This holiday season, give your loved ones the gift of laughter with an Improv Embassy gift certificate! These allow you to purchase a class for a special person in your life so they can have some fun in the new… Read More

We are so excited to unveil the lineup of the 2020 Ottawa Improv Festival, the most fun weekend all year. The festival runs Feb. 27 to 29 at Arts Court and features acts from all over: Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Guelph,… Read More

Words cannot describe what an awesome time we had this weekend. Thank you for the dozens of performers, volunteers and hundreds of audience members who made our little festival such a blast. We can’t wait to see you again next… Read More

Hello Improv Embassy community: Ottawa’s Medical Officer of Health announced this afternoon that the city has moved into the community transmission phase of COVID-19 and advised that residents only leave the house for essential reasons. So we are postponing all… Read More

The current pandemic crisis is unprecedented and is affecting all of us in different ways. At the Embassy, we’ve had to close our physical studio for the time being. But we’re improvisers — we go with the flow, right? That’s… Read More

Hey improv fans! We’re so excited to be offering a couple of weekend intensives at the end of May with Rob Norman and Adam Cawley of the Backline Podcast (for those who are uninitiated, check out their recent season premiere… Read More

Hello community, First of all, thank you to everyone who has stayed engaged with us since the beginning of this pandemic — to the students eager for online classes, jams and shows, and our team members who were able to… Read More

Come join us, pay-what-you-can, for an evening of improv for all levels! Whether you’re a seasoned pro, feeling a little rusty, or completely new to improv, we’d love for you to join us! The Preserve is our regular improv jam…. Read More

You may have noticed, things are a bit different over here! After years of dedicated leadership, the Improv Embassy founders Dani and Chris have decided to step away for family reasons and have moved back to Toronto. Dani and Chris… Read More

We’re so class-y! The Improv Embassy runs in-person improv classes for people in Ottawa looking to sharpen their funny bone and learn comedy in a fun, supportive environment. We offer a variety of curriculum for all skill levels. Find the right… Read More