Evening at the Improv (Olympic, that is)

Monday night one of my favorite people from my favorite TV show was hosting the Armando Show at Improv Olympic. I hadn't been to see improv in a while - since my last friend stopped doing classes, which was probably at least 5 years ago.

Since we finished dinner early (more on that delicious-ness later) we made it to the early show (8pm). For $10, (12 if you buy tix ahead of time) you're paid up for every show that night. Our target was the one at 9, but since we were there early, we thought why not do it all?

The 8pm show was made up of student groups. The first group was huge and a little rough, then the second group was 3 people and they were a step better. But even though that first hour wasn't non-stop hilarity, it was still fun to watch! And seeing as we were the only people there that didn't know someone in the first show personally, we felt good about supporting the improv newbies. One note to the audience though: just because your friend is done, don't leave IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SHOW. It's only an hour long. So maybe you could just wait another half hour and then leave? Especially if your group is making up HALF the audience? Just a thought. Boo, bad audience members.


Anyway, when we got to the 9pm show, we were psyched! The Armando show was clearly made up of all advanced members/alumni and it was so freakin' funny! Plus, in addition to the lovely Angela Kinsey hosting, the guy who plays Kenneth the NBC page on "30 Rock" was in the show. The 9 o'clock hour flew by and was so much fun! It's great to see smart, quick, funny people playing off of each other non-stop.

So if you ever have a chance, check out the Armando Show (and lots of others) at Improv Olympic. It's a fun, cheap night of laughs. And try to make it to the early show to support those comedians-in-training. It was so great, I was almost inspired to take a class - almost. Plus, you never know where you might see them next!