The Backline
1618 Harney St.
Omaha NE 68102
All Shows 18+
(Unless otherwise specified, or with Parent/Guardian)
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 10 - December 17
Buy Tickets Open Mic (Standup)** The Backline hosts an Open Mic for standup every Tuesday at 9pm.
December 10 - December 17
Buy Tickets Broad Perspective (Improv)* BROAD PERSPECTIVE is a new show that invites all women, womyn, female-identifying, and gender-queer folks to ban together for a monthly night of hilarity, silliness, comedy, and a great time.
December 12
Buy Tickets Dr. Oak's Training Battles (Rap)* Do you want to be the very best? Like no one ever was? At freestyle rapping?
December 12
Buy Tickets The 2019 3-Person Improv Competition This annual competition finds out which 3-person improv team is the best in Omaha!
December 13
Buy Tickets Dad Jokes (Improv)* They don't tell 'jokes' and they aren't your dad, but you'll love them just the same. PLUS a special guest team each month!
December 13
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.
December 13 - December 27
Buy Tickets The Arena (Improv)* The ARENA is Omaha's #1 Improv Competition pitting together two improv teams!
December 13 - December 27
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Big Canvas (Short-Form) Looking for the kind of improv you see on Whose Line Is It Anyway? Big Canvas performs the only short-form improv at Backline every 2nd Saturday of the month.
December 14
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Power Hour (Standup) This show lines up some of the areas best comedians to each do quick sets of their best material.
December 14
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Dive Bar (Improv)* Dive Bar is the only show where you can watch improvisers get actively drunk on stage as they perform for your amusement!
December 14
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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!
December 19
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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