The Backline
1618 Harney St.
Omaha NE 68102
All Shows 18+
(Unless otherwise specified, or with Parent/Guardian)
Triple Mulligan (Improv)* This show gives three improv teams a chance to perform a 10 minute set, then go back and work on their favorite scene getting another 2 minutes to redo and make even better. This is always a fun show, and you decide who wins!
June 29
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Tribute Teams (Improv)* There are a lot of good improv teams out there, this show is dedicated to all the great ones!
June 29
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Open Mic (Standup)** Signs-ups at 10pm, 3-4 minutes each, standup comedy. Names are drawn from a hat, so come prepared.
June 29 - July 06
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Level 2 Improv Graduation Show (Improv)* Check out the most recent Level 2 Class have their Graduation Show this Friday at 7pm. Whether you are friends, family, or even just a random person off the street, you will enjoy this show!
June 30
Buy Tickets Jude Denchers ft Yes Andrew (Improv) Check out these brand new teams at Backline! Judy Denchers will be the headlining team with Yes Andrew opening up for them.
June 30
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Power Hour (Standup)* This show features a bunch of great local standups doing their best quick sets. If you want to just see really great comedy, this is the show to watch!
June 30 - August 25
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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.
June 30 - August 25
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The Arena (Improv)* The ARENA is Omaha's #1 Improv Competition pitting together two improv teams!
June 30 - August 25
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Level 4B Improv Class - Advanced Scenework Get away from learning forms and just focus on making better scenes. Each week will focus on a different aspect of improv and will make you a better improviser as a whole. We'll work on Listening, Trust, Space, Time, Controlling the Audience, Patterns, and Characters. Most improvisers rate this as their favorite class at Backline, and certainly the best class to retake.
July 08
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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.
July 01 - August 05
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Comedy After Dark (Standup)* The edgiest standup show at Backline, make sure not to come if adult humor rubs you the wrong way.
July 01 - August 05
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The Nerd Roast (Standup)* This show features comedians and improvisers as characters from pop culture and history flinging shade at each other in a no holds barred battle of insults.
July 06 - August 03
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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