A faculty and student collaboration to bring the people what they want, their teachers doing improv!

They’re back…

A mainstage showcase consisting of 5 minute standup, character, or other bits from a handful of talented performers! 

A multi-media stand-up show where presenters will share slideshows based on their niche areas of interest—no citations required.

Music. Horses. Birth. Death. Love. WITNESS COMEDY BABY: THE BFA1 COMEDY ARTS VARIETY SHOW.

Going to university for a BFA is an experience we all share. We also all share the experience of having a classmate or two who already knows everything. Why do they know everything? Because they went to a performing arts school. Performing Arts School is a Variety sketch/standup show about the absurdity of the performing arts high school experience. 

A fresh start preceded by an atrocious ending. NEW YEARS is an improvised house party where the audience chooses what year we’re saying good riddance too.

A night of standup comedy & fashion. Out with the old, in with the bold. 

A three act revue displaying the beauties and intricacies of musical improv, devised improv, and the whimsical stylings of dog eats god.

This year’s 10 Minutes to Laugh will showcase three new plays, and alternating casts on different nights! Read further to see who will be featured, as we have two performances:  

I Would Never Not Dance Again 

Written and Directed by Ally Hyman  

The Narcissist, the Drunk, the Pushover (and Everybody Else) Written by Henry Hipp, Directed by Ollie Grishaber  

The Antichrist Play

Written by Natalia Montaño, Directed by Ollie Grishaber 

STOP SHAVING NOW!! BUSH is a sketch show made by lesbians for lesbians (and those that hold them dear). BUSH explores how the lesbian identity stretches beyond sexuality and into gender, politics, and haircut.

A sketch show directed by Faculty Member Eunji Kim.

Sabrina Show is a solo stand-up show about Sabrina, a curious, adventurous, and silly world. 

It’s Aidan Bieger, y’all.

A series of monologues that blend the magic of fanfiction with comedic performance. The only thing worse than an ex boyfriend is an ex boyfriend who’s more famous than you.

Jules Astaire’s Variety Hour (JAVH) began in 2023 in response to the need for more under-21 drag shows. JAVH is a space for more unique forms of drag aside from lipsyncing including stand up comedy, clowning, live music, and more! It is a safe space where new-to-drag audiences and performers alike can interact with drag in a welcoming environment. JAVH also aims to highlight and uplift drag that isn’t always “traditional.” We are a space designed for the future of drag. ‘Polish’ is not a key term at JAVH, instead we focus on talent, drive, and motivation. JAVH has been produced at the iO Theater and The Annoyance, with the latest iteration going up this January as part of the MessFest Comedy Festival.

The BFA Comedy Arts graduating class each perform five minutes of comedy.