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SUMMARY:Write Comedy Like the Pros: Sketch Class with Joe Guppy: Summer 2026
DESCRIPTION:Learn to write comedy with fun and energizing improv games\, as taught by Joe Guppy.\nReady to level up your comedy game? This 8-week sketch writing class is all about creating funny\, original material with the help of improv games\, writer’s room vibes\, and major insperation from shows like Saturday Night Live\, Key & Peele\, and Seattle’s legendary Almost Live!\nLed by Emmy-winning comedy writer Joe Guppy\, you’ll learn the foundations of sketch writing—improv techniques\, story structure\, and how to turn a funny idea into a killer sketch. You’ll workshop at a supportive table of peers\, rewrite with confidence\, and explore what makes a premise actually work.\nThe class ends with a relaxed showcase\, giving you the chance to see your work performed.\nWhat you’ll get out of it:\nThe fundamentals of comedy writing & sketch structure\nImprov tools that spark fresh ideas\nPractice rewriting and strengthening jokes\nA comedy community to bounce ideas off of\nThe chance to see your sketches come alive\nDate and Time: 8 Saturdays\, Jul 18 to Sept 5\, 10:30am to 1pm\nLocation: Unexpected Productions Georgetown Studio\, 650 South Orcas St Suite 101\, Seattle 98108. The last class will include a showcase performance in the last hour of class.\nMaximum Students: 12\nCost: $295\nPrerequisite: None\nAge: 18+ \nTeacher Bio: Joe Guppy\, M.A.\, won 8 Emmys and a Writers Guild award for comedy writing and performing. He’s a former head writer/cast member for the Seattle comedy show Almost Live\, which ran for 15 seasons on KING-TV5\, with two runs on Comedy Central. Joe is a founding member of Seattle TheatreSports and has written television scripts in Los Angeles for directors John Landis (Blues Brothers\, Animal House) and Blake Edwards (Pink Panther). He’s taught fiction and scriptwriting at Seattle University and is an experienced group leader. \n**Cancellation policy: If you must cancel before the first class\, we offer credit only towards a future class. We are unable to offer refunds. If you cancel after the first class\, we will not offer credit toward a future class. Again\, we are unable to offer refunds.
URL:https://www.unexpectedproductions.org/event/sketch-comedy-writing-through-improvisation-with-joe-guppy-2-2-2/
LOCATION:Seattle Improv School\, 5700 6th Ave S\, Seattle\, WA\, 98101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Improv Happy Hour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Improv Happy Hour\, where comedy is unscripted\, unpredictable\, and unbelievably fun! From movie mashups to literary spoofs and bold\, experimental comedy\, our quick-thinking performers turn your suggestions into hilarious scenes on the spot. \n\n\nThis family-friendly show at the iconic Gum Wall in Pike Place Market guarantees a night of laughter\, surprises\, and improv magic you won’t forget. Bring your wildest ideas\, your loudest laughs\, and get ready for a one-of-a-kind comedy experience—because at Improv Happy Hour\, anything can happen (and usually does)! \n\nBuy Tickets on Eventbrite\n\nBuy Tickets
URL:https://www.unexpectedproductions.org/event/improv-happy-hour/2026-07-18/
LOCATION:Unexpected Productions\, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market\, Seattle\, WA\, 98101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Blockbuster Unexpected: An Improvised Disaster Movie
DESCRIPTION:An entire disaster film filled with outrageous characters\, unpredictable situations\, and nonstop laughs fueled by your suggestions. \n\n\n\n\nIn Blockbuster\, our improvisers create a full-length summer movie right before your eyes. All it takes are your suggestions\, including a type of disaster and a location\, and the cast launches into a cinematic adventure filled with outrageous characters\, high stakes\, wildly unpredictable twists\, and lots of laughs. \nWill it be a plane wreck in a tropical tourist paradise? An alien invasion in a quiet seaside town? A catastrophe aboard an “unsinkable” ship? Whatever the spark\, our ensemble builds an entire movie from scratch\, complete with heroes\, villains\, romance\, and edge-of-your-seat moments. \nEvery performance is a brand-new story. New characters. New disasters. New ridiculous attempts to save the day. You never know who will survive\, who will panic spectacularly\, or how the world might be saved in the final moments.
URL:https://www.unexpectedproductions.org/event/blockbuster-unexpected-an-improvised-disaster-movie/2026-07-18/
LOCATION:Unexpected Productions\, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market\, Seattle\, WA\, 98101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Seattle Theatresports 2026
DESCRIPTION:Seattle’s high-energy improv battle where your suggestions shape every scene. Fast\, funny\, unpredictable comedy Fri. & Sat. 9:30\n\n\n\nWelcome to Seattle’s funnest improv comedy show\, a high-energy\, no-rules showdown where your ideas shape every scene. Seattle Theatresports at Unexpected Productions’ Market Theater in Pike Place Market is part comedy battle\, part game night\, and completely powered by the crowd. Boo the judges. Cheer the Gum Wall race and laugh til it hurts! \nEvery show\, two teams of top Seattle improvisers go head to head\, performing games\, stories\, characters\, and scenes inspired entirely by your suggestions. Judges score the rounds\, decide the winners\, and shape the fun (as we boo them). No scripts. No safety nets. Just fast thinking\, bold choices\, and pure creative mayhem. \nThis isn’t your parents’ improv show\, unless your parents were super cool.
URL:https://www.unexpectedproductions.org/event/seattle-theatresports-2026-3/2026-07-18/
LOCATION:Unexpected Productions\, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market\, Seattle\, WA\, 98101\, United States
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