The 2024 Countdown Improv Festival runs from August 7-11 and features 102 separate improv groups from across the United States.
All shows will take place at the HCC Ybor Performing Arts Building, 1411 E. 11th Ave, Tampa, Fla.
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WED, AUG. 7 | THU, AUG. 8 | FRI, AUG. 9
SAT, AUG. 10 | SUN, Aug. 11
Wednesday, August 7
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HCC Studio Theatre
All showtimes approximate
Photo: Alex Lee
➤ 7:00 p.m. ET: The Harmonica John Show (St. Petersburg), Self Portrait with Evening Palm (Tampa), Mixed Emojis (Clearwater), A Word from Griffin (Madison, Wis.)
➤ 8:05 p.m. ET: Door Mats (Orlando), Kapusta Improv Troupe (Bradenton, Fla.), Cheeze&Crackerz (Sarasota), The Tritones (Baltimore)
➤ 9:45 p.m. ET: Wreck League (Orlando), Cats & Dogs (San Francisco), Not Therapy (San Francisco)
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Thursday, August 8
Thu, Aug 8: 6:00-6:45 pm:
FREE improv jam on the 3’s Company Stage!
All are welcome to participate, regardless of experience levels!
HCC Studio Theatre
All showtimes approximate
➤ 7:00 p.m. ET: Statuesque (Palm Harbor, Fla.), The Absent-Minded Professor (Pittsburgh), 2zin Tarandon (St. Louis), The Let Down (Jacksonville)
➤ 8:40 p.m. ET: Loops and Lols (Bellingham, Wash.), It’s All About Amy (St. Augustine), CHEAP SUITS (Anaheim), Hannah LIVE! (Baltimore)
➤ 10:15 p.m. ET: Ready, Set, NO! (Baltimore), Camera (Madison, Wis.), Alexander (Jacksonville)
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3’s Company Stage
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➤ 7:00 p.m. ET: Honk & Wave (Tampa), The Bigger Siblings (Orlando), Synchronicity (Sarasota), Tyre Becca: One Night Only (Portland, Ore.)
➤ 8:40 p.m. ET: Johnny Toothpick: Bumbling Improv Gumshoe (Boca Raton), Please Only Take What You Can Eat From The Buffet (Madison, Wis.), 3’s Company (San Francisco), Bingewatch (San Francisco)
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Friday, August 9
Fri, Aug 9: 5:00-5:45 pm:
FREE improv jam on the 3’s Company Stage!
All are welcome to participate, regardless of experience levels!
HCC Studio Theatre
All showtimes approximate
➤ 6:00 p.m. ET: Sloogle (St. Louis), Sweaty Dee (Seattle), ChemisThree (Miami)
➤ 7:15 p.m. ET: Mopes (Madison, Wis.), Purple Couch (San Francisco), The Persimmon Seeds (Oakland), He Said They Said (State College, Pa.)
➤ 8:55 p.m. ET: Jackie: The Improvised Martial Arts Movie (San Diego), Life Less Frightening (San Diego), Chicago Chris + Chicago Danny + Chicago Bill (Chicago), anděl sudik’s “an improvised life” (Los Angeles / Chicago)
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HCC Mainstage Theatre
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➤ 7:05 p.m. ET: Your Crazy Man (St. Louis), ¡Punctuation.Marks! (Miami), The Kevin Michalski Improv Trio (Riverview, Fla.), Gamesome Frolic (San Francisco), Four First Names (Orlando)
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➤ 8:55 p.m. ET: Flava Flavor Flavour (Chicago), Playtime with Patrick and Preston (Chicago), Dancing with Disaster (Chicago / Schenectady, N.Y.), Big Bang (Boston / Sarasota)
➤ 10:40 p.m. ET: Da’Boyz (West Palm Beach), Kat and Kelly (NYC / West Palm Beach), Ivories Guy (Naples, Fla.)
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3’s Company Stage
All showtimes approximate
➤ 7:15 p.m. ET: Splonge (Sarasota), That’s What She Said Improv (Oklahoma City), The Grownups (Oklahoma City), Ophelia’s Rope (Houston), Improñol (Chicago)
➤ 9:00 p.m. ET: Making Space (Madison, Wis.), Sharon and Darren (Chicago / Washington, D.C.), Bryan vs. Music (Portland, Ore.), Too Shy Guys (Austin / Dallas)
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Saturday, August 10
HCC Studio Theatre
12:00-2:30 p.m
12:00-1:00 pm: Workshop for kids 6-13
1:15-2:30 pm: Family-friendly show featuring our professional improvisers PLUS kids’ workshop participants (if they want to!)
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Sat, Aug 10: 5:00-5:45 pm:
FREE improv jam on the 3’s Company Stage!
All are welcome to participate, regardless of experience levels!
HCC Studio Theatre
All showtimes approximate
➤ 6:00 p.m. ET: From Justin to Kelly (NYC), Shut the Front Door (State College, Pa.), Carpool (Orlando)
➤ 7:15 p.m. ET: The Friendship Show (Raleigh), CatBomb! (Chicago), Fleeting Reminiscence (San Francisco), ImprompTwo (Sarasota)
➤ 9:00 p.m. ET: Mama’s Favorites (West Palm Beach), Daddy’s Little Nest Egg (Boca Raton), CLUTCH (Miami), Cuzzins (Miami)
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HCC Mainstage Theatre
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➤ 7:05 p.m. ET: Los Improviachis (Chicago), Crossed Wires (Madison, Wis.), Cowboy Kevin’s Last Ride (Riverview, Fla.), Tacklebox (Los Angeles), Hot Mess! The Musical (Chicago/Kansas City)
➤ 8:55 p.m. ET: B&B (Portland, Ore.), Together/By Myself: A Solo Improv Experience (Miami), Foolhardy (San Francisco), LimboLand (NYC)
➤ 10:45 p.m. ET: Solovela (Miami), Dorsey/Zárate (Austin, Texas), The Magnificent 7 (Chicago / St. Petersburg)
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3’s Company Stage
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➤ 6:00 p.m. ET: The Shrubzy and the Boy Hour, Starring Shrubzy and the Boy (Orlando)
➤ 7:10 p.m. ET: Sean for Good (Various), NC-17: Nick and Conor (Houston), Jary (St. Louis), Wallares (Chicago / Orlando)
➤ 9:00 p.m. ET: CatBird (Boynton Beach / San Antonio), Dueling Richards (Boynton Beach / Statesboro, Ga.), Swept Away! A Soap Opera (Madison, Wis.), Wisconsin Laugh Trip (Detroit)
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Sunday, August 11
Sun, Aug 11: 5:00-5:45 pm:
FREE improv jam on the Studio Theatre stage!
All are welcome to participate, regardless of experience levels!
HCC Studio Theatre
All showtimes approximate
➤ 6:00 p.m. ET: Greg Deming-Henson (Atlanta / NYC), Duh-NANDA-daM (St. Petersburg), Ralph Squared (Topeka / Naples, Fla.), Nashbuff (Tampa)
➤ 7:45 p.m. ET: WITH (Apopka, Fla.), Echo Chamber+ (Madison, Wis.), Neil Dorsey (Austin, Texas), I Am the Show (Chicago)
➤ 9:15 p.m. ET: Surviving Consciousness (Chicago), Sunday Nighters’ Club Meltdown Jam