Monkey Business Institute

All Ages Improv Show @ Glass Nickel Pizza Co!
2025-04-05 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-04-12 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-04-19 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-04-26 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-05-03 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-05-10 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-05-17 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-05-24 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Chicago) and 4 more dates | Glass Nickel Pizza Co., 2916 Atwood Ave, Madison, 53704
Improv for all ages! This one-hour show is packed with fast-paced, classic, short-form improv comedy! Audience participation is guaranteed and the content is appropriate for kids, as well as grown-ups who appreciate smart, clean comedy.
Show starts at 5:30pm, doors open at 4:45pm.
We’re cleaning up the basement… no more buffet! Still want pizza with your improv? Your MBI ticket gets you 10% off the Glass Nickel menu when you eat in the upstairs dining room (before the All Ages or after the Grown Up Show).
A specialized bar menu is available in the GN Basement during the show for bevvies, sodas, beer and cocktails for an additional fee. There is a 1 drink minimum for each attendee: please note that mocktails, sodas, or bottled water are options.
Many of our performance areas are small spaces with little air circulation. If you have any COVID or flu symptoms, or test positive, please stay home to keep others safe. Just notify us of the situation, and we’ll be happy to refund you the tickets.
Contact info@monkeybusinessinstitute.com for any questions.

Grown Up Show @ Glass Nickel Pizza Co!
2025-04-05 20:00, 2025-04-12 20:00, 2025-04-19 20:00, 2025-04-26 20:00, 2025-05-03 20:00, 2025-05-10 20:00, 2025-05-17 20:00, 2025-05-24 20:00 and 4 more dates | Glass Nickel Pizza Co., 2916 Atwood Ave, Madison, 53704
It’s a Grown Up Improv Show by Monkey Business Institute! Our Grown-Up Show features two acts of hilarious improv comedy. This show is for people who like their improv a little bit saucy, so content is usually rated PG-13 with an occasional dip above “PG-17.”
Show starts at 8:00pm, doors open at 7:15pm.
We’re cleaning up the basement… no more buffet! Still want pizza with your improv? Your MBI ticket gets you 10% off the Glass Nickel menu when you eat in the upstairs dining room (before the All Ages or after the Grown Up Show).
A specialized bar menu is available in the GN Basement during the show for bevvies, sodas, beer and cocktails for an additional fee. There is a 1 drink minimum for each attendee: please note that mocktails, sodas, or bottled water are options.
Many of our performance areas are small spaces with little air circulation. If you have any COVID or flu symptoms, or test positive, please stay home to keep others safe. Just notify us of the situation, and we’ll be happy to refund you the tickets.
Contact info@monkeybusinessinstitute.com for any questions.

Longform One Class Show [WINTER 2025]
2025-04-14 19:30 | Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, 504 S Brearly St, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
In this class, students learned the key strategies, concepts and techniques that longform improvisers use in their craft, such as scene weaving, group idea generation, thematic exploration and effective editing. This class show will be a performance using one of several common longform forms.
Featuring:
Evan Driscoll
Lindsey Graylow
Dominic Leonard
Shivam Patel
John Roth
Elizabeth Steiner
Laura Sweeney
Joelle Taft
David Thrall
Seating at 7pm, Show at 7:30pm.
At Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, Yahara Room.
Many of our performance areas are small spaces with little air circulation. If you have any COVID or flu symptoms, or test positive, please stay home to keep others safe. Just notify us of the situation, and we’ll be happy to refund you the tickets.
Contact info@monkeybusinessinstitute.com for any questions.

Level Two Class Show [WINTER 2025]
2025-04-17 19:30 | Madison Circus Space, 2082 Winnebago St, Madison, 53704, United States
Our Level Two class jumps into the fray and performs for you! They’ve learned some brand-new improv games and techniques which are guaranteed to be a blast.
Featuring:
Bryce Baker
Elisabeth Balistreri
Cassidy Burke
Alex Devaux
Rachel Haines
John Kromenaker
Becky Krueger
Rhys Lewis
Jeremy Sager
David Schlesinger
Jessica Schonberg
Christopher Wozniak
Seating at 6:45pm, Show at 7:30pm.
@Madison Circus Space, Upper Studio.
Many of our performance areas are small spaces with little air circulation. If you have any COVID or flu symptoms, or test positive, please stay home to keep others safe. Just notify us of the situation, and we’ll be happy to refund you the tickets.
Contact info@monkeybusinessinstitute.com for any questions.

Level One Class Show [WINTER 2025]
2025-04-20 19:30 | Madison Circus Space, 2082 Winnebago St, Madison, 53704, United States
Come see MBI’s newest improvisors show off their skills!
Featuring:
Sam Blackburn
Steven Boardman
Gabriel Christner
Mason Gordon
Dakota Hudzinski
Stephen Lee
Gavin Mathes
Caiden Melendy
Allen More
Kimberly Schoenhaar
Maxwell Underhill
Larry Wilson
Seating at 6:45pm, Show at 7:30pm.
At Madison Circus Space, Lower Dance Studio.
Many of our performance areas are small spaces with little air circulation. If you have any COVID or flu symptoms, or test positive, please stay home to keep others safe. Just notify us of the situation, and we’ll be happy to refund you the tickets.
Contact info@monkeybusinessinstitute.com for any questions.

The Merge @ Gamma Ray Bar
2025-05-08 20:30 | Gamma Ray Bar, 121 W Main St, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
The Merge is back at Gamma Ray Bar next week on Thursday, May 8 at 8pm!
Where Improv Meets Standup! Improv + Standup = Comedy Magic
Stand-up and improv comedy are longtime rivals, but they have more in common with each other than practitioners from either side would like to admit. “The Merge” blends quick-witted club stand-up comedians with Monkey Business Institute’s cast of professional improvisers to create a show that gives comedy aficionados the best of both worlds.
Special guests are Breanne Wilhite and ARJ.
Show starts at 8:30pm.
@ Gamma Ray Bar
Watch for a ticket link at https://gammaray.bar/

Yes Ma'am @ Cafe Coda
2025-05-22 19:00 | Cafe Coda, 1224 Williamson St, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Yes Ma’am is a joyful mashup of improv comedy and real-life stories from the women of Monkey Business for audiences of all genders. Featuring a cast of accomplished actors, musicians, composers, and standup comedians drawn together by a love of improv and each other, this weird and wonderful show has been a favorite in Madison and comedy festivals around the Midwest since October, 2016.
Show starts at 7pm.
Please arrive by 6:45.
$10 in advance, $15 at the door.
Contact info@monkeybusinessinstitute.com for any questions.

Level Three Class Show [SPRING 2025 SESSION]
2025-06-19 19:30 | Madison Circus Space, 2082 Winnebago St, Madison, 53704, United States
After learning the basics of improv comedy in our Level One and new skills in our Level Two class, it was time to dive into scene work in Level Three. You’ll see what these fantastic students have been learning in a show for you!
Featuring:
Elisabeth Balistreri
Alex Devaux
Geordi Haerr-Hartmann
Erin Kernkamp
John Kromenaker
Becky Krueger
Rhys Lewis
Stephanie Mueller
David Schlesinger
Jessica Schonberg
Christopher Wozniak

Seating at 6:45pm, Show at 7:30pm.
@ Madison Circus Space, Upper Dance Studio.
Many of our performance areas are small spaces with little air circulation. If you have any COVID or flu symptoms, or test positive, please stay home to keep others safe. Just notify us of the situation, and we’ll be happy to refund you the tickets.
Contact info@monkeybusinessinstitute.com for any questions.
