Das Improv Festival

Mostly Sorry / We All Kind Of Play The Guitar
2024-10-05 19:15 - 20:15 (Europe/Berlin) | Ida Nowhere, Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, 12043, Germany
There’s nothing to apologize for in this hour of improv from a local CCB indie team and Bremen’s “charmingly mediocre” guitar players/excellent improvisers.

Fünfdollar / Yer Da Wants A Word (Yer Da)
2024-10-05 19:15 - 20:15 | Comedy Cafe Berlin, Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, 12059, Germany
One of CCB’s longest-running House Teams is joined by Glaswegian powerhouse Yer Da for a guaranteed hour of laughs.

Deconstruction (Health Plan) / Slackers
2024-10-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Ida Nowhere, Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, 12043, Germany
Two CCB indie teams share the stage with their takes on the Deconstruction and the Slacker.

Smash Cut presents The Improvised Movie / The Singu-Hilarity
2024-10-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Comedy Cafe Berlin, Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, 12059, Germany
An improvised movie from a motley crew of improvising filmmakers, and then Das fan favorite Singu-Hilarity returns for another AI-powered set.

Beginner Musical Improv with Ashley Ward
2024-10-05 13:30 - 16:30 | Comedy Cafe Berlin, Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, 12059, Germany
This 3 hour workshop will introduce you to musical improv! We’ll go over the basics of song structure and how to take a scene into song. You’ll gain confidence singing while improvising, and get an introduction into how you can incorporate singing into scenes.
Accompaniment by Zach Marsh.
Please note, due to scheduling difficulties John Hartman will no longer be running this workshop, but the fantastic Ashley Ward will be stepping in!
No musical experience required. Open to intermediate to advanced long form improvisers.

I'm Obsessed With You with Graham Dickson
2024-10-05 13:30 - 16:30 | Ida Nowhere, Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, 12043, Germany
The connection you have with your scene partner will define the success of your scene.
In this workshop I’ll try to convince you that everything you need for a successful scene is the faith and love that you have for your partner(s). We will be militant in our observations of them to discover offers we might miss otherwise. We’ll get out of our heads by putting all of our attention on them. We’ll devote ourselves to saying yes to their offers, even when it seems scary or illogical, and learn to relinquish control over where the scene is heading by placing our trust in them. We will obsess over being obsessed with them.

Productive Arguing with Matt Cutler
2024-10-05 10:00 - 13:00 | Comedy Cafe Berlin, Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, 12059, Germany
We’re told that arguing in improv is bad, and that’s often true. We also know that arguing can be very funny, and that’s good. In this workshop, we’ll explore how to argue in ways that help and not hurt, that build and not destroy, that are good and not bad.
Open to intermediate to advanced improvisers.

Wait, What? with Erik Tanouye
2024-10-05 10:00 - 13:00 | Ida Nowhere, Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, 12043, Germany
Harness the power of “wait, what?” to focus on the funny moments in your scenes and explore why they’re funny.
This ubiquitous quasi-punchline has become part of our daily speech and comedic vocabulary. Turn it into a tool for stopping to examine surprises in your scenes.

The Improvised Stand Up Show
2024-10-04 23:59 - 2024-10-05 01:00 | Comedy Cafe Berlin, Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, 12059, Germany
Das improvisers take to the mic to present an entirely improvised stand-up set.
Topics they have never seen before, that have been prepared by their fellow comedians, will appear projected behind them and they have to act as if it’s all part of their pre-prepared “tight 5”.
It’s a brilliant show where anything can happen. Expect belly-laughs and extreme bombing. Watch these comics squirm!
Hosted by Caroline Clifford and Antonia Bär

Bear Milk / Drunk Theatre Company
2024-10-04 23:00 - 2024-10-05 00:00 | Comedy Cafe Berlin, Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, 12059, Germany
Get Drunk on Milk! Berlin’s powerhouse indie team Bear Milk meets the mayhem that is LA’s Drunk Theatre Company.

Storks / The Marbelles
2024-10-04 21:45 - 22:45 | Ida Nowhere, Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, 12043, Germany
Headliners birds transforms to Storks for a non-musical set, then Berlin’s The Marbelles showcase their unique improv stylings.

This Doesn't Leave the Room
2024-10-04 21:45 - 22:45 | Comedy Cafe Berlin, Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, 12059, Germany
A scandalously fun night of daring, confessional improv comedy. This critically acclaimed, sell-out show from the Free Association brings together an all-star team of improvisers and mega-watt guests for a night of scintillating, salacious improv. Every show is inspired by confessions, secrets and the hottest goss from our live audience and very special guests. Previous guests have included Jamie Laing, Tatty Macleod, Phil Wang and Ania Magliano.

Great Grandkids! / Destiny's Stepchild
2024-10-04 20:30 - 21:30 | Ida Nowhere, Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, 12043, Germany
Berlin darlings Great Grandkids make a triumphant return after a 7 year hiatus, joined by one of Berlin’s latest indie superstars.

Haircut / Hot Pursuits (SuperCut)
2024-10-04 20:30 - 21:30 | Comedy Cafe Berlin, Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, 12059, Germany
A super sharp Berlin indie team pursued by an equally sharp Danish team in this double header.

Wet Teeth / Loo-Prov!
2024-10-04 19:15 - 20:15 | Ida Nowhere, Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, 12043, Germany
Don’t be grossed out, Berlin indie team Wet Teeth and London’s Loo-Prov will improvise the hell out of this show.

Pizza Studio / True Stories Told Wrong (Sunday Morning)
2024-10-04 19:15 - 20:15 | Comedy Cafe Berlin, Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, 12059, Germany
CCB’s most delicious House Team is followed by True Stories Told Wrong by Canadian team Sunday Morning.

All-in-Therapy / Ovuladies
2024-10-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Ida Nowhere, Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, 12043, Germany
All-in-Therapy invites you to take a seat as they overshare then CCB Cage Match runners-up Ovuladies will unleash their mayhem.

Terminal Velocity / The Bullfish Paradox / Panic Snooze
2024-10-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Comedy Cafe Berlin, Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, 12059, Germany
A triple threat of CCB indie teams.

I'm Obsessed With You with Graham Dickson (Friday)
2024-10-04 13:30 - 16:30 | Comedy Cafe Berlin, Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, 12059, Germany

Yes Yes Y'all (A Freestyle Rap Workshop) with Ross Bryant
2024-10-04 13:30 - 16:30 | Ida Nowhere, Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, 12043, Germany
Rhyming off the top of your head can be the most intimidating part of improvising musically, but with practice you can get out of your head and find your flow.
Even if you’re a novice, this workshop will get you up and rapping in minutes.
Open to intermediate to advanced long form improvisers.

The Improv Free Form with Alex Holland
2024-10-04 10:00 - 13:00 | Comedy Cafe Berlin, Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, 12059, Germany
It’s easy to get into a set formula when performing improv formats and lose the exciting feeling that anything can happen.
In this workshop we’ll look at getting into a flow when performing as a group and incorporating everything that happens into how you play. We’ll be generating warm-ups and exercises ourselves, using them to inspire scenes, and transitioning from one to the other to create something that’s part warm-up, part group-game, part scene, part show, and everything in between.
The goal of the workshop is to foster a sense of total support, where you embrace everything that happens, incorporating it not just into your scene but into the grammar and structure of your performance.
Open to intermediate to advanced improvisers.

Back from the Brink with Naomi Petersen
2024-10-04 10:00 - 13:00 | Ida Nowhere, Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, 12043, Germany
Ever been on stage and felt like your show was tanking? Of course you have! Everyone has bad days, whether you’re ten minutes or ten years into your improv journey. In fact, bombing on stage is a rite of passage for every improviser. And listen, I don’t want to take that away from you, because fundamentally it will make you a better performer. But it’s never too late to turn things around.
In this workshop we’ll explore how you can bring your shows back from the brink through teamwork, trust and commitment. No cheap tricks or short-cuts; just confident, connected improv that will make you fall in love with your show again and bring your audience along for the ride.

Smorgasbord
2024-10-03 23:59 - 2024-10-04 01:00 | Comedy Cafe Berlin, Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, 12059, Germany
Welcome to Smörgåsbord, an improv show dedicated to the most messed up improv ideas you can think of. Inspired by the DCM (the UCB improv festival) “bit shows” we invite you to reach deep into the recesses of your subconscious, and invent and perform an improv format that should only exist for 5-10 minutes before it disappears back to the hell dimension from whence it came.
Here are some bit shows that have existed:

La RondeNiro – A La Ronde where all the characters are Robert De Niro
Frat Prov – A large group game where everyone plays a frat bro
Tell me your dark secrets for a slice of pizza
10 minute sound and movement
10 minute solo sound and movement
Country Music favorites (nobody can sing)
6 women playing 3 men in trenchcoats
Toploading – 9 minutes of opening, 1 scene

People System / GLB
2024-10-03 23:00 - 2024-10-04 00:00 | Comedy Cafe Berlin, Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, 12059, Germany
A retired CCB House Team takes the stage once more, followed by one of the founding teams of the entire Berlin improv scene.

birds
2024-10-03 21:45 - 22:45 | Comedy Cafe Berlin, Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, 12059, Germany
birds is a narrative musical improv group starring Ross Bryant, John Hartman and Ashley Ward with Zach Marsh on keys.

Turtle Logic / Fluff
2024-10-03 20:30 - 21:30 | Comedy Cafe Berlin, Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, 12059, Germany
Recent CCB cage match champions and a London team that combines drama with “absurdly stupid comedy”.

Thunderclap! / Modern Family - an improvised mockumentary (Gbgimpro)
2024-10-03 19:15 - 20:15 | Comedy Cafe Berlin, Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, 12059, Germany
A CCB House Team thunders on stage, followed by Gbgimpro from Sweden improvising a sitcom.

Mum's Gone to Iceland / Bloodthirsty
2024-10-03 18:00 - 19:00 | Comedy Cafe Berlin, Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, 12059, Germany
Two marquee indie teams that perform regularly on the CCB stage head up this double bill.

Foundations for Musical Narrative with Ross Bryant
2024-10-03 13:30 - 16:30 | Comedy Cafe Berlin, Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, 12059, Germany
This workshop is focused on the opening and the first two scenes after it to establish a strong foundation for a musical narrative. Accompanied by Zach Marsh.
Open to intermediate to advanced long form improvisers with musical improv experience.

Trusting Realistic Object Work with Kris Wiener
2024-10-03 13:30 - 16:30 | Ida Nowhere, Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, 12043, Germany
How many improv scenes are just two people standing and talking to each other? But how often is that how people actually interact?
This will be a workshop to practice object work and believable miming. We want to trust the silliness of making and eating an invisible salad while having a completely unrelated conversation with your scene partner.
