Upcoming Events

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.)

----------

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.

----------------

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!

---------------

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).

MYSTIC FUNK PRESENTS
HARDCORE HAPPINESS - a night of intense comedy. Hosted by John Lehman.

Featuring

Haley Raven, Sam Bontrager, Ali Kareem, Tony Geist, Jeremy Plumb, and Ty Ingram.

Tickets are $5 per person
---------

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).

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

Featuring
Carmela Anderson
Don Saeger
Matt Wedlock
Spencer Gordman

Tickets are $5 per person
--------

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).

“That reminds me...” is an improvised story-telling show with hilarious people telling equally hilarious and completely stories. Similar to Ari Shaffir’s “This Isn’t Happening,” each member of the line-up is a known performer in the community who must weave us tales of their past. But here’s the rub: they don’t know what they’ll be talking about, yet! That will be decided on stage in front of a live audience. No pressure. Who will tell the best story? Who will get the most laughs? But most importantly, who will reveal the most secrets?


Tickets are $5 per person
-------

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 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.
---------------
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

----------

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 $7 per person.

-------------

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
--------

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

---------

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 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

-----------

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).

Eliot Chang has recorded 2 Comedy Central Half Hour specials, and is known for his outrageous videos where he destroys hecklers. No stranger to TV, he has also been on E!'s Chelsea Lately, AXS TV’s Gotham Comedy Live, and has appeared on both Showtime and HBO.

Eliot has toured his stand-up across America, Europe, and Asia. His Youtube channel, “EliotChangOfficial,” has millions of views and has spawned multiple viral videos. Based in Los Angeles but originally from New York City, he studied improv at UCB in NY and at the Magnet Theater with the legendary Armando Diaz.

Tickets are $10 per person
---------

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 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.

-------------

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

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.

---------------

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).

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