The Backline
1618 Harney St.
Omaha NE 68102
All Shows 18+
(Unless otherwise specified, or with Parent/Guardian)
FREE Drop-In Workshop Have you wondered if taking an improv class would be the right move but not sure if it's worth a damn or you're worth a damn? Why not take this FREE WORKSHOP and then decide afterward!
October 22 - October 29
Buy Tickets 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.
October 22
Buy Tickets Open Mic (Standup)** The Backline hosts an Open Mic for standup every Tuesday at 9pm.
October 22 - October 29
Buy Tickets Best Damn Improv (Improv)* Omaha has an incredible amount of talented improvisers and once a month we're going to bring them together for a late night of improv the way improv was meant to be.
October 24
Buy Tickets Dangerous Waters (Improv)* Join us for a night of challenges as Baby Shark Beard and friends navigate some dangerous waters.
October 24
Buy Tickets For The Love Of Ghosts (Podcast) For the Love of Ghosts Podcast invites you to kick off your Halloween festivities with an exclusive, live show.
October 25
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.
October 25
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.
October 25
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The Arena (Improv)* The ARENA is Omaha's #1 Improv Competition pitting together two improv teams!
October 25
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Saturday Night RAW (Standup) Raw, unfiltered, and uncensored comedy starring some of your local favorites!
October 26
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Just Janet (Improv) Just Janet (OEAA Nominated) features a new group of local improvisers each month who will vie for Janet's heart and perform scenes inspired by game show-style dating questions.
October 26
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Dr. Oak's Comedy Rap Battles Do you wanna see the very best? The best there ever was?
October 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