For the fifth year in a row, Metro Detroit will welcome the nation's biggest names in comedy as the Detroit Improv Festival hits the Motor City August 5-9 at several area venues. Tickets are on sale now for performances ($5 - $25) and workshops ($40) at www.detroitimprovfestival.org. A complete Festival schedule follows this release.
Headliners of this year's Festival include Saturday Night Live alumni Horatio Sanz and Tim Meadows. Meadows grew up in Highland Park and is best known for his 10 seasons on Saturday Night Live (1991-2000). Sanz was also a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998-2006 and will tape a recording of his popular podcast, The Hooray Show during the Festival. Other returning headliners this include members of The 313 (former Detroiters now living in Los Angeles), Kevin Dorff, Susan Messing, Tara DeFrancisco, Nick Armstrong and the cast of Bearded Men. "We are excited to bring Tim Meadows home to Michigan as part of this year's festival," says Jaclynn Cherry, Detroit Improv Collective board member. "There's always such a great turnout for homegrown improvisers working in the industry." Festival performances will take place at Detroit area venues from Downtown Detroit's Campus Martius Park to several Ferndale theatres and restaurants. Tickets for Detroit Improv Festival performances range from FREE to $25 and are on sale now online at www.detroitimprovfestival.org. Festival Passes and Group Discounts are also available.Videos