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
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm
Until June 27th!
PG – Some material may not be suitable for some audiences.
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.
Theatresports™
Fridays & Saturdays at 9:30pm
14A – May contain suggestive content and themes.
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 the show we based our whole performance style on for 40 years, so you know the comedy in this show is top notch!
TriviaProv
Wednesdays at 7:30pm
Starting May 6th!
PG – Some material may not be suitable for some audiences.
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!
Blockbuster
Thursdays at 7:30pm
PG – Some material may not be suitable for some audiences.
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 Editions:
April 23rd at 7:30pm
May 28th at 7:30pm
True Story!
Select Tuesdays at 7:30pm
PG – Some material may not be suitable for some audiences.
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!
Spontaneous Combustion
Tuesdays, once a month!
May 12th at 7:30pm
June 16th at 7:30pm
PG – Some material may not be suitable for some audiences.
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!
House Teams Showcase
Select Sundays at 7:30pm
PG – Some material may not be suitable for some audiences.
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!
Guest Production
Slasher?! Vol. IV
Thursday, May 31st at 9:30pm
19+ – May contain some sensitive content regarding horror and potentially sexual themes.
To celebrate Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we’ve got a star-studded cast of wonderful Asian performers to showcase their own take on drag and horror. Join us for an evening of chills, spills, and wildly creative thrills as these monsters of drag take you on the ride of a lifetime!
Hosted by the perpetually tolerated drag king Vincent Rice.
Guest Production
Fistful of Crime
Thursday, June 4th at 9:30pm
14A – May include suggestive language and/or scenes.
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!
Pride Race
Thursday, June 18th at 7:30pm
14A – May include suggestive language and/or scenes.
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!
TheatreSports: Totally Ref’d Up
June 12th – July 18th – See schedule for showtimes
PG – Some material may not be suitable for some audiences.
The crowd’s biggest laughs and highest scores decide the winner!
In Theatresports: Totally Ref’d Up, 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!
Will it be a shutout or a buzzer-beater finish? There’s only one way to find out.
Get your game on with this limited-time version of Vancouver’s live comedy institution!
Father’s Day Matinee
Sunday, June 21st at 2:00pm
PG – Some material may not be suitable for some audiences.
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!
Canada ‘Eh Show
Tuesday, July 1st at 7:00pm
PG – Some material may not be suitable for some audiences.
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!
Presented in partnership with The Georgia Straight
I Saw You:
April Fools’ Edition
Wednesday, April 1st at 7:30pm
18A – Adult content and mature themes.
A show based on the hopeful notes and letters of potential loves who shared lingering glances on public transit or flirtatious smiles while pretending to listen to their friend at a coffee date! This show will explore close calls, chance encounters and fateful rendezvous with inspiration from the hopeful romantics who have written into the I Saw You column of the Georgia Straight, believing that fate might just lead them back to their special someone.
Blockbuster: Musical Edition
Thursday, March 19th at 7:30pm
PG – Some material may be too musical for some audiences.
Get ready for a very special Blockbuster – an all-musical edition! 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!
Theatresports™
Unhinged
Fridays & Saturdays at 9:30pm
Until April 4th!
14A – May contain suggestive content and themes.
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!
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!
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.