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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 8 comedians performing their freshest material in a total of 45 minutes.

Whether you are looking for the best up-and-comers in town or some of Nebraska's most veteran standups, you will find them here. Occasional guests from out of town might appear, sometimes we'll get the word out and sometimes they might dip in unexpectedly. This show is anything but boring, which says a lot for Tuesdays at 8pm.

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).

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?

Comedians all submit their name by 9pm and get their names thrown in a hat. Since names are pulled at random, comics are encouraged to sit and watch everyone else, creating a fun and encouraging audience. Everyone will get 4 minutes and 5 seconds before music plays you off. Prepare accordingly.

(After the first 25 comedians, each comedian will only get 2 minutes)

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).

Do you love comedy and Instagram? Then this is the show for you!

Some of Backline's finest improvisers will bring audience members up to share their Instagram page for the whole audience to see. We'll scroll through the pics and comments, then do scenes based off that info. Even if you don't have Instagram, you can sit back and watch others go up!

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).

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).

This show will highlight the 4 form taught in the most recent Level 4A Improv Class. You don't need to be friends to watch this class show, these are definitely going to be great shows to watch.

These performers will be working on 4 forms, with the first show on Friday, Sept 28th showcasing the Monoscene and Slacker forms. The Monoscene is one longer scene where characters stay in one location the whole show. The Slacker is a very fast-paced show constantly moving on to the next character.

The last two forms are the Documentary and the Sitcom with a performance on October 26th. The Documentary will be like most Christopher Guest movies you have seen and the Sitcom, just like your favorite classic sitcom.

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).

The closest thing to a party that you've ever seen out of an improv show!

A team of 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 if they fail, they have to take a drink. There will be audience participation by volunteer, but you don't technically have to be part of the show or drink or even laugh, but you likely will.

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).

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 $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 only all femme comedy showcase in the Omaha-Lincoln area, the FLOcase is designed to bring femme comics to the front and center of Omaha comedy. Developed in the alley of a dive bar, founders Katie Anderson, Serenity Dougherty, and Angi Sada rallied a small band of comics to create a show that’s welcoming, safe and fucking hilarious. Join us at The Backline on the fifth Saturdays in March and June.

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).

Twice a month, see both Backline House Harold teams perform together! They will be performing the 'Harold' which is the basic longform improv structure taught at all major schools across the nation. These structures are just a skeletal structure encouraging callbacks and connecting ideas.We've got 19 beers, ciders, and hard sodas!

Laughter Birth

Annalise Anderson, Chris Bottum, Chris Chocolaad, Delaney Sweet, Fred Lenza, Joe Campisi, Karl Houser, Trish Sullivan

Stepchildren of the Corn

Brooke Barsell, Daniel Stokes, Jessica Freeman, Juli Wians, Maggie Hinrichs, Mark Haugen, Matt Johnson

Tickets are $3 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).

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 $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).

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 $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).

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!

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).

Easily one of the biggest challenges we've taken on, a crew of dedicated writers, actors, and camera crew will create an entire 40 minute movie in less than 24 hours. They will get suggestions from the audience at Backline the night before, then use those suggestions to inspire the entire film. See it on the big screen at Backline the next night (1st Saturdays at 7pm!)

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).

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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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 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!

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).

BROAD PERSPECTIVE is a new show that invites all women, womyn, female-identifying, and gender-queer folks to ban together for a monthly night of hilarity, silliness, comedy, and a great time. Two (dude-less) teams hit the stage, with an inclusivity jam in-between, where audience members can hop up to join along in the fun.

BROAD PERSPECTIVE is comprised of two teams: The Carol Brunettes and NBA (No Boys Allowed).

The Carol Brunettes: Charlsie Bastian, Annalise Anderson, Angela Lapin, Lindsey Theis, and Ashley Laverty

NBA (No Boys Allowed): Brooke Barsell, Delaney Sweet, Emily Worthing, Melissa Nissen, Michelle Yeaman, Stacey Lynn Stark, Stephanie Finklea

Leave your misogyny at the door and settle in for some lolz!

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).

This specialty standup show features many of Nebraska's finest standup comedians getting a wrench thrown into their sets after they've hit the stage. They'll each write down challenges on a piece of paper before the show, then when they get on stage to perform, they'll pull one from a hat and have to include it into their sets. It's a super fun form, and even if you've seen these people do their sets, you've never seen them do it like this, and never will again.

(Examples- "Laugh at your own jokes," "Repeat the punchline in a lower voice," or "Be blindfolded and wear earmuffs.")

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).

Remember when you went on your family vacations when you were a kid? Or your high school prom photos? Perhaps just last week an event happened you could never forget?

The follies of youth affect us all. Join us at the Throwback Thursday Show every 2nd Thursday of the Month at 10 PM as comedian’s walk through their life and share pictures, stories, and jokes from their past! The show is only $3 and there are tons of beers under $5! Embarrassing photos Guaranteed!

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).

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).

Join us the 2nd Friday of each month at 8pm!

Dad Jokes (featuring Michael Johnson, Michael Smith, Cory Starman, Justin Edmonds, and Kalee Olson) is a great improv team you won't want to miss! 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!

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 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 $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).

You Had to Be There w/ Ryan de la Garza is a comedy talk show that features talented performers of all kinds interacting with random internet strangers live via webcam. It's highly improvisational and always full of surprises!

Its unpredictable nature and inclusion of interesting conversationalists results in exchanges that are always hilarious and sometimes unbelievable. The show has quickly become an audience favorite around the country and has been featured at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, The Savage Henry Comedy Festival, and Crom Fest.

Belly laughs are guaranteed. Nudity is a strong maybe.

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 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 WTWICIV1!

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).