The Backline
1618 Harney St.
Omaha NE 68102
All Shows 18+
(Unless otherwise specified, or with Parent/Guardian)
Backline House Teams (Online)* Three new teams are formed every 6 months, so don't miss them while they are here!
April 02
Buy Tickets Cards of Destiny (Improv)* An incredible and fast-paced improv competition featuring Omaha's best improvisers competing to be Omaha's top Improviser Of The Year (1 winner from each month!)
April 02
Buy Tickets The Arena (Online)* The ARENA is Omaha's #1 Improv Competition pitting together 2 improv teams to find out which Omaha team is the best.
April 03 - April 10
Buy Tickets Musical Improv* Like Musicals? How about Hip-Hoperas? How about if they are made up on the spot?
April 03
Buy Tickets Interrogated (Online)* INTERROGATED is the #1 improv show in Omaha and feature's Backline's top improvisers (sometimes featuring special guests!)
April 03 - April 10
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.
April 04
Buy Tickets 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.
April 04
Buy Tickets Dirty Comedy (Standup) This show is Rated R for graphic language, adult situations and possible nudity* (*not likely, but who knows!!)
April 04
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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.
April 07
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Open Mic (Standup)** The Backline hosts an Open Mic for standup every Tuesday at 9pm.
April 07
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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!
April 10
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Power Hour (Online) Hosted by Rome Dailey, this show lines up some of the area's best comedians to each do quick sets of their best material.
April 11
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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