Duo Comedy Showcase Wed. 8:00pm
Seattle’s only open mic dedicated to two-person improv teams! Every week at Unexpected Productions, duos take the stage for fast, funny, completely unscripted comedy created right in front of you. Newer performers can sharpen their skills, seasoned improvisers can take big swings, and every team gets a chance to make something bold, weird, and unforgettable.
Loose Cannons Improv, Thursdays 8:00pm
Loose Cannons is Seattle improv at its most unpredictable, a one-of-a-kind night at Unexpected Productions in Pike Place Market where anything can happen and usually does. Each show begins with a fresh format featuring special guest improvisers, then launches into a second half inspired by a single audience suggestion, creating spontaneous stories, surprising twists, and big comedic themes.
Welcome to Seattle: A Hometown Improv Comedy 5/29 -7/4 7:30pm
Celebrate Seattle’s quirks with the improvisers who know them best. Our cast turns your suggestions into fast, funny scenes inspired by Seattle landmarks, local legends, hidden gems, ferry rides, fish throws, coffee culture, tech culture, and everything that makes this city wonderfully weird. Whether you’re a longtime local, new to town, or just visiting, this is a hilarious, one-of-a-kind Seattle night out.
Theatresports The Seattle Cup Fri. & Sat. 9:30pm
Seattle’s neighborhoods. One stage. Ultimate improv glory. This June, Theatresports gets a hometown twist as eight Seattle-area neighborhood teams battle in a World Cup-inspired comedy tournament. Each night, teams go head-to-head in fast-paced improv challenges fueled by audience suggestions, neighborhood pride, and big laughs.
Semifinals:
June 19 and 20
Grand Finals:
June 26: The Judges Cup
June 27: The Seattle Cup
Improv Happy Hour Saturdays, 6:00pm,
Our quick-thinking performers turn your suggestions into fast, funny scenes, movie mashups, literary spoofs, and bold comedy experiments, all made up on the spot. Bring your wildest ideas, grab a seat at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, and get ready for a family-friendly night of laughter.
Festival of Improvised Plays Sun. 7:30 pm 6/14-7/5
Unexpected Productions presents a festival of improvised plays celebrating the thrill of theater created in the moment. This special event features a range of inventive ensembles, including groups performing The Complete Improvised Works of Shakespeare, Abridged, as well as remounts of beloved UP classics like Playborhood, Four Hearts, and more. Blending spontaneity, storytelling, and theatrical daring, the festival showcases the many ways a play can come to life without a script.
Seattle’s high-energy improv battle, where your suggestions shape every scene. Every Friday and Saturday at 9:30, two teams of top improvisers go head-to-head in fast, funny games and scenes made up on the spot. Boo the judges, cheer the Gum Wall race, and laugh along as the crowd helps shape the chaos.
No Strings Attached, Second Saturday of the Month, 6/13, 6:00 pm
No Strings Attached is an improvised fever dream with googly eyes, grown-up humor, and lots of laughter. Every scene, character, twist, and wonderfully strange moment is made up on the spot from your suggestions. Whether you love puppets, improv, or just want a night of comedy with no rules and absolutely no strings attached, this show is your ticket to a wild, bawdy, completely unpredictable night out.
THIS SHOW CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT, LANGUAGE, AND SITUATIONS
Improv Unexpected at Jules Maes in Georgetown, Last Tuesday of the month , 9:00pm
Improv comes to Georgetown! Seattle’s legendary improv company, Unexpected Productions, brings you the Improv Unexpected. The talented cast members take your suggestions and spontaneously create hilarious stories, zany scenes, and fun songs right on the spot and in the moment just for YOU!
21+ with valid ID. All sales are non-refundable. If the event is rescheduled, all purchases will be honored for the next event date. If the event is canceled, all purchases will be refunded in full
Taste of Improv: An Improv Open Mic: Part of the Georgetown Art Attack
Saturday 7:00 2nd Saturday
Join us for a night filled with laughter, creativity, and community at Unexpected Productions Improv School. Doors open at 6:30 pm, followed by an all-levels improv jam at 7:00 pm. Don’t miss this fun chance to connect, play, and be part of the improv community.
Unexpected Productions Improv School
Stage Room
5700 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
Blockbuster Unexpected: An Improvised Disaster Movie 7/10 – 8/15 Fri. & Sat., 7:30pm,
An entire disaster movie, made up on the spot. In Blockbuster, our improvisers create a full-length summer movie from your suggestions. Give us a disaster and a location, and watch the cast build a cinematic adventure filled with outrageous characters, high stakes, wild twists, romance, villains, heroes, and nonstop laughs.
Bestsellers Improv Comedy, 7/26 – 9/6, Sun. 7:30pm
Two hilarious “bestseller” books, created from your suggestions and performed live. In Bestsellers, our improvisers become a wildly opinionated book club, inventing brand-new novels inspired by the audience. Then they jump inside the stories and bring the characters, twists, romance, mystery, drama, and chaos to life on stage.
Rebel Frequencies: Hope is Contagious, 8/21 – 9/26 Fri. & Sat. 7:30pm
In a damaged world of private fears, public collapse, and technology making everything worse, Rebel Frequencies is a bold improvised dramedy about resistance, connection, and choosing hope in the dark. Inspired by Murderbot, Severance, Alan Wake 2, Andor, and Daredevil, each performance creates a brand-new story where one small act of courage sparks a chain reaction.
Seattle SketchFest 9/24 – 9/27
SketchFest showcases the talents of local favorites from around the Emerald City. Get ready for the most innovative and original local sketch comedy acts in Seattle at Unexpected Productions’ Market Theater. Make friends, laugh, and enjoy a drink as you watch scenes about a cool new buddy who erupts from your chest, a totally human baby, a 911 operator who has interesting priorities, and many more
Poe Unexpected: An Improvised Edgar Allan Poe 10/2 – 1031 Fri. & Sat., 7:30pm,
At Unexpected Productions, our improvisers use Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic world and your eerie suggestions to create brand-new tales of haunted hearts, suspicious characters, buried secrets, and delightfully twisted comedy.
Rocky Horror Improv Show, 10/3 – 10/30, 10/3 11:30pm, 10/10 11:30pm, 10/17 11:30pm, 10/23 11:30pm, 10/24 11:30pm, 10/30 11:30pm, 10/31 9:30pm Halloween
Cult-classic chaos, remixed live. The Rocky Horror Improv Show mashes up the wild spirit of The Rocky Horror Picture Show with the anything-goes magic of live improv. Built from your suggestions, every performance becomes a one-night-only rock musical parody filled with outrageous characters, original songs, camp, glitter, and pure unfiltered fun.
Adults Over 18 Only
Night of the Living Theater: An Improvised Zombie Apocalypse, 10/4 – 10/25 Sun. 7:30pm
A fully improvised zombie apocalypse where the audience helps decide who survives. Every Sunday in October, Unexpected Productions creates a brand-new horror comedy inspired by zombie films, audience suggestions, and the chaos of fighting for your life. Join the survivors, face the undead, and find out who makes it to the end at Seattle’s Pike Place Market.
Cinema Unexpected: An Improvised Movie, 11/1 – 11/22, Sun. 7:30pm
Local improv talent meets local filmmakers in this one-of-a-kind comedy show that is an improvised movie. In Cinema Unexpected, the audience chooses the movie title, then our cast and crew create an entire film live in real time. No script. No rehearsals. Just improvised scenes, real locations, and a movie that exists for one night only.
Kit, Cat and Caboodle: An Improvised Musical Retrospective 11/6 -11/21 – 1031 Fri. & Sat., 7:30pm,
A completely improvised musical about the rise, drama, and legendary songs of an iconic trio. In Kit, Cat & Caboodle: The Retrospective, our improvisers create the story of the world’s most beloved musical group through songs, flashbacks, scandals, heartbreaks, and big theatrical moments.
Fa la la la la, ha ha ha ha: A Holiday Musical Extravaganza!, 11/28 – 12/19 6:00pm
This holiday comedy show begins with a festive sing-along and ends with a movie musical based on your suggestions.
Sarah Hanchar, Christine Riippi, and Guy Nelson, members of the Unexpected Productions ensemble, are joining forces to celebrate the most beloved aspect of the holiday season: Hallmark’s feel-good holiday movie musicals! This festive event will commence with a sing-along and culminate in a holiday movie musical tailored to your suggestions. Bring the whole family to the Unexpected Productions Market Theater and enjoy some cheerful yuletide fun.
An Improvised Christmas Carol, 11/27 – 12/23 7:30pm
A holiday classic, rewritten every night. Giving Dickens’ beloved tale a fast, funny, and heartwarming twist. Each night, audience suggestions inspire new characters, wild surprises, unexpected songs, and a completely original ending. Seattle’s favorite holiday improv tradition is perfect for families, couples, and anyone ready for big laughs and a little holiday magic.
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