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!
January 22 - January 29
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.
January 22 - January 29
Buy Tickets Open Mic (Standup)** The Backline hosts an Open Mic for standup every Tuesday at 9pm.
January 22 - January 29
Buy Tickets Test Kitchen (Improv)* Price and Cory’s Comedy Test Kitchen is an experiment in structure and technology.
January 24
Buy Tickets Do What You Want (Improv Jam)** You can do whatever you want in this jam. Want to do a solo piece for 3 minutes? Cool. Want to get a huge group of people on stage to all act like squirrels and they can't speak, whatever.
January 24
Buy Tickets Level 4B Graduation Show (Improv)* The latest Level 4B Improv Class graduates this Friday and you should definitely check this show out.
January 25
Buy Tickets Biscuits (Improv) This bad-ass group of seven improviser started of as a Backline House Harold team and graduated into on of the funniest teams in Omaha.
January 25
Buy Tickets The Arena (Improv)* The ARENA is Omaha's #1 Improv Competition pitting together two improv teams!
January 25
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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.
January 25
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When Janet Met ______ (Improv)* "When Janet Met _______" features a new group of local improvisers each month who will vie for Janet's heart and perform scenes inspired by game show-style dating questions.
January 26
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Double Feature (Improv)* Each month two new genre's are decided on. The audience gives the player the inspiration in the form or a title, topic, or word. From there you get to see a mini movie, play, or tv episode created in the moment. This month what will it be? Slasher? Rom Com? Musical.
January 26
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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.
March 02
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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