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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 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!

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).

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).

Do you want to be the very best? Like no one ever was? At freestyle rapping?

Work your freestyle muscles in this show that mixes freestyle rapping and comedy and gives anyone a chance to earn their spot in the show Dr. Oak's Comedy Rap Battles. Improvisers will be given an opponent and a topic to rap about on the spot. The audience decides who moves on to the next round and whoever gets 1st place is put in the ultimate show "Comedy Rap Battles", where they can win the prize of $50 and earn a few other rappers' cards in the making.

Want to compete? Submit by sending an email to backlineimprov@gmail.com with the subject "Training Battles"

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 annual competition finds out which 3-person improv team is the best in Omaha!

Comprising of 4 separate nights with 4 teams each night, and no performer is allowed to be on two teams. This means 48 of Omaha's top improvisers finding out which trio works best together, performing longform improv sets in 2 total rounds. This means only one champion each night moves on to the final 4 teams.

Fri, Nov 22nd - 7pm
Sat, Nov 23rd - 10pm
Fri, Nov 29th - 7pm
Thu, Dec 5th - 9:30pm

FINALS -
Fri, Dec 13th - 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).

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).

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).

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!

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 $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).

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!

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 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!

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 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!

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.

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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

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.

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.

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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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).

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!

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).

No Shows tonight.

Allan Fuks (pronounced Fyooks/Fooks) has been called "the ultimate multi-cultural comedian" (born in Belgium to Russian-Ukrainian parents, raised in the Bronx, then the Jersey suburbs, and living now in Astoria, Queens - the most diverse city in the U.S.). Mr. Fuks is able to relate to audiences all across the spectrum - no matter the age or background.

Credits include The Wendy Williams Show, NPR Morning Edition, and two national TV commercials (for The Knot and Biz2Credit which have aired on CNN, ESPN, FOX, CNBC, and MSNBC). He is a regular Sirius XM radio personality on the show Tell Me Everything and he performs at comedy clubs including Carolines, Greenwich Village Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club, Stand-Up New York, the Funny Bone, the Improv, as well as countless others. He has performed at large corporate events for companies such as ADP, Cure Auto Insurance, Yelp, and many more. Colleges throughout the country have booked Allan for his stand-up including Baruch College, Arcadia University, Columbia University, Alfred University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New Jersey City University, and Connecticut College. He has performed for many benefits including TAMRF (Trans-Atlantic Medical Relief Fund) and Sarah Speaks Up - Voices for Victims.

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 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).

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

Featuring
Alex Preston

Rashod Vaughn

Brooke Barsell

Patty Fanciullo

Rome Dailey

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).

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!

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).

No Shows!

The ARENA is Omaha's #1 Improv Competition pitting together 2 improv teams to find out which Omaha team is the best. Each competition is followed by previous Champions that get their own weekly slot until someone beats their record! With 9 consecutive wins and 15 total wins in The Arena, you will not want to miss "Zip-Zopera: The Improvised Hip-Hopera" performing each week!

Whichever team wins the votes of the audience comes back the next week to face a new Challenging team, each getting 15 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 $7 per person
FREE for Backline Students & Alumni

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We've got 20 beers and ciders!

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 Musicals? How about Hip-Hoperas? How about if they are made up on the spot? Watch the top musical improv teams in Omaha perform improvised show that will not only amaze but also keep you laughing from start to finish.

"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! This team has won 9 consecutive wins in The Arena! (Dylan Rohde, Jon Herman, Jenessa NeSmith, Matt Johnson, Chloe Langford, Austin Dunham, and Hayley Greenstreet)

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

Tickets are $7 per person

*FREE for Backline Students & Alumni

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We have 20 beers and ciders!

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).

INTERROGATED is the #1 improv show in Omaha and feature's Backline's top improvisers (sometimes featuring special guests!) This fast-paced and very much 'adult-friendly' improv where we'll ask you, the audience, to confess true 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!. Our performers will create scenes based off these stories in a structured 'game-based' style of improv you'll only see similar to in LA and NYC.

Each month also features an opening team of improvisers that are either top Omaha teams or special guests from out of town. If you haven't been here and want a great introduction to what we do best, see this show!

Tickets are $7 per person
*FREE for Backline Students & Alumni
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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).

Mary Mack is coming to Omaha and performing at The Backline Comedy Theatre!

Folk Humorist Mary Mack performs her sometimes-musical comedy at festivals, colleges, clubs, casinos and anywhere you can find a llama or a buffet line. She has acted in cartoons, weird student films, and commercials that urge you to buy food for your hamster. (Mary is totally FOR feeding your hamster.) A favorite on radio shows and podcasts around the country, including Marc Maron's WTF Podcast, New York's 2 Dope Queens, The Bob and Tom Show, and American Public Media's WITS, Mary played the leading character Dylan on Fox's new late night cartoon Golan the Insatiable, season one. Her voice has also been heard in the cult favorite Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. Mack’s comedy (spotted with occasional mandolin or clarinet outbursts) has been seen in the Vancouver Comedy Fest, The Andy Kaufman Awards, Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival, and the San Francisco Sketch Fest as one of "The Dozen" up and coming headliners designated by the festival. She had her national TV debut on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham and NBC's Last Comic Standing and has appeared on TBS' Conan and NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly. This year she will be working with Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland to voice a main character in his new cartoon Solar Opposites and in his video game Trover Saves the Universe. Check out Mary's youtube page under MaryMackComedy for lost videos or see a couple Conan sets on the Team CoCo YouTube Channel!


Tickets are $15 for each show - Please notice 2 performance times
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We've got 20 beers and ciders!

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 8:30pm!

Dad Jokes (featuring Michael Johnson, Michael Smith, Justin Edmonds, Kalee Olson, and Taylor Grote) has been voted as one of the best improv shows at The Backline. They don't tell 'jokes' and they aren't your dad, but you'll love them just the same. PLUS a special guest team opens the show each month!

Tickets are $7 per person
*FREE for Backline Students and Alumni

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We have 20 beers and ciders!

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).