The Backline
1618 Harney St.
Omaha NE 68102
All Shows 18+
(Unless otherwise specified, or with Parent/Guardian)
Level 2 Graduation Show (Improv)* These students have now spent 14 weeks learning improv and are now learning how to create a more fulfilling show full of callbacks and tie-ins plus wonderful patterns and great characters.
June 22
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.
June 22 - July 27
Buy Tickets Dealin' Roadies (Standup) Backline Founder/Co-Owner Dylan Rohde will be headlining this show featuring some amazing guests to make sure this will be one hell of a good time.
June 22
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.
June 22 - July 27
Buy Tickets The Arena (Improv)* The ARENA is Omaha's #1 Improv Competition pitting together two improv teams!
June 22 - June 29
Buy Tickets Will Dougherty Loves Company (Standup) Join me, your eponymous host Will Dougherty, as I invite some fantastic comedians to do sets while I stay on stage to riff, banter, and derail things for the amusement of all.
June 23
Buy Tickets 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.
June 23
Buy Tickets Intro to Improv for Teens Class Whether you're looking to become a professional improviser or just have some fun on week nights, this is the class you need to take.
June 25
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Fast N' Fresh (Standup)* This fast-paced show features 8 comedians performing their freshest material in a total of 45 minutes.
June 26 - July 31
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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?
June 26 - July 31
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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.
June 28
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Kickball-Style Jam (Improv)** Every 4th Thursday anyone can hop up on stage and improvise with Backline alum and students.
June 28
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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