The Backline
1618 Harney St.
Omaha NE 68102
All Shows 18+
(Unless otherwise specified, or with Parent/Guardian)
You Had To Be There (Chatroulette) You Had to Be There w/ Ryan de la Garza is a comedy talk show that features talented performers of all kinds interacting with random internet strangers live via webcam.
April 20
Buy Tickets Date Night (Improv)* Check out three of the best 2-person improv teams Omaha has to offer every 3rd Friday at 9pm!
April 20
Buy Tickets 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.
April 20 - April 27
Buy Tickets The Arena (Improv)* The ARENA is Omaha's #1 Improv Competition pitting together two improv teams!
April 20 - April 27
Buy Tickets 88improv (Improv) 88improv has been performing together since 2003 and is easily one of the best teams in Omaha. Family Friendly.
April 21
Buy Tickets Cards of Destiny (Improv)* A team of improvisers will each pick one card at a time, each card assigned to a different challenge. Whether they successfully achieved the goal is up to you and you decide if they go on to the next round.
April 21
Buy Tickets Late Night at The Backline (Variety) Featuring stand up comedy, sketch comedy, improv, live music, and whatever else we can fit on stage at the Backline, this hour-long show is guaranteed to entertain you for better or for worse!
April 21
Buy Tickets Schooled (Video/Improv)* Come see Chad and a host of comedian friends pick apart cheesy old education films.
April 24
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Open Mic (Standup)** Starting July 18th, The Backline will host an Open Mic for standup every Tuesday at 9pm. Each comedian will be allowed 4 minutes, and names will be drawn from a hat for those who show up before 9pm, people who show up after will be added at the end. Whether it's your first time or you perform weekly, why not try out your material in front of a great crowd at one of the best standup venues in town?
April 24
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Sweet Story Time (Improv)* Settle in kids, it's story time. Sit down criss-cross applesauce to hear your favorite stand ups and improvisors tell tales from their lives, and see those stories come to life.
April 26
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Instaprov (Improv)* Some of Backline's finest improvisers will bring audience members up to share their Instagram page for the whole audience to see.
April 26
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Kickball-Style Jam (Improv)** Every 4th Thursday anyone can hop up on stage and improvise with Backline alum and students.
April 26
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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