Our new season is getting off to a bangin’ start: Two super fun student-team showcases (see the above picture), a whole slate of new classes starting (many sold out!) and so much more fun left to go. We’re particularly excited… Read More

At the Improv Embassy, we’re always up for something new! After a great time in our second-floor studio on Rideau Street, we are on the lookout for a new home that will be even bigger and better than ever. In… Read More

Since we’ll be taking a break from our longform classes till the fall, our Summer Study program is a great way to keep learning, practice theory from class, and stay engaged with the community. Like a regular class, your group… Read More

For some of us at the Embassy, one of our first (and biggest) comedy influences is The Kids In The Hall, a troupe of sketch and improv comedians who came out of Toronto in the late 1980s to take TV… Read More

One of the highlights of improv festivals is the chance to meet and talk with performers from all over. During the recent Ottawa Improv Festival, we gathered a panel of performers from different cities for a casual discussion: Kirsten Rasmussen (co-founder of… Read More