Ottawa Improv Festival

Ottawa Improv Festival Join us for the 2026 Ottawa Improv Festival! The Ottawa Improv Festival is Ottawa's premier improv comedy festival in the heart of the nation's capital!

May 28-30
Arts Court, 2 Daly Avenue

Don't miss Ottawa's annual improv comedy festival produced by the . Featuring performances over several nights line-ups include local, national and international talent that is sure to have you laughing up a storm. The festival also features workshops for you to hone your skills with some seasoned performers. Come and laugh with us! The Ottawa Improv Festival is produced by the Improv Embassy.

🎉 AFTER PARTY ALERT 🚨 The festival may be ending, but we're not done celebrating!Join us after the Saturday late show at...
05/30/2026

🎉 AFTER PARTY ALERT 🚨 The festival may be ending, but we're not done celebrating!

Join us after the Saturday late show at 11pm in the Studio space at the OIF Bar at Arts Court. Grab a drink, enjoy some snacks, listen to music, and celebrate another incredible Ottawa Improv Festival with performers, audience members, friends of the fest, and the Ottawa improv community.

Everyone's invited — just show up! 😘

🌟Get tickets to our Saturday Shows at the link in our bio and online at https://www.ottawaimprovfest.com/

🎭 We're ending OIF 2026 with a fantastic Grand Finale!Join us at 9pm for performances from The Improv Embassy All-Stars,...
05/30/2026

🎭 We're ending OIF 2026 with a fantastic Grand Finale!Join us at 9pm for performances from The Improv Embassy All-Stars, RATS! Another Musical?, and our Toronto headliners!!

🌟Get your tickets today at the link in our bio, and online at https://www.ottawaimprovfest.com/

🎭 Saturday's Primetime Show is almost here!At 7pm, catch performances from our headliners alongside some OIF festival fa...
05/30/2026

🎭 Saturday's Primetime Show is almost here!
At 7pm, catch performances from our headliners alongside some OIF festival favourites, Twong & Agnes, Wassup?, and Pandemic! @ the Disco!

It's a lineup packed with quick wit, big laughs, and incredible improvisers from across North America!!

🌟Get your tickets at the link in our bio, and online at https://www.ottawaimprovfest.com/

⏰ Only TWO shows remain in OIF 2026! Join us Saturday night for our final two performances of the festival, Primetime at...
05/30/2026

⏰ Only TWO shows remain in OIF 2026! Join us Saturday night for our final two performances of the festival, Primetime at 7pm, and our Grand Finale at 9pm! 🎭

Both shows feature our Toronto headliners alongside some incredible festival performers for one last night of unforgettable improv. Don't miss your chance to help us close out OIF 2026 in style!

🌟Get your tickets at the link in our bio, and online at https://www.ottawaimprovfest.com/

🎭 Friday night at OIF is stacked with incredible improv! Starting with our 7pm Primetime Show, featuring Gwyneth, Boy St...
05/29/2026

🎭 Friday night at OIF is stacked with incredible improv! Starting with our 7pm Primetime Show, featuring Gwyneth, Boy Stinko, Embezzlement, and our festival headliners Kris Siddiqi, Paloma Nuñez, Stacey Smith, and Kevin Whalen!

Then stick around for our 9pm Finale Show, where our Friday night headliners take the stage again, with Questionable Decisions, Babe Rave, Power of the Mind!!

🌟There's still a few tickets left online at https://www.ottawaimprovfest.com/

🎤 Meet your Saturday Grand Finale hosts! To close out OIF 2026, we're handing the mic to two marvellous multi-hyphenates...
05/29/2026

🎤 Meet your Saturday Grand Finale hosts! To close out OIF 2026, we're handing the mic to two marvellous multi-hyphenates: Mike Kosowan and Patrice-Ann Forbes! 🌟

Mike is a performer of many talents actor, magician, clown, juggler, puppeteer, improviser, and teacher. A fixture of Ottawa's comedy and theatre scene for nearly two decades, Mike has entertained audiences in Fringe Festivals across Canada, Ottawa Comic-Con and beyond! ✨

Patrice-Ann Forbes is award-winning creator, performer, producer, director, designer, and improv powerhouse. Through Dead Unicorn Ink, the Ottawa Improv Jamboree, Damn Fine Improv, and so many more projects, Patrice is always bringing incredible stories and performances to life!

🌟Don't miss the Ottawa Improv Festival, from May 28th - 30th at Arts Court! Get your tickets today at the link in our bio, and online at https://www.ottawaimprovfest.com/

Gilbert and Michel are taking over the mic for Saturday night’s 7pm Primetime Show! And FOLKS this duo is bringing serio...
05/28/2026

Gilbert and Michel are taking over the mic for Saturday night’s 7pm Primetime Show! And FOLKS this duo is bringing serious comedy credentials with them🔥

Gilbert is an award-winning improviser and facilitator whose troupe Quest Friends Forever has become a beloved staple of the Ottawa comedy scene, with sold-out performances at Comiccon, Ottawa Fringe, and OIF. You may also know him from the dramatic improvised road-trip hit Wanderlust or the Improv Embassy All-Stars!
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Joining him is Michel Carpentier (he/him), an Ottawa-based improviser and stand-up comedian who’s been performing since 2019. Michel performs with Indoor Recess and Peoples Choice, and has appeared on stages including Yuk Yuks, Absolute Comedy, Don’t Tell Comedy, and venues across Canada. 🎤

This is going to be a wildly fun night of improv and comedy — don’t miss it!

🌟Don't miss the Ottawa Improv Festival, from May 28th - 30th at Arts Court! Get your tickets today at the link in our bio, and online at https://www.ottawaimprovfest.com/

I have NO idea what is happening here, but that's the magic of improv!!! The only way to know what's going on in these p...
05/28/2026

I have NO idea what is happening here, but that's the magic of improv!!! The only way to know what's going on in these powerful pictures, is to be there! Every scene, ephemeral! Every joke, jam-packed with surprises! Every moment, made up on the spot. Make sure you have your tickets, because you won't wanna miss a minute!

Get your tickets today at https://www.ottawaimprovfest.com/

The Ottawa Improv Festival starts TODAY!!! Catch our incredible Kickoff Show tonight at 7, at Arts Court!! There will be...
05/28/2026

The Ottawa Improv Festival starts TODAY!!! Catch our incredible Kickoff Show tonight at 7, at Arts Court!! There will be 9 quick-witted, comedic crews performing tonight, AND there's door prizes to be won!!

🌟Get your tickets online at https://www.ottawaimprovfest.com/

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