Pretend Friends Improv

04/11/2026

Brunch-prov today for brainstorming! 🧠🍳

04/01/2026

We’d like to welcome everyone to the newest addition of Pretend Friends, Jim Carrey! Alrighty then!

03/16/2026

Coming soon! These are a limited run, so be sure to get yours at our next show!

We use these funds to support our shows and to attend improv festivals where we can grow our pretend empire!

02/26/2026

Wild and funny things were afoot at Ijams Nature Center tonight! Thanks to all who came out! 🌳🦉🐘🦆🪿

02/24/2026

Our first public show was 2 years ago today! 🥳🎉

Come see us tomorrow at Ijams Nature Center!

02/23/2026

Come get wild with us this Wednesday at Ijams Nature Center with Manatee Vanity Improv and UT’s improv team Cumberland St******se!

This Wednesday! Get ready for a night of big laughs, bold choices, and completely unscripted comedy! Join Manatee Vanity Improv on February 25 at Ijams as they present four unique improv teams that will take the stage, each bringing their own style, energy, and surprises. No scripts, no safety nets—just pure in-the-moment fun. Catch the University of Tennessee improv team, Cumberland St******se, local actors and funny people Pretend Friends Improv, and the newest students from Manatee Vanity Improv!

Doors open at 6:30pm. The show begins at 7pm. Content for this show is PG/PG-13 so parental discretion is advised.

🎟 Tickets are $10 each and include parking passes for the evening. Tickets will be available online or at the door. The Ijams beer garden and concession area will be open all night for all your snack and drink needs. No outside alcohol allowed.

https://www.ijams.org/event-details/special-event-improv-in-the-wild-with-manatee-vanity-improv

11/22/2025

Last Improv vs Stand-Up in 2025! But get ready for 2026!

11/12/2025

Kept it cool in Nashville for the Third Coast Improv Festival! Some great troupes and amazing improvisers!

11/07/2025

Nashville! We’re coming for you! 🚙🤠

Third Coast Comedy Club

10/18/2025

Thanks to everyone who came out to Improv vs Stand-Up last night at SpaceCraft! If you weren’t there, you missed DJ sets by Benjamin Franklin, Mario being pulled over for littering, Jesus, v**e connoisseurs, sand panda, and perhaps the most interesting version of Wizard of Oz to exist.

Next time, Knoxville!

Thanks to Manatee Vanity Improv for the event!

10/04/2025

We missed Caroline (she’s spending her birthday weekend with family) but we had a blast at the 5th Annual Secret City Improv Comedy Festival!