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

One of our favourite things at the Improv Embassy is festivals. We produce the Ottawa Improv Festival and, when we can, we love going to other cities to see what they’re doing and showing off what we can do. So… Read More

We’ve got a packed December coming up! First is the return of our Indie Showcase, which brings together different troupes and styles of improv from around the Ottawa improv community. Our headliners this time are Litprov, a troupe that does… Read More

Happy New Year! Here at the Improv Embassy, we are celebrating with a night of comedy that raises money for our inclusion scholarship (details here), which provides classes for people from communities that are not often represented in the comedy… Read More

We are so excited to announce that tickets are now on sale for the 2019 Ottawa Improv Festival. The preliminary schedule has now been posted, and with workshops, ensemble jams and late-night programming still on its way, #OIF2019 promises to… Read More

The Improv Embassy Theatre Co. is pleased to announce that we have a new home! As of the May/June term, we will be teaching our classes in our new studio space in Ottawa’s Centretown neighbourhood, at 441 MacLaren St, Suite… Read More

After last week’s exciting announcement of our new studio space, we have some more great news: Dani Alon, previously our Education Director, is now officially back in action as the Embassy’s Artistic Director (special thanks to Deborah Ring for her… Read More

The summer is here and we’re gearing up for some exciting updates for the fall! For members of the community looking for more opportunities to perform the kind of longform improv we teach at the Embassy, we are auditioning on… Read More

The Improv Embassy is very excited to announce that after four outstanding years of showcasing the best local, national, and international improv talent to Ottawa audiences, we are looking for applications for the position of Festival Director to provide an… Read More

We are excited to announce that for the fourth year in a row, members of the Improv Embassy community will be performing in Mprov, Montreal’s amazing bilingual improv festival! This year we are sending two teams to the week-long fest:… Read More