We are very excited to kick off Truth In Performance, our comedy event celebrating inclusivity, today at Arts Court Theatre! We were also very very excited to talk to the good folks at CBC Radio about issues around creating an… Read More

What does an inclusive comedy scene look like? And if we don’t have one now, how do we make one? The Improv Embassy hosted a panel discussion on Saturday that addressed these issues, part of our day-long “Truth In Performance”… Read More

Thank you to the Big City Improv Festival. We had a blast performing at you! (In you? That’s weird.) And thanks to our fellow performers and sold-out audience for having a great time with us. The Improv Embassy crew has… Read More

It’s been quite a year for us and improv festivals — the Improv Embassy team produced the sold-out Ottawa Improv Festival in March, then travelled to perform in New York City (Del Close Marathon), Toronto (Big City Improv Festival) and… Read More

We got such a huge response from offering a workshop on standup comedy last month that we’re doing it again! We are pleased to offer an exciting learning opportunity from visiting instructor, Chantel Marostica. This workshop (details here) is geared… Read More

Love improv and want to get more involved in our community? We’re looking for you! The Improv Embassy is a registered non-profit, founded and run by volunteers, dedicated to supporting, growing and building the improv and sketch comedy community in… Read More

The directors of the Improv Embassy recently sat down with Chantel Marostica, a hilarious Toronto standup who brought their touring comedy show Queer and Present Danger to Ottawa’s Yuk Yuks and taught a workshop at the Embassy on finding your… Read More

We are so excited to announce the 2018 Ottawa Improv Festival! This year’s fest is happening March 1 to 3, 2018, at Arts Court Theatre. Find out more on our website, including schedule and ticket info.

We had SO MUCH FUN at the 2018 Ottawa Improv Festival, we can’t even tell you. We brought together dozens of performers from Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Guelph and Boston, hundreds of audience members (we SOLD OUT again!!) and reveled in… 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