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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!

The workshop is first come, first served, but if we fill up, we can allow others to observe from the audience too. (Also free parking in the MUD lots after 5:30pm.)

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Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney after 5:30pm. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

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.

A team of four great hosts (Angi Sada, Patty Fanciullo, Quionez Berry, Tyler Walsh) rotate each time creating Omaha's most diverse weekly standup show (and sometimes special guests might dip in unexpectedly.) This show is anything but boring, which says a lot for Tuesdays at 8pm.


Tickets are $5 per person.

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We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas!

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Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

The Backline hosts 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?

The 1st 20 names put into the hat will be pulled at random until all 20 have gone and each will receive the full 4 minutes, after them you will go up in the order you submitted and possibly lose 1-2 minutes depending on overall turnout. Since names are pulled at random, comics are encouraged to sit and watch everyone else, creating a fun and encouraging audience. 5 seconds of grace period before music plays you off. Prepare accordingly.

The show rotates hosts each week (Andrew Morton, Carmela Anderson, Stephanie Finklea)

This show is FREE for everyone!

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We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas!

Please arrive no later than 5 minutes prior to showtime. Tickets may be released for resale at that time, no refunds will be given.

Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

The latest Level 2 Class has their graduation show after learning improv for almost 4 months. Mostly meant for friends and family, these shows are also plenty funny for anyone just looking for a good show. Check these future superstars out!

Tickets are $5 per person
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We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas!

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Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

The Backline has been training improvisers for over 8 years and has become one of the best improv theatres in the midwest. Come see our two newest House teams! Two new teams are formed every 6 months, so don't miss them while they are here!

Tickets are $5 per person

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We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas!

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Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

This show will feature 3 great Omaha improv teams every 3rd Thursday at 9:30pm!

This show is a chance for practicing improv teams to show their stuff on the Backline stage. Featuring both well-seasoned and newly-formed teams, and a mix of veteran and somewhat newer performers, so you won't want to miss WTWICIV2!

Tickets are $5 per person

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We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas!

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Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

Double Feature makes its popular return to the Backline. Every 3rd Friday at 7pm, a rotating cast of Backline's favorite veteran improvisers and promising newcomers hit the stage. The concept is simple. Each month two new genre's are decided on. The audience gives the player the inspiration in the form of 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. Stick around to see the featured team of the evening, closing out the night.

Begins at 7pm, with no intermission, and runs approximately 50 minutes.

Tickets are $5 per person.

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We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas!

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Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

*Free for students and alumni of Backline

Date Night is here. Gather up your special someone (or any someone) and come see three great two-person teams improvising their little hearts out. Whether you actually bring a date, this show will be just as fun to watch alone or with some friends. Who knows, maybe you'll meet a future date here.

Kalee Olson and Michael Johnson host as the duo Swipe Right, and always bringing up only the best 2-person teams Omaha has to offer.

Tickets are $5 per person.

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We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas.

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Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

*Backline students and alumni get into these shows for free.

EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT AT 9PM!!!!
See Backline's top show every week for only $5!!!

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. Maybe you stole a brownie from a roommate, or spun cookies in a football field, either way we'll take them as long as they are true. Then Backline's top improvisers create scenes based off those stories.

If you haven't been here and want a great introduction to what we do best, see this show!

Tickets are $5 per person.
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We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas!

Please arrive no later than 5 minutes prior to showtime. Tickets may be released for resale at that time, no refunds will be given.

Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

The ARENA is Omaha's #1 Improv Competition pitting together two improv teams!

The Champions come back the next week to face a new Challenging team, each getting 20 minutes to win over your votes. The #1 team (4 Average People) has won 16 weeks in a row! Will a team ever beat that record? You decide!

Tickets are $5

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We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas!

Please arrive no later than 5 minutes prior to showtime. Tickets may be released for resale at that time, no refunds will be given.

Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

88improv has been performing together since 2003 and is easily one of the best teams in Omaha. Their monthly show every 3rd Saturday of the month always consists of long-form and sometimes short-form improv. They also keep their material family friendly, so if you are looking for one of the few shows at Backline you know you kids and grandparents will enjoy, this is one not to miss.

Tickets are $7 per person.

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We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas!

Please arrive no later than 5 minutes prior to showtime. Tickets may be released for resale at that time, no refunds will be given.

Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

GOT NOTHING GOING ON SATURDAY?? COME JOIN US FOR A SHOWCASE AS 8 OF OMAHA'S TOP LOCAL AND TOURING TALENT, AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL STAND-UP COMEDIANS COMBINE THEIR DIVERSE COMEDY CULTURES UNDER ONE ROOF TO BRING THE FULL FORCE OF FUNNY!!!

CHOCOLATE III SATURDAES COMEDY SHOWCASE @ BACKLINE IMPROV THEATER EVERY THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH @ 9PM!!

DOOR COVER IS ONLY $7!!

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Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

LATE NIGHT at the BACKLINE w/ CAMERON LOGSDON !

Featuring stand up comedy, sketch comedy, improv, live music, and whatever else we can fit on stage at the Backline, this hour-long show is guaranteed to entertain you for better or for worse! Every month we'll bring in new musicians, stand up comedians, improvisers, comedy writers, and live interviews with the most interesting people in the city of Omaha and beyond all hosted by Cameron Logsdon.

Cameron is a comedian & writer from Omaha. He likes it here, but travels often. In 2016, he was selected to write for the NBC Late Night Writer’s Workshop, was nominated Best Comedian in Omaha, is an actor/writer in the televised sketch show Omaha Live, he's a Communication Studies professor at UNO, & he gave TEDtalk about teen dads. He cool.

Tickets are $8 per person

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We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas!

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Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

Come check out the latest group of improvisers in this graduation show from the latest Level 1 Improv Class! They worked for 7 weeks to get this good, don't miss their very first improv show ever!

Tickets are $5 per person
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We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas!

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Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

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- a group of great minds getting on stage and performing the best damn improv show you've ever seen.

We'll have groups that practice often and also bring together folks from local improv veterans to some of the top up-and-coming talent. Plus, we're going to end the show with a "Do What You Want" Improv Jam where folks can try out new ideas and anyone in the audience can volunteer to be part.

Tickets are $5 per person

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We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas!

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Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

Join us for a night of challenges as Baby Shark Beard and friends navigate some dangerous waters.

In between each team performance, Improvisers will perform a scene that you the audience get to add your own spin on. You the audience can write down challenges for the improvisers that they will then incorporate into the scenes. Want to see an improviser do a scene using one leg at a time? Or maybe you have a idea for a challenge.

Come join us for a night of Dangerous Waters!

Tickets are $5 per person
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MYSTIC FUNK PRESENTS
HARDCORE HAPPINESS - a night of intense comedy. Hosted by John Lehman.

Lineup TBA

Tickets are $5 per person
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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. They now perform something called a Slacker, and if that means nothing to you, just know it is fast-paced and super fun. Expect a great guest team to open for them each month!

Tickets are $5 per person

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Hosted by Ali Kareem, this diverse lineup of comics get right to it. Up close and personal, be ready to laugh at anything.

Featuring
TBA

Tickets are $5 per person
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Please arrive no later than 5 minutes prior to showtime. Tickets may be released for resale at that time, no refunds will be given.

Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

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.

JUST JANET, comprised of Chris Bottum, Nolan Denker, Maggie Hinrichs, Daniel Stokes and Juli Wians, will take the stage for the second half of the show. Their show opens with a made up first and last name provided by the audience. JUST JANET will discuss the characteristics, backstory, and world view that the name inspires. Then, hold on—you’re entering that person's world. The whole cast uses the world created to do a fast-paced and hilarious long-form improv piece.

Tickets are $7 per person

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We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas!

Please arrive no later than 5 minutes prior to showtime. Tickets may be released for resale at that time, no refunds will be given.

Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

Do you wanna see the very best? The best there ever was? Then don't miss these rap battles featuring a mix of improvisers that can rap and rappers that can improvise, as 8 performers are teamed up to battle against each other with only 1 person winning in the end. There will be two teams (Team Flow vs Team Lyrics.)

Interested in being a part of this yourself? Sign up for the show Training Battles and work your way into this competition!

Tickets are $7 per person
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We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas!

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Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

Why would someone want to kill themselves? See the comedy show that inspired the highly-praised TEDx Talk on dark humor.

Collin Williams' critically-acclaimed show, "My Suicide Note", is a truly one of a kind dark comedy. Williams takes his actual note from his attempted suicide, and uses a decade of experience as a standup comedian and storyteller to weave humor in and out of a candidly astounding life story that has received high praise from audiences and reviewers.

“A Show Worth Talking About… All of us loved it”
- The Daily Chronicle

“One of the best dark comedy shows you’ll ever see”
- Tony Valle, WIP Theater

The national tour comes to Omaha for one night only!
Tickets are only $13. Get $2 off online with discount code PaperNote

For more information visit www.suicidenote.me

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Come watch as "Science the Dispersing" disperses their own brand of wacky, weird, nerdy humor! This experimental hour features the usual "Science The Dispersing" format, plus additional, experimental, nerd based show! If you enjoy Game of Thrones, Marvel, or other geekery like that, come on down!

Tickets are $5 per person
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We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas!

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Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

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!)


STRUCTURE:

Improvisers will each pick one card at a time, each card assigned to a different challenge. They will get a chance to succeed with this challenge and advance to the next round. You can play drinking games from the audience or even participate in the show yourself. Audience participation by volunteering only, so no worries if you want to be left alone.

Tickets are $5 per person

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We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas!

Please arrive no later than 5 minutes prior to showtime. Tickets may be released for resale at that time, no refunds will be given.

Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

Like musical improv? This show features the only musical teams in Omaha and you can see them both in the same hour!

Zip-Zopera the improvised Hip-Hopera performs an entire hip-hopera based off an audience member's childhood dreams. It's all made up on the spot, including their beats. This team has won 9 consecutive wins in The Arena, an improv competition where they are tied for 2nd place of all-time! (Dylan Rohde, Ashley Laverty, Jon Herman, Matt Johnson, and Adam Brownell)

Less Mis creates a more typical musical with a live accompanist performing with them. This show also had quite a run on The Arena and you do not want to miss them! (Fred Lenza, Robyn Helwig, Ashley Laverty, Matt Johnson)

Tickets are $5 per person

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We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas!

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Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

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. Featuring some of the best stand up comics in the midwest and beyond, The BMCH is a professionally run stand up show that will have you coming back for more month after month.

Tickets are $7 per person

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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. Comedy doesn't get any fresher than this. The Backline definitely encourages you to check this show out!

Tickets are $7 per person.

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This show is Rated R for graphic language, adult situations and possible nudity* (*not likely, but who knows!!)

The edgiest standup show at Backline, make sure not to come if adult humor rubs you the wrong way. We line up Omaha's top local comedians and give them a chance to perform some stuff they can't do at a typical show. If this sounds like you something you would like, then you definitely will. If this sounds disgusting to you, we have other shows you should check out.

Tickets are $7

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We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas!

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Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

A new show featuring the newest, hottest, and diverse comedians in the metro area. Spend your weekend with the us!

Hosted by David Terrell Green and featuring Carmela Anderson, Ali Kareem, Sam Bontrager, and D.C Cronin!

Tickets are $5 per person
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We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas!

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Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

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.

Big Canvas is a local non-profit short-form improv performance and training organization. These shows are also some of the very few that are ALL AGES, meaning feel free to bring your kids. Backline also now has a selection of sodas for those under 21.

Tickets are $7 per person.

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We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas!

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Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

This show lines up some of the areas best comedians to each do quick sets of their best material. If you want to see really great standup comedy, this is the show to watch! (Packed show, so buy in advance or show up early)

This show is hosted by Rome Dailey.

Tickets are $7 per person

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We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas!

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Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

Backline's staple show Holes in the Wall is back, with a new sexy name! Dive Bar is the only show where you can watch improvisers get actively drunk on stage as they perform for your amusement! Each month will include a featured team of improvisers. This show is different from any other you will ever see, don't miss it!

Tickets are $5 per person

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We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas!

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Free parking available 1/2 a block away at 17th and Harney. Parking also available on the street (metered until 9pm).

For the Love of Ghosts Podcast invites you to kick off your Halloween festivities with an exclusive, live show. Every week, local comedians and best friends, Maggie Hinrichs & Juli Wians, explore some of their favorite ghost stories from around the world. Now, we want you to be a part of it! Join us on 10/25 at 7pm for your chance to see an episode recorded live!

Want to pre-game the show? Listen to past episodes here: www.fortheloveofghosts.com

Also, check out what some of our listeners have to say:

“Juli & Maggie deliver a very entertaining adventure into the world of the undead.”

“Come for the ghosts, stay for the deep philosophical questions. Like how many Olive Garden breadsticks should they put in each basket.”

“Maggie and Juli make my commute feel like happy hour with two of my best friends.”

Maggie & Juli “know a lot about ghosts but quite a bit less about plumbing.”

Tickets are $10 per person
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We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas!

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