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Improv Collective Since 2012, The Improv Collective has been an opportunity for creative minds in Orange County to perform improv comedy and other aspects of performance art

Since 2012, The Improv Collective has been an opportunity for creative minds in Orange County to demonstrate and develop their talents in writing, directing, and performing. We are a family of like-minded individuals who desire to showcase every aspect of the creative process in a safe and fun environment. We depict all spectrums of the performing arts with our professional ensemble, including improvised scenes, sketch comedy, and live adaptations. We also do open mic nights, art shows, poetry nights, challenge shows, and other events in which anyone can volunteer to show off their talents in our scheduled events. With such a wide range of offerings, we are confident in our ability to put on a show for everyone.

Drop ins this month!7pm on Wednesdays - $10 - 20 student capWith drop ins selling out frequently, we recommend coming 15...
11/04/2026

Drop ins this month!

7pm on Wednesdays - $10 - 20 student cap

With drop ins selling out frequently, we recommend coming 15 mins early, and you are ALWAYS welcome to stay and observe even if you don't make the first 20.

Our Saturday Night Lineup - November 7th!9:30 PM - One Night StandThe Improv Collective presents our flagship show: The ...
11/02/2026

Our Saturday Night Lineup - November 7th!

9:30 PM - One Night Stand

The Improv Collective presents our flagship show: The One Night Stand! We curate a team of experienced players from throughout Orange County to come together for ONE NIGHT ONLY.

Come to laugh. Come to make memories. Come to enjoy yourself... But don't come expecting a second date. 😉

This night's One Night Stand will be movie-themed! Lights, camera, laughter!

10:30 PM - Laughing Matters

Big characters, fun games, and talented performers! Join Laughing Matters for a short-form improv preview show as we launch our outreach team, with a mission to bring smiles and laughter to senior centers around Orange County.

$5 gets you in for the whole night!

Our Friday Night Shows! - November 6th9:30 PM - Teacher's LoungeStart the night with Teacher's Lounge, an improv comedy ...
11/02/2026

Our Friday Night Shows! - November 6th

9:30 PM - Teacher's Lounge

Start the night with Teacher's Lounge, an improv comedy show featuring our improv instructors at the Collective. Scenes are inspired by a new special guest monologist every month. You'll laugh and hey, maybe you'll even learn a thing or two!

This month's guest is Alex Herrera! Alex is a member of one of OC's longest-running improv teams, The Lobby Improv. He has an extensive background in theater, improv, and sports journalism. Alex spends his free time with his children and lovely wife, and rooting for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

10:30 PM - Twin Birthdays (Jaye's Birthday Show!)

Diane, for my birthday I'm putting together a short-form improv show with quirks and themes based on David Lynch's masterpiece 'Twin Peaks. Watch players hide secrets, speak with logs, and eat cherry pie that'll kill you. Oh, and one more thing Diane, the owls are not what they seem.

$5 gets you in for the whole night!

This Friday! A comedy packed double header!9:30 PMStaring with Mom & Dad Are Fighting AgainMom and Dad are Fighting Agai...
10/26/2026

This Friday! A comedy packed double header!

9:30 PM

Staring with Mom & Dad Are Fighting Again

Mom and Dad are Fighting Again takes songs you suggest and uses them to run from our problems and inspire scenes! One of our friends said "At first I didn't understand what was happening, but once I did, I liked it." Maybe you will be inspired to say word...

Followed by Copyright Some Noise! Oops! All Joeys Edition

Come see a live taping of an improv show legally distinct from Make Some Noise! Three comedians will act out bizarre prompts, be awarded arbitrary points, and try their best to win the Golden Microphone.

This show's special guests are all named "Joey"! Featuring Joey Shope, Joey Hernandez, and Joie LaRiviere!

No shows Saturday night this week, so come hang out with us Friday for a little music, a little chaos, and a whole lot of laughs (and Joeys)!

This Saturday: Halloween Night of Improv!Two Halloween-themed shows, spooky treats, and an improvised dramedy to close o...
10/20/2026

This Saturday: Halloween Night of Improv!

Two Halloween-themed shows, spooky treats, and an improvised dramedy to close out the night. All three shows for just $10!

8:00 PM - Hogwash: A Halloween Azkaban Special

Forget Hogwarts. This Halloween, we're heading to Azkaban! Join our newest inmate as they navigate life behind bars alongside a colorful cast of prisoners, guards, dementors, and other questionable characters. What could possibly go wrong?

And don't forget to check out our Halloween-themed food and drinks, featuring skull drinks and black velvet cupcakes with shiv wands!

9:30 PM - Murder? I Hardly Know Her: Halloween Special

It's murder, mystery, and Halloween mayhem! Murder? I Hardly Know Her is a short-form improv murder mystery where 8 improvisers create a town, build characters, play a series of games, and people start mysteriously dying.

With Halloween costumes and spooky festivities, can you figure out who the two murderers hiding in the cast are?

10:30 PM - 5 More Minutes

5 More Minutes is an improvised dramedy that all takes place in one scene. The performers will use an audience suggestion to follow characters who will never be the same after tonight, leaving the audience wanting just a little more time.

Come spend your Saturday night with us for a little Halloween spirit, a little mystery, and a whole lot of laughs!

This Friday Night! $10 gets you the whole night of romance, drama, horror, and laughs!7:30 PM - Teen Paranormal - A Love...
10/20/2026

This Friday Night! $10 gets you the whole night of romance, drama, horror, and laughs!

7:30 PM - Teen Paranormal - A Lover Story

The finale of their two-episode run!

A Love Story is a fully improvised 90-minute supernatural romance inspired by Twilight, The Vampire Diaries, and the gloriously dramatic world of paranormal teen fiction. Every performance creates a brand-new story filled with forbidden love, ancient magic, dangerous monsters, and the terrible burden of being young, beautiful, and impossibly misunderstood.

When darkness awakens and evil stalks the night, there’s only one force powerful enough to save us all: love.

9:30 PM - Character Witness & Dramatic Affect

Character Witness

Experience moments of a legal case and the world surrounding it! Watch as Character Witness pulls from moments in an improvised legal battle to find out what happened in the past, present, and future! Everything comes out in discovery.

Dramatic Affect

Dramatic Affect will bring you a show of unleashed emotions and thrilling twists! This team of performers will receive a suggestion of a title and bring a colorful cast of characters together to spin a harrowing narrative in front of your very eyes. Be prepared to laugh, cry, and clutch your pearls!

10:30 PM - Horror Movie Show

An improvised horror film where the audience's suggestions determine the types of thrills and kills that shall play out onstage!

This Saturday!7:30 PM - Teen Paranormal - A Lover StoryThe premiere of the two-episode special!A Love Story is a fully i...
10/12/2026

This Saturday!

7:30 PM - Teen Paranormal - A Lover Story

The premiere of the two-episode special!

A Love Story is a fully improvised 90-minute supernatural romance inspired by Twilight, The Vampire Diaries, and the gloriously dramatic world of paranormal teen fiction. Every performance creates a brand-new story filled with forbidden love, ancient magic, dangerous monsters, and the terrible burden of being young, beautiful, and impossibly misunderstood.

When darkness awakens and evil stalks the night, there’s only one force powerful enough to save us all: love.

9:30 PM - L.I.A.M. and Scam Likely

L.I.A.M.

L.I.A.M. is a devised collective of artists, thinkers, movers, and shakers. For thirty balls-to-the-walls minutes, these four capital A actors will present to you, the audience, two monoscenes that you won't want to bring home to Mom. Sit back, don't relax, it's L.I.A.M. time.

Followed by Scam Likely!

Have you ever over-heard a phone and wondered what is happening between those two people and who could possibly be on the other end of the line? With Scam Likely we will show you both sides of the conversation and what happens when the phone call ends. Be ready for anything though, because you never know what someone is doing on the other side of the phone.

$10 gets you in for the whole night of laughs, and maybe even some love.

Our Friday Night Lineup!$10 gets you in for the whole night!8:00 PM - Whose Copyright Is It Anyway? feat. Blaire Wayland...
10/12/2026

Our Friday Night Lineup!

$10 gets you in for the whole night!

8:00 PM - Whose Copyright Is It Anyway? feat. Blaire Wayland

Whose Copyright Is It Anyway? is a return to the classic format of improv that blatantly and directly steals the format of Whose Line Is It Anyway? This team of veteran performers performs the classic Whose Line games with only a fraction of the production value.

9:30 PM - Tan Sedan and Philatelists

Start that block with Tan Sedan. Tan Sedan performs a “pretty flower” and builds a fast-paced comedic world before your eyes.

Followed by Philatelists!

Philatelists is a seasonal improv team that plays a Usual Suspects long-form improv comedy format.

10:30 PM - La Ronde James

La Ronde James uses an adapted take on Arthur Schnitzler’s La Ronde structure, weaving together a web of rich characters and interconnected relationships.

Come join us for a night of laughs and fun!

Our Saturday Night Aftershow!10:30 PM - My Friends Play PretendA documentary-style show where an interview of two odd pe...
10/06/2026

Our Saturday Night Aftershow!

10:30 PM - My Friends Play Pretend

A documentary-style show where an interview of two odd people inspires a series of scenes.

Your ticket gets you in for the whole night, so come early for the 9:30 PM show and stick around for My Friends Play Pretend!

Our Saturday night lineup!9:30 PM - Murder? I Hardly Know HerMurder, I Hardly Know Her is a short-form improv murder mys...
10/05/2026

Our Saturday night lineup!

9:30 PM - Murder? I Hardly Know Her

Murder, I Hardly Know Her is a short-form improv murder mystery where 8 improvisers create a town, build characters, play a series of games, and people start mysteriously dying.

Play along to see if you can find who are the two murderers hiding in the cast.

10:30 PM - My Friends Play Pretend

A documentary-style show where an interview of two odd people inspires a series of scenes.

Come join us for a night of improv, mystery, and mayhem!

Address

1215 Baker Street
Costa Mesa, CA
92627

Opening Hours

Friday 9pm - 11:45pm
Saturday 9pm - 11:45pm

Telephone

+17146407002

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