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For Immediate Release
July 24, 2012
Contact:
Jason Grimley
323-309-8714
jason@wjasongrimley.com
PHILLY IMPROV THEATER ANNOUNCES ALTERNATIVE COMEDY SHOWS
Enjoy Philadelphia’s Top Comedic Talent
AUGUST 6, 2012 THROUGH AUGUST 12, 2012
A show is never the same twice!
PHILADELPHIA, PA - The Philly Improv Theater (PHIT), the city’s source for alternative comedy, announces its performance schedule for the week of August 6th to August 12th.
The public is invited to enjoy some of the best stand-up, sketch and improv shows in the city, including a PHIT House Team. Every Saturday night comedy fans will laugh at the quick-witted antics of house improv teams: Asteroid!, Davenger, Hey Rube, Hot Dish, King Friday, Mayor Karen or ZaoGao. Inspired by a single suggestion an audience member provides, spectators will be taken on a fantastic (or possibly depraved) journey that is never the same twice.
Shows are located at The Shubin Theater, 407 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1526. Audience members can bring their own beverages. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online for a discount at www.phillyimprovtheater.com.
UPCOMING PHIT SHOWS:
Storytelling Comedy:
Fibber
Date: Monday, August 6, 2012
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Shubin Theater, 407 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1526
4 STORYTELLERS. 1 FIBBER. After swearing to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, Philly’s most talented storytellers share their own personal, awkward, outrageous, gripping, and twisted experiences with the audience - but someone has made it all up. It’s the audience's job to hear the stories, interrogate the performers with help from host Hillary Rea, and vote for the person whose pants they think are on fire. After a secret audience ballot, the fibber is revealed and those who chose wisely are rewarded with a smug sense of satisfaction and free tickets to a future show.
Improv Comedy:
PHIT Fundraiser Show for Women's Therapy Center with Hot Dish and Hey Rube
Date: Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Shubin Theater, 407 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1526
Get advance tickets at http://phillyimprovtheater.ticketleap.com/phit-fundraiser-show-womens-therapy-center/ (online tickets are $12, door tickets are $15). For this event, ticket purchasers will pay any online fees so we can donate 100% of the ticket price to Women's Therapy Center.
Improv Comedy:
House Team Harold Night with Mayor Karen and ZaoGao
Date: Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Time: 9:00 p.m.
Location: Shubin Theater, 407 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1526
Come see some of Philly Improv Theater's own House Teams perform the classic improv format “The Harold!”
Panel Comedy:
Reasonable Discourse with Jerks
Date: Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Time: 9:00 p.m.
Location: Shubin Theater, 407 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1526
Panel Comedy:
A Few Answers Short
Date: Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Time: 10:00 p.m.
Location: Shubin Theater, 407 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1526
Sketch Comedy:
The Judo Range and American Breakfast
Date: Thursday, August 9, 2012
Time: 9:00 p.m.
Location: Shubin Theater, 407 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1526
Improv Comedy:
CAGEMATCH: 8/2 Champions vs. The Dream Machine
Date: Thursday, August 9, 2012
Time: 10:00 p.m.
Location: Shubin Theater, 407 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1526
CAGEMATCH is competitive improv: two teams enter and perform, the audience votes, then a single team earns the right to remain. Hosted by Ian Vaflor, Philly's CAGEMATCH is also notable for the ridiculous Double-Dare style challenges each team is subjected to weekly in order to decide who performs first and second on each show.
Sketch Comedy:
The Judo Range and American Breakfast
Date: Friday, August 10, 2012
Time: 8:30 p.m.
Location: Shubin Theater, 407 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1526
Sketch Comedy:
The Theme Show presents “Ancient Civilizations”
Date: Friday, August 10, 2012
Time: 10:00 p.m.
Location: Shubin Theater, 407 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1526
Improv Comedy:
Comedy: Deleted Scenes and Suggestical!
Date: Saturday, August 11, 2012
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Shubin Theater, 407 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1526
Catch a night of improv comedy from National College Improv Tournament Finalists Deleted Scenes & Philly's #1 musical improv duo Suggestical!
PHIT House Team Night
Date: Saturday, August 11, 2012
Time: Various
Location: Shubin Theater, 407 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1526
PHIT House Team Night is the cornerstone of Philly's improvised comedy scene. Mixing amazing storytelling, quick wits, hilarious chaos and a dash of audience participation, an elite cast of the city's best improvisers create shows that are never seen before and will never be seen again at every performance.
8:30 p.m.
Asteroid! and Davenger
10:00 p.m.
King Friday and Hot Dish
Jason Grimley’s Improv 101 Class Graduation Show
Date: Sunday, August 12, 2012
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: Shubin Theater, 407 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1526
Come see students graduating from Improv 101 at the PHIT Training Center!
Mike Marbach’s Improv 301 Class Graduation Show
Date: Sunday, August 12, 2012
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: Shubin Theater, 407 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1526
Come see students graduating from Improv 301 at the PHIT Training Center!
Improv Comedy:
The Dean’s present “Hot For Teacher”
Date: Sunday, August 12, 2012
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Shubin Theater, 407 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1526
Founded in 2005, Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) delivers the best alternative comedy in the tri-state area including improv, sketch and stand-up. Presenting over 300 performances a year, PHIT has found its home at The Shubin Theatre where comedy fans can find a wide variety of shows two weeks out of every month. In addition to its regular schedule, PHIT has produced dozens of shows for the Philly Fringe Festival and feature presentations with well-known comedians that include Matt Besser (Upright Citizens Brigade), Paul F. Tompkins (Mr. Show, Best Week Ever with Paul F. Tompkins) and Scott Adsit (30 Rock). PHIT’s Training Center is the largest of its kind between New York and Chicago offering extensive training in improv, sketch comedy, stand-up and storytelling for students of all ages and experience. Students and instructors from PHIT have gone on to perform on stages all over the country, become published authors, and even writers and performers for TV shows like America’s Got Talent, Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, Saturday Night Live, Two and a Half Men, Raising Hope and numerous other shows on CBS, FOX, MTV, NBC, and VH1.
www.phillyimprovtheater.com
http://www.facebook.com/phitcomedy
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