Shows
Check out The Improv Centre’s hilarious comedy shows!
Our bar and lounge opens 1 hour before first showtime. As we are a licensed facility, people under the age of 19 are required to be accompanied by an adult or guardian, regardless of a show’s rating.
Shows run 90 minutes long and include a 15-minute intermission, unless otherwise specified.
Exploration Blank
Until June 27th!
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm
Join a rotating, rag-tag crew of space explorers in an entirely improvised intergalactic romp! From charting undiscovered star systems to being captured by alien civilizations, this out-of-this-world comedy show will be an entirely new adventure every night. The only two things you can expect? The unexpected, AND laughter of cosmic proportions!
Content Warnings: This show contains loud noises, strobing lights, smoke/fog effects, and other stage effects.
🌶️🌶️ – Best for audiences age 8 and up.
Theatresports: Totally Ref’d Up
Fridays & Saturdays
See schedule for showtimes
The crowd’s biggest laughs and highest scores decide the winner!
We’re putting the “sport” back into Theatresports! Hosted by a TIC-appointed referee calling every play, expect a 90-minute, high-octane match-up – filled with red cards, record-breaking scores, and championship-level laughs!
Get your game on with this limited-time version of Vancouver’s live comedy institution.
– Best for audiences age 8 and up.
TriviaProv
Wednesdays at 7:30pm
Calling all trivia lovers!We’re mixing two bulletproof nights out – trivia and improv – to bring you TRIVIAPROV! Using your mobile device, you and your fellow audience members will compete in trivia against the performers, and the answers will inspire hilarious improv onstage!
– Best for audiences age 8 and up.
Blockbuster
Thursdays at 7:30pm
Stop scrolling streamer menus for the perfect movie – we’ll make it up for you on the spot! In this show, our improvisers pitch movies off the tops of their heads, and whichever the audience wants to see ! Explore cinematic genres, plotlines and tropes as we watch your choice come to life! Will it be shelved for tax breaks, or will it win the Oscar? Find out!
Special Musical Edition:
June 25th at 7:30pm
Rating: 🌶️🌶️ – Best for audiences age 8 and up.
House Teams Showcase
Select Sundays at 7:30pm
A rotating lineup of this season’s most advanced students showcase their skills. Come out to support these rising stars and enjoy our lowest ticket prices!
Each week, two of our three House Teams will be paired up to make you laugh with their off-the-wall comedy.
This season, you’ll be entertained by two of our three teams: Dirt Cups, Rat Antics, or Duncan!
Tickets are only $10! And happy half-hour prices are in effect all night long!
– Best for audiences age 8 and up.
Spontaneous Combustion
Tuesdays, once a month!
June 16th at 7:30pm
Step into our improv laboratory as Mainstage veterans team up with our House Teams players for a night of unpredictable comedy! Expect a hilarious chain reaction of improv scenes where anything can happen. Witness comedy in its rawest, most reactive form!
Sliding scale tickets are either $10-$15-$20 – you pick how much you pay! And happy half-hour prices are in effect all night long!
– Best for audiences age 8 and up.
Pride Race
Thursday, June 18th at 7:30pm
Get ready for a queer improv extravaganza! Inspired by RuPaul’s Drag Race, watch a cast of our fiercest and funniest as they compete in side-splitting improv challenges, all in to be crowned the next improv superstar.
Whether you’re a die-hard Drag Race fan or just love spontaneous comedy, this show will leave you gooped AND gagged! Grab your best squirrel friends, throw on your sequins, and join us for a joy-filled night celebrating queer stories, love, and the LGBTQIA2S+ community!
Sliding Scale tickets start at just $15 and happy hour prices are in effect all night long!
– Best for teens and up.
Father’s Day Matinee
Sunday, June 21st at 2:00pm
Celebrate fathers and father-figures-alike, with an afternoon of laughter in honour of dads! Dedicated to backyard ball games, bad puns and all things we love most about our role-models, this delightfully dad-inspired show will be fun for the whole family!
– Best for audiences age 8 and up.
True Story!
Tuesdays, once a month & select Saturdays
See schedule for showtimes
There’s nothing wrong with oversharing in public, right? Especially when it fuels incredible comedy! In this show, audience members share true stories – from your office win of the week to the household thorn in your side – and our cast turns them into fast, hilarious improvised scenes.
In the second half, the performers share their own true stories in a classic Armando-style format, sparking even more laughs. Expect heartfelt storytelling, genuine connection, and a reminder that real life can be pretty funny!
🌶️ – Suitable for all audiences.
Guest Production
A Court of Crits and Bits
Thursday, June 25th at 9:30pm
The Fools’ Guild femmes return to the realm of sapphic seduction for a summer adventure!
Bolder, better, and wetter than ever. This spicy romantasy show is back for a very special Pride Month encore. What better way to ring in the summer than a swimsuit special?
This longform improvised narrative disrobes evil spells and fair maidens alike… and you decide who gets with who!
🌶️ – 19+ only. No minors allowed.
Theatresports™
Returning July 24th!
Fridays & Saturdays
Two teams of highly skilled improv comedians vie for the laughs and support of audience judges. A high-energy, fast-paced and good-natured competition that will leave you wanting more.
It’s Vancouver’s longest running show for over 45 years, so you can bet the comedy in this show is top notch!
– Best for teens and up.
Guest Production
The Rhinestone Rainbow Standard
Sunday, July 5th at 7:00pm
Celebrate Pride with an unforgettable evening of drag, live music, comedy, burlesque, and dazzling variety entertainment – all in support of a great cause.
During pre-show and Intermission, you can browse a selection of handcrafted artisan goods from local vendors and makers, many of whom have also generously donated unique items for our charity raffle. Don’t miss your chance to take home something special while supporting an important cause.
🌶️ – 19+ only. No minors allowed.
Canada Day Show
Wednesday, July 1st at 7:30pm
Inspired by experiences of locals and visitors alike, join us as we honour our favourite bits and pieces of Canada! Let’s celebrate our wonderful, scenic and friendly country together with an evening of laughter!
– Best for audiences age 8 and up.
TIC Summer Games
Select weekend matinees this summer!
Sat. July 11 | Sat. Aug. 8 | Sun. Aug. 23 at 2:00pm
This summer we’re hosting the TIC Summer Games – where two teams of improvisers compete in a series of high-energy improv challenges that the whole family will love. And after 90-minutes of laughing in some cool A/C, you’ll be ready to head back out for some fun in the sun!
🌶️ – Suitable for all audiences.
Blockbuster: Musical Edition
Thursday, June 25th at 7:30pm
Get ready for a very special all-musical edition of Blockbuster! Our performers pitch brand new musicals that have never been seen (or heard) before, and it’s up to you to decide which you want to see!
Our performers will have musical accompaniment the entire show, provided by esteemed musical improviser, Peter Abando!
We’d say you’ll be singing along, but we don’t know the lyrics yet!
– Best for audiences age 8 and up.
Theatresports™
Unhinged
Returning July 3rd!
Fridays & Saturdays at 9:30pm
Come join us for a twisted take on the classic format! See the unexpected become the norm, and the forbidden become fair game! If you’re a fan of our regular Theatresports™ shows, get ready to have your funny bones broken with Theatresports™ Unhinged!
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ – Best for older teens and adults.
Guest Presentation:
Duck Duck Moose
Thursday, April 30th at 9:30pm
14A – May contain suggestive content and themes.
After taking the 2025 Vancouver Fringe Festival by storm, the hit show is back for ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Inspired by Netflix’s Squid Game series, this live and fully improvised comedy show throws a fearless cast into a wildly unpredictable world where the stakes are sky-high and the surprises never stop!
And get this – one lucky audience member will be pulled into the action as the hero of the night! Will they rise to the occasion? Will they make it to the end? There’s only one way to find out!
Mother’s Day Matinee
Sunday, May 10th at 2:00pm
PG – Some material may not be suitable for some audiences.
Join us for a special Mother’s Day Matinee! Arrive early to explore Granville Island’s Public Market, share drinks on our waterfront patio, then sit back and enjoy 90 minutes of mom-tastic improv comedy that the whole family will love!
Guest Production
Fistful of Crime
Thursday, June 4th at 9:30pm
Dive headfirst into the seedy underworld of triads, violence, and all the dumplings you can eat!
In this renowned, one-of-a-kind improv show, you’ll experience all the hallmarks of ‘80s and ‘90s Hong Kong gangster cinema, reimagined and remixed on-the-spot by Vancouver’s premiere East Asian improv group, Fistful of Kicks!
See a show that’s equal parts drama and comedy, exploring characters caught between the criminal world and polite society, stretched thin between their gang allegiances and their family bonds… all created entirely on the spot based on a single word from the audience!
Embrace your inner gangster at Fistful of Crime!
– Best for teens and up. (14A)
Ticket Prices
Pricing at our shows is easy as pie – it all comes down to the day of the week you’d like to attend and where you’d like to sit.
In case you’re wondering, we hold accessible seating at every show. We’re happy to offer $5 discounts on regular priced seats for students with valid ID & seniors aged 65+.
Sundays / Tuesdays
Sunday is our most cost effective night – sit wherever you like for $10!
Tuesday is Sliding Scale pricing: sit wherever you like and you pay whatever you can from $10, $15, or $20 per ticket.
Wednesdays / Thursdays
For the middle of the week, get your laughs for middle range pricing:
Theatre seats: $20.00
Bench seats: $23.00
Table seats: $25.00
Fridays / Saturdays
It’s the weekend, baby! The dollar per laugh ratio is going to heavily lean in your favour.
Theatre seats: $31.50
Bench seats: $34.50
Table seats: $38.50
Taxes and ticket fees included in above prices. Pricing of special shows and co-presentations vary and may differ from these posted rates.
To purchase tickets, visit or call our Box Office at 604 738 7013,
or buy online!
Theatresports™ was created (©) by Keith Johnstone and is a trademark of International Theatresports™ Institute, registered in the U.S.A., Canada and other countries. All Rights Reserved. Production rights are exclusively managed by the International Theatresports™ Institute.