Buffalo's Best
Improv Comedy

Improv is Fun!

Upcoming Events

Sat Mar 22 @ 7:00 pm

You Should Smile More

An all-female and gender nonconforming improv show!

Sat Mar 22 @ 8:30 pm

Given Half a Chance

The actors are on script. The comedians are not.

Thu Mar 27 @ 7:15 pm

The Improv Mixer!

An open improv jam that you can participate in!

Sat Mar 29 @ 7:00 pm

Community Night

Featuring groups from the Buffalo improv scene!

Sat Mar 29 @ 7:00 pm

Community Night

Local improv comedy groups take the stage!

Thu Apr 3 @ 7:15 pm

The Improv Mixer!

An open improv jam that you can participate in!

Sat Apr 5 @ 4:00 pm

The Ha-Ha Show!

An improv comedy variety show for kids, grown ups, and everyone in between!

Sat Apr 5 @ 6:00 pm

Student Showcase!

Our talented students will dazzle you with completely improvised comedy!

Take a class!

Beginner Improv Workshop

Beginner Improv Workshop
Saturday Apr 5 at 1:00 pm

Try out improv comedy in this fun, supportive and zero-pressure class!

Level Two: Longform Concepts

Level Two: Longform Concepts
Mondays at 6:30 pm

beginning Apr 7

Refine and develop your improv skills! Learn what long form improv is all about!

Level Three: Game of the Scene

Level Three: Game of the Scene
Tuesdays at 6:30 pm

beginning Apr 15

Sharpen your approach to performing improv in this eight week course!

Break The Rules!

Break The Rules!
Saturday Apr 12
at 3:00 pm

Explore how you can do any type of scene and make it successful.

Sketch from Improv

Sketch from Improv
Saturday May 17
at 12:00 pm

A sketchwriting workshop with Kevin McDonald (Kids in the Hall!)

One Line Premise

One Line Premise
Sunday May 18
at 12:00 pm

A sketchwriting workshop with Kevin McDonald (Kids in the Hall!)

Improv Comedy in Buffalo, New York

Buffalo Improv House is the premier improv comedy, sketch comedy and alternative comedy destination in Western New York, located inside the historic Pierce Arrow Commerce Park in North Buffalo. Whether you want to see a hilarious comedy show, take a rewarding and fun improv class, bring a unique professional development opportunity to your workplace, or participate in a growing and wildly creative community, Buffalo Improv House is the home for world-class improv comedy in Western New York.

Our mission is to be the force behind the improv comedy community in Buffalo by offering world-class improv instruction, by producing high-quality improv shows, and by being the pipeline connecting Buffalo with the international improv comedy scene.

If you love watching live comedy, come to a show! If you want to try improv comedy yourself, take a free intro class! And if you want to learn how to perform improv comedy, we offer a variety of classes and workshops for all experience levels. 🥳