The Backline
1618 Harney St.
Omaha NE 68102
All Shows 18+
(Unless otherwise specified, or with Parent/Guardian)
FREE Drop-In Workshop Have you wondered if taking an improv class would be the right move but not sure if it's worth a damn or you're worth a damn? Why not take this FREE WORKSHOP and then decide afterward!
December 18
Buy Tickets Fast N Fresh (Standup)* This fast-paced show features both top local comedians and some of the best up-and-comers performing their freshest material in under an hour.
December 18
Buy Tickets Open Mic (Standup)** The Backline hosts an Open Mic for standup every Tuesday at 9pm.
December 18
Buy Tickets Harold Hour (Improv)* Twice a month, see Backline's only House Harold teams perform with a great opening act!
December 20
Buy Tickets WOW! That's What I Call Improv Vol. 1* This show will feature 3 practicing Omaha improv teams every 3rd Thursday at 8pm!
December 20
Buy Tickets Deuces Wild (Improv Jam)** A 2-Person Improv Jam that is possibly one of the best improv jams you'll ever see.
December 20
Buy Tickets Level 2 Graduation Show (Improv)* These students have now spent 14 weeks learning improv and are now learning how to create a more fulfilling show full of callbacks and tie-ins plus wonderful patterns and great characters.
December 21
Buy Tickets Date Night (Improv)* Check out three of the best 2-person improv teams Omaha has to offer every 3rd Friday at 8pm!
December 21
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The Arena (Improv)* The ARENA is Omaha's #1 Improv Competition pitting together two improv teams!
December 21 - December 28
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Interrogated (Improv)* INTERROGATED is a fast-paced and adult-friendly improv show where we'll ask you, the audience, to confess stories from a time where you got away with something.
December 21 - December 28
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The 2018 3-Person Improv Competition This annual competition finds out which 3-person improv team is the best in Omaha!
December 21 - December 28
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The 2018 2-Person Improv Competitions The top two 2-person improv teams will be performing back-to-back forone night only! They made it through 40 improvisers to be the best, soyou will not want to miss this show.
December 22
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ABOUT THE BACKLINE
The Backline is proud to be a home for all comedy in Omaha. While we are primarily a longform improv training center, any and all local comedians come through here to perform improv, standup, sketch, talk shows, etc. We keep our shows cheap and our beer cheap, with no drink minimum. We just want to help Omaha become one of the greatest cities for comedy in America.
We are also proud to ride that fine line between producing basically uncensored comedy but also being a safe place with zero tolerance for abuse and harassment.
Events marked with * denotes that it is free for Backline students and alumni
Events marked with ** denotes that it is free for everyone