You can buy advance tickets for all our shows through Showclix, our ticketing partner. When you click “Get Tickets” for the show you want, you’ll be directed to the Showclix website, where you can complete your purchase using a credit or debit card. If you prefer, you can also buy tickets in person at the Arcade Box Office before the show, using either cash or a card. For groups of 10 or more, please go to our Group Sales page.
Be silly! Get creative! A watch-and-play comedy show for kids! Arcade Comedy Theater presents Penny Arcade, an interactive comedy experience ideal for kids 4 to 8 years old! This 45-minute Tell me more →
The Arcade Hootenanny is styled after the classic Chicago-style improv show featuring monologist-inspired scenes. A storyteller tells real-life tales and improvisers present a fast & funny set inspired by elements Tell me more →
Co-Workers! is a Benin’s the scenes look at the most successful company in America that everyone knows nothing about. Each month we delve into a different division of the company Tell me more →
Arcade Comedy Theater presents Comedy Confidential, a showcase of Pittsburgh’s brightest comedic talents! Brittany Alexis brings some of her funniest few friends to the stage for an entertaining night of Tell me more →
Join the Well Known Strangers as they host the Pittsburgh Improv Jam, a now-monthly jam presented at the Arcade Comedy Theater and open to all performers! Each month, performers can Tell me more →
Ignite your Friday nights at 7 pm with Arcade Comedy Theater's House Team Hot Spot! Our talented house teams will light up the stage with spontaneous hilarity, quick-witted banter, and Tell me more →
Join the middle children of improv as they spin comedy gold from old public access videos and dollar-bin VHS trash!
Speakeasy invites some of Pittsburgh's funniest storytellers to tell a true story, while DJ Fadewell provides a real-time soundtrack. But when the story ends, we're just getting started. Host Alan Tell me more →
The Arcade Academy Teachers work tirelessly all year to help the future comedians of Pittsburgh learn and grow in their craft, but they rarely get the chance to cut loose Tell me more →
Join us for a hilarious night of anecdotes and improv provided by storytellers and performers who have two things in common: each is UNIQUE, and they all have disabilities! Featuring Tell me more →
Join comedy troupe Select Start as they host a short form improv jam open to all performers! Join them on stage for a night of improv games. Performers can sign Tell me more →
Arcade Comedy Theater presents Got Rights? - a monthly comedy open mic that celebrates and centers comedy from queer individuals, women, and femmes! Join us in our black box theater Tell me more →
Ignite your Friday nights at 7 pm with Arcade Comedy Theater's House Team Hot Spot! Our talented house teams will light up the stage with spontaneous hilarity, quick-witted banter, and Tell me more →
Part talk show, part comedy show, join improv duo Fondue for Two (Alex Conti and Raina Deerwater) for WOMEN TALKING, as they interview a beloved member of the community, and Tell me more →
Once a month, local independent improv teams come together and take over Arcade’s stage for a once in a lifetime lineup! This month, duos edition! Featuring: No apologies (Danielle Cerrie, Tell me more →
Get ready for a night of unapologetic, fierce fun on March 22 at 8 PM! Join us for a one-night-only celebration of women owning the "b" word. Featuring an incredible Tell me more →
Join us on the fourth Sunday of each month for Lucky Draw! This is an interactive improv comedy show where half of the cast is drawn on the spot at Tell me more →
Get ready for a night of non-stop laughter at Arcade Comedy Theater during the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Gallery Crawl on Friday, March 28th! We're serving up FREE improv comedy shows Tell me more →
Ignite your Friday nights at 7 pm with Arcade Comedy Theater's House Team Hot Spot! Our talented house teams will light up the stage with spontaneous hilarity, quick-witted banter, and Tell me more →
Get ready for another unforgettable night at City Paper’s Best Theater in PGH of 2024, Arcade Comedy Theater —where comedy titans, Select Start (City Paper’s 2 time Best Comedy Act) and Latchkey Kids (Pittsburgh Magazine’s 3 time Best Improv Team), will join forces with Chi Chi de Vivre (City Paper’s Best Drag Performer 2024) to celebrate all of their 2024 victories!
Join The Butch and The Bi for an evening of ALL THINGS COMEDY! Featuring stand up comedy from Tyler Ray Kendrick and Zach Funk, music from Winchester Ghost's Brian Adams, and some of Pittsburgh's funniest improvisors!
Experienced improvisers Well Known Strangers get a suggestion from the audience to inspire laugh-out-loud stories and characters. Don't miss this night of clever and absurd scenes by this fun-loving team Tell me more →
Join Knights of the Arcade for another hilarious D&D comedy adventure! One of Pittsburgh's longest running and best-selling comedy shows! A recurring cast of characters are joined by special guests Tell me more →
Where new jokes come alive! The Stand-Up Laboratory is a new incubator space presented by Arcade Comedy Theater. Every month, the Lab will present a mix of feature comics and Tell me more →
Ignite your Friday nights at 7 pm with Arcade Comedy Theater's House Team Hot Spot! Our talented house teams will light up the stage with spontaneous hilarity, quick-witted banter, and Tell me more →
Arcade Comedy Theater's popular stand-up comedy showcase, Level Up Stand-Up, is back! Each month, see a new lineup of some of Pittsburgh's best comics alongside up-and-coming and touring guests. BYOB or Tell me more →
SKETCH COMEDY INCUBATOR SPACE A staged reading for brand new sketch comedy. The Sketch Comedy Laboratory is an incubator space presented by Arcade Comedy Theater. Every other month, Sketch Lab Tell me more →
Join veteran comedy troupe Irony City on the first Saturday of each month as they explore Pittsburgh, one Jagoff at a time.We’ve all been there: acted out at a wedding Tell me more →
Stand-up comedy is all about finding the funny in everyday life. Usually, it doesn't matter if what you're saying is true as long as it's hilarious. 'Admit One' gives you, Tell me more →
Tonight, the A.C.T. stage is yours! Bring your improv teams, sketch group, or stand-up act for an open mic-style show where the lineup is created on the spot. A perfect Tell me more →
Catch the 4-week run of a brand new FREE comedy show starring students of Arcade Academy's IMPROV 202: Short Form Performance Lab! This comedy class focuses on the skills required Tell me more →
Ignite your Friday nights at 7 pm with Arcade Comedy Theater's House Team Hot Spot! Our talented house teams will light up the stage with spontaneous hilarity, quick-witted banter, and Tell me more →
A fun and laughter filled evening of Bingo and comedy, where audience members will be invited to play Bingo between comedy acts. Featuring characters, improv, and Bingo hosted by the Tell me more →
Be silly! Get creative! A watch-and-play comedy show for kids! Arcade Comedy Theater presents Penny Arcade, an interactive comedy experience ideal for kids 4 to 8 years old! This 45-minute Tell me more →
The Arcade Hootenanny is styled after the classic Chicago-style improv show featuring monologist-inspired scenes. A storyteller tells real-life tales and improvisers present a fast & funny set inspired by elements Tell me more →
Arcade Comedy Theater invites you to invites you to peek behind the curtain at the lives of the people you work with. Combining short-form and long-form improv to create a full-length narrative show Tell me more →
Arcade Comedy Theater presents Comedy Confidential, a showcase of Pittsburgh’s brightest comedic talents! Brittany Alexis brings some of her funniest few friends to the stage for an entertaining night of Tell me more →
Join the Well Known Strangers as they host the Pittsburgh Improv Jam, a now-monthly jam presented at the Arcade Comedy Theater and open to all performers! Each month, performers can Tell me more →
Catch the 4-week run of a brand new FREE comedy show starring students of Arcade Academy's IMPROV 202: Short Form Performance Lab! This comedy class focuses on the skills required Tell me more →
Arcade Comedy Theater presents Got Rights? - a monthly comedy open mic that celebrates and centers comedy from queer individuals, women, and femmes! Join us in our black box theater Tell me more →
Ignite your Friday nights at 7 pm with Arcade Comedy Theater's House Team Hot Spot! Our talented house teams will light up the stage with spontaneous hilarity, quick-witted banter, and Tell me more →
He's a visionary. A provocateur. A genius? A menace? However you slice it, Kanye West is getting flamed.
A monthly showcase of Pittsburgh's funniest independent improv teams! This month featuring: Nonsense, Fondue for Two, The Screening Room, and this month's resident host team: Sleepover!
Death is a part of life, sure, but why take it so seriously? The Death Show turns sorrow into satire with a little inspiration from a soon-to-be dearly departed audience Tell me more →
Some nights, you just want to mix things up. At Soke Jwap, six comedians will break the mold by swapping not just a few jokes, but an entire comedy Tell me more →
Celebrate the High Holiday with Arcade Comedy Theater! In this unique late-night experience, Pittsburgh's funniest improvisers perform twice in a row: once on 4/19 and once on 4/20. Can they Tell me more →
Ignite your Friday nights at 7 pm with Arcade Comedy Theater's House Team Hot Spot! Our talented house teams will light up the stage with spontaneous hilarity, quick-witted banter, and Tell me more →
It's 2003, while you’re waiting for the new Lizzie McGuire episode to drop, you get on MySpace to edit your Top 8 friends list and change your profile song to Tell me more →
BETA STAGE IS BACK! Join us monthly as we showcase new and experimental acts, returning teams, and new ideas by familiar favorites! See the Arcade shows of tomorrow TODAY* *if Tell me more →
Experienced improvisers Well Known Strangers get a suggestion from the audience to inspire laugh-out-loud stories and characters. Don't miss this night of clever and absurd scenes by this fun-loving team Tell me more →
Pittsburgh's black box comedy theater — improv, stand-up, and sketch, seven nights a week.
943 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Voicemail: (412) 339-0608
info@arcadecomedytheater.com