Black and Funny Improv Festival

The Black and Funny Improv Festival sets out to raise the profile of improv as an art form, uplift Black voices, and give people good reason to laugh.

BAFIF includes 4 days of performances and opportunities to play around while honing your own improv skills.

Black people and Blackness is at the center of this festival, and people of ALL RACES are invited to participate. The only closed event is the jam, which is specifically for BIPOC.

SHOWS
Thursday, March 21
7:00pm Brotha, Brotha + The Dream (Vancouver, Canada)
8:30pm Black People Win + Blackout

Friday, March 22
7:00pm Where I am Now + Yo Little Friends (Dallas, TX)
8:30pm Branded Silk (New York, NY) + Flava, Flavor, Flavour (Chicago, IL)

Saturday, March 23
6:00pm The Unpronounceables + Can't Tell Us Nothing (Houston, TX)
7:00pm Grandma's Remote (Ontario, Canada) + The Fourth Floor (Philadelphia, PA)
8:30pm Cake Walk (Baltimore, MD) + A Colonizer's Nightmare
10:00pm Late Night, Real Talk, Play Play: A Panel + Show

Sunday, March 24
7:00pm Fam-Prov Showcase + The Festival Ensemble
8:30pm Blackout Presents: Shakespeare Unscripted + The All Star Mixer Finale Extravaganza

Ultra Pass to ALL shows are just $150.
Individual show tickets are $20.
Multi-show passes are available for each night.

WORKSHOPS
Saturday, March 23
10am Turning Tropes Into Virtues ​w/ Akudo Ejelonu & Holly Sawyer
1pm All Request Radio w/ The Velvet Duke

Sunday, March 24
10am Improvised Black SciFi w/ An Nichols
1pm Improv to Sketch w/ Mo Phillips-Spotts
1pm Improv for Black Families w/ John Gebretatose

Workshops are $50 each. Scholarships available. Just reach out to [email protected]

JAM
Sunday, March 24
4pm Jam for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC)

A jam is a chance to Improv in a low-stakes, supportive environment. And it's FREE.

More information at BlackAndFunny.com.