Improv Companies

Founded in 1996 by Russell Fletcher and Christine Keogh, Impro Melbourne produces improvised theatre performances and training in Melbourne. The company has been a key institution in the Australian improv scene and produces the annual MILFest (Melbourne Impro & Laughs Festival).

A leading French-language improvisational theatre school and performance company in Montreal, offering training programs and public shows.

Founded in 2015 by Terje Brevik, Impro Neuf is Norway's largest improv community, a volunteer-run non-profit at Chateau Neuf offering free weekly beginner workshops, shows, and organising the annual Oslo Impro Festival.

Founded in 1998 in Los Angeles, Impro Theatre specializes in fully improvised plays in the style of specific authors and genres. The company creates unscripted full-length plays in the style of Jane Austen, Anton Chekhov, Shakespeare, and other literary traditions. This genre-specific long-form approach is distinctive in American improvisation.

Bariloche first improv group, active since 2014 and founded by Adrian Marre. Five trained actors; documented 30+ sold-out shows. Covered by Bariloche Opina.

Beirut's pioneering improv theatre company, founded in 2008 by Lucien Bourjeily. Performs at Al Madina Theatre and has been central to developing Lebanon's improv scene.

Founded by Kelly Agathos in 2017, ImproBubble brings English-language improvisation to Brussels. Monthly shows feature world-renowned guest improvisers, and the company offers training and workshops for the international community in Belgium's capital.

One of the pioneering improv troupes in South Africa, ImproGuise performs in Johannesburg and has contributed to the growing South African improv scene through performances and workshops.

Founded in 2004, ImproMafia is Brisbane's premier improvisation company, producing shows and training programs in long-form and short-form improvisation. The company has been a cornerstone of the Queensland improv scene.

Munich's bilingual improv platform offering made-to-order workshops, courses, and shows in English and German. Co-founded by Jodi Pfleghar and partnered with Bake This Improv as Munich's corporate improv school.

ImproNOW! is South Australia's only International TheatreSports™ Institute license holder, presenting Keith Johnstone's TheatreSports™ shows and running improv workshops for schools, clubs, and corporate groups since 2003.

Manchester-based improv and comedy theatre company offering shows, open jams, and structured improv and acting courses at multiple levels. Founded by performer Eji Osigwe.

ImproTas is Hobart's dedicated improv and sketch comedy theatre company, presenting TheatreSports™ shows, acting classes, and school programs across Tasmania.

Founded in 2012 by Menelaos Prokos, ImproVIBE is Greece's first and only dedicated improv comedy theatre school, offering classes and performances in English and Greek as well as applied improv for businesses; it also produces the Mt. Olymprov international improv festival.

An improv school in Lima offering regular theatrical improvisation courses for all levels, running year-round programs that blend theatre technique with improvisation practice.

A Copenhagen-based improv group focused on long-form and ensemble development.

An AI-human collaborative improv show and school based in Prague.

An improv school and company in Sao Paulo's Vila Mariana neighbourhood, directed by Michelle Gallindo, offering regular classes and performances in theatrical improvisation.

One of Buenos Aires' leading improvisational theatre companies. Improcrash has been part of the vibrant Argentine improv scene, which draws on both North American improv traditions and the country's rich theatrical heritage including the influence of Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed.

Frankfurt improv theatre group offering monthly shows at Kellertheater Frankfurt and weekly Wednesday workshops, with monthly Saturday workshops and advanced jams. Active member of the German amateur theatre association.

Tokyo improvisational theater school and performance group, founded 2001. Practices Keith Johnstone-style impro with the motto 'Give your partner a good time.' Produces monthly workshops and irregular shows from its home base in Shibuya. One of Japan's longest-running dedicated impro organizations.

Impromptu Teatro is the oldest theatrical improvisation company in Costa Rica, founded in April 2006 by director Javier Monge and actor-improviser Rolando Salas. The group has performed at festivals in more than 12 countries across Latin America and Europe and organizes the Festival Internacional de Impro Costa Rica.

Impronunciables Impro Teatral Guatemala is a theatrical improvisation company based in Guatemala City that researches, develops, and stages competitive and long-form improv shows. The group has been active since at least 2017.

Founded in 2007, Improspekcije is a Zagreb-based initiative dedicated to developing and promoting improvisation in Croatia, organising workshops, performances, and the annual international Improspections Festival.

A professional improv theatre in Tallinn whose members are working actors from Estonian drama companies, performing in a dedicated 96-seat multifunctional theatre-bar at Põhjala Factory with shows in both Estonian and English.

Founded in 2018 by Andrei Bratu, Improteca is a Bucharest improv theatre, school, and creative lab offering shows, improvisation courses for children and adults, and corporate training across two dedicated venues.

A prominent improv ensemble in Bremen known for their diverse show formats and regular performances.

Louisville's dedicated improv school and performance troupe offering multi-level classes and regular showcase performances.

Improv Asylum is one of Boston's best-known comedy venues, offering long-form and short-form improv shows and a multi-level improv training program in the North End/Bulfinch Triangle area.

Improv Bandits is New Zealand's longest-running improvised comedy troupe, founded in 1997 in Auckland, performing regularly at the Covert Theatre and offering improv workshops and corporate training.

Improv Cincinnati is an award-winning improv comedy theater and acting academy dedicated to lifting spirits and inspiring personal growth through improvisation performance and education.

Yangon improv comedy club founded 2015 by Martin Zdarek. Operated as Yangon's improv performance and workshop venue; likely ceased operations following the February 2021 military coup.

One of India's first dedicated improv comedy groups, Improv Comedy Bangalore has been performing and teaching improvisation in Bangalore since 2014. The group performs both short-form and long-form styles and has helped establish an improv community in South India.

Pune-based improv comedy group running workshops and jam sessions, with over 13,000 Instagram followers.

Founded around 2010, Improv Comedy Copenhagen (ICC) is Denmark's premier English-language improv theatre. The ICC Theatre performs regular shows in Copenhagen and offers training courses, bringing Chicago-style improv to Scandinavia.

Hyderabad-based improv comedy performing group and community organisation, active on Instagram and Facebook.

Pioneers of improvisational theatre in India, bringing Chicago-style improv to Mumbai audiences.

Founded in 2019, Improv Comedy Riga is an English-language improv theatre company producing improvised comedy shows and organising workshops led by international instructors.

A Sioux Falls improv troupe founded in 2018 performing fully unscripted long-form and short-form improv comedy shows driven by audience suggestions.

Honolulu's premier improv collective founded in 2012, offering weekly classes at all levels and weekly shows at the Tiny Stage — a 500 sq ft dedicated performance and class space in Kakaako.

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit established in 2018 as the premier destination for improv classes, workshops, and shows in Cedar Rapids, offering youth camps and adult programming.

Lisbon's primary improvisational theatre organisation, offering open jam sessions, workshops, and courses at multiple levels alongside regular performances.

Arkansas's only weekly improv comedy show, performing continuously for over 20 years and combining scenes, games, music, and formats every Wednesday at Birdies Cabaret in Argenta.

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit improv organization founded in 2019 operating a pay-what-you-can model, offering the Improv Lab course, REMIX performance teams, and open jams.

Manchester-based long-form improv company and school founded by Freya Parker and Paul Foxcroft, offering classes and shows in Greater Manchester.

Prague's central hub for English-language improv, offering weekly drop-in workshops, an advanced workshop series, regular shows, and applied improv corporate training.

Founded in 2015, Improv Speakeasy is Oslo's English-language improv troupe, performing weekly at Chateau Neuf and offering corporate workshops drawing on combined teaching experience among its members.

Founded in 2007 by Anna Preminger, Improv Theater Israel is the leading improvisation ensemble in Israel. The company has been performing comedy plays inspired by audience suggestions since 2009 and serves as the Israeli House of Improvisation.

Founded in 2014 by Cale Bain, Improv Theatre Sydney focuses on long-form Chicago-style improvisation in Sydney. Bain brought extensive training from the American improv tradition to establish a Harold-based training program and performance venue in Australia.

Founded in 2015 by artistic director Dóra Jóhannsdóttir, Improv Ísland is Iceland's first and only long-form improv theatre company, performing weekly English-language shows at Tjarnarbíó in Reykjavik.

ImprovAcadia is a Maine-based professional improv company that has operated since 2004, first in Bar Harbor and later through collaborations elsewhere in the state.

Founded in 1982, ImprovBoston was New England's largest and longest-running improvisational comedy theatre and school. Based in Central Square, Cambridge, the theatre operated multiple stages and a comprehensive training program. ImprovBoston permanently closed in 2023 after over 40 years of operation.

A dedicated musical improv theater in Provo founded in 2014, combining improvisation, comedy, and musical theater with shows Fridays and Saturdays plus monthly class programs.

Berlin improv, theatre, and standup comedy school offering 8-week courses with weekly sessions culminating in a class show, in a fun and nurturing environment.

Founded in 2014, Improvidence is a dedicated improvisation theatre and school in Lyon, France. It is one of the few permanent improv venues in France and has contributed to the growth of French-language long-form improvisation.

One of three successor companies formed after The Committee disbanded in 1972. Historically significant as the only post-Committee group to continue performing Del Close's Harold format above a Sav-On drugstore at 149 Powell Street — preserving the long-form improv tradition that would later resurface at ImprovOlympic in Chicago.

The original Improvisation Olympics, created by David Shepherd and Howard Jerome Gomberg in 1972 at the Space for Innovative Development near Madison Square Garden. Featured ten competitive improv events highlighting character, emotion, pantomime, storytelling, and physical performance. The New York format failed to gain traction; Shepherd refined it in Toronto in 1974 before Charna Halpern revived the concept in Chicago in 1981 as ImprovOlympic — the direct ancestor of iO Theater.

Founded in 2008, Improvisneyland is Romania's longest-running improv theatre group, with over 800 shows performed at the National Theatre Bucharest. It also operates the Improv Academy training programme with over 1,000 graduates.

A Central American improvisational theatre company that has performed in major theatres across Venezuela, Costa Rica, Panama, and Chile. Improvisto has helped spread improvisation throughout the Spanish-speaking Americas.

Improvolution is a character-driven improv school founded in 2002 by Holly Mandel, the first female-founded and operated improv school in New York City.

Paraguay primary active improv ensemble, debuting publicly in November 2023. Produces shows, workshops, and jam sessions; hosted the first international improv festival in Paraguay. Instagram-primary presence.

Impulse Theatre is Christchurch's home of long-form improvisation, producing comedic and dramatic shows ranging from musicals to sci-fi and soap operas, and offering weekly adult classes and international masterclasses at Piano in the central city.

Instant Theatre Company is a Vancouver-based longform improv company producing professional comedy shows and training programs since 1994. The company offers improv classes from beginner to advanced and corporate training programs.

The biggest English-language improv community in Vienna, organizing improvisation theater sessions, classes, events, workshops, and shows. Vienna also hosts EUROPROV, Europe's English-language improv comedy festival.

Founded in 2014 by Josh Lenn and Katarina Wahlberg, International Theater Stockholm is an English-language improv company offering weekly shows (Garage Improv Comedy Club) and a 100-student training programme spanning beginner to advanced levels.

Founded in 1998, the International Theatresports Institute (ITI) administers the Theatresports format worldwide. ITI licenses the Theatresports name and format to companies across the globe, maintains quality standards, and organizes international events. The institute is the direct continuation of Keith Johnstone's work in developing competitive improvisation.

A Budapest-based improv company and training centre offering structured Improv Academy courses in English and Hungarian for adults, with a modular curriculum focusing on performance, communication, and self-awareness skills.

J-Town Playhouse is a Jerusalem-based performing arts company founded in 2011, offering comedy and improv shows, acting classes, workshops, and educational theater programs.

Tokyo-based improv teaching practice offering Improv 101, 201, and ongoing Improv Studio drop-in sessions. Founded by Myles McDonough, who trained at ImprovBoston and has coached since 2013.

A comedy venue in Midtown Tulsa's SoBA District focused on improvisational and sketch comedy, founded in 2013 as Comedy Parlor, offering live shows, classes, and annual festivals.

Jakarta-based community improv group hosting regular open mic nights and workshops at The Gunslinger's Hop and other venues. Founded by Lizzie Chan, the club also offers the 'IMPROVing Life' workshop series.

Weekly improv practice group based in the Itaewon/Gyeongridan area of Seoul, founded in 2022. Jam Improv Seoul runs Tuesday evening sessions and has raised funds for local charities including orphanages and flood relief.

Jet City Improv is Seattle's premier improvisational theater and training organization founded in 1992, presenting live audience-interactive shows every weekend and offering improv classes for all levels.

One of Cape Town's most prominent improv troupes, Jittery Citizens perform short-form and long-form improv comedy. They have been active in developing the South African improv scene and perform regularly at Cape Town comedy venues.

Just The Funny is Miami's leading improv, sketch, and stand-up comedy school and theater with a 90-seat mainstage, a cabaret lounge, and a black box theater at 3119 Coral Way.

Kansas City's premier improv comedy company based in Westport, offering regular shows and improv training classes for all levels.

New Delhi-based theatre company and applied improv organisation founded in 2012 by artistic director Varoon P. Anand. Kaivalya Plays includes the CueLess improv team, one of Delhi's first, and produces work spanning short-form performance, mental health improv, and Goethe-Institut-funded productions.

Community improv group serving the Kansai region (Osaka and Kyoto), founded by Joshua Butts (Second City Chicago alumnus). The group holds monthly meetups in parks and community centres and focuses on interactive theatre games and improv open to participants aged 18 and over.

Ankara improv group founded 2018, performing short-form audience-driven improvisation (no scripts, no costumes). Performs regularly at Route Ankara Sahnesi.

A dedicated live comedy theater and school founded in 2021 at Hope Artiste Village, offering improv shows every weekend and a full class curriculum from 101 through 401 levels.

Warsaw's premier comedy club and improv theater, hosting a wide range of improv, stand-up, and literary cabaret.

Seoul-based English-language improv company with documented collaboration with Second City Institute (SCI) on Theatresports programming. Facebook-primary presence.

The first professional Arab improvisation league, founded in Tunis by Nebil Daghsen, Faten Chroudi, and Jamel Chikhaoui. Performs improvisation matches in Arabic featuring two teams, a referee, and audience scoring. Established as part of the 2017 Carthage Theatre Days.

Laugh Index Theatre (LIT), founded in 2014 out of a longform improv team that began in 2010, offers improv, stand-up, and sketch comedy classes in DC along with weekly shows in Adams Morgan including the IMPROV WARS showcase format.

An improv school and training centre in the Chacarita neighbourhood of Buenos Aires offering regular classes at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, as well as public improv jams.

An improv school in Sao Paulo founded by Marco Goncalves, co-creator of Improvavel, offering courses in theatrical improvisation and creativity for actors and non-actors.

Professional theatrical improvisation ensemble (LaMI) based in Rabat, comprising performers from across Morocco. Participated in the World Improvisation Championship in France (2015) and has toured Europe and Morocco with multiple show formats.

Casablanca-based theatrical improvisation company, listed on ImprovWiki as one of Morocco's active improv groups.

Larks Improv Theatre is a community-driven improv company in Singapore offering classes at multiple levels and regular public performances. They are eligible under Singapore's Culture Pass program.

Bozeman's dedicated comedy venue offering improv and stand-up classes for all levels and hosting regular comedy shows Tuesday through Saturday with a full bar.

Sydney and Melbourne's first non-profit improv school and theater, focusing on ensemble-based comedy.