Itty Bits, Non Player Characters And More Come To Go Comedy

Go Comedy! welcomes the return of its Itty Bits improv tournament and the launch of its newest original comedy Non-Player Characters February 22. Tickets ($10-$18) are available now online at www.gocomedy.net and in person at the Go Comedy! Box office beginning at 6:00pm Wednesday-Sunday.

Itty Bits On February 7, Go Comedy! welcomed back its popular Itty Bits short-form improv tournament. In this single-elimination tournament sixteen three-person teams compete in a bracket-style tournament of short form improv games. Each week two teams will go head-to-head playing randomly selected improv games. At the end of the show the audience will vote on which team they think deserves to move to the next round. The team that makes it to the end will win $500 and a night performing in The Go Comedy! All-Star Showdown. Tickets are $10

Non-Player Characters Warriors and mages. Thieves and assassins. Innkeepers and barmaids. Not everyone can be the main character in the fantasy world of video games.

Ever wonder what the background characters do when they're not on screen? They try to make a living. They look for love and they struggle with their place in an uncaring and dangerous world.

Whether you love the world of fantasy video games or you think they're completely idiotic, spend an evening with the gang at the Bewildered Sow Inn and Tavern.

Written by Keith Fagin and directed by Pj Jacokes with assistance from Chris Fortin, Non-Player Characters features Patty Gould, Anna Imesch, Dan Kanter, Tim Kay, Doug Kolbicz, Gary Lehman, Mike Maghiar, and Andy Reid. Non-Player Characters appears Thursday nights through March 31. Tickets are $15, showtimes vary.

Warning Signs
A Go Comedy! original in partnership with the Ferndale Public Library and the Ferndale Reads program, Warning Signs is inspired by the bestselling graphic novel My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf. A group of misfit teenagers stuck in a small town deal with crushes, homework, popularity, parents and the overpowering pressures of the world around them. Warning Signs is directed by Sara Rose and features Alex Bergmans, Cari Sue Murphy, Doug Kolbicz, Havah Roussel, and Steve Oliver.
Nine years of original comedy In the fall of 2008 the former Ferndale Secretary of State office was transformed into Go Comedy! Improv Theater - a catalyst for hundreds of original shows, a robust improv academy, and an incubator for innovation, inspiration and integrity. Today, Go Comedy! is home for hundreds of improvisers, at least 50 improv troupes, and a weekly schedule of hilarious award-winning programming that has garnered local and national recognition. Go Comedy! Improv Theater is located at 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, MI 48220. For nine years, Go Comedy! has offered the finest in improv and sketch comedy, Go U! The Improv Academy training center, road shows, classes and workshops for private parties, corporations and schools. For more information, call (248) 327-0575; visit www.gocomedy.net or e-mail Pj Jacokes at pj@gocomedy.net. Go Comedy! Schedule
Wednesdays: Improv Tournaments

February 21, 28, March 7, 14, 21, 28
8:00pm (February 21, 28) Itty Bits (Tickets: $10)
8:00pm (March 14, 21, 28) Warning Signs (Tickets $10)
9:00pm (February 21, 28, March 7, 14, 21, 28) Itty Bits (Tickets: $10)

Thursdays: Original Shows & Sketch Comedy

February 22
8:00pm - The Skit Parade (Tickets $10)
Go Comedy! presents a variety of original sketch comedy written, directed and performed by improvisers across metro Detroit.
9:30pm - Non-Player Characters (Tickets $10) PREMIERE

March 1
8:00pm - Non-Player Characters (Tickets $10)
9:00pm - Double Feature (Tickets $10)
Go Comedy! presents a showcase of its latest long-form shows.

March 8
8:00pm - Non-Player Characters (Tickets $10)
9:30pm - NEWSish Presents: Hot Takes (Tickets $10) PREMIERE
The NEWSish team is back with a brand new show. Hot Takes is a combination of news headlines, special guests, panel discussions and improv based on current affairs and more.

March 15
8:00pm - Non-Player Characters (Tickets $10)
9:00pm - Let's Just Say (Tickets $10)

March 22
8:00pm - Non-Player Characters (Tickets $10)
9:00pm - Double Feature (Tickets $10)

March 29
8:00pm - Mitch & Matt Present Something Rad (Tickets $10)
Mitch Socia and Matt Penridge present a new show that is as bold as it is audacious. It's one part surreal, on part sketch comedy, on part music, one part Mr. Roger's neighborhood, an then more parts of other totally cool stuff.
9:30pm - Non-Player Characters (Tickets $10)

Fridays: Variety Improv Shows
February 23
8:00pm - The Skit Parade (Tickets $15)
10:00pm - Go Comedy! All Star Showdown (Tickets $15)

March 2
8:00pm - Go Comedy! All Star Showdown (Tickets $15)
10:00pm - Pandemonia (Tickets $15)

March 9
8:00pm - Character Fondue (Tickets $15)
10:00pm - Go Comedy! All Star Showdown (Tickets $15)

March 16
8:00pm - Date Night (Tickets $15)
10:00pm - Pandemonia (Tickets $15)

March 23
8:00pm - Character Fondue (Tickets $15)
Featuring a melting pot of character performances, mixed with a dash of improvised monologues, Character Fondue introduces a world of uniques and hilarious characters brough to life.
10:00pm - Date Night (Tickets $15)

March 30
8:00pm - Mitch and Matt Present: Something Rad (Tickets $15)
10:00pm - Go Comedy! All Star Showdown (Tickets $15)

Saturdays: Go Comedy! All Star Showdowns
The theater's signature show continues to be The Go Comedy! All Star Showdown which has played on Friday and Saturday nights continually for eight years. Featuring members of Go Comedy!'s resident company, The All Star Showdown puts two teams of improvisers in an improv competition tailored to challenge their abilities, think on their feet and give audiences a roaring good time. The cast also plays for audience members who take home fabulous prizes when their team wins. It's a night of hilarious laughs and great times!

February 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
8:00pm - Go Comedy! All Star Showdown (Tickets $18) 10:00pm - Go Comedy! All Star Showdown (Tickets $18)
11:45pm - Name This Show (FREE)
The cast of the Go Comedy! All Star Showdown returns to the stage for a free late night long-form improv set.

Sundays: Local Improv Troupes & Jams

February 25, March 4, 11, 18
7:00pm - The Sunday Buffet (Tickets: $10)
The best improv troupes in metro Detroit join the Go Comedy! launch group Hot Gold for a great variety of the delicious long-form scenic improv. Troupes joining Hot Gold February 18 - March 18 include:
February 18: The Lost Tennessee Williams Project, Hug Squared, For Real
February 25: Space Squad 6, Listen Stupid, Character Fondue
March 4: Cara's Bootcamp, Reboot, The Brothers Jacokes
March 11: No Comedy, Dubalicious, The Elastic Time Cannon
March 18: The Phil Colins Experiment, Cash & Carry, For Real

9:00pm - Fresh Sauce (FREE)
Go Comedy!'s original open improv jam. Anyone can sign up to play short form games with other audience members. No experience required.

Photo: Go Comedy! presents the original one-act comedy Non-Player Characters featuring (L-R) Anna Imesch, Mike Maghiar, Gary Lehman, Doug Kolbicz, Tim Kay, Patty Gould, Dan Kanter, and Andy Reid. Photo: JHuebel-Go Comedy! Click on the photo to download the high resolution image or visitwww.littlemanpr.com/media.html