improv & sketch comedy in hawaii
Join us for the 3rd Annual Hawaii Sketch Comedy Festival! A weekend of original comedy and live music. It's like "Saturday Night Live" in Hawaii! 2017 Schedule: Saturday, October 21st at The Honolulu Museum "Live from Honolulu!" A musical night of comedy like you've never heard it before! Featuring... "AirBnB: The Musical" "Procedural: The Musical" […]
If you're a kid who likes to make people laugh, wants to break out of their shell or just wants to try something new...these classes are for you! Improvhi presents 4 afternoons filled with creativity and some major LOLs! Comedy Camp will focus on: Performance Skills Improv Comedy Sketch Comedy Script Writing and Storytelling There […]
A night of original musical comedies written by aspiring Honolulu artists! If you like musicals and laughing... YOU WILL LOVE THIS SHOW! Featured Musicals: "Windbreaker Island" All your favorite 90s characters get stuck on a deserted island. "Starbucks: The Musical" A young woman is sentenced to customer service in hell "Crazy Karaoke Asians" A parody […]
"Two Scoops Funny" is a comedy variety show featuring original sketch comedy video shorts written by local writers and local comedians! Get ready to LOL your shorts off! Stand Up Comedy by Ray Lamay Improv Comedy by Improvhi
We are excited to close out this year’s Hawaii Sketch Comedy Festival with our very first all improv night! This special night of comedy will feature visiting Los Angeles team Nihongo Dake, who will do an entire set in Japanese! Whether you’re fluent or not… DON’T MISS THIS SHOW!
This workshop will go over basics of sketch writing. Examples of sketches will be shown and discussed, and students will pitch their own ideas as well as brainstorm possible beats. If time permits, you may leave with a fully written sketch! Participants should come prepared with a notebook and pen/pencil, a laptop or tablet. This […]
In this workshop, students will learn tools to creating interesting, real and funny (duh) characters for improv and sketch comedy scenes. This class is 3 hours long. Prerequisite: Must have some improv experience Class Date: Friday, August 23rd Class Times: 6pm - 9pm Class Cost: $45 (3 hours of instruction) Class Location: Impact Hub in […]
This workshop will go over basics of sketch writing. Examples of sketches will be shown and discussed, and students will pitch their own ideas as well as brainstorm possible beats. If time permits, you may leave with a fully written sketch! Participants should come prepared with a notebook and pen/pencil, a laptop or tablet. This […]
In this workshop, we will go over different types of collaborative brainstorming as well as the steps that it takes to write a great comedy sketch. Along with these ideas we will also be talking about format and themes found within sketch comedy. Participants should come prepared with a notebook and pen/pencil, a laptop or […]
A night of original hilarious musicals written by aspiring Honolulu artists! If you like musicals and laughing…this show was created just for YOU! Musicals: Plate Lunch: The Musical, 180 Degrees, Colonize Me Writers: Brandon Caban, Susan Hawes, Sean Choo Mentor: Fiona Landers Cast: Anette A., Alston A., Arinex A., Henry H., Adrian K., Lisa K., […]
The Hawaii Sketch Comedy Festival continues with a variety show featuring a mixed plate of local comedians, musicians, and all around fun people. This MADE IN HONOLULU show will feature live sketch comedy, original comedic videos, live music and more! Musical Improv By: Oil in the Alley Improv By: The Taro Patch Kids Featured Videos […]
This course is an introduction to sketch comedy, specifically using "the game" to write short comedic scenes. Each week students will engage in writing exercises that will explore different sketch formats. Students will be exposed to different methods for turning funny ideas into even funnier written sketches. Students will leave the class with an understanding […]
Twerking your booty is easy, BUTT twerking your brain? Now THAT’S another story! This class introduces you to the wonderful and AWESOME world of improv through group games, brain workouts and a lot of fun! Whether you’re wanting to try your hand at comedy or just want to get your brain a sweatin’…this class will […]
Two-person relationships are the backbone to any improv scene. No edits, no sweeps, just you and your scene partner having a scene together filled with joy and spontaneity. This class will help you practice for stronger scene initiations, continue to be in the moment, and how to "yes and" to the fullest. Class length: Six […]
This course is an introduction to the philosophy on sketch comedy, specifically using "the game" to write short comedic scenes. Each week students will engage in writing exercises that will explore different sketch formats. Students will be exposed to different methods for turning funny ideas into even funnier written sketches. Students will leave the class […]
Two-person relationships are the backbone to any improv scene. No edits, no sweeps, just you and your having a scene together filled with joy and spontaneity. This class will help you practice for stronger scene initiations, continue to be in the moment, and how to "yes and" to the fullest. Class length: 2 hours of […]
Twerking your booty is easy, BUT twerking your brain? Now THAT’S another story! This class introduces you to the wonderful and AWESOME world of improv through group games, brain workouts and a lot of fun! Week One: Support Week Two: Finding Gifts In "Failure" Week Three: Listening and Staying Present Week Four: Building Confidence Through […]
This course is an introduction to the philosophy on sketch comedy, specifically using "the game" to write short comedic scenes. Each week students will engage in writing exercises that will explore different sketch formats. Students will be exposed to different methods for turning funny ideas into even funnier written sketches. Students will leave the class […]
Students in this class will work together to write an original 30 minute sketch show. Students will be held to weekly deadlines in order to generate material to be featured in the show. This level is student-driven and therefore the curriculum may vary in order to best serve a particular group of creatives. Students will […]
This course is an introduction to the philosophy on sketch comedy, specifically using "the game" to write short comedic scenes. Each week students will engage in writing exercises that will explore different sketch formats. Students will be exposed to different methods for turning funny ideas into even funnier written sketches. Students will leave the class […]