Founded in 2012, The Improv Conspiracy Theatre is Melbourne's leader in Chicago-style improvised and sketch comedy.

Our Meyers Place theatre in the Melbourne CBD puts on live comedy shows every Thursday through Sunday night, all year round. Thursdays and Sundays feature up-and-coming talent, while Fridays and Saturdays are reserved for more established performers and productions. Every day features a blend of in-house productions and external producers hiring out the space.

Our in-house improv and sketch comedy performance ensembles train and perform weekly at our Melbourne theatre all year round, in shows like:

• Harold Night

  Improv
  Every Thursday at 7pm and 8:15pm
• F#*k This, I Quit

  Improv
  Every Friday at 7pm
• The Remix

  Improv
  Every Saturday at 8:15pm
• Churn

  Sketch
  One weekend per month – Saturday at 7pm and Sunday at 6pm

These groups are made up of some of the most talented and dedicated comedians in our community, and are cast via a rigorous annual audition process.

To prepare folks for those auditions, we offer public workshops designed to teach members of the Melbourne arts community how to create and put on their own entertaining shows.

Our Chicago-style workshops program is the largest of its kind in the southern hemisphere, offering courses for complete beginners, community-oriented hobbyists and experienced individuals looking for more serious performance outcomes. Since its inception in 2012, thousands of Melbourne's most talented and creative performers have trained with us and raved about their experiences.

We also offer corporate workshops in which we apply the basics of improvisation to business-friendly topics like team development and public speaking.

Our senior members have trained and performed with some of the best improvisation schools and troupes in the USA and Australia, including:

• The Upright Citizens Brigade (New York City, Los Angeles)
• iO - formerly Improv Olympic (Chicago, Los Angeles)
• The Annoyance Theatre (Chicago)
• The Second City (Chicago, Toronto, Los Angeles)
• The Big HOO-HAA! (Perth, Melbourne)
• Impro Melbourne (Melbourne)