Character Night
Named one of the Best Character Shows in New York City, Character Night is a one hour showcase of original characters, impressions, and bits featuring some of the most driven, imaginative, and funny performers here in NYC.
Quicksand Opening for The Good Time
Quicksand (Julia Schroeder and James Quesada) open for one of their favs, The Good Time.
Duo Night @ Grove 34
James Quesada & Julia Schroeder bring you a night of comedy featuring NYC's funniest improv duos.
Hosts and Headliners "Quicksand" (James Quesada & Julia Schroeder)
James & Julia are a couple IRL (brag) and a seasoned duo on stage (BRAG!). Their brand of improv has been called ‘child-like pure play’ and ‘joyfully absurd’. Individually, they have appeared on The Tonight Show, the DC Universe, and Peacock, and all of the hottest comedy stages in NYC. As a duo, they have been featured in comedy festivals all over the country including LA, Chicago, Detroit, Denver, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and many more!
FEATURED DUOS
Raul Maghiar & Brian Skellenger
Levi Penley & Carl Thompson
Ilan Kaplan & Gavin Kaplan
Facebook Marketplace Live
Calling All Thrifters! Win free stuff at NYC's funniest comedy show.
Facebook Marketplace Live!: The Game Show showcases NYC's funniest comedians as they battle it out in a series of Facebook Marketplace-inspired improv games for the title of King of Sh*t. Think Whose Line Is It Anyway? meets American Idol meets Craigslist! This is a comedy show like no other.
Audience members play to win too! Get up on stage and answer riveting Facebook Marketplace questions with our hysterical audience games. Past audience prizes include a mini rice cooker, a vintage TV Guide, and a mannequin head.
In true Stooping NYC spirit, no one leaves empty-handed. Everyone's welcome to take home as many free goodies as they want from the Buy Nothing Table.
Featuring: Lanee' Sanders (The Daily Show) Julia Schroeder (Jimmy Fallon) Ben Wasserman (Vulture) Kalynn Chambers (Second City) Nick Kanellis (Magnet Theater) Shem Pennant (UCB) Arielle Dundas (Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
Hosted by Amanda Melhuish (Reductress) and Virginia Dickens (The Onion).
Previous lineups feature comedians from Saturday Night Live, Netflix is a Joke, HBO, The Daily Show, A Black Lady Sketch Show, Comedy Central, The Simpsons, Oh Mary!, Second City, Abolish Everything, Raaatscraps, Brooklyn Comedy Collective, Upright Citizens Brigade, The Problem with Jon Stewart, Cosmopolitan, Reductress, The Onion, New York Comedy Festival, Vulture, New York Queer Comedy Festival, Knockouts Women's Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest, and so much more.
The Improv Draft
An unruly bunch of improvisers have been randomly drafted onto teams to perform a night of long-form improv comedy. Everything is unscripted, made up on the spot, and inspired by suggestions from the audience.
Host team: Julia Schroeder, Rachel Bouton, Raul Maghiar, Patrick Williams, Leia Gibbard, James Quesada
Damn Good Improv
A really damn good improv show.
Ft. The Good Time
and your hosts: James Quesada, Tim Martin, Julia Schroeder
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Quicksand @ The Detroit Improv Festival
They’re comin home!!!! Quicksand returns to DIF, their fav festival on planet E.
James Quesada & Julia Schroeder are a couple IRL (brag) and a seasoned duo on stage (BRAG!). As Quicksand, their blend of improv and clown has been called ‘child-like pure play’ and ‘joyfully absurd’. They have performed in festivals all over the country, including NYC, Detroit, Omaha, Providence, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Baltimore, and Chicago.
Snow Day @ Detroit Improv Festival
A mashup of your favorite group of misfits from across north america will band together to improvise one single set. Call in, it’s a snow day
VHS Detroit Presents: Tapes Only
Julia is a guest panelist at the iconic VHS Detroit live show. Come for the movie stay for the bits
Quicksand @ RISE Comedy Festival
Quicksand (Julia Schroeder & James Quesada) are a couple IRL (brag) and a seasoned duo on stage (BRAG!). As Quicksand, their blend of improv and clown has been called ‘child-like pure play’ and ‘joyfully absurd’. They have performed in festivals all over the country including NYC, Detroit, Omaha, Providence, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Baltimore, and Chicago.
Fun By Design
The Only Professional Interior Design and Architecture Game Show!
Julia will do a character in the vein of historical architecture, inspired by the audience and the June show’s content ooh baby
The Improv Draft
Welcome to The Improv Draft! An unruly bunch of improvisers have been randomly drafted onto teams to perform a night of long-form improv comedy. Everything is unscripted, made up on the spot, and inspired by suggestions from the audience.
Join us on Sunday, June 29th, 2024 at 7:00 PM.
HOSTED BY:
James Quesada
Julia Schroeder
Raul Maghiar
Leia Gibbard
Rachel Bouton
Patrick Williams
Character Night
Named one of the Best Character Shows in New York City, Character Night is a one hour showcase of original characters, impressions, and bits featuring some of the most driven, imaginative, and funny performers here in NYC.
Quicksand @ Indie Showcase
Quicksand: The Improv Duo (Julia Schroeder and James Quesada) are a real life couple which is unheard of. Their improv style is crazy sexy cool with committed acting, impulsive organic edits, and meta clown influences. Worth seeing at 10:30 on a sat night many people say
Swiftie 101
Are you a life-long (live) Swiftie with a 13 drawn on your hand? Or are you someone dipping your toes in The Lakes of the 18 years worth of lore of today’s biggest pop superstar? Either way, this show is for you! We will ̶i̶n̶i̶t̶i̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶i̶n̶t̶o̶ ̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶c̶u̶l̶t̶ introduce you to the inside jokes of our fandom with educational segments leading into Taylor-themed sketches spanning topics from Jake Gyllenhaal’s scarf to the Eras Tour.
Duo Night
James Quesada & Julia Schroeder bring you a night of completely unscripted comedy with a lineup of improv duos.
HOST AND HEADLINER:
QUICKSAND (James Quesada & Julia Schroeder)
James & Julia are a couple IRL (brag) and a seasoned duo on stage (BRAG!). As Quicksand, their blend of improv and clown has been called ‘child-like pure play’ and ‘joyfully absurd’. They have performed together in festivals all over the country including NYC, LA, Detroit, Chicago, Omaha, Providence, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Baltimore.
The Improv Draft
An unruly bunch of improvisers are randomly drafted onto teams to perform completely unscripted comedy. Your host team however…is and always will be…your host team.
JOIN US FOR OUR ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW!!!!
SCORE
Comedian and cinephile Emmy Harrington presents a blockbuster evening where film, comedy, and dance collide. NYC's sharpest cultural voices take the stage to discuss classic cinema and popcorn pleasers as Emmy Harrington (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) brings each film’s score to life THROUGH DANCE. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You'll never hear the words Hans Zimmer the same way again.
Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Films:
JURASSIC PARK.
SPEED.
LAST OF THE MOHICANS.
THELMA & LOUISE
Featuring:
Alexis Gay (The New Yorker) @alexisisgay
Billy Soco (Second City) @bsoco
Jess Camacho (Anonymous Content) @jesscamacho
Julia Schroeder (Sounds Funny Radio) @juliaeschroeder
Hosted by
Jimmy Schatz (Orange Is the New Black) @jimmyschatzisfunny
Emmy Harrington (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) @theemmyharrington
Duo Night
James Quesada & Julia Schroeder bring you a night of completely unscripted comedy featuring a lineup of improv duos.
Time to Kill Sketch Show
Art House Productions & Jersey City Comedy Collective present
Jersey City Laughs
A Variety Show Like No Other
Join us for an unforgettable evening at Jersey City's only Variety Night—the perfect way to unwind, share some laughs, and make memories. We’ve lined up an incredible mix of improv, stand-up, characters, and sketch comedy to keep you on your toes and laughing all night long.
“Time to Kill: A Sketch Comedy Show!” features writers and producers at "The Daily Show", "The Tonight Show!” It’s a night packed with sketches, musical numbers, and celebrity impressions. This show is like watching an episode of your favorite sketch comedy TV show, but it’s LIVE in a theater in your city…but much more unhinged.
Time Out NY named this Time to Kill’s show as "one of the best things to do in NYC" and the NY Times recommended it as "What to Do in NYC." The team has also taken their talents to other cities at SF Sketchfest, DC SketchFest, Hudson Valley Comedy Festival (headliners), and NY Comedy Festival.
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Two Improv Teams Fight for the Future!
Julia’s coed soccer team (of mostly improvisers) leave their competitive bloodlust on the field, only to pick it up and bring it to the stage. They’re entering UCB’s most intense improv competition—Cagematch—to definitively see if they are better improvisers than they are soccer players. One thing is for sure: they’re still at risk for injury
The Improv Draft
Welcome to The Improv Draft! An unruly bunch of improvisers have been randomly drafted onto teams to perform a night of long-form improv comedy. Everything is unscripted, made up on the spot, and inspired by suggestions from the audience.
Time To Kill @ DC Sketch Fest
DC Sketchfest is DC's only sketch comedy festival and features 36 comedy troupes from the US and Canada for four days only, March 26-29, at The DC Arts Center. DC Sketchfest is organized by the DC sketch comedy community and founded by Bad Medicine and Rails Comedy.
TIME TO KILL:
Writers and producers at The Daily Show, The Tonight Show, and more of the best comedians in New York City come together for Time to Kill: A Sketch Comedy Show — with each performance packed with sketches, musical numbers, celebrity impressions, and more! If I Think You Should Leave’s Tim Robinson had octuplets, it would be the cast of “Time to Kill.” One thing they all have in common? They KILL it onstage.
Time to Kill was recently rec'd by Time Out NY as ""one of the best things to do in NYC"" and the NY Times just rec'd the show as ""What to Do in NYC."" The team's live sketch comedy credits include: 2024 SF Sketchfest, 2023 NY SketchFest (headliners), 2024 Hudson Valley Comedy Festival (headliners), and 2023 NY Comedy Festival. Members of Time to Kill performed their original sketches on NBC’s comedy series Bring the Funny across several episodes with Kenan Thompson, Chrissy Teigen, Amanda Seales, and Jeff Foxworthy.
Duo Night
James Quesada & Julia Schroeder bring you a night of comedy and entertainment featuring improv duos and musical guest Sistersign.
Character Night
Named one of the best character shows in NYC and consistently picked up by TimeOut New York, Character Night is a one hour showcase of original characters, impressions, and bits featuring some of the most driven, imaginative, and funny performers here in NYC.
The Assignment
Tired of the Harold? Seen a million Spokanes? At The Assignment, expert improvisers are challenged to perform insane improv forms invented by hosts Bill DiPiero and Paris Adkins. Maybe it’ll be a Reverse Slacker, or a Purgatory LaRonde, or the Human Donkey (what’s that? we don’t know… yet). Come back each month to see their latest creation.
Looper (Opening for The Good Time)
Looper is an improv show unlike any other. Performers improvise a scene based on a suggestion, and then repeat that scene over and over for the rest of the show. Opening for epic The Good Time
Fun By Design
Whether you're an architect, designer, or the Chief Creative Officer of Your Apartment you will love to experience the only interior design game show: Fun By Design.
Hosted by Laura Fabius (Interior Designer and comedian... if you can believe) & featuring pro's from AD100 companies & more - this game show will put two designers head to head in challenges testing everything from speed CAD to identifying the furniture in your favorite TV shows. And for the non-design-professionals in the audience, bring your problems because we will have designers solve them on the spot! It will be FUN!
Character Night
Named one of the best character shows in NYC and consistently picked up by TimeOut New York, Character Night is a one hour showcase of original characters, impressions, and bits featuring some of the most driven, imaginative, and funny performers here in NYC.