PHIT Begins Performances of THE APOCALYPSE, 4/3

Philly Improv Theatre will begin productions of its new sketch comedy show, THE APOCALYPSE, on April 3rd. The show is presented by PHIT's The Action Section.

Did Grandpa find out you're dropping out of College during Passover Seder? Is Aunt Theresa sleeping on your couch until Easter Monday? Are you dreading the dozens of nephews and nieces who will come up to you Easter Sunday with and egg that demands you give them a quarter?!?!? Let PHIT help you avoid the family this spring holiday season with a metric ton of shows to enjoy. PS - If you give that kid a quarter, then you get to eat the Easter egg. That's the rule. I don't care how much he cries or how difficult the big kids made finding them this year. That egg is yours! You hear that Billy? Wimp.

The full schedule is as follows:

Saturday, April 3rd
8:00pm, Sketch Comedy: The Action Section prevents The Apocalypse! - $10
9:30pm, Improv & Sketch Comedy: CUBED + Activity Book - $10
11:00pm, Sketch Open Mic: Sketch Up or Shut Up - FREE

It's the long-awaited premiere of The Action Section's new show (see our interview above) at 8pm, followed by PHIT affiliates CUBED and PHIT house team Activity Book at 9:30pm. Then at 11pm it's a chance for you to work out new material in front of a live, (non-)paying audience! Sketch groups can submit sketches via email to sketchup@phillyimprovtheater.com or in person the night of the show until 10:30pm and have the chance to perform.

Sunday, April 4th
8:00pm, Sketch Comedy: The Action Section prevents The Apocalypse! - $10

For The Action Section's Easter show there will be laughs... and Easter eggs.

Monday, April 5th
8:00pm, Improv Comedy: The Kristen and Amie Show + Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Vain (The PIT, NYC) - $5

Philly-native Tanisha Long brings her NYC-based duo Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Vain to PHIT for a special Monday night improv show with CAGEMATCH favorites The Kristen and Amie Show. Only five bucks!

Wednesday, April 7th
8:00pm, Guilty Pleasures hosted by Brendan Kennedy - $5

Comedian Brendan Kennedy has his finger firmly on the pulse of terrible written work (including found scripts, embarrassing emails, and more), and he is ready to present it all to you in all of its hilarious awkwardness. Featuring Roger Simon.

Thursday, April 8th
8:00pm, Hey Everybody! hosted by Aaron Hertzog - $5 (NEW TIME!)
9:30pm, TROIKA: Round 2 - $10

Hey Everybody! moves to it's new time, First Thursdays at 8pm with a great line-up of Pat Barker, Ryan Carey, and Darryl Charles - plus handsomest host Aaron Hertzog. At 9:30pm it's Round 2 of TROIKA as a new batch of performers collaborate for the first time to see who will grab the coveted second spot in May's TROIKA Championship - plus host Matt Nelson holds a live draft for the final three teams who will compete in Round 3.

Friday, April 9th
8:00pm, Improv & Musical Comedy: The Real Housewives of Philadelphia + SNAKES (NYC) - $10
9:30pm, Improv Comedy: M@& + Fletcher - $10

At 8pm we welcome the backstabbing, gold-digging, and random charity fundraisers of another improvised episode of The Real Housewives of Philadelphia - opening for ECNY Award winners for best musical group, SNAKES - a comedy rap duo featuring Billy Scafuri and Adam Lustick (of the popular sketch comedy group Harvard Sailing Team). Check out their videos online.

Saturday, April 10th
8:00pm, Sketch Comedy: The Action Section prevents The Apocalypse! - $10
9:30pm, Improv Comedy: Angry People Building Things + Rookie Card - $10
11:00pm, Improv Jam: Flying Leap! - FREE

We kick off the second - and final - weekend of The Action Section's run at 8pm, followed by a pair in indie teams at 9:30. Then at 11pm it's our monthly improv jam, free to anyone who wants to sign up - we put you on a team and then you get your 15 minutes of fame!

Sunday, April 11th
8:00pm, Sketch Comedy: The Action Section prevents The Apocalypse! - $10

This is your last chance to catch The Action Section's groundbreaking new show (don't say we didn't warn you).

Tickets for the performances are available for $10 and may be purchased online at www.phillyimprovtheater.com.

Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) is the only longform improvisation theater in the Metro Philadelphia area. Founded as a nonprofit in 2005, PHIT embraces the art of improvisation as an end rather than a means - creating and producing improv, sketch, and alternate comedy shows in the tradition of theaters like Chicago's Second City and New York's Upright Citizens Brigade. To further this philosophy, PHIT offers it's own take on the theories and concepts behind good improvisation in a full curriculum of classes for performers of all skill levels taught by local talent and through master classes with distinguished performers and teachers from all over the world (including Impro author Keith Johnstone, Kevin Allison form MTV's The State, and former SNL writer Ali Farahnakian). In addition to performing as part of PHIT's weeklong residency at The Shubin Theatre each month, local improv troupes produced and presented by PHIT have toured extensively on the East Coast and performed in festivals throughout North America.

For more information, visit www.phillimprovtheater.com.