
2026 Festival Schedule
The 2026 Countdown Improv Festival runs from August 5-9 and features over 130 separate improv groups from across the United States.
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All Wednesday shows are at The Commodore | 811 E. 7th Ave.
7:00 p.m.
- Where There’s a WIll, There’s a John
- Kapusta Improv Troupe
- The Haiku Lady
8:35 p.m.
- Peter the Lonesome Boy
- Two Loonies
- The Commodorks
10:00 p.m.
- HANDY
- Boo Brothers
- Jeremy Irons Hierarchy ft. MagixGirlz
7:00 p.m.
HCC Studio Theatre
811 E. 7th Ave.
- Wet Hot American Dreams
- Jawesome
- Anomaly
- Ralph Squared
HCC Rehearsal Hall
1411 E. 11th Ave
- Mixed Emojis
- Leaves of Three
- Exes
- It’s All About Amy
The Commodore
811 E. 7th Ave.
- Waiting for Stuff Man
- Salted Caramel
- Chef Kevin’s Country Slop-Bucket: LIVE!
- One Hit Wonder-Full
8:40 p.m.
HCC Studio Theatre
- Whatever Fate Decides
- CatBomb!
- Life During a Storm
- But of Mind
HCC Rehearsal Hall
- Bryan vs. Music
- Wreck League
- ¡Punctuation.Marks!
- Carpool
The Commodore
- Mornings with Pattie
- Whorizontal Style
- He Said/They Said
- Small Uncle
10:15 p.m.
HCC Studio Theatre
- Loops and Lols
- B&B
- Dancing with Disaster
The Commodore
- Potty Time
- Cats & Dogs
- Ready Set No!
6:00 p.m.
HCC Studio Theatre
811 E. 7th Ave.
- Chet F. Blacklagoon
- NC-17: Nick and Conor
- Ophelia’s Rope
HCC Rehearsal Hall
1411 E. 11th Ave
- Bros 2 Men
- Scary Buttons
- Pitts and Friends
The Commodore
811 E. 7th Ave.
- Doc Doc Goose
- Our Daughters’ Friend
- Dark Side of the Zoom
7:15 p.m.
HCC Mainstage
811 E. 7th Ave.
- The A-Team
- Camera
- Dash vs. the World
- Gamesome Frolic
- Too Shy Guys
HCC Studio Theatre
- Sweaty Dee
- Love Hammer
- That’s What She Said Improv
- Hot Mess! The Musical
HCC Rehearsal Hall
- Kidney Stone Kids
- Tater Tits
- Fever Dream
- Looking for My Keys
The Commodore
- “Free Tacos
- __ & Josh
- Salud and Happy Days”
9:05 p.m.
HCC Mainstage
- Somos Caballos
- Wine and Weasels
- An Evening With… With Chuy & Tyler, feat. Tosin
- The Tritones
HCC Studio Theatre
- What If?
- Silly Gooses
- Swept Away! A Soap Opera
- HighNoon
HCC Rehearsal Hall
- Baebladez
- Untitled Jacob Moyer Project
- lvlforimprov
- Slumber Party
The Commodore
- Milk Sarton
- Antfarm
- Hannah LIVE: The One-Han Show
- Solovela
10:40 p.m.
HCC Mainstage
- Sloogle
- Mom & Dad
- Touch Baseball
HCC Rehearsal Hall
- Tiny Improv Festival
6:00 p.m.
HCC Studio Theatre
811 E. 7th Ave.
- PATSMASHPROV
- Making Space
- From Justin to Kelly
HCC Rehearsal Hall
1411 E. 11th Ave
- Bogoslawa’s Self-Help Seminar: A Motivational Experience (And Maybe Pierogies)
- 2zin Tarandon
- Ivories Guy
The Commodore
811 E. 7th Ave.
- Cheeze&Crackerz
- CatBird
- Tacklebox
7:15 p.m.
HCC Mainstage
811 E. 7th Ave.
- Nashbuff
- Crossed Wires
- Cowboy Kevin
- On Eagles’ Wings
- Fleeting Reminiscence
HCC Studio Theatre
- Playtime with Patrick and Preston
- Future Memories
- Bechdel Test Dummies
- Four First Names
HCC Rehearsal Hall
- The Absent-Minded Professor: An Improvised Lecture
- DuBois
- Daddy’s Little Nest Egg
- Welcome to Your Apocalypse
The Commodore
- Splonge
- Dueling Richards
- The Captain’s Wheel: Celebrity Edition
9:05 p.m.
HCC Mainstage
- Flava Flavor Flavour
- “serious”
- LimboLand
- Jackie: The Improvised Martial-Arts Movie
HCC Studio Theatre
- Purple Couch
- Together/By Myself: A Solo Improv Experience
- Cuzzins
- CLUTCH
HCC Rehearsal Hall
- Johnny Toothpick: Bumbling Improv Gumshoe
- Butter Hamlet
- Wallares
- My 4 Dads
The Commodore
- The Friendship Show
- Not Therapy
- Oliver Klosov: One Night Only
10:40 p.m.
HCC Mainstage
- I Am the Show
- Bingewatch
- Big Bang
HCC Rehearsal Hall
- Leeker Takes You To: An Immersive Theme Park Experience
All Wednesday shows are at The Commodore | 811 E. 7th Ave.
6:00 p.m.
- Folk’d Up
- Choir Boi
- Kat and Nate
- Media Boys
7:45 p.m.
- “Clark Brooks Sings The Doors
- Curmudgeons
- Late Bloomers
- Townies”
9:30 p.m.
- Honk & Wave
- Greg Hudson Presents “The Countdown Improv Festival Hall of Fame Hour”
- The Magnificent 7
- The Countdown Improv Festival Tenth Anniversary Ska-nsemble
Please note: performances, dates, locations, and times subject to change.
