Fantastic Voyage Improv

Upcoming Events

This is just a snippet of what’s going on around the community. Keep reading for more information! Do you have an event you want featured here? Email us the details!

• Fantastic Voyage Improv
  • Flying V – May 15
    • Birthday Show!
  • Broken Clock – May 18
    • Road Trip Show!
  • Padraigs – June 3
    • School’s Out!
      
• Jesters Comedy Improv
  • Cinema Grill – May 14
  • Railwerks – May 30
  • Cinema Grill – June 11
  • Torg Brewery – June 26
    
• Good Camel Comedy
  • Lush – May 23
  • Bryant Lake Bowl – June 3

• Cyn City Tours
  • Gangsterland Walking Tours
    • May 16
    • May 23
    • May 30
    • June 13
      
• ComedySportz Twin Cities
  • Improvised Law & Order
    • Strike Theater – May 22
  • ComedySportz Match
    • Strike Theater – May 23 & June 13
      
• Clover Club Jazz
  • Troubadour Wine Bar
    • June 13
    • July 17
  • Finnish Bistro Coffee & Cafe
    • June 5
    • Sep 4

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We’re excited to announce a new run of shows at a fun new venue!

Fantastic Voyage Improv will be bringing UnProv to their stage, which normally hosts rocking musical acts. We’re really excited about these shows, and hope to see you there!

$10 gets you 90 minutes of improvised comedy. Patreon discounts apply! Doors open at 6:30 for a 7pm show.

Please note the Flying V is a straight-edge venue, therefore no alcohol, drugs, smoking, or vaping is allowed on the premesis

Our next Flying V show is Friday May 15. Tickets available at the door, or in advance at Eventbrite.

Facebook event link

FVI at Broken Clock Brewing

Fantastic Voyage Improv brings UnProv to the B-Side Lounge at Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative in Minneapolis the third Monday of the month. Tickets are just $10 ($5 for our Patreon Supporters and Broken Clock members). Doors open at 6:30 for a 7pm show.

Our next Broken Clock show is Monday May 18. Tickets available at the door, or in advance at Eventbrite.

Look, we get it. Mondays are hard. Let’s make them less hard by laughing together!

Facebook Event Link

FVI at Padraigs Brewing!

Our next show at Padraig’s Brewing is on Wednesday June 3 at 7pm!

Fantastic Voyage Improv brings UnProv to the Cellar Event Space at Padraig’s Brewing in Minneapolis the first Wednesday of the month. Tickets are just $10 ($5 for our Patreon Supporters). Doors open at 6:30 for a 7pm show.

Seating is limited so arrive early, or get tickets in advance at Eventbrite.

Facebook Event Link

A great way to support our troupe, other than coming to see our shows, it to become a Patreon supporter.
Your monthly $5 contribution helps us keep our gear in shape, pay advertising and website maintenance costs, and pay our performers for their time and talents.

To say thanks to our supporters, they receive a $5 discount to all FVI ticketed shows! If you come to both shows in a month you’ll get $10 in benefits!
Broken Clock members also get $5 off of our shows there! And you can stack those discounts! That’s right! For those that are both Broken Clock members and Patreon supporters, your admission to Broken Clock shows is… ZERO DOLLARS! We’re just giving it away here!

Most of our shows (barring technical difficulties) get posted to our YouTube channel. However, the Uncensored part of UnProv isn’t always appreciated by YouTube. They like to demonetize channels that swear, but we’re not scared! We don’t have enough subscribers to be monetized in the first place!
Subscribe to our channel and help us get demonetized!

The folks at Jester’s are known for their hilarious improvised short-form comedy shows, but did you know they also produce game shows? Whether it’s the classic Match Game, their own version of the Newlywed Game, or playing Jackbox games, it’s still unscripted, still funny, and you have a chance win fabulous prizes! Check them out soon at Railwerks or Torg.

More upcoming shows:
May 14 – New Hope Cinema Grill
May 22 – Torg Brewery
May 30 – Game Shows at Rail Werks Brewing Depot
June 11 – New Hope Cinema Grill
June 13 – Jackbox Games at Torg Brewery
June 26 – Torg Brewery

Check out their socials for more information!

ComedySportz is improvised comedy played like a sport. Two teams of actors create short games and scenes, based on audience suggestions, to earn points and laughs! This show is rated E for everyone!

​This year they’re expanding their schedule! Every 2nd & 4th Friday and Saturday of the month at Strike Theater. Shows start at 7:30. Get tickets and learn more on their website!

If E-for-everybody shows are more your speed, you can still catch their ComedySportz matches on Saturdays.

If you want to get better at thinking on your feet, explore the more creative side of your brain, or just learn more about how to do improv get in touch with them about their upcoming class schedule! You’ll be glad you did it!

“From gut-busting stand-up to fearless improv and boundary-pushing storytelling, Good Camel Comedy Theater curates events that speak truth to power—through laughter. We spotlight BIPOC artists, queer voices, and bold perspectives that don’t always get a mic in traditional spaces.”

On May 23 they’re hosting the Oasis Laugh Battle at Lush. Watch as some of the best BIPOC comedy minds in the Twin Cities “battle through lightning-fast games, building scenes from nothing and taking big swings in front of a live crowd that can feel the tension rising.”

Can’t make it that night? This unique show runs the 3rd Thursday of every month at Lush.

Learn more and and get tickets at Good Camel’s Website.

Last Action Movie will be performing their original, groundbreaking form where in 40-60 minutes they create an entirely improvised action movie based on YOUR suggestions!

If you’re a fan of action movies and of improv, this is a show you sure don’t want to miss!

Catch them at the Elision Playhouse in Crystal, MN on May 29. The show starts at 7:30!

Learn more at the Facebook Event

It’s Art-A-Whirl time once again! That magical time of year when Northeast Minneapolis shows off it’s artsy side.

From May 15 -17 there are events all over NE Minneapolis ranging from live music, to craft booths, to art demonstrations and interactive events. It’s a fun time every year.

There’s even a handy trolley to help you get around! With a stop right outside Broken Clock, and another just a few blocks from Padraigs it couldn’t be any easier to support our favorite spots!

Start planning your weekend now. Check out the official map at The NEMAA website.

We’re looking forward to seeing around!

On June 6 Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative presents Sound Wave! A full day of live music, food, beer, and fun in their parking lot and in the taproom.

Admission is free! The Twice-A-Day food truck will be serving burgers, fries, tots, chicken strips, fried pickles, and more to keep you fueled up and dancing by the river into the evening.

We’re proud to be on of the sponsors of this great event. We’ll be there volunteering, or just hanging out enjoying the music, food, beer, and fun!

It’s a great reason to stop in, and maybe even become a member! Learn more at the Broken Clock website or in the taproom!

Live music and food trucks every Friday and Saturday night, and great beer every night of the week. Now serving food too!

Padraigs has their Paddy’O all set up and ready for some great live music this summer, and it all kicks off May 15 for Art-A-Whirl.

• Friday May 15
  • Irish Dilpomacy 4:30 – 6:30
  • Big Wood Brass 7:30 – 9:30
• Saturday May 16
  • Grunge Unplugged 1 – 2
  • Art Beagle’s Backup Band 4 – 6:15
  • Shredding Flannel 7 – 9:30

Sweet Lou’s food truck will be serving up great food all weekend. And you know there’s gonna be some cool art to check out and buy!

Live Irish music, fun events, great people.

Visit their events page for more information about the great things going on in the taproom.

An unforgettable stroll along the same downtown Saint Paul streets frequented by infamous 1930’s gangsters! Find out why Saint Paul rolled out the red carpet for the likes of John Dillinger, the Barker Brothers, Alvin Karpis and others…and why Minnesota was so important to the bootlegging industry.

90 minutes of exciting history! Free drawstring bag included! Tours most Saturdays! Fully accessible.

$25 per person

So many great tours to choose from. Check descriptions and get tickets HERE.

Clover Club, the Minneapolis jazz duo featuring vocalist Victoria Temiz and guitarist Carl Johnson, brings a fresh yet authentically jazzy sound to the scene. Their repertoire, deeply rooted in the jazz tradition, echoes the intimate, laid-back style of Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass, with a twist.

Where and when to see them:

• Troubadour Wine Bar
  • Friday June 13
  • Friday July 17
• Finnish Bistro Coffee & Cafe
  • Friday June 5
  • Friday September 4

The Most Happy Fella – June 4 – 7

A waitress finds a love note from a mysterious customer and begins a letter-writing romance. Little does she know the object of her growing love is an aging immigrant wine grower. Fearing rejection, he sends her another man’s photograph. This beautiful story marks the revival of Ten Thousand Thing’s second-ever musical, asking who deserves love and how we come to understand each other.

June 4 & 5 7:30pm
June 6 2pm & 7:30 pm
June 7 2pm

Get tickets HERE

See other shows and more information at the 825 Arts website.

I recently watched this video of two of my favorite comedians working today, John Oliver and Steve Colbert, discussing the nuanced differences between stand-up and improv.

When a stand-up comedian has a rough set they fail alone. When we as a individuals do or say something during a show that doesn’t resonate with the audience quite the way we expect it to, or if the jokes just aren’t coming (which happens sometimes), we know the troupe has our back.

This is known as “bombing”, and it’s a lot easier when you know you’re surrounded by friends who understand what you’re going through, who may have been there, and who know just what to say or do to make you feel better.

This applies to life as well. If you’re ever facing the unknown, afraid to move forward but unable to go back, I hope you have a group of people around you that you love and trust to support you through your successes and through your failures.

And if you don’t have that… maybe you should be friends with more improvisers.