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We’ve Got Workshops!

Jaime Moyer Workshops

We are unbelievably excited to welcome back original Go Comedy Resident Company member and Detroit improv royalty, Jaime Moyer for a series of workshops this August.

James Quesada Workshops

We are equally excited to welcome back former Go Comedy Resident Company member, coach, teacher, and master of physical improv, James Quesada for a series of workshops this August.

Da Bureau Has Something To Say (7:30PM)

The beloved and bewildering improv troupe Da Bureau has something to say in their new sketch comedy show, “Da Bureau Has Something to Say”. This hilarious group will tell you just what’s on their mind with scenes featuring hungry big boys, advertising pitches, reality show dating, lactose-based poetry and one very big bed- all told in the stinky, spicy, smut-covered voice of Da Bureau.

Big Fun Murder (7:30PM)

“100ish years ago, on this very night, I was murdered.” A ghost has one final chance to solve their own murder. Help them remember what happened and guess at who did it as they re-live their last day in this completely improvised murder mystery.

Homecoming Week Thursday Night (9:30PM)

Torch Song

An original Improvised Musical Show featuring Jeremy St.Martin and special guest Alec Helwig

Music Director: Zach Kwiecinski

Queers on Parade

Members of Go Comedy!'s LGBTQ+ Improv Troupes take the stage for a queer musical improv show featuring Cari Sue Murphy, Tess Hannah, Scott Myers, Malen Taylor, Amber Hunt, and Courtney Kamen

Music Director: Jeremy St.Martin

Long Form Jam following the 9:30pm show.

The Homecoming All-Star Showdown! (7:30PM)

This highly interactive improvised game show. With suggestions from the audience, our two teams will battle for your laughs. The Showdown is like "Whose Line is it Anyway," featuring a series of short improv games, challenges, and more.

Featuring: Jaime Moyer, Bryan Lark, Dez Walker, Jess Kay, Cari Sue Murphy, Billy Crawford, and Doug Kolbicz

The Moyer Melee (9:30PM)

She Knows, She Knows:

She Knows, She Knows is an assemblage of Detroit-based improvisers, formed in 2019 and one of the only troupes in Detroit dedicated to the Harold form. Their debut sketch show, Mane Event, was a runaway hit in March 2023 at Go Comedy.

Starring: Molly Alampi, Miranda Fyfe, Michelle Giorlando Tess Hannah, Sonia Khaleel, MaryBeth Kolbicz, Emily Quail, Anna Reid

Presto Change-O

Presto Change-O creates a series of seemingly unrelated characters and scenarios and blends them into a connected medley throughout the show. Now you see it?

Starring: Tim K, James Quesada, Chris DiAngelo, Erik Heilner, Matt Naas

The Moyer Melee:

The gauntlet has been thrown, as Jaime Moyer challenges her fellow improvisers to create epic scenes in this legendary campaign of hilarity.

Starring: Jaime Moyer, Alex Bergmans, Chris Fortin, Bryan Lark, Travis Pelto, Anna Reid, and Courtney Kamen

The Parent Trap: Lord of the Twins Trilogy (5:30PM)

Nicole Pascaretta, Julia Schroeder, and Director James Quesada bring you a theatrical reimagining of The Parent Trap (the 1998 Lindsay Lohan version, duh!). The show is a toast and a roast of nostalgia, pop culture indulgence, and the things that shape our idea of a perfect story.

Nicole and Julia use no costumes, props, or set pieces, leaving them only the power of their physicality to bring the story to life. You’ll be amazed how two actors can pop between a full cast of characters as quick and seamless as a camera can change angles. Or how seemingly random departures into the fantasy realm of Middle Earth start to make PERFECT sense along the way! 

Elaine Hendrix said, "This show is to die for, a must-see for your 411." If you're a fan of The Parent Trap you know Elaine Hendrix as Meredith, the would-be stepmom of the twins. She actually literally came to see this show in 2018 and loved it. For real.

The Parent Trap: Lord of the Twins Trilogy was developed at Go Comedy in 2015 and has been featured on many stages of New York City and Metro Detroit including a headlining spot in the 2022 Detroit Women of Comedy Festival. 

Don’t miss this truly one-of-a-kind must-see-to-believe show!

Cast: Nicole Pascaretta and Julia Schroeder

Director James Quesada

Moyer & Monroe (7:30PM)

Bird Box Players:

Born when tasked with doing an improvised adaptation of the novel Bird Box, well before the movie became a sensation, the Birdbox Players present an improvised horror narrative full of intrigue, chaos, and a commitment to being extremely silly.

Starring: Rj Cach, Alison Duffy, Lorin Kozlowski, Jess Kay, Jen Socia, and Tom Novik

Bottle of Red:

Margaret and Nancy, met at The Second City Detroit and upon realizing they were essentially the same person quickly became besties. For some stooped reason they never played as a two-person troupe until on fateful night in 2006. Bottle of Red was born, and the duo went to perform regularly at the Planet Ant. Since then they have played in many super fun festivals including DIF and the Detroit Women of Comedy Festival.

Starring: Margaret Edwartowski and Nancy Edwards

Moyer & Monroe:

Maribeth Monroe and Jaime Moyer have performed their two man improv show at theaters all over the country, including headlining spots at The Dallas Comedy Festival, Femprov Fest, Big City Improv Festival, and Out of Bounds. Combined they have over 25 years of improv experience, which is weird because they're both just 21 years old!

Starring: Jaime Moyer & Maribeth Monroe

Mama’s Boy with Garrett Fuller (9:30PM)

Quicksand

James Quesada & Julia Schroeder are a couple IRL (brag) and a seasoned duo on stage (BRAG!). As Quicksand, their blend of improv and clown has been called ‘child-like pure play’ and ‘joyfully absurd’. James & Julia are originally from Detroit and now in NYC where they continue to perform together regularly. Their improv credits include co-hosting the Wednesday Night Scene at The Peoples Improv Theater, winning the 2023 ‘Showdown: Night of Champions’ at QED Theater, and performing in festivals all over the country including most years in the Detroit Improv Festival. James and Julia are thrilled to be part of Homecoming at Go Comedy where they met and were once crowned ‘Improm King and Queen’ in 2016 which is no doubt their biggest credit.

Starring: James Quesada & Julia Schroeder

Forever 15

Forever Fifteen is a two-person improv troupe from Ferndale, MI. Their shows are wildly stupid, full of big characters, and are (allegedly) a good time. You can see them every Sunday in the Weekend Finale at Go Comedy! Improv Theater.

Starring: Joe Hingelberg and Travis Pelto

Mama’s Boy with Garrett Fuller

Mama’s Boy is a comedy group consisting of five women who play each improv show with a different male guest. These five are - Nyima Funk (Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Key & Peele), Nancy Hayden (Writer Comedy Central’s Detroiters, Bravo After Hours), Maribeth Monroe (Bob Hearts Abishola, Workaholics), Jaime Moyer (Disney’s KC Undercover, Parks & Recreation) Amy Phillips (Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, Host of Sirius Radio’s Reality Checked.)

The ladies all met at The Second City Detroit and reassembled in Los Angeles. They performed monthly at Second City Hollywood for over five years. Just some of their “Mama’s Boys” include Wayne Brady, Tim Meadows, Adam Devine, Anders Holm, Blake Anderson, George Wendt, Keegan-Michael Key, Sam Richardson, Marc Evan Jackson, Paul F. Tompkins, Matt McGorry, Scott Adsit, Kevin Dorff, Steven Yeun, Aasif Mandvi, Mike O’Brien, Jack McBrayer - the list goes on.

Starring: Jaime Moyer, Maribeth Monroe, and Nancy Hayden. With special guest Garrett Fuller.