Friday, September 20th
8:00 pm - OTC Comedy
Cedar City, UT
It’s the hometown heroes! OTC Comedy has been performing improvised comedy in Southern Utah since 2004. Their shows are a combination of short form and longform styles to create a hilariously unique performance full of memorable characters, silly games, and many callbacks! If you haven’t been to an OTC show on a Friday at 8pm, you aren’t a full-fledged Cedar Citizen!
Benign Nuisance - 8:30 pm
Denver, CO
Benign Nuisance is a long-form improv troupe that thrives on spontaneity and discovery, always "following the fun" to create memorable, dynamic performances. Blending organic improv with the fluid, experimental elements of JTS Brown, their sets flow seamlessly from one moment to the next.
9:00 pm - Debbie Downer w/ Special Guest
Salt Lake City, UT
In June 2015, Calvin Dittmore and Joseph Kyle Rogan both lost a parent. The two parents had been disabled for over a decade -- Mrs. Dittmore by addiction and injury, and Mr. Rogan by stroke and heart disease -- and the young men had been their caretakers. Amidst their grief, Dittmore and Rogan created their Debbie Downer "Dead Parent Show": a brutally honest and immensely cathartic exploration of what it means to be a caretaker, to be a son, to know the end is nigh, and to finally experience great loss. The two swap stories from their experiences, never shying away from unpleasant details, and then use improvised scene work to deconstruct and build upon the themes hidden therein. Although the duo insists that the performance is purely for their own enjoyment... and therapy... audiences also get to experience a rollercoaster of raw emotion, and quickly discover they have permission to laugh along in an exultant display of gallows humor at its finest.
Tapestry - 9:45 pm
Cedar City, UT & Denver, CO
Four friends (The Penrods & The Nichols), united by their shared love of Carole King, put on a really funny improv show with intricate relationship-building and bizarre discoveries throughout!
10:15 pm - OVER elvis
Denver, CO
Todd Couch and James Imes have been performing improv and sketch comedy together for 9 years. As OVER elvis, they soulfully explore the finer things in life, like a tasteful painting of a fried peanut butter, banana, and bacon sandwich on smooth, black velvet. They are the founding members of the long running team Barkley, and host Dynamic Duos: Improv Duo Showcase on Second Saturdays at RISE Comedy. OVER elvis performed in the 2024 RISE Comedy Festival.
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