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
  • Broken Clock- September 21
    • Oktoberfest
  • Padraigs – October 7
    • Spooky Theme!
      
• Jesters Comedy Improv
  • Torg Brewery – September 25
  • Nine Mile Brewing – September 26
  • Cinema Grill – October 8
  • Torg Brewery – October 30
    

• Cyn City Tours
  • Gangsterland Walking Tours
    • Downtown St Paul – Saturdays
    • Grand Ave St Paul – Sundays
    • Ghosts & Gables Summit Ave
    • Union Depot Ghost Tour
      • September 18 & 19
        
• ComedySportz Twin Cities
  • ComedySportz Match
    • Strike Theater
      • September 12 & 26
    • Northern Stars Center
      • October 3
        
• Clover Club Jazz
  • Finnish Bistro Coffee & Cafe
    • December 4

Save this as a valuable resource for your next outing! Want your upcoming event featured here? Let us know!

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 September 21. Tickets available at the door, or in advance at Eventbrite.

This show only! If you show proof of attendance at Broken Clock’s Clocktoberfest you get into this show for free!

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 September 2 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:
September 25 – Torg Brewery
September 28 – Nine Mile Brewing
October 6 – New Hope Cinema Grill
October 30 – 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!

​Upcoming shows are Saturday September 26 at Strike Theater and October 3 at Northern Starz Center for Performing Arts. Shows start at 7:30. Get tickets and learn more on their website!

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 September 24 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.

Celebrate Octoberfest this year at Broken Clock. Two days of live music, games, food, vendors, and fun.

The Details:

When: September 18th & 19th

Cost: $5 in advance, $10 at the door gets entrance to both days!

Come hang out, have a beer, eat some food, play some games, and meet some great people.

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 still going into the fall.

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:

• Finnish Bistro Coffee & Cafe
  • Friday December 4

Frogtown Arts Fest

Frogtown Arts Fest is happening on September 19, and 825 Arts is at the center of it all!

This annual outdoor festival is taking over the block to celebrate the talents and cultures of Saint Paul’s Frogtown and Rondo neighborhood. Over 500 community members attend this event, which will be on September 19th 2026. Featuring arts from around the world, food trucks, and civic engagement opportunities, this event is free to attend for all of our community! Presented in collaboration with the Frogtown Neighborhood Association.

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

In this month’s video, John Cleese discusses the fear of making a mistake, and how it can paralyze even the most seasoned professional.

Even though most of us at FVI have been doing this for a lot of years, we still occasionally struggle with fear creeping in. We maintain an environment within the troupe that nothing we do is “wrong”, so there’s nothing to be afraid of.

Like Mr. Cleese says in this video, “You cannot be playful if you’re frightened that moving in some direction will be wrong.”

This is wonderfully freeing, both on stage and off.

I hope you can find motivation to apply this in your life as well. Fear of danger is healthy, fear of fun is paralyzing.