The 2017 Ottawa Improv Festival is only a month away! We’ve been working hard to bring you a very fun weekend, and it all starts with our three headlining groups. Head on over to the OIF website for more info… Read More

By Chris Klippenstein. Chris (right, in picture) is a writer, improviser and graduate student at the University of Toronto. I love improv because it only lives for a moment. It’s there, then it’s gone. That’s what makes it exciting. Although… Read More

Deborah Ring is the creator of the new monthly Shit Hot Shit Show. She teaches the Embassy’s sketch comedy writing and performance classes. In a town of public servants, an underground sketch comedy scene may seem like a non-starter. Well,… Read More

This year, I had the immense privilege of coaching a youth improv team, from Nepean High School, for the Canadian Improv Games (CIG). It was a fascinating experience to share my particular improv expertise (mostly drawn from Second City, New… Read More

We’re not going to lie — this was a heck of a busy month at the Embassy and we’re all looking forward to getting some much-needed R & R this summer. What made it so busy? Festivals! The Improv Embassy… Read More

One of the wonderful things about improv is that it’s always a learning process. Every single time you step on stage or into a class, it’ll be a new experience. And to keep things fresh, you have to constantly be… Read More

So you’ve taken a class or maybe tried out improv once or twice, and you feel like you’re ready to hit perform in front of an audience. But where and how are the best ways to get stage time? Here… Read More

“How To Act Well In Improv: that’s what I wanted to call my book,” says Will Hines as we take a break during during a two-day workshop. This past weekend, Hines, a longtime instructor at New York’s Upright Citizens Brigade… Read More

Thank you to the Big City Improv Festival. We had a blast performing at you! (In you? That’s weird.) And thanks to our fellow performers and sold-out audience for having a great time with us. The Improv Embassy crew has… Read More

We got such a huge response from offering a workshop on standup comedy last month that we’re doing it again! We are pleased to offer an exciting learning opportunity from visiting instructor, Chantel Marostica. This workshop (details here) is geared… Read More