Have you ever wanted to be part of great action scenes in your improvised show? Perhaps it's a "near miss" chase scene between Protagonist and Antagonist. Or building suspense filled moments "lost in the dark maze." Or something as simple as a filled forest or ocean scene. In our two hours together we'll create clearly defined living locations and navigate "unintended" interference by crowds Build your side support skills -- being part of the scene without disrupting the scene.

A number of large ensemble shows are emerging in Ottawa. This skillset reduces sideline
hesitation and helps shapes interesting stage pictures.

Hosted by Michel Carpentier and Chelsea Fahey, two seasoned improvisers and standups, this two-hour workshop blends performance coaching with practical stage experience. You’ll learn the essentials of stage presence and hosting technique, with a focus on earning the audience’s trust, contributing to a great overall show, and showing up authentically as you. Expect a mix of guidance, examples, and hands-on practice designed to help you leverage your improv skills to shine as a standup or host with confidence and authenticity.

Improv is like cooking, there are a lot of ingredients that can change a meal and how it tastes depending on how much and when it's incorporated. Learn to analyze, feel and change tactics when a scene starts going off the rails. Explore the 3 types of improvisers aka: "the pirate , ninja, robot" and how and when to play differently. Play with your ingredients and explore some new combinations from structures to stakes. Scenes don't need to be fixed they just need flavour. Now lets get cookin' !

If improv is writing, acting and directing on the spot, it’s also set design and prop management. Object work can add life to scenes and help us engage deeper with the worlds we build as improvisers. This workshop for all levels focuses on clarifying object work by exercising the imagination and finding simple and effective choices to add detail to scenes and characters. We’ll go over visualization, contextualization, object/environment and idea generation in a low-pressure practice-based format.

Are you ready for an absolutely Jam-Taculair evening of Ottawa Improv! We have selected the finest Improv teams from across the Capital to create the sweetest, juiciest and most spreadable evening of comedy this side of the Rideau. These performers showcase the different styles, the level of hilarity and incredible talent that is Ottawa Improv!

Doors at 730

Show at 800

Bar Open till 12:30pm

Improv is Art, Improv is Culture, Improv is Theatre! Grab your tickets and let’s (Jam and) toast Ottawa Improv together!

Join Frederick and Chelsea for a fun workshop that will focus on approachable ways to create an improvised song with confidence. The workshop will cover the basics of song structure and how to develop a song from scratch with other players.  

Improv experience is required, but absolutely no musical/singing experience is necessary.  

Acting For Improv- From Games to Stage!

You've taken the classes, attended the jams and found your team, now you're ready to take the stage and... perform? Acting for Improv is a performance based workshop that will give you the tools to perform infront of a live audience with presence, poise and precision. From projection and annunciation, to audience interaction, stage pictures, using space and pulling focus, Patrice will guide you towards an Oscar worthy performance worthy of festivals, open stages, longform shows and more!

Curious about improv? Ready to shake up your routine, have tons of fun and spark creativity? This 2-workshop is a playful, no-pressure intro. You’ll jump into easy, interactive exercises and try out a few improv games with the support of our friendly facilitators. No experience needed—just a willingness to laugh, experiment, and connect with others. By the end, you’ll have a taste of improv’s magic, a few new friends, and maybe even the inspiration to join us for more.

Your monthly Damn Fine Improv Show gets a new face, for one night only. Join Gilbert and Friends as we celebrate laughter in the city of Ottawa with improvised comedy, made up right on the spot, from some of the most talented acts, teams and performers in the city! Eight acts take the stage for a night of creativity, laughter, and audience participation like you've never seen before. Come watch the improv community in action, and you just might get to join in on the action! Get your tickets before they sell out!

Every month WIT presents twelve of Ottawa's virtuoso improv comedians for a night of games and scenes based on audience suggestions — but only one of them will make it to the end of the show and be crowned MAESTRO for the week and awarded the coveted Canadian five-dollar bill.

If you’ve never seen improv comedy at WIT, this is the show to catch.

As Spooky Season descends and the nights stretch ever longer, something sinister stirs in the shadows. A classic mystery is about to unfold: a group of intriguing, often eccentric characters gathers in a remote, isolated location—each bringing secrets, suspicions, and stories of their own. But when one of them turns up dead, the tension rises. Whispers turn to accusations, alliances form and fracture, and paranoia takes hold. Someone in the room is a killer… and they’re not finished yet. Can you solve the mystery before the characters do—or will the truth stay buried?

All Fall Down is a completely improvised murder mystery in the spirit of Agatha Christie, with a devilish twist of Clue. No script, no safety—just sharp wit, high stakes, and a ticking clock. Every performance is unique. Every suspect has something to hide. And every fall begins with a secret.

At the Wheel of Whatever, each week* is a new theme!

The Wheel of Whatever is always Pay-What-You-Can, but a recommended donation is $5 to cover room rental fees or $10 to support WIT and making improv accessible in Ottawa.

*WoW is dark the week of The Damn Fine Improv Show.

At the Wheel of Whatever, each week* is a new theme!

The Wheel of Whatever is always Pay-What-You-Can, but a recommended donation is $5 to cover room rental fees or $10 to support WIT and making improv accessible in Ottawa.

*WoW is dark the week of The Damn Fine Improv Show.

Every month WIT presents twelve of Ottawa's virtuoso improv comedians for a night of games and scenes based on audience suggestions — but only one of them will make it to the end of the show and be crowned MAESTRO for the week and awarded the coveted Canadian five-dollar bill.

If you’ve never seen improv comedy at WIT, this is the show to catch.

As Spooky Season descends and the nights stretch ever longer, something sinister stirs in the shadows. A classic mystery is about to unfold: a group of intriguing, often eccentric characters gathers in a remote, isolated location—each bringing secrets, suspicions, and stories of their own. But when one of them turns up dead, the tension rises. Whispers turn to accusations, alliances form and fracture, and paranoia takes hold. Someone in the room is a killer… and they’re not finished yet. Can you solve the mystery before the characters do—or will the truth stay buried?

All Fall Down is a completely improvised murder mystery in the spirit of Agatha Christie, with a devilish twist of Clue. No script, no safety—just sharp wit, high stakes, and a ticking clock. Every performance is unique. Every suspect has something to hide. And every fall begins with a secret.

Do scenes and get notes! After energizing warmups, you’ll perform scenes and receive feedback from the facilitator. 

This is for Longform 101 grads and above, or equivalent experience (drop us a line if you're unclear). This jam is designed to give you personalized feedback and suggestions that can you help improve and vary your scene-work and that you  can carry into your next performance. 

At the Wheel of Whatever, each week* is a new theme!

The Wheel of Whatever is always Pay-What-You-Can, but a recommended donation is $5 to cover room rental fees or $10 to support WIT and making improv accessible in Ottawa.

*WoW is dark the week of The Damn Fine Improv Show.

Here at Damn Fine Improv we have a commitment to offering you, our cherished audiences, a night of Improv comedy like no other. Damn Fine showcases teams, formats and players from across the capital who thrive on laughter and who are eager to experiment and expand their horizons. This monthly Improv show takes place at Ottawa’s hottest live performance venue Live on Elgin! With cool cocktails, mocktails and a local beer selection, Live has everything you need to enjoy the show.

Before every show we host a free Improv jam from 630-730, there for you to learn new skills, test out Improv, or just get warmed up for the show!

Get your tickets today and don’t miss out on some Damn Fine Improv!

Every month WIT presents twelve of Ottawa's virtuoso improv comedians for a night of games and scenes based on audience suggestions — but only one of them will make it to the end of the show and be crowned MAESTRO for the week and awarded the coveted Canadian five-dollar bill.

If you’ve never seen improv comedy at WIT, this is the show to catch.

Join us for a fully improvised show dedicated to the highs and lows of friends both new and old, as we all gather together to celebrate true love and true friendship.

At the Wheel of Whatever, each week* is a new theme! This week's is "Do Scenes, Get Notes" with Peter Rogers.

It's exactly what it says on the tin: show up, get paired up with other attendees in various scene setups based on whatever you'd like to work on, and get notes and tips from our esteemed Artistic Director, Peter Rogers!

The Wheel of Whatever is always Pay-What-You-Can, but a recommended donation is $5 to cover room rental fees or $10 to support WIT and making improv accessible in Ottawa.

*WoW is dark the week of The Damn Fine Improv Show.

At the Wheel of Whatever, each week* is a new theme! This week's is "Improv Book Club" with Rich Hilborn!

Join our esteemed Community Director to pick a book about a particular improv style and go through the exercises!

The Wheel of Whatever is always Pay-What-You-Can, but a recommended donation is $5 to cover room rental fees or $10 to support WIT and making improv accessible in Ottawa.

*WoW is dark the week of The Damn Fine Improv Show.

Every month WIT presents twelve of Ottawa's virtuoso improv comedians for a night of games and scenes based on audience suggestions — but only one of them will make it to the end of the show and be crowned MAESTRO for the week and awarded the coveted Canadian five-dollar bill.

If you’ve never seen improv comedy at WIT, this is the show to catch.

Join us for a fully improvised show dedicated to the highs and lows of friends both new and old, as we all gather together to celebrate true love and true friendship.

Prepare for a unique and entertaining evening with "Belt: The Improvised Musical". Join us as talented improvisers take the stage to create an original musical right before your eyes, using only their imagination and audience suggestions. With no script or rehearsed songs, these performers will craft scenes and songs on the spot, resulting in a show that's fresh and full of surprises. Expect a mix of humour, creativity, and spontaneity as the cast navigates through improvised characters and plot twists.

At the Wheel of Whatever, each week* is a new theme! This week's is "Engagement Party" in honor of our mainstage "Wedding Party" which opens on September 20th!.

Come play some fun bachelorette games and do improv scenes and generally have a good wedding-themed time! Wedding dresses are optional.

The Wheel of Whatever is always Pay-What-You-Can, but a recommended donation is $5 to cover room rental fees or $10 to support WIT and making improv accessible in Ottawa.

*WoW is dark the week of The Damn Fine Improv Show.

Here at Damn Fine Improv we have a commitment to offering you, our cherished audiences, a night of Improv comedy like no other. Damn Fine showcases teams, formats and players from across the capital who thrive on laughter and who are eager to experiment and expand their horizons. This monthly Improv show takes place at Ottawa’s hottest live performance venue Live on Elgin! With cool cocktails, mocktails and a local beer selection, Live has everything you need to enjoy the show.

Before every show we host a free Improv jam from 630-730, there for you to learn new skills, test out Improv, or just get warmed up for the show!

Get your tickets today and don’t miss out on some Damn Fine Improv!

At the Wheel of Whatever, each week* is a new theme! This week's is "Short-Form Workout"!

Want to get some reps in on your favorite short-form games? Come hang out with some of our esteemed Maestro directors and stretch those improv game muscles!

The Wheel of Whatever is always Pay-What-You-Can, but a recommended donation is $5 to cover room rental fees or $10 to support WIT and making improv accessible in Ottawa.

*WoW is dark the week of The Damn Fine Improv Show.

Here at Damn Fine Improv we have a commitment to offering you, our cherished audiences, a night of Improv comedy like no other. Damn Fine showcases teams, formats and players from across the capital who thrive on laughter and who are eager to experiment and expand their horizons. This monthly Improv show takes place at Ottawa’s hottest live performance venue Live on Elgin! With cool cocktails, mocktails and a local beer selection, Live has everything you need to enjoy the show.

Before every show we host a free Improv jam from 630-730, there for you to learn new skills, test out Improv, or just get warmed up for the show!

Get your tickets today and don’t miss out on some Damn Fine Improv!