Monkey Business Institute

SOLD OUT! - Grown Up Show @ Glass Nickel Pizza Co!
2024-03-16 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Glass Nickel Pizza Co., 2916 Atwood Ave, Madison, 53704
This show has sold out.

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.
You have three options to enjoy the award winning and world famous pizza of Glass Nickel Pizza Company with your favorite improv show!

Option 1 – Dinner and a Show
A pizza buffet is now included with your MBI ticket price. The pizza buffet will include a wide variety of delish GN pizzas including vegetarian pizzas. You will also have salad to go along with your ‘za
Option 2 – Vegan & Gluten Free Pizza Options with your Buffet and Show. This is the same as Option 1, but with vegan and GF options added to the buffet.
Option 3 – Dine in at Glass Nickel Pizza before your show.
Do you prefer to order off the menu and hang out upstairs before the show? Show your e-ticket to your server in the upstairs dining room prior to your MBI improv show and we will apply your buffet fee to your bill. We recommend that you arrive in the upstairs dining area an hour and a half prior to show time to make certain you are there for the opening curtain.

As always, a full bar is available in the GN Basement for bevvies, sodas, beer and cocktails for an additional fee. We do not have a required drink minimum at our comedy club.
Monkey Business Institute wants our audience, performers, and support team to be healthy and safe. Masking and vaccination are encouraged but not required. 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.

SOLD OUT - All Ages Improv Show @ Glass Nickel Pizza Co!
2024-03-23 17:30 - 18:30 | Glass Nickel Pizza Co., 2916 Atwood Ave, Madison, 53704
This show is sold out.

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.
You have three options to enjoy the award winning and world famous pizza of Glass Nickel Pizza Company with your favorite improv show!

Option 1 – Dinner and a Show
A pizza buffet is now included with your MBI ticket price. The pizza buffet will include a wide variety of delish GN pizzas including vegetarian pizzas. You will also have salad to go along with your ‘za
Option 2 – Vegan & Gluten Free Pizza Options with your Buffet and Show. This is the same as Option 1, but with vegan and GF options added to the buffet.
Option 3 – Dine in at Glass Nickel Pizza before your show.
Do you prefer to order off the menu and hang out upstairs before the show? Show your e-ticket to your server in the upstairs dining room prior to your MBI improv show and we will apply your buffet fee to your bill. We recommend that you arrive in the upstairs dining area an hour and a half prior to show time to make certain you are there for the opening curtain.

As always, a full bar is available in the GN Basement for bevvies, sodas, beer and cocktails for an additional fee. We do not have a required drink minimum at our comedy club.
Monkey Business Institute wants our audience, performers, and support team to be healthy and safe. Masking and vaccination are encouraged but not required. 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.

SOLD OUT! - Grown Up Show @ Glass Nickel Pizza Co!
2024-03-23 20:00 | Glass Nickel Pizza Co., 2916 Atwood Ave, Madison, 53704
This show is sold out.

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.
You have three options to enjoy the award winning and world famous pizza of Glass Nickel Pizza Company with your favorite improv show!

Option 1 – Dinner and a Show
A pizza buffet is now included with your MBI ticket price. The pizza buffet will include a wide variety of delish GN pizzas including vegetarian pizzas. You will also have salad to go along with your ‘za
Option 2 – Vegan & Gluten Free Pizza Options with your Buffet and Show. This is the same as Option 1, but with vegan and GF options added to the buffet.
Option 3 – Dine in at Glass Nickel Pizza before your show.
Do you prefer to order off the menu and hang out upstairs before the show? Show your e-ticket to your server in the upstairs dining room prior to your MBI improv show and we will apply your buffet fee to your bill. We recommend that you arrive in the upstairs dining area an hour and a half prior to show time to make certain you are there for the opening curtain.

As always, a full bar is available in the GN Basement for bevvies, sodas, beer and cocktails for an additional fee. We do not have a required drink minimum at our comedy club.
Monkey Business Institute wants our audience, performers, and support team to be healthy and safe. Masking and vaccination are encouraged but not required. 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.

SOLD OUT - All Ages Improv Show @ Glass Nickel Pizza Co!
2024-03-30 17:30 - 18:30 | Glass Nickel Pizza Co., 2916 Atwood Ave, Madison, 53704
This show has sold out.

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.
You have three options to enjoy the award winning and world famous pizza of Glass Nickel Pizza Company with your favorite improv show!

Option 1 – Dinner and a Show
A pizza buffet is now included with your MBI ticket price. The pizza buffet will include a wide variety of delish GN pizzas including vegetarian pizzas. You will also have salad to go along with your ‘za
Option 2 – Vegan & Gluten Free Pizza Options with your Buffet and Show. This is the same as Option 1, but with vegan and GF options added to the buffet.
Option 3 – Dine in at Glass Nickel Pizza before your show.
Do you prefer to order off the menu and hang out upstairs before the show? Show your e-ticket to your server in the upstairs dining room prior to your MBI improv show and we will apply your buffet fee to your bill. We recommend that you arrive in the upstairs dining area an hour and a half prior to show time to make certain you are there for the opening curtain.

As always, a full bar is available in the GN Basement for bevvies, sodas, beer and cocktails for an additional fee. We do not have a required drink minimum at our comedy club.
Monkey Business Institute wants our audience, performers, and support team to be healthy and safe. Masking and vaccination are encouraged but not required. 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!
2024-03-30 20:00, 2024-04-27 20:00, 2024-05-18 20:00 | 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.
You have three options to enjoy the award winning and world famous pizza of Glass Nickel Pizza Company with your favorite improv show!

Option 1 – Dinner and a Show
A pizza buffet is now included with your MBI ticket price. The pizza buffet will include a wide variety of delish GN pizzas including vegetarian pizzas. You will also have salad to go along with your ‘za
Option 2 – Vegan & Gluten Free Pizza Options with your Buffet and Show. This is the same as Option 1, but with vegan and GF options added to the buffet.
Option 3 – Dine in at Glass Nickel Pizza before your show.
Do you prefer to order off the menu and hang out upstairs before the show? Show your e-ticket to your server in the upstairs dining room prior to your MBI improv show and we will apply your buffet fee to your bill. We recommend that you arrive in the upstairs dining area an hour and a half prior to show time to make certain you are there for the opening curtain.

As always, a full bar is available in the GN Basement for bevvies, sodas, beer and cocktails for an additional fee. We do not have a required drink minimum at our comedy club.
Monkey Business Institute wants our audience, performers, and support team to be healthy and safe. Masking and vaccination are encouraged but not required. 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.

All Ages Improv Show @ Glass Nickel Pizza Co!
2024-04-06 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-04-13 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-04-20 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-04-27 17:30 - 18:30 | 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.
You have three options to enjoy the award winning and world famous pizza of Glass Nickel Pizza Company with your favorite improv show!

Option 1 – Dinner and a Show
A pizza buffet is now included with your MBI ticket price. The pizza buffet will include a wide variety of delish GN pizzas including vegetarian pizzas. You will also have salad to go along with your ‘za
Option 2 – Vegan & Gluten Free Pizza Options with your Buffet and Show. This is the same as Option 1, but with vegan and GF options added to the buffet.
Option 3 – Dine in at Glass Nickel Pizza before your show.
Do you prefer to order off the menu and hang out upstairs before the show? Show your e-ticket to your server in the upstairs dining room prior to your MBI improv show and we will apply your buffet fee to your bill. We recommend that you arrive in the upstairs dining area an hour and a half prior to show time to make certain you are there for the opening curtain.

As always, a full bar is available in the GN Basement for bevvies, sodas, beer and cocktails for an additional fee. We do not have a required drink minimum at our comedy club.
Monkey Business Institute wants our audience, performers, and support team to be healthy and safe. Masking and vaccination are encouraged but not required. 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.

SOLD OUT - Grown Up Show @ Glass Nickel Pizza Co!
2024-04-06 20:00 | Glass Nickel Pizza Co., 2916 Atwood Ave, Madison, 53704

The Music Department @ Cafe Coda
2024-04-11 19:00 | Cafe Coda, 1224 Williamson St, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Monkey Business Institute is proud to present The Music Department, a fully improvised Broadway musical! We start with your suggestion and go from there. Look for big musical numbers, crazy characters, and outrageous dancing!
Show starts at 7pm.
Please arrive by 6:45.
$10 in advance, $15 at the door.
Contact info@monkeybusinessinstitute.com for any questions.

SOLD OUT! -- Grown Up Show @ Glass Nickel Pizza Co!
2024-04-13 20:00 | Glass Nickel Pizza Co., 2916 Atwood Ave, Madison, 53704

SOLD OUT! -- Grown Up Show @ Glass Nickel Pizza Co!
2024-04-20 20:00 | Glass Nickel Pizza Co., 2916 Atwood Ave, Madison, 53704

Level Six Class Show [WINTER 2024]
2024-04-22 19:00 | Broom Street Theater, 1119 Williamson St, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
After 10+ years of running classes, Monkey Business Institute has hundreds of students who have graduated our improv school by completing all five levels of classes. So we have decided to start a series of “Master Level” classes covering various topics as designed by our most experienced teachers or requested by students.
This class learned about improv genres and styles. Have you ever had that panicked feeling that you’re supposed to improvise a film noir scene, but you have no idea what that is? Or that you are very comfortable improvising a western, but are stumped by spaghetti western? This class was designed to help us feel comfortable improvising in a specific style or genre. We started with the premise that we all know something about just about every genre. Then we learned some specifics from that genre to help us be true to the form.
Featuring:
Anumitha Venkatraman
Evan Driscoll
Zoe Schirmer
John Roth
John Detloff
Megan Detloff
Tyler Sullivan
Seating at 6:15pm, Show at 7:00pm.
Monkey Business Institute wants our audience, performers, and support team to be healthy and safe. Masking and vaccination are encouraged but not required. 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 2024]
2024-04-23 19:30 | Broom Street Theater, 1119 Williamson St, Madison, WI, 53703, 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:
Joseph Hennessy
Ty Thomas
Madeline Dooher
Andrea Pence
Erin Kernkamp
Alex Schwartz
Elizabeth Steiner
Dennis Hume
David Jackson
Brian LaCarrubba
Seating at 6:45pm, Show at 7:30pm.
Monkey Business Institute wants our audience, performers, and support team to be healthy and safe. Masking and vaccination are encouraged but not required. 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 Three Class Show [WINTER 2024]
2024-04-28 19:30 | Broom Street Theater, 1119 Williamson St, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
You’ve seen them demonstrate the basics of improv. You know they do it well. They can do scenes. They can tell jokes. They can do weird guessing games. SO! What will they do next?
Probably more of the same…only better.
There’s only one way to find out for certain.
It’s the Level 3 Class show.
It will be different from last time, because they never do the same show twice.
Featuring:
Erica Christensen
Eileen Newcomer
Kari Temkin
Kelsey Avery
Maximillian Olmsted
Stephanie Wright
James DeBano
Henry Kaylin
Indiana Jancich
Heather Klinke
Colleen Leahy
Alina Loux

Seating at 6:45pm, Show at 7:30pm.
Monkey Business Institute wants our audience, performers, and support team to be healthy and safe. Masking and vaccination are encouraged but not required. 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.

All Ages Improv Show @ Glass Nickel Pizza Co!
2024-05-04 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-05-11 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-05-18 17:30 - 18:30 | 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.
You have three options to enjoy the award winning and world famous pizza of Glass Nickel Pizza Company with your favorite improv show!

Option 1 – Dinner and a Show
A pizza buffet is now included with your MBI ticket price. The pizza buffet will include a wide variety of delish GN pizzas including vegetarian pizzas. You will also have salad to go along with your ‘za
Option 2 – Vegan & Gluten Free Pizza Options with your Buffet and Show. This is the same as Option 1, but with vegan and GF options added to the buffet.
Option 3 – Dine in at Glass Nickel Pizza before your show.
Do you prefer to order off the menu and hang out upstairs before the show? Show your e-ticket to your server in the upstairs dining room prior to your MBI improv show and we will apply your buffet fee to your bill. We recommend that you arrive in the upstairs dining area an hour and a half prior to show time to make certain you are there for the opening curtain.

As always, a full bar is available in the GN Basement for bevvies, sodas, beer and cocktails for an additional fee. We do not have a required drink minimum at our comedy club.
Monkey Business Institute wants our audience, performers, and support team to be healthy and safe. 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!
2024-05-04 20:00, 2024-05-11 20:00 | 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.
You have three options to enjoy the award winning and world famous pizza of Glass Nickel Pizza Company with your favorite improv show!

Option 1 – Dinner and a Show
A pizza buffet is now included with your MBI ticket price. The pizza buffet will include a wide variety of delish GN pizzas including vegetarian pizzas. You will also have salad to go along with your ‘za
Option 2 – Vegan & Gluten Free Pizza Options with your Buffet and Show. This is the same as Option 1, but with vegan and GF options added to the buffet.
Option 3 – Dine in at Glass Nickel Pizza before your show.
Do you prefer to order off the menu and hang out upstairs before the show? Show your e-ticket to your server in the upstairs dining room prior to your MBI improv show and we will apply your buffet fee to your bill. We recommend that you arrive in the upstairs dining area an hour and a half prior to show time to make certain you are there for the opening curtain.

As always, a full bar is available in the GN Basement for bevvies, sodas, beer and cocktails for an additional fee. We do not have a required drink minimum at our comedy club.
Monkey Business Institute wants our audience, performers, and support team to be healthy and safe. 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.

Yes Ma'am @ Cafe Coda
2024-05-09 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 storytelling from the women of Monkey Business, for audiences of all genders!
Cafe Coda on Williamson Street is known for hosting stellar jazz acts from all over the world, but on the second Thursday of each month they shift gears and welcome Monkey Business Institute to their stage.
Join us at Cafe Coda for a Ma’am-tastic night of improv!
Show starts at 7pm.
Please arrive by 6:45.
$10 in advance, $15 at the door.
Contact info@monkeybusinessinstitute.com for any questions.

All Ages Improv Show @ Glass Nickel Pizza Co!
2024-05-25 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-06-01 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-06-08 17:30 - 18:30 | 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!
2024-05-25 20:00, 2024-06-01 20:00 | 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.

Improv Jam - 6/2/2024
2024-06-02 14:00 - 16:00 | Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, 504 S Brearly St, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Let’s Jam!
Some say experience is the best teacher and when it comes to improv, we agree! Get some reps under your belt by joining an improv jam! MBI’s Improv Jam is an opportunity for students to connect, learn new games, and improve technique through repetition with the support of fellow improvisers and MBI troupe members. Jams are open to current and former students, and those who have taken a level-one improv class at other institutions.
Register today and come ready to play!
Please note: Anyone from the community interested in trying out improv for the first time are welcome to attend!
Where?
Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center
Youth Room (basement)
504 S. Brearly St.
Ticket Information
$5
