The Amish Monkeys

10/17/2022

Farewell and Thank You

After 23 years of providing the Greater Pittsburgh Area with improv comedy at its finest, The Amish Monkeys have made the difficult decision to disband. Unlike the breakup stories of other performance groups, this has nothing to do with egos or infighting. On the contrary, we care deeply for each other. It’s just the right time, as life has changed dramatically—both personally and in the world—since the group’s inception in 1999.

It's been a privilege to be Pittsburgh’s longest-running improv comedy troupe. We are grateful to have had the opportunity to do something we love for so many years.

Through our hundreds of performances, we got support and ideas from our co-creators—you, the audience. We literally couldn’t have done this without you. Thank you.

Please keep supporting the Pittsburgh theater and comedy communities. We have abundant talent in this city. We are proud to have been part of such a vibrant performance scene.

05/01/2022

Thanks to the members of Toastmasters for welcoming us to their convention—our first time on stage since February 2020! After the show, we led an improv workshop. We had a blast!

04/22/2022

We’re looking forward to our first performance since 2020–a show and a workshop at a Toastmasters
convention next week!

02/24/2022

Thanks to the participants in our online workshop this week! We had a great time improvising with them and enjoyed watching their creativity at work.

01/26/2022

Ever wanted to try improv, that thrill of making things up on the spot?

The Amish Monkeys are planning a free virtual improv workshop for
people who would like to try improvising. Anyone interested in joining
us on Zoom for a 45-minute workshop the evening of Wednesday, February
9, 2022, please email [email protected] by the end of January 2022.

01/01/2022

Best wishes for 2022! Stay tuned for some news in the new year!

10/30/2021

I miss performing with my Monkeys!

09/01/2021

Here's what our founding member has been doing.

Instead of my spacious classroom, I was teaching in a tiny corner of a bedroom. I had to re-imagine my curriculum to fit this space and the restrictions of the Zoom frame. The technology was challenging, with choppy sound, frozen images and dropped calls the norm. I had to remind myself to occasiona...

04/10/2021

Tico the parrot has become popular on YouTube for his singing ability. Listen here as he sings “oh, pretty bird” to a melody he creates on the spot. This bird’s got some natural musical improv skills!

1 but not the same

03/02/2021

Think wearing masks is relatively new? Frank was doing it in 2018.

There's a new Monkey under one of those costumes. Can you spot him?

02/14/2021

Happy Valentine’s Day! Here’s a publicity poster from our Valentine Show in 2016 that’s been enhanced to add a little sparkle to your day. And who can’t use a little sparkle?

(Tap photo for extra sparkle!)