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OKC Improv Founded in Oklahoma City
OKC Improv was founded in 2009 in Oklahoma City, establishing the Plaza District venue that would become Oklahoma's primary improv showcase and teaching institution. Founded in 2009, the organization serves as Oklahoma's premier improv showcase and teaching institution, working with more than thirty local improv performance groups and offering eight-week class sessions.
Jackalope Comedy Theater Founded in Tulsa
Jackalope Comedy Theater opened in 2013 in Midtown Tulsa at 3406 South Yale Avenue, establishing a dedicated improv and comedy venue in Oklahoma's second city. The intimate 40-seat theater presents weekly improv, sketch, and collaborative comedy shows and offers improv, storytelling, and sketch comedy classes for a Tulsa community served by no other dedicated comedy venue.
Third Space Tulsa Founded in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Third Space Tulsa was founded in May 2022 through the Third Space Society nonprofit in Tulsa, Oklahoma, combining improv comedy with mental health and community wellness programming. The organization uses improv comedy as a tool for mental health and community connection, offering shows, workshops, and programs that combine comedy with therapeutic principles.
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The Improv Archive. (2026). Oklahoma. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://improvarchive.org/locales/north-america/united-states/oklahoma
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