an audience member's dating profile onto a screen, lightly roasts the profile, and performs a show inspired by the audience member's profile and dating stories. The team is comprised of Victoria Koenitzer, Matt Sheelen, Julius Ravelo, Randy Thomas, Caity Munson, Tommy Galan, Marilyn Papet, and Brandon Hensgens.
Scrabble Bits
Scrabble Bits brings you a unique, advice filled set based on your questions and their tiles.
STEM Kidz
STEM Kidz is an LA-based long-form improv team that’s been turning heads since 2021. Comprised of 8 powerhouse performers, the STEM Kidz signature style is energetic, fast-paced, and outrageous.
EGOT
After playing together for 7 years with San Diego's premiere improvised Tennessee Williams troupe, Belle Reve, Amber and Joe decided to explore their passion for other genres and styles as a duo and thus EGOT was born. They play two aging legends of the entertainment industry bringing you a tour de force nostalgic retrospective of their work through story, song, dance, and dramatic reenactments. EGOT — “We didn’t win any but we should’ve!”
Bitchin'
Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make you cream your jeans.
Silent Partners
3 idiots who love Charlie Chaplin try to create the next silent movie hit! Clown meets improv in this greyscale show!
Pushing Desis
LA based improv comedy variety team showcasing LA's premiere South Asian comedians! Formerly South Asian AF.
Ensemble
Featuring Jac Thomas, Michael Friedman, Jaye Kimzey, Laura Izbicki, Jesse Joseph, Mark Soliman, Rick Manina, Dayna Gowan, Zach Payne, Dani Gomez, Chris Arnold, and Jack Thornburg. Coached by Josh Heimendinger.
Fleeting Reminiscence
Inspired by the works of American playwright Tennessee Williams, Diana Brown and Jerry Ruoti improvise a slice of life replete with lyrical, poetic language Williams is known for. Celebrating the beauty, fragility and humor of the human condition.
Sharks Barksley
Welcome, intrepid adventurers, to Sharks Barksley: a short form improv show where our performers embark on an unpredictable adventure.
While the route is set, what lies ahead is shrouded in mystery. Each stop on their journey features a different category of short form improv game, determined randomly by the roll of our giant dice and our treasure map. Everything is made up on the spot, and none of us knows what game we’ll play next!Pool Rules
Pool Rules is an Orange County based team that is focused on doing the best version of a Monoscene every performance. We feature players from various improv backgrounds who have now come together to form a show that is both exciting for the players as it is for the audience.
Menudo
Menudo is a Latine improv collective based in Los Angeles and not the soup. Catch them at UCBTLA monthly with Feliz Hour (a mashup show featuring a rotating cast of the best and up-and-coming Latine improvisers) and After Hours (improv inspired by your wildest party stories).
The Lobby
The Lobby performed improv in Orange County for 15 years and was the team behind the creation of Spectacles Improv Engine. It was one of the longest running teams in Southern California and featured a number of beloved and well known improvisers. The team has not performed together since before the pandemic and they would love for their first show in five years to be at this Summer’s Orange County Improv Fest.
Bernie Mac & Cheese
Bernie Mac & Cheese is a long-form improv troupe that began in January 2019 as a practice group that has evolved into a team with multiple Los Angeles residencies and a buzzing name in the LA improv and comedy scene. BMC comprised of improvisers who bring their diverse cultural backgrounds, experiences, and talents to the team.
The Live Direct Show
Chris, Jaymie, and Liam have trained and taught at traditional improv institutions, but their passion lies in challenging the “rules” of improv. The Live Direct Show takes audience-suggested improv notes and puts them to the test in real time, creating a fast, unpredictable, and interactive show. They currently perform at the Westside Comedy Theater and have played at venues across LA and beyond.
Sweet Erika
Sweet Erika is Amanda Blake Davis (Second City Chicago), Jaime Moyer (AP Bio) and Celeste Pechous (Work in Progress), and they are delighted to entertain you based on one audience suggestion.
PB & J
Hailing from the far off land of Lake Forest California, this father-daughter duo has over 10 years of improv experience combined. They're two great players who play great together!
Roll Play
Roll Play is a fast-paced, interactive improv adventure where YOU hold the power. Guided by our fearless Game Master, the audience rolls the legendary D20 die, shaping the fate of our brave adventurers. From daring skill checks to unexpected twists, every roll drives the action as our players navigate rich, unpredictable worlds. No two quests are ever the same — fortune favors the bold, and chaos is always just one roll away!
Funny People Society
Funny People Society began as a college improv club in fall 2015. Today, it's an OC sensation. Performing regularly in Costa Mesa, as well as it's home base, Cal State Fullerton, FPS is great at providing faces locked in laughter. The team is dedicated to providing a safe and kind place for people to thrive, and laugh in. FPS would like to thank the audience and their family/friends for all the support!
Hogwash
Hogwash is a Wizarding World-themed improv show that tells new stories within the magical universe! We are an unlicensed Wizarding World theme team playing in the magical universe.
Jean Wilder
Jean Wilder is a short form improv team playing classic and new improv games with a watch your back attitude. It’s like Who’s line is it anyway meets Wild n’ Out.
Sini Gang
Sini-Gang is an all Filipino American mashup improv team that performs regularly at the comedy variety show Filipino AF in Los Angeles.
THEE Improvised Musical
From Hollywood since 2015, colliding the theories of UCB, iO, & clown, THEE IMPROVISED MUSICAL is a polished, high-octane, fully improvised Tony-caliber musical that will leave you thinking it's scripted. Now with a four-piece band, they've performed over 200 shows over 10 years, won 12 straight cagematches. Founded & directed by Conor Hanney, a comedy writer who has sold to Disney, Nickelodeon, & Paramount.
C.L.I.T. (Classy Lady Improv Team)
Classy Lady Improv Team is Orange County's newest all-female improv team! Made up of some of the classiest (questionable) broads you'll meet, C.L.I.T. is sure to bring the high vibes and good times to a stage near you! We won't be hard to find! Get pumped!
Jac's Queens & Kings
Inspired by UCB's philosophy, Jac's Queens and Kings have an outstanding style all their own. They use an audience suggestion to inspire a series of comedic scenes, culminating in a mad pitch where disparate parts work together.
Tertiary Guests
Tertiary Guests takes a suggestion of an event and then follows the attendees at that event, taking the audience on a journey through their pasts, presents, and futures.
Heatwave
Heatwave is an L.A. born team consisting of Elena Martinez, Patrick Gremillion, and Jack Seavor McDonald. Through wild A to C connections and unheard of human names gifted to each other, Heatwave delivers an honest, endearing, and goofy performance. Now THAT’s hot!
Mom & Dad Are Fighting Again
Bumbled
Bumbled is an improvised comedy show inspired by an audience member's dating profile. The team projects an audience member's dating profile onto a screen, lightly roasts the profile, and performs a show inspired by the audience member's profile and dating stories. The team is comprised of Victoria Koenitzer, Matt Sheelen, Julius Ravelo, Randy Thomas, Caity Munson, Tommy Galan, Marilyn Papet, and Brandon Hensgens.
Scrabble Bits
Scrabble Bits brings you a unique, advice filled set based on your questions and their tiles.
STEM Kidz
STEM Kidz is an LA-based long-form improv team that’s been turning heads since 2021. Comprised of 8 powerhouse performers, the STEM Kidz signature style is energetic, fast-paced, and outrageous.
EGOT
After playing together for 7 years with San Diego's premiere improvised Tennessee Williams troupe, Belle Reve, Amber and Joe decided to explore their passion for other genres and styles as a duo and thus EGOT was born. They play two aging legends of the entertainment industry bringing you a tour de force nostalgic retrospective of their work through story, song, dance, and dramatic reenactments. EGOT — “We didn’t win any but we should’ve!”
Bitchin'
Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make you cream your jeans.
Silent Partners
3 idiots who love Charlie Chaplin try to create the next silent movie hit! Clown meets improv in this greyscale show!
Pushing Desis
LA based improv comedy variety team showcasing LA's premiere South Asian comedians! Formerly South Asian AF.
Ensemble
Featuring Jac Thomas, Michael Friedman, Jaye Kimzey, Laura Izbicki, Jesse Joseph, Mark Soliman, Rick Manina, Dayna Gowan, Zach Payne, Dani Gomez, Chris Arnold, and Jack Thornburg. Coached by Josh Heimendinger.
Fleeting Reminiscence
Inspired by the works of American playwright Tennessee Williams, Diana Brown and Jerry Ruoti improvise a slice of life replete with lyrical, poetic language Williams is known for. Celebrating the beauty, fragility and humor of the human condition.
Sharks Barksley
Welcome, intrepid adventurers, to Sharks Barksley: a short form improv show where our performers embark on an unpredictable adventure.
While the route is set, what lies ahead is shrouded in mystery. Each stop on their journey features a different category of short form improv game, determined randomly by the roll of our giant dice and our treasure map. Everything is made up on the spot, and none of us knows what game we’ll play next!Pool Rules
Pool Rules is an Orange County based team that is focused on doing the best version of a Monoscene every performance. We feature players from various improv backgrounds who have now come together to form a show that is both exciting for the players as it is for the audience.
Menudo
Menudo is a Latine improv collective based in Los Angeles and not the soup. Catch them at UCBTLA monthly with Feliz Hour (a mashup show featuring a rotating cast of the best and up-and-coming Latine improvisers) and After Hours (improv inspired by your wildest party stories).
The Lobby
The Lobby performed improv in Orange County for 15 years and was the team behind the creation of Spectacles Improv Engine. It was one of the longest running teams in Southern California and featured a number of beloved and well known improvisers. The team has not performed together since before the pandemic and they would love for their first show in five years to be at this Summer’s Orange County Improv Fest.
Bernie Mac & Cheese
Bernie Mac & Cheese is a long-form improv troupe that began in January 2019 as a practice group that has evolved into a team with multiple Los Angeles residencies and a buzzing name in the LA improv and comedy scene. BMC comprised of improvisers who bring their diverse cultural backgrounds, experiences, and talents to the team.
The Live Direct Show
Chris, Jaymie, and Liam have trained and taught at traditional improv institutions, but their passion lies in challenging the “rules” of improv. The Live Direct Show takes audience-suggested improv notes and puts them to the test in real time, creating a fast, unpredictable, and interactive show. They currently perform at the Westside Comedy Theater and have played at venues across LA and beyond.
Sweet Erika
Sweet Erika is Amanda Blake Davis (Second City Chicago), Jaime Moyer (AP Bio) and Celeste Pechous (Work in Progress), and they are delighted to entertain you based on one audience suggestion.
PB & J
Hailing from the far off land of Lake Forest California, this father-daughter duo has over 10 years of improv experience combined. They're two great players who play great together!
Roll Play
Roll Play is a fast-paced, interactive improv adventure where YOU hold the power. Guided by our fearless Game Master, the audience rolls the legendary D20 die, shaping the fate of our brave adventurers. From daring skill checks to unexpected twists, every roll drives the action as our players navigate rich, unpredictable worlds. No two quests are ever the same — fortune favors the bold, and chaos is always just one roll away!
Funny People Society
Funny People Society began as a college improv club in fall 2015. Today, it's an OC sensation. Performing regularly in Costa Mesa, as well as it's home base, Cal State Fullerton, FPS is great at providing faces locked in laughter. The team is dedicated to providing a safe and kind place for people to thrive, and laugh in. FPS would like to thank the audience and their family/friends for all the support!
Hogwash
Hogwash is a Wizarding World-themed improv show that tells new stories within the magical universe! We are an unlicensed Wizarding World theme team playing in the magical universe.
Jean Wilder
Jean Wilder is a short form improv team playing classic and new improv games with a watch your back attitude. It’s like Who’s line is it anyway meets Wild n’ Out.
Sini Gang
Sini-Gang is an all Filipino American mashup improv team that performs regularly at the comedy variety show Filipino AF in Los Angeles.
THEE Improvised Musical
From Hollywood since 2015, colliding the theories of UCB, iO, & clown, THEE IMPROVISED MUSICAL is a polished, high-octane, fully improvised Tony-caliber musical that will leave you thinking it's scripted. Now with a four-piece band, they've performed over 200 shows over 10 years, won 12 straight cagematches. Founded & directed by Conor Hanney, a comedy writer who has sold to Disney, Nickelodeon, & Paramount.
C.L.I.T. (Classy Lady Improv Team)
Classy Lady Improv Team is Orange County's newest all-female improv team! Made up of some of the classiest (questionable) broads you'll meet, C.L.I.T. is sure to bring the high vibes and good times to a stage near you! We won't be hard to find! Get pumped!
Jac's Queens & Kings
Inspired by UCB's philosophy, Jac's Queens and Kings have an outstanding style all their own. They use an audience suggestion to inspire a series of comedic scenes, culminating in a mad pitch where disparate parts work together.
Tertiary Guests
Tertiary Guests takes a suggestion of an event and then follows the attendees at that event, taking the audience on a journey through their pasts, presents, and futures.
Heatwave
Heatwave is an L.A. born team consisting of Elena Martinez, Patrick Gremillion, and Jack Seavor McDonald. Through wild A to C connections and unheard of human names gifted to each other, Heatwave delivers an honest, endearing, and goofy performance. Now THAT’s hot!
Mom & Dad Are Fighting Again
Bumbled
Bumbled is an improvised comedy show inspired by an audience member's dating profile. The team projects an audience member's dating profile onto a screen, lightly roasts the profile, and performs a show inspired by the audience member's profile and dating stories. The team is comprised of Victoria Koenitzer, Matt Sheelen, Julius Ravelo, Randy Thomas, Caity Munson, Tommy Galan, Marilyn Papet, and Brandon Hensgens.
Scrabble Bits
Scrabble Bits brings you a unique, advice filled set based on your questions and their tiles.
STEM Kidz
STEM Kidz is an LA-based long-form improv team that’s been turning heads since 2021. Comprised of 8 powerhouse performers, the STEM Kidz signature style is energetic, fast-paced, and outrageous.
EGOT
After playing together for 7 years with San Diego's premiere improvised Tennessee Williams troupe, Belle Reve, Amber and Joe decided to explore their passion for other genres and styles as a duo and thus EGOT was born. They play two aging legends of the entertainment industry bringing you a tour de force nostalgic retrospective of their work through story, song, dance, and dramatic reenactments. EGOT — “We didn’t win any but we should’ve!”
Bitchin'
Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make you cream your jeans.
Silent Partners
3 idiots who love Charlie Chaplin try to create the next silent movie hit! Clown meets improv in this greyscale show!
Pushing Desis
LA based improv comedy variety team showcasing LA's premiere South Asian comedians! Formerly South Asian AF.
Ensemble
Featuring Jac Thomas, Michael Friedman, Jaye Kimzey, Laura Izbicki, Jesse Joseph, Mark Soliman, Rick Manina, Dayna Gowan, Zach Payne, Dani Gomez, Chris Arnold, and Jack Thornburg. Coached by Josh Heimendinger.
Fleeting Reminiscence
Inspired by the works of American playwright Tennessee Williams, Diana Brown and Jerry Ruoti improvise a slice of life replete with lyrical, poetic language Williams is known for. Celebrating the beauty, fragility and humor of the human condition.
Sharks Barksley
Welcome, intrepid adventurers, to Sharks Barksley: a short form improv show where our performers embark on an unpredictable adventure.
While the route is set, what lies ahead is shrouded in mystery. Each stop on their journey features a different category of short form improv game, determined randomly by the roll of our giant dice and our treasure map. Everything is made up on the spot, and none of us knows what game we’ll play next!Pool Rules
Pool Rules is an Orange County based team that is focused on doing the best version of a Monoscene every performance. We feature players from various improv backgrounds who have now come together to form a show that is both exciting for the players as it is for the audience.
Menudo
Menudo is a Latine improv collective based in Los Angeles and not the soup. Catch them at UCBTLA monthly with Feliz Hour (a mashup show featuring a rotating cast of the best and up-and-coming Latine improvisers) and After Hours (improv inspired by your wildest party stories).
The Lobby
The Lobby performed improv in Orange County for 15 years and was the team behind the creation of Spectacles Improv Engine. It was one of the longest running teams in Southern California and featured a number of beloved and well known improvisers. The team has not performed together since before the pandemic and they would love for their first show in five years to be at this Summer’s Orange County Improv Fest.
Bernie Mac & Cheese
Bernie Mac & Cheese is a long-form improv troupe that began in January 2019 as a practice group that has evolved into a team with multiple Los Angeles residencies and a buzzing name in the LA improv and comedy scene. BMC comprised of improvisers who bring their diverse cultural backgrounds, experiences, and talents to the team.
The Live Direct Show
Chris, Jaymie, and Liam have trained and taught at traditional improv institutions, but their passion lies in challenging the “rules” of improv. The Live Direct Show takes audience-suggested improv notes and puts them to the test in real time, creating a fast, unpredictable, and interactive show. They currently perform at the Westside Comedy Theater and have played at venues across LA and beyond.
Sweet Erika
Sweet Erika is Amanda Blake Davis (Second City Chicago), Jaime Moyer (AP Bio) and Celeste Pechous (Work in Progress), and they are delighted to entertain you based on one audience suggestion.
PB & J
Hailing from the far off land of Lake Forest California, this father-daughter duo has over 10 years of improv experience combined. They're two great players who play great together!
Roll Play
Roll Play is a fast-paced, interactive improv adventure where YOU hold the power. Guided by our fearless Game Master, the audience rolls the legendary D20 die, shaping the fate of our brave adventurers. From daring skill checks to unexpected twists, every roll drives the action as our players navigate rich, unpredictable worlds. No two quests are ever the same — fortune favors the bold, and chaos is always just one roll away!
Funny People Society
Funny People Society began as a college improv club in fall 2015. Today, it's an OC sensation. Performing regularly in Costa Mesa, as well as it's home base, Cal State Fullerton, FPS is great at providing faces locked in laughter. The team is dedicated to providing a safe and kind place for people to thrive, and laugh in. FPS would like to thank the audience and their family/friends for all the support!
Hogwash
Hogwash is a Wizarding World-themed improv show that tells new stories within the magical universe! We are an unlicensed Wizarding World theme team playing in the magical universe.
Jean Wilder
Jean Wilder is a short form improv team playing classic and new improv games with a watch your back attitude. It’s like Who’s line is it anyway meets Wild n’ Out.
Sini Gang
Sini-Gang is an all Filipino American mashup improv team that performs regularly at the comedy variety show Filipino AF in Los Angeles.
THEE Improvised Musical
From Hollywood since 2015, colliding the theories of UCB, iO, & clown, THEE IMPROVISED MUSICAL is a polished, high-octane, fully improvised Tony-caliber musical that will leave you thinking it's scripted. Now with a four-piece band, they've performed over 200 shows over 10 years, won 12 straight cagematches. Founded & directed by Conor Hanney, a comedy writer who has sold to Disney, Nickelodeon, & Paramount.
C.L.I.T. (Classy Lady Improv Team)
Classy Lady Improv Team is Orange County's newest all-female improv team! Made up of some of the classiest (questionable) broads you'll meet, C.L.I.T. is sure to bring the high vibes and good times to a stage near you! We won't be hard to find! Get pumped!
Jac's Queens & Kings
Inspired by UCB's philosophy, Jac's Queens and Kings have an outstanding style all their own. They use an audience suggestion to inspire a series of comedic scenes, culminating in a mad pitch where disparate parts work together.
Tertiary Guests
Tertiary Guests takes a suggestion of an event and then follows the attendees at that event, taking the audience on a journey through their pasts, presents, and futures.
Heatwave
Heatwave is an L.A. born team consisting of Elena Martinez, Patrick Gremillion, and Jack Seavor McDonald. Through wild A to C connections and unheard of human names gifted to each other, Heatwave delivers an honest, endearing, and goofy performance. Now THAT’s hot!
Mom & Dad Are Fighting Again
Bumbled
Bumbled is an improvised comedy show inspired by an audience member's dating profile. The team projects an audience member's dating profile onto a screen, lightly roasts the profile, and performs a show inspired by the audience member's profile and dating stories. The team is comprised of Victoria Koenitzer, Matt Sheelen, Julius Ravelo, Randy Thomas, Caity Munson, Tommy Galan, Marilyn Papet, and Brandon Hensgens.
Scrabble Bits
Scrabble Bits brings you a unique, advice filled set based on your questions and their tiles.
STEM Kidz
STEM Kidz is an LA-based long-form improv team that’s been turning heads since 2021. Comprised of 8 powerhouse performers, the STEM Kidz signature style is energetic, fast-paced, and outrageous.
EGOT
After playing together for 7 years with San Diego's premiere improvised Tennessee Williams troupe, Belle Reve, Amber and Joe decided to explore their passion for other genres and styles as a duo and thus EGOT was born. They play two aging legends of the entertainment industry bringing you a tour de force nostalgic retrospective of their work through story, song, dance, and dramatic reenactments. EGOT — “We didn’t win any but we should’ve!”
Bitchin'
Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make you cream your jeans.
Silent Partners
3 idiots who love Charlie Chaplin try to create the next silent movie hit! Clown meets improv in this greyscale show!
Pushing Desis
LA based improv comedy variety team showcasing LA's premiere South Asian comedians! Formerly South Asian AF.
Ensemble
Featuring Jac Thomas, Michael Friedman, Jaye Kimzey, Laura Izbicki, Jesse Joseph, Mark Soliman, Rick Manina, Dayna Gowan, Zach Payne, Dani Gomez, Chris Arnold, and Jack Thornburg. Coached by Josh Heimendinger.
Fleeting Reminiscence
Inspired by the works of American playwright Tennessee Williams, Diana Brown and Jerry Ruoti improvise a slice of life replete with lyrical, poetic language Williams is known for. Celebrating the beauty, fragility and humor of the human condition.
Sharks Barksley
Welcome, intrepid adventurers, to Sharks Barksley: a short form improv show where our performers embark on an unpredictable adventure.
While the route is set, what lies ahead is shrouded in mystery. Each stop on their journey features a different category of short form improv game, determined randomly by the roll of our giant dice and our treasure map. Everything is made up on the spot, and none of us knows what game we’ll play next!Pool Rules
Pool Rules is an Orange County based team that is focused on doing the best version of a Monoscene every performance. We feature players from various improv backgrounds who have now come together to form a show that is both exciting for the players as it is for the audience.
Menudo
Menudo is a Latine improv collective based in Los Angeles and not the soup. Catch them at UCBTLA monthly with Feliz Hour (a mashup show featuring a rotating cast of the best and up-and-coming Latine improvisers) and After Hours (improv inspired by your wildest party stories).
The Lobby
The Lobby performed improv in Orange County for 15 years and was the team behind the creation of Spectacles Improv Engine. It was one of the longest running teams in Southern California and featured a number of beloved and well known improvisers. The team has not performed together since before the pandemic and they would love for their first show in five years to be at this Summer’s Orange County Improv Fest.
Bernie Mac & Cheese
Bernie Mac & Cheese is a long-form improv troupe that began in January 2019 as a practice group that has evolved into a team with multiple Los Angeles residencies and a buzzing name in the LA improv and comedy scene. BMC comprised of improvisers who bring their diverse cultural backgrounds, experiences, and talents to the team.
The Live Direct Show
Chris, Jaymie, and Liam have trained and taught at traditional improv institutions, but their passion lies in challenging the “rules” of improv. The Live Direct Show takes audience-suggested improv notes and puts them to the test in real time, creating a fast, unpredictable, and interactive show. They currently perform at the Westside Comedy Theater and have played at venues across LA and beyond.
Sweet Erika
Sweet Erika is Amanda Blake Davis (Second City Chicago), Jaime Moyer (AP Bio) and Celeste Pechous (Work in Progress), and they are delighted to entertain you based on one audience suggestion.
PB & J
Hailing from the far off land of Lake Forest California, this father-daughter duo has over 10 years of improv experience combined. They're two great players who play great together!
Roll Play
Roll Play is a fast-paced, interactive improv adventure where YOU hold the power. Guided by our fearless Game Master, the audience rolls the legendary D20 die, shaping the fate of our brave adventurers. From daring skill checks to unexpected twists, every roll drives the action as our players navigate rich, unpredictable worlds. No two quests are ever the same — fortune favors the bold, and chaos is always just one roll away!
Funny People Society
Funny People Society began as a college improv club in fall 2015. Today, it's an OC sensation. Performing regularly in Costa Mesa, as well as it's home base, Cal State Fullerton, FPS is great at providing faces locked in laughter. The team is dedicated to providing a safe and kind place for people to thrive, and laugh in. FPS would like to thank the audience and their family/friends for all the support!
Hogwash
Hogwash is a Wizarding World-themed improv show that tells new stories within the magical universe! We are an unlicensed Wizarding World theme team playing in the magical universe.
Jean Wilder
Jean Wilder is a short form improv team playing classic and new improv games with a watch your back attitude. It’s like Who’s line is it anyway meets Wild n’ Out.
Sini Gang
Sini-Gang is an all Filipino American mashup improv team that performs regularly at the comedy variety show Filipino AF in Los Angeles.
THEE Improvised Musical
From Hollywood since 2015, colliding the theories of UCB, iO, & clown, THEE IMPROVISED MUSICAL is a polished, high-octane, fully improvised Tony-caliber musical that will leave you thinking it's scripted. Now with a four-piece band, they've performed over 200 shows over 10 years, won 12 straight cagematches. Founded & directed by Conor Hanney, a comedy writer who has sold to Disney, Nickelodeon, & Paramount.
C.L.I.T. (Classy Lady Improv Team)
Classy Lady Improv Team is Orange County's newest all-female improv team! Made up of some of the classiest (questionable) broads you'll meet, C.L.I.T. is sure to bring the high vibes and good times to a stage near you! We won't be hard to find! Get pumped!
Jac's Queens & Kings
Inspired by UCB's philosophy, Jac's Queens and Kings have an outstanding style all their own. They use an audience suggestion to inspire a series of comedic scenes, culminating in a mad pitch where disparate parts work together.
Tertiary Guests
Tertiary Guests takes a suggestion of an event and then follows the attendees at that event, taking the audience on a journey through their pasts, presents, and futures.
Heatwave
Heatwave is an L.A. born team consisting of Elena Martinez, Patrick Gremillion, and Jack Seavor McDonald. Through wild A to C connections and unheard of human names gifted to each other, Heatwave delivers an honest, endearing, and goofy performance. Now THAT’s hot!
Mom & Dad Are Fighting Again
Bumbled
Bumbled is an improvised comedy show inspired by an audience member's dating profile. The team projects an audience member's dating profile onto a screen, lightly roasts the profile, and performs a show inspired by the audience member's profile and dating stories. The team is comprised of Victoria Koenitzer, Matt Sheelen, Julius Ravelo, Randy Thomas, Caity Munson, Tommy Galan, Marilyn Papet, and Brandon Hensgens.
Scrabble Bits
Scrabble Bits brings you a unique, advice filled set based on your questions and their tiles.
STEM Kidz
STEM Kidz is an LA-based long-form improv team that’s been turning heads since 2021. Comprised of 8 powerhouse performers, the STEM Kidz signature style is energetic, fast-paced, and outrageous.
EGOT
After playing together for 7 years with San Diego's premiere improvised Tennessee Williams troupe, Belle Reve, Amber and Joe decided to explore their passion for other genres and styles as a duo and thus EGOT was born. They play two aging legends of the entertainment industry bringing you a tour de force nostalgic retrospective of their work through story, song, dance, and dramatic reenactments. EGOT — “We didn’t win any but we should’ve!”
Bitchin'
Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make you cream your jeans.
Silent Partners
3 idiots who love Charlie Chaplin try to create the next silent movie hit! Clown meets improv in this greyscale show!
Pushing Desis
LA based improv comedy variety team showcasing LA's premiere South Asian comedians! Formerly South Asian AF.
Ensemble
Featuring Jac Thomas, Michael Friedman, Jaye Kimzey, Laura Izbicki, Jesse Joseph, Mark Soliman, Rick Manina, Dayna Gowan, Zach Payne, Dani Gomez, Chris Arnold, and Jack Thornburg. Coached by Josh Heimendinger.
Fleeting Reminiscence
Inspired by the works of American playwright Tennessee Williams, Diana Brown and Jerry Ruoti improvise a slice of life replete with lyrical, poetic language Williams is known for. Celebrating the beauty, fragility and humor of the human condition.
Sharks Barksley
Welcome, intrepid adventurers, to Sharks Barksley: a short form improv show where our performers embark on an unpredictable adventure.
While the route is set, what lies ahead is shrouded in mystery. Each stop on their journey features a different category of short form improv game, determined randomly by the roll of our giant dice and our treasure map. Everything is made up on the spot, and none of us knows what game we’ll play next!Pool Rules
Pool Rules is an Orange County based team that is focused on doing the best version of a Monoscene every performance. We feature players from various improv backgrounds who have now come together to form a show that is both exciting for the players as it is for the audience.
Menudo
Menudo is a Latine improv collective based in Los Angeles and not the soup. Catch them at UCBTLA monthly with Feliz Hour (a mashup show featuring a rotating cast of the best and up-and-coming Latine improvisers) and After Hours (improv inspired by your wildest party stories).
The Lobby
The Lobby performed improv in Orange County for 15 years and was the team behind the creation of Spectacles Improv Engine. It was one of the longest running teams in Southern California and featured a number of beloved and well known improvisers. The team has not performed together since before the pandemic and they would love for their first show in five years to be at this Summer’s Orange County Improv Fest.
Bernie Mac & Cheese
Bernie Mac & Cheese is a long-form improv troupe that began in January 2019 as a practice group that has evolved into a team with multiple Los Angeles residencies and a buzzing name in the LA improv and comedy scene. BMC comprised of improvisers who bring their diverse cultural backgrounds, experiences, and talents to the team.
The Live Direct Show
Chris, Jaymie, and Liam have trained and taught at traditional improv institutions, but their passion lies in challenging the “rules” of improv. The Live Direct Show takes audience-suggested improv notes and puts them to the test in real time, creating a fast, unpredictable, and interactive show. They currently perform at the Westside Comedy Theater and have played at venues across LA and beyond.
Sweet Erika
Sweet Erika is Amanda Blake Davis (Second City Chicago), Jaime Moyer (AP Bio) and Celeste Pechous (Work in Progress), and they are delighted to entertain you based on one audience suggestion.
PB & J
Hailing from the far off land of Lake Forest California, this father-daughter duo has over 10 years of improv experience combined. They're two great players who play great together!
Roll Play
Roll Play is a fast-paced, interactive improv adventure where YOU hold the power. Guided by our fearless Game Master, the audience rolls the legendary D20 die, shaping the fate of our brave adventurers. From daring skill checks to unexpected twists, every roll drives the action as our players navigate rich, unpredictable worlds. No two quests are ever the same — fortune favors the bold, and chaos is always just one roll away!
Funny People Society
Funny People Society began as a college improv club in fall 2015. Today, it's an OC sensation. Performing regularly in Costa Mesa, as well as it's home base, Cal State Fullerton, FPS is great at providing faces locked in laughter. The team is dedicated to providing a safe and kind place for people to thrive, and laugh in. FPS would like to thank the audience and their family/friends for all the support!
Hogwash
Hogwash is a Wizarding World-themed improv show that tells new stories within the magical universe! We are an unlicensed Wizarding World theme team playing in the magical universe.
Jean Wilder
Jean Wilder is a short form improv team playing classic and new improv games with a watch your back attitude. It’s like Who’s line is it anyway meets Wild n’ Out.
Sini Gang
Sini-Gang is an all Filipino American mashup improv team that performs regularly at the comedy variety show Filipino AF in Los Angeles.
THEE Improvised Musical
From Hollywood since 2015, colliding the theories of UCB, iO, & clown, THEE IMPROVISED MUSICAL is a polished, high-octane, fully improvised Tony-caliber musical that will leave you thinking it's scripted. Now with a four-piece band, they've performed over 200 shows over 10 years, won 12 straight cagematches. Founded & directed by Conor Hanney, a comedy writer who has sold to Disney, Nickelodeon, & Paramount.
C.L.I.T. (Classy Lady Improv Team)
Classy Lady Improv Team is Orange County's newest all-female improv team! Made up of some of the classiest (questionable) broads you'll meet, C.L.I.T. is sure to bring the high vibes and good times to a stage near you! We won't be hard to find! Get pumped!
Jac's Queens & Kings
Inspired by UCB's philosophy, Jac's Queens and Kings have an outstanding style all their own. They use an audience suggestion to inspire a series of comedic scenes, culminating in a mad pitch where disparate parts work together.
Tertiary Guests
Tertiary Guests takes a suggestion of an event and then follows the attendees at that event, taking the audience on a journey through their pasts, presents, and futures.
Heatwave
Heatwave is an L.A. born team consisting of Elena Martinez, Patrick Gremillion, and Jack Seavor McDonald. Through wild A to C connections and unheard of human names gifted to each other, Heatwave delivers an honest, endearing, and goofy performance. Now THAT’s hot!
Mom & Dad Are Fighting Again
Bumbled
Bumbled is an improvised comedy show inspired by an audience member's dating profile. The team projects an audience member's dating profile onto a screen, lightly roasts the profile, and performs a show inspired by the audience member's profile and dating stories. The team is comprised of Victoria Koenitzer, Matt Sheelen, Julius Ravelo, Randy Thomas, Caity Munson, Tommy Galan, Marilyn Papet, and Brandon Hensgens.
Scrabble Bits
Scrabble Bits brings you a unique, advice filled set based on your questions and their tiles.
STEM Kidz
STEM Kidz is an LA-based long-form improv team that’s been turning heads since 2021. Comprised of 8 powerhouse performers, the STEM Kidz signature style is energetic, fast-paced, and outrageous.
EGOT
After playing together for 7 years with San Diego's premiere improvised Tennessee Williams troupe, Belle Reve, Amber and Joe decided to explore their passion for other genres and styles as a duo and thus EGOT was born. They play two aging legends of the entertainment industry bringing you a tour de force nostalgic retrospective of their work through story, song, dance, and dramatic reenactments. EGOT — “We didn’t win any but we should’ve!”
Bitchin'
Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make you cream your jeans.
Silent Partners
3 idiots who love Charlie Chaplin try to create the next silent movie hit! Clown meets improv in this greyscale show!
Pushing Desis
LA based improv comedy variety team showcasing LA's premiere South Asian comedians! Formerly South Asian AF.
Ensemble
Featuring Jac Thomas, Michael Friedman, Jaye Kimzey, Laura Izbicki, Jesse Joseph, Mark Soliman, Rick Manina, Dayna Gowan, Zach Payne, Dani Gomez, Chris Arnold, and Jack Thornburg. Coached by Josh Heimendinger.
Fleeting Reminiscence
Inspired by the works of American playwright Tennessee Williams, Diana Brown and Jerry Ruoti improvise a slice of life replete with lyrical, poetic language Williams is known for. Celebrating the beauty, fragility and humor of the human condition.
Sharks Barksley
Welcome, intrepid adventurers, to Sharks Barksley: a short form improv show where our performers embark on an unpredictable adventure.
While the route is set, what lies ahead is shrouded in mystery. Each stop on their journey features a different category of short form improv game, determined randomly by the roll of our giant dice and our treasure map. Everything is made up on the spot, and none of us knows what game we’ll play next!Pool Rules
Pool Rules is an Orange County based team that is focused on doing the best version of a Monoscene every performance. We feature players from various improv backgrounds who have now come together to form a show that is both exciting for the players as it is for the audience.
Menudo
Menudo is a Latine improv collective based in Los Angeles and not the soup. Catch them at UCBTLA monthly with Feliz Hour (a mashup show featuring a rotating cast of the best and up-and-coming Latine improvisers) and After Hours (improv inspired by your wildest party stories).
The Lobby
The Lobby performed improv in Orange County for 15 years and was the team behind the creation of Spectacles Improv Engine. It was one of the longest running teams in Southern California and featured a number of beloved and well known improvisers. The team has not performed together since before the pandemic and they would love for their first show in five years to be at this Summer’s Orange County Improv Fest.
Bernie Mac & Cheese
Bernie Mac & Cheese is a long-form improv troupe that began in January 2019 as a practice group that has evolved into a team with multiple Los Angeles residencies and a buzzing name in the LA improv and comedy scene. BMC comprised of improvisers who bring their diverse cultural backgrounds, experiences, and talents to the team.
The Live Direct Show
Chris, Jaymie, and Liam have trained and taught at traditional improv institutions, but their passion lies in challenging the “rules” of improv. The Live Direct Show takes audience-suggested improv notes and puts them to the test in real time, creating a fast, unpredictable, and interactive show. They currently perform at the Westside Comedy Theater and have played at venues across LA and beyond.
Sweet Erika
Sweet Erika is Amanda Blake Davis (Second City Chicago), Jaime Moyer (AP Bio) and Celeste Pechous (Work in Progress), and they are delighted to entertain you based on one audience suggestion.
Meet the Directors
Meet your festival organizers and feel free to get in touch with questions!
Bridget Steiner
Co-Director
Co-Director
Eric Vue
Co-Director
Co-Director
Chris Beal
Technical Director
Technical Director
Mina Barsoum
Associate Director
Associate Director
FAQ
When do doors open?
The doors will be open 20 minutes before the listed start time for the block. You are welcome to enter the theater anytime, but we recommend you enter during these breaks in shows.
How do I buy tickets?
You can buy tickets online through the Frida Cinema website, or at the box office. Tickets for each night are sold separately. Tickets will be available mid to late-June.
Can I play in the Festival?
We annually invite teams to play in the Festival! Submissions are typically open in February. The submissions for 2025 are now closed.
Will the shows have refreshments?
The Frida Cinema offers theater-style snacks (such as popcorn) and sells beverages, including alcohol. There are also many restaurants, such as those in 4th street market.
Four hours of shows! Can I leave and come back?
Yes! Your ticket is good for the whole night and you can enter and leave as desired. We recommend you view the schedule and try and enter/exit the theater during the scheduled breaks (20 minutes prior to each block start). Otherwise, please try to exit between performances.
Where can I park?
There are numerous parking structures within walking distance to the theater. We recommend the structure at 300 E 5th St, Santa Ana, which is on the same block as the Frida Cinema.
