{"id":231187,"date":"2026-05-14T11:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T11:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/231187\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T11:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T11:13:09","slug":"the-improv-launches-brooklyn-club-in-return-to-new-york-after-30-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/231187\/","title":{"rendered":"The Improv Launches Brooklyn Club In Return To New York After 30 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tEXCLUSIVE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/the-improv\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-improv\" data-tag=\"the-improv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Improv<\/a>, the famed stand-up comedy club chain dating back to the 1960s, has returned to its roots with a new club in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, marking its 25th U.S. location.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe move places the company back in New York for the first time in three decades. Founded by Budd Friedman, The Improv originated as a modest, 50-seat converted restaurant in Hell\u2019s Kitchen before growing into the largest network of premium comedy clubs in the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe Brooklyn Improv will showcase stand-up from comedic icons and up-and-comers alike. Already, the venue has seen performances from Trevor Wallace, Michael Blaustein, Mojo Brookzz, Joey \u201cCoCo\u201d Diaz, Mark Normand, and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cWe are thrilled to be back in New York, where our journey started more than 60 years ago,\u201d said The Improv\u2019s Chief Programming Officer Erin Von Schonfeldt. \u201cThe Improv has always been the home of the best artists of the past and the future. We proudly present prominent comedians, find new voices, support the community, and help shape what\u2019s next in comedy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe Improv returns to New York in partnership with The Second City, the Chicago improv comedy company and training center that launched the careers of Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, Martin Short, Tina Fey, Keegan-Michael Key, Stephen Colbert, and many more. Thus, in addition to stand-up, the venue will be home to the Comedy Training Center by The Second City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tLiz Howard, Co-President and Executive Producer of The Second City, said, \u201cWe are so excited to be partnering with the Improv and welcoming them back to New York. We look forward to complementing The Improv\u2019s world class stand-up comedy lineup with our Training Center and together molding the next generation of comedy talent in New York.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tCheck out the Brooklyn Improv\u2019s upcoming lineup below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tMay 14-16: Nate Jackson<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tMay 21-23: Nate Jackson<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tMay 28: Subway Takes Live! With Kareem Rahma (SOLD OUT)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tMay 29-30: Eric D\u2019Alessandro<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tJune 4 Danny Polishchuk<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tJune 5 Tumua Tuinei<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE:\u00a0The Improv, the famed stand-up comedy club chain dating back to the 1960s, has returned to its roots&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":231188,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63,90712],"class_list":["post-231187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-improv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}