Wednesday, November 27, 2013

December Events... Get Ready to Save Christmas




Fun fact, you can see ALL of Ernest Saves Christmas on YouTube for FREE... so soak it up before we enhance it for you.

Two Show Thursday: Thursday Night Troupe & The Ernest of Being Important Comedy Shows
Thursday 12/12 7:30pm $8 All Ages

Two shows for $8! See the hilarious up and coming improv comedy stars of the Thursday Night Troupe as they perform spontaneous games and scenes based on audience suggestions. Followed by The Earnest of Being Important, a dramatically comical reading of Earnest Saves Christmas

The White Elephant Holiday Comedy Show at National Comedy Theatre
Thursday 12/19 7:30pm $8

4 improv comics will face of head to head (to head to head) competing for YOUR laughs at this special, spontaneous, holiday comedy show. The White Elephant Holiday Comedy Show is All Ages, so bring the whole family and squeeze in some laughs together this holiday season!

Christmas Comedy Shows at National Comedy Theatre
Friday 12/20 & Saturday 12/21, 7:30pm & 9:45pm, $12- $14

National Comedy Theatre’s Christmas Comedy Shows will bring you the laughs you’ve been asking Santa for all year! Join us for hilarious and competitive comedy where YOU (the audience) will give out the points! It’s an All Ages event, so bring in all that crazy family you’ve got coming in to town- the cast of comedians at National Comedy Theatre will entertain them so that you don’t have to! Ticket give-a-ways at every show!


Spoof n Cinema Presents Topper Returns
Thursday December 26 7:30pm, $8
A crazy old movie gets a new, hilarious soundtrack live, before your very eyes! Join the cast of comedians from National Comedy Theatre as the 1941 hit movie Topper Returns gets a comedy overhaul. A whole new soundtrack created live, on stage, before your every eyes! New characters, a new plot, new foley and score and more!
Prizes and trivia following the screening provided by Bookmans Entertainment Exchange.,

The New Years Eve Comedy Extravaganza at National Comedy Theatre
Tuesday December 31 9:30pm $29
Comedy! Cake! Champagne! Laugh your way into 2014 at the New Years Eve Comedy Extravaganza at National Comedy Theatre. Start the evening with hilarious Competitive Comedy where NCT’s teams of comedians will go head to head in spontaneous comedy games and scenes. Stick around after the show for delicious deserts and mingle with the cast as we count down to midnight with our Champagne and Cider toast!
This event SELLS OUT every year, so get your tickets early! Seating will be arranged on a first come, first served basis. If you have particular seating requests please call 602-374-5638 when you set up your reservation.

Get tickets online at http://www.nctphoenix.com/showtimes.html

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Holy Canoli, its the Holiday Show Lisings!

AND... now through January you can save $2 at any show (except the New Years Eve Extravaganza) by bringing a donation of non-perishable food items! The donations will benefit United Food Bank and families in our community! Use the discount online at www.nctphoenix.com/showtimes.html enter code FOODS

when should you use the discount? How about at these fun holiday comedy shows...

Two Show Thursday
Thursday November 21, 7:30pm, $8


Two hilarious comedy shows in one awesome night! First the Thursday Night Troupe will delight and amaze with games and scenes spontaneously created based on audience suggestions. Then the LongForm Team presents an entire hilarious comedy show based on a single audience suggestion. It's a lot of comedy to take in on a Thursday night!


Pilgrim-Palooza at National Comedy Theatre
Friday 11/22 & Saturday 11/23, 7:30pm & 9:45pm, $12- $14


If the Pilgrims had improv comedy, we are sure they would be very, very thankful for it. Join us at the National Comedy Theatre for PilgrimPalooza, hilarious and spontaneous comedy that will help you laugh away some of the extra calories you’re about to pack in. It’s an All Ages event, so bring in all that crazy family you’ve got coming in to town- the cast of comedians at National Comedy Theatre will entertain them so that you don’t have to!

Level 2 Improv Comedy Workshop and Performance
$175, 6 weeks, Tuesdays 7:00- 9:00pm

Begins Tuesday 11/26 and meets every Tuesday night for 6 weeks at National Comedy Theatre (November session meets 11/26, 12/3, 12/10 and 12/17 with a break for the holidays- resuming on Tuesday 1/7 and 1/14)
Building upon the skills learned in Level 1, this class places a strong emphasis on improvisational technique and individual performance as well as character development and story telling skills.
WIth instruction from dedicated, professional improvisers this class will culminate in a FREE performance for family and friends on the National Comedy Theatre Main Stage.
Level 2 is intended for participants 18 years and older who have completed Level 1.
Please call or email for more information and registration: 602-374-5638 workshops@nctphoenix.com
Additional 6 week Level 2 sessions begin April 1 and July 29.
Dates are subject to change. Check online at www.nctphoenix.com/classes.html and www.nctphoenix.com/events.html for most current listings.

The White Elephant Thanksgiving Comedy Show at National Comedy Theatre
Wednesday 11/27 7:30pm $8


4 improv comics will face of head to head (to head to head) competing for YOUR laughs at this special, spontaneous comedy show. The White Elephant Thanksgiving Comedy Show is All Ages, so bring the whole family and do some laughing to loosen those abs for tomorrow’s feast!


Ha Ha Hanukkah at National Comedy Theatre
Friday 11/29 & Saturday 11/30, 7:30pm & 9:45pm, $12- $14


It’s the Festival of Laughs! Join us at the National Comedy Theatre for Ha Ha Hanukkah, hilarious and competitive comedy where YOU (the audience) will give out the points and NCT’s comedians will have to SPIN THE DREIDEL to see if they get to keep them! We’re also giving away our 8 CRAZY TICKETS at each show. It’s an All Ages event, so bring in all the family you’ve got coming in to town- the cast of comedians at National Comedy Theatre will entertain them so that you don’t have to!

The Midnight Show
Saturday 11/30 at 11:45pm, $8
(17+ NOT ALL AGES)


National Comedy Theatre's UNCENSORED comedy show returns this month at 11:45pm! TWO comedy teams will present no holds barred hilarity for your amusement; NCT's LongForm Team and then special guests FLD Productions will create raucous comedy based on ONE suggestion!

This show is for audiences 17+. There is no "Brown Bag Foul" and ANYTHING GOES.

Two Show Thursday: TNT & LongForm Comedy Shows
Thursday 12/12 7:30pm $8 All Ages


Two shows for $8! See the hilarious up and coming improv comedy stars of the Thursday Night Troupe as they perform spontaneous games and scenes based on audience suggestions. Followed by The Earnest of Being Important, a dramatically comical reading of Earnest Saves Christmas


The White Elephant Holiday Comedy Show at National Comedy Theatre
Thursday 12/19 7:30pm $8


4 improv comics will face of head to head (to head to head) competing for YOUR laughs at this special, spontaneous, holiday comedy show. The White Elephant Holiday Comedy Show is All Ages, so bring the whole family and squeeze in some laughs together this holiday season!


Christmas Comedy Shows at National Comedy Theatre
Friday 12/20 & Saturday 12/21, 7:30pm & 9:45pm, $12- $14


National Comedy Theatre’s Christmas Comedy Shows will bring you the laughs you’ve been asking Santa for all year! Join us for hilarious and competitive comedy where YOU (the audience) will give out the points! It’s an All Ages event, so bring in all that crazy family you’ve got coming in to town- the cast of comedians at National Comedy Theatre will entertain them so that you don’t have to! Ticket give-a-ways at every show!

Spoof n Cinema Presents Topper Returns
Thursday December 26 7:30pm, $8

In 1941 a hilarious mishap led to the accidental murder of a sassy young lady. Unwilling to let it go, her ghost is out to get to the bottom of things! And just when you thought that couldn’t possibly get any more entertaining, the hilarious cast of National Comedy Theatre is creating a whole new soundtrack live, on stage, before your every eyes! New characters, a new plot, new foley and score and more!
Prizes and trivia following the screening provided by Bookmans Entertainment Exchange.,

The New Years Eve Comedy Extravaganza at National Comedy Theatre
Tuesday December 31 9:30pm $29


Comedy! Cake! Champagne! Laugh your way into 2014 at the New Years Eve Comedy Extravaganza at National Comedy Theatre. Start the evening with hilarious Competitive Comedy where NCT’s teams of comedians will go head to head in spontaneous comedy games and scenes. Stick around after the show for delicious deserts and mingle with the cast as we count down to midnight with our Champagne and Cider toast!
This event SELLS OUT every year, so get your tickets early! Seating will be arranged on a first come, first served basis. If you have particular seating requests please call 602-374-5638 when you set up your reservation.

Level 1 Improv Comedy Workshop
$175 6 weeks Tuesdays 7:00- 9:00pm


Begins Tuesday 2/4 and meets every Tuesday night for 6 weeks at National Comedy Theatre
The National Comedy Theatre improv classes are an exciting and fun approach for people from all walks of life: actors, writers, lawyers or plumbers, beginners to experienced performers, the skills we teach can be applied to all areas.
In National Comedy Theatre’s Level 1 Improv Comedy Workshop you will get up on stage and participate in some of the same improv games you see on stage at NCT’s weekly professional performances in a fun, no pressure atmostphere.
Class size is limited. Level 1 is intended for participants 18 years.
Total class fee is $175. $50 deposit is non-refundable and due at registration. Balance is paid prior to beginning of first class session.
For more information or registration please email workshops@nctphoenix.com
or call 602-374-5638
Additional 6 week Level 1 sessions begin June 3, September 23 and November 4.
Dates are subject to change. Check online at www.nctphoenix.com/classes.html and www.nctphoenix.com/events.html for most current listings.

3 Amigos at First Time Film Club
Thursday January 30th, 7:30pm, $8


Join us for The Three Amigos and you will have a plethora of hilarious fun. Steve Martin, Martin Short and Chevy Chase hit the road as three unemployed actors accept an invitation to a Mexican village to replay their bandit fighter roles, unaware that it is the real thing. Furthermore, the infamous El Guapo is not a man to trifle with!
Prizes and trivia follow the screening provided by Bookmans Entertainment Exchange