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!
May 21 - June 11
Buy Tickets Open Mic (Standup)** The Backline hosts an Open Mic for standup every Tuesday at 9pm.
May 21 - June 04
Buy Tickets Omaha Improv Fest The 7th Annual Omaha Improv Fest is bigger than ever with over 70 shows at 3 venues all downtown! Plus some great workshops! Buy tickets at www.omahaimprovfest.com
May 23 - May 26
Buy Tickets Best Damn Improv (Improv)* Omaha has an incredible amount of talented improvisers and once a month we're going to bring them together for a late night of improv the way improv was meant to be.
May 30
Buy Tickets Level 1 Graduation Show (Improv)* Check out the latest group to go through the Level 1 Course. They spend 7 weeks learning improv and preparing to perform.
May 31
Buy Tickets Interrogated (Improv)* INTERROGATED is a fast-paced and adult-friendly improv where we'll ask you, the audience, to confess stories from a time where you got away with something.
May 31 - June 07
Buy Tickets The Arena (Improv)* The ARENA is Omaha's #1 Improv Competition pitting together two improv teams!
May 31 - June 07
Buy Tickets The Broken Magic Comedy Hour (Standup) The Broken Magic Comedy Hour is a new comedy series brought to you by founding OK Party Member and national touring stand up comic Zach Peterson.
June 01
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New Stuff (Standup) New Stuff is a stand up comedy show where comedian Brad Stewart brings together some of his favorite local and touring comedians and they all perform their best new material.
June 01
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Comedy After Dark (Standup) This show is Rated R for graphic language, adult situations and possible nudity* (*not likely, but who knows!!)
June 01
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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.
June 04
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Backline House Teams (Improv)* Two new teams are formed every 6 months, so don't miss them while they are here!
June 06
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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