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  • Perfect Pairing

    Check out this amazing trio of comedy duos, all in one perfect pairing. It's delicious duos comedy serving up hot and fresh! This Perfect Pairing features the duos: Leftover Groove, Tell me more →

    $15
  • Fool Moon is a furry and frenzied live game show where some comedians are not what they seem! Now two nights only for Anthrocon, see if the Werewolves manage to devour the town, or the townsfolk manage to stop them!

    Fool Moon

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    Fool Moon is an live game show where comedians are not what they seem. Come watch as our team of improvisers build the story of a village preyed upon by Tell me more →

  • Class Show – IMPROV 301

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    Arcade Academy 2026 Session 3 IMPROV 301: The Harold Class Show! Hosted by class instructor Greg Gillotti.

    $10
  • Fool Moon is a furry and frenzied live game show where some comedians are not what they seem! Now two nights only for Anthrocon, see if the Werewolves manage to devour the town, or the townsfolk manage to stop them!

    Fool Moon

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    Fool Moon is a furry and frenzied live game show where some comedians are not what they seem! Come watch as our team of improvisers build the story of a Tell me more →

    $15
  • See new characters come to life in this character comedy show! Each month, comics must create an original character and perform a stand-up set in this truly one-of-a-kind show.

    Alter Egos

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    Alter Egos is a new comedy show where comedians perform as anybody but themselves. See new characters come to life in this original stand-up showcase consisting of Pittsburgh’s funniest comics Tell me more →

    $15

  • Your ACT with Nonsense

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    Tonight, the A.C.T. stage is yours! Bring your improv team, 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 →

    $7
  • Award winning Improv Team Select Start puts their skills to the test as we let you, the audience, decide nearly everything that happens on the stage.

    Select Start

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    Award winning Improv Team Select Start puts their skills to the test as we let you, the audience, decide nearly everything that happens on the stage. Get ready for a Tell me more →

    $15

  • Duo Two Ways

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    Watch veteran improvisers Fred Brown and Scott Pettis perform two very different improv styles. First, the form known as the “TJ & Dave,” – patient, theatrical, naturalistic. Second, the “Zumpf” Tell me more →

    $15
  • The Arcade Hootenanny features Pittsburgh's best improvisers creating comedy from a guest monologist's true stories.

    The Arcade Hootenanny

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    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 →

    $15

  • Level Up Stand-Up

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    Level Up Stand Up returns to the Arcade Friday, July 10. Headliner Lizzie Martin (Pittsburgh Improv, The Den Theater) leads a stellar line up featuring Alex Homyak (Don’t Tell, Pits Tell me more →

    $15

  • Penny Arcade: Kids Comedy Show

    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 60-minute Tell me more →

    $12

  • The Arcade List

    See two of the very best (the literal A-List) of independent comedy teams in Pittsburgh in one single show! This week we’re featuring Horse World and Sleepover. One is rapid-fire Tell me more →

    $15

  • Comedy Confidential w/ Brittany Alexis

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    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 →

    $15

  • The Arcade Hootenanny

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    $8

  • Level Up Stand-Up

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    $10

  • Duo Two Ways

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    $18

  • Whose Brine Is It Anyway?

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    Whose Brine Is It Anyway?Come for the pickles. Stay for the punchlines. Ready for some Vlasic improv? The dill-ightful cast of Whose Brine Is It Anyway? returns to Arcade Comedy Tell me more →

    $15

  • Irony City: Am I The Jagoff?

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    Join veteran comedy troupe Irony City as they deftly navigate social missteps on the first Saturday of each month. We’ve all been there: acted out at a wedding when there Tell me more →

    $15

  • Stress Signal Comedy Tour

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    Baltimore native Desi Alexander is a high-energy stand-up comedian known for fearless storytelling, razor-sharp wit, and an electrifying stage presence. In his nationwide Stress Signal Tour, Desi brings sharp perspective Tell me more →

    $18

  • The Arcade List

    See two of the very best (the literal A-List) of independent comedy teams in Pittsburgh in one single show! This week we’re featuring Barbara a Mother and Kevin’s Garage. Two Tell me more →

    $15
  • How long can you last? Do you know how to please a crowd or are you a premature bomber? Five Minutes or Bust is a consensual comedy show where each comedian has a chance to shoot their shot and try to last a full five minutes on stage.

    5 Minutes or Bust

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    Five Minutes or Bust, a consensual comedy show, co-produced by Kimberly Bennett and Matty Malloy. How long can you last? Do you know how to please a crowd, or are Tell me more →

    $15

  • The Arcade List

    See two of the very best (the literal A-List) of independent comedy teams in Pittsburgh in one single show! This week we’re featuring Ready or Not and Strawberry Milkshake. One Tell me more →

    $15
  • A Pittsburgh open mic centering queer individuals, women, and femmes! Join us Thursday, January 16, at 10pm and witness some of Pittsburgh's most talented and available comics work through their material.Pittsburgh's first open mic centering queer individuals, women, and femmes! Join us Thursday, January 16, at 10pm and witness some of Pittsburgh's most talented and available comics work through their material.

    Got Rights

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    A monthly stand-up open mic that celebrates and centers queer folk, women, and femmes! See some of Pittsburgh’s most talented comics work through their material, try new jokes, take risks, Tell me more →

    $5

  • Bootleg Reboots

    Fall in love and come back from the dead as six comedians improvise their way through a movie most of them have ever seen before! Will they take over the Tell me more →

    $15

  • The Boy with the Hot Dog Tattoo

    Local comedian Matty Malloy brings his half-hour comedy set to Arcade Comedy Theater. Hosted by John Benkart and featuring Lizzie Martin. Matty Malloy is a comedian, actor, and producer from Tell me more →

    $15

  • Penny Arcade: Kids Comedy Show

    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 60-minute Tell me more →

    $12

  • Level Up Stand-Up

    Get ready to laugh like never before at Arcade Comedy Theater’s electrifying Level Up Stand-Up showcase! Every month, our stage lights up with a fresh lineup of Pittsburgh’s funniest comics, Tell me more →

    $15

  • Penny Arcade: Kids Comedy Show

    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 60-minute Tell me more →

    $12

  • Penny Arcade: Kids Comedy Show

    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 60-minute Tell me more →

    $12

  • Penny Arcade: Kids Comedy Show

    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 60-minute Tell me more →

    $12

  • Penny Arcade: Kids Comedy Show

    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 60-minute Tell me more →

    $12