Improvisation in Alabama
Cities
Historical Moments
Shenanigans Comedy Theatre Founded in Huntsville, Alabama
Kimberly Wilson and Jessica Cotton founded Shenanigans Comedy Theatre as a nonprofit in Huntsville, Alabama in 2019, establishing improv and sketch comedy programming in North Alabama.
Dad Company Improv Founded in Mobile, Alabama
Dad Company Improv was founded in Mobile, Alabama in 2020 by four improv performers who are also fathers, specializing in long-form improvised one-act plays.
Chaotic Good Improv Founded in Birmingham, Alabama
Chaotic Good Improv was founded in Birmingham, Alabama in 2020, performing short-form improv shows at the Sidewalk Film Center in the city's arts district.
Faraway Theater Founded in Birmingham
Michael Greene, Jacob Simmons, and Tim Casper, the three members of Birmingham long-form improv group Gladys, founded Faraway Theater in Birmingham, Alabama in 2023, establishing the city's only dedicated improv comedy theatre. The founders brought training from the New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles improv traditions to build Alabama's primary improv institution.
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The Improv Archive. (2026). Alabama. Retrieved March 17, 2026, from https://improvarchive.org/locales/north-america/united-states/alabama
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