The Countdown Improv Festival is the world’s only improv festival exclusively devoted to trio, duo, and solo improv comedy. Come join us and fall in love with improv festivals all over again.

Show Schedule

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

HCC Studio Theatre:

7:00 p.m. ET: The Harmonica John Show (St. Petersburg), Supreme Court Jesters (Orlando), Happy to Be Here (Orlando), Honk & Wave (Tampa)

8:45 p.m. ET: Casey J. Newman (The Villages, Fla.), Gavin Hawk Takes Your Suggestion (St. Petersburg), Kapusta Improv Troupe (Bradenton, Fla.), FLY (Orlando), The Conglomeration (Tampa)

Thursday, August 10, 2023

6:00-6:45 pm: FREE improv jam on the Commodore Stage!
All are welcome to participate, regardless of experience levels!

HCC Studio Theatre:

7:00 p.m. ET: Okay Google (St. Petersburg), Mixed Emojis (Clearwater, Fla.), Nothing to See Here but a Normal Improv Show This Is Fine (Pittsburgh), Ophelia’s Rope (Houston)

8:30 p.m. ET: Ready Set No! (Baltimore), Slashie (Chicago), Matt Walker Just Got the Very Worst News (St. Petersburg), Four First Names (Orlando)

10:05 p.m. ET: Sloogle (St. Louis), FST Improv (Sarasota), Alexander (Jacksonville)

Commodore Stage:

8:30 p.m. ET: Splonge (Sarasota), The Absent-Minded Professor (Pittsburgh), Carpool (Orlando), Countdown Improv Festival Ensemble (Various)

Friday, August 11, 2023

5:00-5:45 pm: FREE improv jam on the Commodore Stage!
All are welcome to participate, regardless of experience levels!

HCC Studio Theatre:

6:00 p.m. ET: With(Drew) (Tampa/Chicago), Screaming Armadillo Comedy Presents: Stories by the Campfire… To Die For (Boca Raton), Ant Farm (Orlando)

7:15 p.m. ET: The Friendship Show (San Francisco), 123 Avenue D (Madison, Wis.), He Said They Said (State College, Pa.), Too Shy Guys (Dallas, Texas)

8:55 p.m. ET: Small Town (Houston), The Grownups (Oklahoma City), Daddy’s Little Nest Egg (NYC / Boca Raton), It’s All About Amy (St. Augustine, Fla.)

10:35 p.m. ET: Kat and Kelly: Uninterrupted (NYC/West Palm Beach, Fla.), Mom & Dad (Atlanta), The Three Insane Rituals (Los Angeles)

HCC Mainstage Theatre:

7:05 p.m. ET: Mornings with Pattie (NYC), Unconsciously Coupled (Sarasota), The Kevin Michalski Improv Trio (Riverview, Fla.), Gamesome Frolic (San Francisco), Ivories Guy (Naples, Fla.)

8:55 p.m. ET: Wallares (St. Petersburg), CatBomb (Chicago), Improñol (Chicago), Hot Mess! The Musical (Chicago/Kansas City)

Commodore Stage:

9:00 p.m. ET: Ohio (Madison, Wis.), Can’t Buy a Thrill (St. Petersburg), ChemisThree (Miami), Countdown Improv Festival Ensemble (Various)

Saturday, August 12, 2023

5:00-5:45 pm: FREE improv jam on the Commodore Stage!
All are welcome to participate, regardless of experience levels!

HCC Studio Theatre:

6:00 p.m. ET: From Justin to Kelly (NYC), Camera (Madison, Wis.), BS and Dave (San Antonio)

7:15 p.m. ET: The Bryan Fernando Improv Experience ft. Bryan Fernando (Portland, Ore.), … mumbles … (Pittsburgh), Together/By Myself: A Solo Improv Experience (Coconut Creek, Fla.), Impromptu (Sarasota)

9:00 p.m. ET: Playtime with Patrick and Preston (Chicago), ¡Punctuation.Marks! (Miami), CLUTCH (Miami), Cuzzins (Miami)

10:35 p.m. ET: I Am the Show: After Dark (Chicago), RC Cola Presents: Wisconsin Laugh Trip, Presented by RC Cola (Richmond, Va.), The Magnificent 7 (St. Petersburg)

HCC Mainstage Theatre:

7:05 p.m. ET: Wisenheimer (Des Moines, Iowa), Da’Boyz (West Palm Beach, Fla.), Cowboy Kevin Rides Again (Riverview, Fla.), Crossed Wires (Madison, Wis.), Solovela (Miami)

8:55 p.m. ET: Big Bang (Boston/Sarasota), Bingewatch (San Francisco), Dancing with Disaster (Chicago/Schenectady, N.Y.), LimboLand (New York City)

Commodore Stage:

7:10 p.m. ET: The Shrubzy and the Boy Hour, Starring Shrubzy and the Boy (Orlando)

9:00 p.m. ET: CatBird (Boynton Beach, Fla. / San Antonio), Dueling Richards (Boynton Beach / Statesboro, Ga.), **** CANDLE (Chicago), Countdown Improv Festival Ensemble (Various)

Fest Date: August 9 - 12, 2023

Location: HCC Ybor Performing Arts Building - 1411 East 11th Avenue Ybor City, FL 33605

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