Upcoming Events

Check out the latest group to go through the Level 1 Course. They spend 7 weeks learning improv and preparing to perform. These shows are always great to watch whether family, friend, or stranger!

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).

A very special show of Date Night this month as we have special guests in town from all over the nation! This show will feature 3 2-person teams including one local team, plus "From Justin To Kelly" a duo out of NYC (Justin Peters, Kelly Buttermore) plus a new duo mixing together Kim Scarfe out of Baltimore and Kristina Martinez from Washington D.C.

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).

For this very special Arena, we will be splitting up improvisers from around the nation to create 2 teams that are guaranteed to be phenomenal so no matter who loses you are sure to win.

Check back for full listing!

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).

This very special Interrogated will feature improvisers from all across the country! A number of great improvisers are here for the 3rd annual Basement Improv Summit and will be performing all weekend, including in Omaha's #1 improv show, Interrogated!

If you've never seen this show, we get audience members to confess things they have gotten away with in their lives then we create scenes making fun of those stories!

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).

What better way to end the first night of the Basement Improv Summit than gathering up a bunch of awesome improvisers and letting them just have fun. Watch Atlas Improv Co. from Madison, WI team up with Kelly Buttermore & Justin Peters from NYC (who are also the Summit organizers!)

After that we'll see local players (Dylan Rohde, Jon Herman, Stephanie Finklea) performing with Lindsey Theis and Justin Franzen from Denver, and Tiffany Chappell from Kansas City.

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 last night of the Basement Improv Summit featuring a whole bunch of amazing improvisers from all over the nation!

THE GRAFENBERG ATLAS - Justin Franzen, Lindsey Theis, Dan Row, Griffin Lyle Lowmaster, Michael Thomas, Laura Gregor

THE BACKLINE COALITION - Dylan Rohde, Jon Herman, Stephanie Finklea, Katie Holcomb, David Pijor

FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY & FRIENDS - Justin Peters, Kelly Buttermore, Kim Le, Rob Alesiani, Nelson Valesquez, Tiffany Chappell, Laura Gregor, Griffin Lyle Lowmaster

Tickets are $10 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).

Your final chance to see some amazing improvisers from all over the nation getting together for one weekend in Omaha. These shows are going to be phenomenal!

I AM THE SHOW - Chris George

RETRUNING SUMMITEERS - Justin Peters, Chris George, Kristina Martinez, Dylan Rohde, Kelly Buttermore, Dan Row, Katie Holcomb, and Michael Thomas.

WOMEN OF THE SUMMIT - Kelly Buttermore, Stephanie Finklea, Lindsey Theis, Kim Le, Tiffany Chappell, Laura Gregor, Kristina Martinez, Katie Holcomb

Tickets are $10 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).

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 featuring special guests!) This show is anything but boring, which says a lot for Tuesdays at 8pm.

Tickets are $3 per person
(Or FREE if you also attend the FREE Improv Workshop at 6:30pm)
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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 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).

Welcome to the Test Kitchen.

Price and Cory’s Comedy Test Kitchen is an experiment in structure and technology. Every month Price Comstock and Cory Starman hop into the laboratory to concoct new ways to present improv, stand-up, and sketchy comedy based around the theme of the month. They blend in new technology and audience participation to invent shows never seen before at the Backline. Will they create a masterpiece worth keeping around? Or will their shows go the way of the hoverboard - overhyped with explosive consequences? Come out to the Backline to find out. This month’s theme is VOTING! Just in time for the midterm elections, we’ve created a way for audiences cast and project live votes, giving them direct impact on the performances.

Come out October 25th to see improv with consequences, a dad jokes competition, and a head-to-head debate where the audience’s approval is projected live.

Don’t forget to register and vote Nov 6th!

Tickets are $3 each

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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).

You can do whatever you want in this jam. Want to do a solo piece for 3 minutes? Cool. Want to get a huge group of people on stage to all act like squirrels and they can't speak, whatever. The most fun ideas that can fit in 40 minutes will get picked, and anyone can participate.

This show is completely FREE!!

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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 4B Improv Class graduates this Friday and you should definitely check this show out. These improvisers have been studying improv for practically a whole year now and they've just learned a bunch of real cool stuff in this Advanced Scenework course.

This will be one of the most stimulating improv shows you'll see on our stage and we think you're going to laugh plenty.

Tickets are $3 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).

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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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 15 minutes to win over your votes. The best team so far has won 13 weeks in a row, if you have a team you think can beat that, please submit.

Tickets are $3

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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).

EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT AT 10PM!!!!

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. 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 finest 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 each.

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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).

"When Janet Met _______" 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 $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).

Double Feature makes its popular return to the Backline. Every 4th Saturday of the month at 10PM, 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 10:00, with no intermission, and runs approximately 75 minutes.

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).

*Free for students and alumni of Backline

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.

March Headliner: Aaron Naylor (KC)

Feature: Mallory Wallace

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).

Boston native Courtney Cronin-Dold has over 20 years experience in stand-up comedy and television writing. Her act consists of observations on pop culture, life as a rock and roll super fan, her love for gambling, and her traditional German husband who continuously tries to tame her wild side.

She has performed regularly at over 100 comedy clubs and theaters including the Laugh Factory and The Improv in Hollywood. Being a native of Boston, Courtney cut her teeth at all the top New England clubs and has been featured on the College Humor Comedy Tour, San Jose Brew Ha-Ha, The Boston Comedy Festival, and The Detroit Comedy Festivalwhere she headlined the all female showcase. She is also the only female comedian to perform on the Kiss Kruise for the band KISS and is a featured guest on dozens of KISS fan related podcasts and live events. Some of her on camera television credits include the E! “talking head” shows “Forbes Celebrity 100” and “Forbes Celebrity Weddings”, and her finest moment as an actor was delivering a phone message to Larry David on “Curb Your Enthusiasm”. Most recently she was featured as herself with Bob Zany on Showtime’s “Gigolos” as the writers they hired for a roast and the hit TBS comedy; “Separation Anxiety” hosted by Adam Ray and Iliza Shlesinger where she was featured on camera in all 24 episodes as “Courtney the producer.” Some of her TV writing credits include head writer of “The Rock and Roll Roast of Dee Snider,” “The Roast on the Range of Corey Taylor.” Other credits include, “Socially Offensive Behavior” hosted by D.L. Hughley and many, many others.

Tickets are $10 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).