Jesters Comedy Improv

A normal Jesters Comedy improv experience begins with a high-energy warm-up to get the audience and players moving and ready for anything. A high-stakes game of "Paper/Rock/Scissors/Infinity," or a song improvised around an audience member, or game of Freeze Tag.

From there, we mix in different improv games: scenic games involving music, emotions, audience volunteers; joke games to deliver a quick punchline; interactive games with each other and the audience; and any number of unique scenes, interviews, guessing-games, etc.

We never make an audience member come up on stage who does not want to. We do reward our audience members who are brave enough to join us onstage; but no one will ever be embarrassed at a Jesters' show (not counting the performers, but that is what we get paid for.)

The show generally ends in a flourish. You can expect either a do-or-die guessing game; a show-stealing musical number; or a colorful spray of Silly String that leaves the performers taking their bows covered in multi-colored mildly-toxic party favors.

Jesters Comedy Improv has been selling out local bars, breweries, and theaters since December 2011. Since combining with Meat & Cheese Improv, Jesters has traveled the state of Minnesota, Northern Iowa, and Western Wisconsin, performing at live events for holiday parties, fundraisers, the Special Olympics, elementary and high schools, colleges, and more. With Jesters, we have 20 of the Twin Cities' funniest and most-talented short-form (game) improvisors and comedians ready and able to entertain you and your friends/clients/co-workers/employees any time, any place, for any reason.

Depending on the intimacy of the room, Jesters Comedy may require speaker and sound set-up for microphones (which will need to be provided, or an additional charge) and keyboard. All that is required for staging is a couple of chairs for the performers and audience volunteers.