Come join us for some fun improv in the park.

Event is weather dependent. In the event of inclement weather you are welcome to join me for Coffee at the equator café at the NAC.

Venez-vous joindre et vous amusez avec l'impro dans le parc.

L'évènement va dépendre de la météo. Dans le cas du mauvais temps vous êtes bienvenue de me joindre au café équateur au CNA.

A Very Fine Improv Show presents May We Meet Again. A thrilling performance created by a selection of the Finest Improv artists in the city. Watch, mesmerized, as they showcase their incredible talent for you.

Enjoy a delightful evening of Improv at one of Ottawa's most popular live entertainment venues @LiveonElgin. With an incredible selection of beverages (alcoholic and non) you're sure to relax and enjoy the smooth sounds of Improv.

Doors at 730

Show at 800

May we meet you there!

The WordPlay Jamnasium - Part Jam, part Gym, part... nasium?

The monthly 2 hour sessions are open to adults with any experience levels in improvisation or performing, or a love of words.

Beginning with (refresher) instruction and practice, we'll improvise variations of short, language-focused games and scenes. Are you more of a quiet, physical performer? We'll make sure there are games for you too!

Spring has sprung and the Improv is coming up roses! Join us for a sweet smelling evening of fantastic improv comedy. We have an outstanding line-up of performers ready to shower you with jokes and plant some deep rooted hilarity. Join us April 19th as Jam Nation welcomes the warm weather with HOT improv and cold drinks!

Doors 730

Show 800

Bar open till 1200

Get your tickets today and let the good times blossom!

Dust off your finest gowns and tailored tux’s* as A Very Fine Improv Show presents a Spring Fling! A line-up of the highest quality improvisers are waiting to welcome you to this evening of perfect performances and hilarious humility.

The elegant Live on Elgin has a delicious selection of beverages (alcoholic and non) to whet your whistle while you enjoy a tasteful night of delightful laughs.

Doors at 730

Show at 800

Link arms with your best beau and purchase your tickets today!

*Fancy attire is not required

All Request Radio Live on Location (Ottawa)

“Ottawa’s hottest new radio station playing songs you won’t hear anywhere else" apt613

(Musical Improv Comedy) The Velvet Duke and guests are challenged to create lyrics to new songs despite the musical track and the audience song title only being revealed during the show!

We evolved to laugh at the absurd, to laugh at ourselves and each other, to laugh to connect and break social tension. When we're trying to make good comedic improv, often what we're trying to do in our scenes is to make absurd things feel real and make real things feel absurd, sometimes while making people feel tense, hopefully resulting in laughter and connection. It is important to know how to ground your scenes to do that well. To make the absurd feel real, and make us laugh at what we know to be real and absurd. It's amazing the impact it can have and the laughs we can get when we go wild and stay grounded while we do it. That's what we'll be working on in this workshop.

The WordPlay Jamnasium - Part Jam, part Gym, part... nasium?

The monthly 2 hour sessions are open to adults with any experience levels in improvisation or performing, or a love of words.

Beginning with (refresher) instruction and practice, we'll improvise variations of short, language-focused games and scenes. Are you more of a quiet, physical performer? We'll make sure there are games for you too!

Join Velvet on the first Thursday of the month for different games

Masking strongly encouraged.

Bronson Centre (211 Bronson Ave, Ottawa)

Brought to you by Velvet Duke Productions

web: thevelvetduke.com socials: @TheVelvetDuke

RSVP: Pay What You Will ($10 encouraged)

Session Capacity: 4 (minimum) - 26 (maximum)

TGIF Improv brings you an improvised family sitcom inspired by your favourites from the 80s and 90s. We're taking the things you loved about Full House, Family Matters, Perfect Strangers, and other nostalgic TV shows, and giving them a modern Canadian spin. Each show features two episodes of an original sitcom, with YOU as the live studio audience, and supporting acts from the Ottawa standup and improv communities.

Jam Nation is skipping into spring with incredible improvisers, tasty treats and special surprises! Celebrating St. Patricks day with candy, comradery and most importantly crowd pleasing comedy!

Let's improvise in the style of William Shakespeare! Improvised Shakespeare is a great go-to genre for short-form and long-form, and it gives you the tools to make *any* scene more poetic and theatrical.

March is here and the improv is blooming! A Very Fine Improv Show showcases Ottawa improv at its most refined and finest. Five acts will keep you entertained throughout the night and laughing for days to come!

Amplify your made up concert performance!

A two hour session, in musical (vocal) improvisation, to create diverse stage pictures

Create everyone’s new favourite made up song!

A two hour primer, in musical (vocal) improvisation, to get anyone singing on stage as part of an ensemble

The WordPlay Jamnasium - Part Jam, part Gym, part... nasium?

The monthly 2 hour sessions are open to adults with any experience levels in improvisation or performing, or a love of words.

Beginning with (refresher) instruction and practice, we'll improvise variations of short, language-focused games and scenes. Are you more of a quiet, physical performer? We'll make sure there are games for you too!

10 improvisers will be competing for the honour of being named The Maestro!

After every scene, the audience will rank the scenes from 1 to 5. Lower ranking performers will be removed until only one remains and they will be named…

The Maestro… and they’ll win a Canadian $5 bill that they don’t get to take home.

The Velvet Duke finds out which backing track (musical genre) and song title at the same time the audience! Then they freestyle lyrics to that song! All Request Radio has entertained audiences at festivals in Baltimore, Halifax, San Diego, and many times over in Ottawa

TGIF Improv brings you an improvised family sitcom inspired by your favourites from the 80s and 90s. We're taking the things you loved about Full House, Family Matters, Perfect Strangers, and other nostalgic TV shows, and giving them a modern Canadian spin. Each show features two episodes of an original sitcom, with YOU as the live studio audience, and supporting acts from the Ottawa standup and improv communities.

We're back and we're serving up some fine and classy improv! A Very Fine Improv Show showcases Ottawa improv at its most refined and finest. Five acts will keep you entertained throughout the night and laughing for days to come!

Live on Elgin is one of the HOTTEST bar in Ottawa, serving not only cold beer but some amazing cocktails and mocktails.

Maestro is a fun, fake-competitive, short-form event. We had three successful shows in 2023, and are looking for more cast members for this year! This workshop is a great way to try out the format before sign-ups open for the March 1st show.

All Request Radio is a fictional radio station (“CKVDP 995 FM”) where the performer (DJ) is okay finding out which backing track, musical genre, and song title at the same time as the audience! All Request Radio has entertained audiences at festivals in Baltimore, Halifax, San Diego, and many times over in Ottawa

Let's improvise in the style of William Shakespeare! Improvised Shakespeare is a great go-to genre for short-form and long-form, and it gives you the tools to make *any* scene more poetic and theatrical.

The WordPlay Jamnasium - Part Jam, part Gym, part... nasium?

Amplify your made up concert performance!

A two hour session, in musical (vocal) improvisation, to create diverse stage pictures

Create everyone’s new favourite made up song!

A two hour primer, in musical (vocal) improvisation, to get anyone singing on stage as part of an ensemble

Announcing our incredible acts for the first JAM NATION show of the year!

Put you hands together for:

Pocket Full of Sporks, Power of the Mind, Bigger Better Dinner Party, Get Your Act Together,

The Sibsons, and DAMP

An AMAZING line-up for an AMAZING show!

Lets beat the winter blues together and JAM up some HOT comedy!

WE'RE BACK!

Join local improv duo Haw Flakes for an afternoon of spontaneous creativity and laughter at our drop-in improv jam for a monthly jam, open to Asian performers of all levels! Hosted by experienced improvisers, this jam promises to be a fun and supportive space for all Asian* improvisers to experiment, play and connect.

*all Asians are the right kind of Asian for this jam!

TGIF Improv is continuing our run of improvised family sitcoms inspired by your favourites from the 80s and 90s.

Aimed at teachers, leaders, and directors of improv companies, this 2.5 hour workshop is a crash course in supporting, teaching, and playing alongside disabled and neurodivergent improvisers. They could be your teammates, students, jam partners and beyond!