Coko & Daphney, fresh off OFF-JFL this summer (the “edgy sibling” of Montreal’s Just For Laughs), are coming back to Ottawa and we are so excited to have them. They’ll be headlining a show to raise funds for the Improv… Read More

The Improv Embassy is starting student teams this fall! Prerequisites: If you are enrolled in our September/October 201 class or higher (or have completed 401), you are eligible to audition for our fall student teams. Once teams are assembled, they… Read More

We’re not going to lie — this was a heck of a busy month at the Embassy and we’re all looking forward to getting some much-needed R & R this summer. What made it so busy? Festivals! The Improv Embassy… Read More

We are super pumped that members of the Improv Embassy family will be taking part in one of the most exciting theatre festivals in Ottawa! Yes, we’ve got two very, very different shows heading to the Ottawa Fringe Festival in… Read More

We here at the Improv Embassy are super excited to debut three brand-new shows this weekend! On Saturday night, to honour Free Comic Book Day, we’ve got The Comic Book Show, featuring loving improv-comedy tributes to RIVERDALE and the X-MEN…. Read More

In anticipation of our May/June term, the Improv Embassy is starting an inclusion initiative, which involves raising funds for our Inclusion Scholarship (click here to apply for our upcoming classes before April 30), as well as specialized programming beginning in… Read More

Deborah Ring is the creator of the new monthly Shit Hot Shit Show. She teaches the Embassy’s sketch comedy writing and performance classes. In a town of public servants, an underground sketch comedy scene may seem like a non-starter. Well,… Read More

Thank you thank you thank you to the wonderful performers, the hundreds of audience members and the amazingly dedicated team of volunteers who made the 2017 Ottawa Improv Festival a big success! Seriously, it was an incredible week and we’ll… Read More

The Ottawa Improv Festival starts tonight and we can’t wait to see you! If you’re looking for more information about the festival, check out producers Val and Simon on CTV Ottawa’s Morning Live or read about us in Metro. See… Read More

By Chris Klippenstein. Chris (right, in picture) is a writer, improviser and graduate student at the University of Toronto. I love improv because it only lives for a moment. It’s there, then it’s gone. That’s what makes it exciting. Although… Read More