Unexpected Productions

Mother's Day Improv Comedy Show
2025-05-11 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
This Mother’s Day, ditch the brunch reservations and give Mom the one thing she really wants—a night of unstoppable laughter and memories!
On May 11th at 7:00 p.m., Unexpected Productions is bringing you a one-of-a-kind improv comedy show performed by real moms from our resident ensemble. These hilarious, quick-thinking mothers will turn the wild, wonderful, and downright chaotic world of parenting into side-splitting comedy—completely unscripted and totally relatable!
Bonus: Moms get in for just $10 with promo code IMAMOM!
So, if you forgot to get her a gift (oops), this is your chance to redeem yourself! Grab your mom, grab your friends, and let’s celebrate motherhood the best way possible—by laughing at it!

Duo Comedy Showcase 2025
2025-05-14 20:00 - 21:15, 2025-05-21 20:00 - 21:15, 2025-05-28 20:00 - 21:15 | Unexpected Productions Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Seattle’s one and only open mic dedicated to two-person improv teams! Watch as duos create hilarious, quick-witted, and seemingly impossible scenes right before your eyes—entirely made up on the spot. It’s comedy chaos, brilliantly constructed and spontaneously performed.At Duos, everyone gets their moment in the spotlight. Newer improvisers hone their craft while seasoned pros experiment, play, and try something new. Who knows?
All experience levels are welcome! Sign up your team and give the audience a show they’ll never forget. You could be the next Key & Peele, Tina Fey & Amy Poehler, or even a chaotic duo like Deadpool & Wolverine. email duoshowcase@gmail.com
Whether you’re performing or watching, this is Seattle’s midweek comedy fix you don’t want to miss. Come laugh, play, and discover the magic of improv!

Loose Cannons Improv 2025
2025-05-15 20:00, 2025-05-29 20:00 | Unexpected Productions Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Every show at Loose Cannons is a one-of-a-kind experience—exciting, unexpected, a little dangerous, and always ridiculously fun.
Part One: The night kicks off with a unique performance from special guest improvisers showcasing their signature style or a never-before-seen format. Your suggestions fuel the fire, and the improvisers will ignite the stage, bringing your ideas to life.
Part Two: Buckle up because anything can happen. This half begins with a single audience suggestion—and that’s where the chaos begins. Improvisers dive in, riffing, playing, and building connections through a dynamic opening game. It could be a song, a monologue, or a whirlwind group association—whatever emerges will spark the stories, scenes, and surprises that follow.
The performers are true loose cannons, and you’re the one lighting the fuse. What will they create? It’s entirely up to you. Come for the comedy, stay for the thrill—you never know what will explode onto the stage.
Unpredictable, Unfiltered, Unmissable

Prism: Your Stories Improvised
2025-05-16 19:30 - 20:45, 2025-05-17 19:30 - 20:45 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
What is truth, and what is just a matter of perspective? Prism breaks your stories apart, revealing how different characters interpret the same events in wildly different ways. Was it a simple misunderstanding, a calculated betrayal, or just a comedy of errors? That depends on whose version you believe.
This show blends humor, drama, and mystery to explore how our own biases shape the stories we tell. In each performance, our improvisers will take the audience on a journey through shifting perspectives, uncovering new details, hidden motives, and unexpected twists. Prism is an ever-evolving theatrical experiment that challenges what we think we know—about a story, about each other, and about the very nature of truth itself.

Seattle Theatresports Improv 2025
2025-05-16 21:30 - 23:00, 2025-05-17 21:30 - 23:00, 2025-05-23 21:30 - 23:00, 2025-05-24 21:30 - 23:00, 2025-05-30 21:30 - 23:00 | Unexpected Productions Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Be a part of the magic of Theatresports, Seattle’s favorite improv competition for over 40 years! Join us at the iconic Gum Wall in Pike Place Market for a high-energy showdown featuring the city’s best improvisers creating hilarious scenes, songs, and games—all inspired by your suggestions.
With two teams battling, a lively host, judges you can boo, and the legendary gum wall race, this fast-paced show is packed with unforgettable moments and endless laughs.
Doors open at 9 PM every Friday and Saturday, with the show starting at 9:30 PM. Don’t miss the fun—be part of the action!
TheaterSports, all the way! They are goofy, silly, funny, unabashed, clever, witty people. I didn’t know what to expect before going but found myself laughing at practically everything they did or said. This is improv comedy at its finest. Lea A., 5 stars, Yelp

A Seattle Sketch Show by Seattle SketchFest
2025-05-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
SketchFest showcases the talents of local favorites from around the Emerald City. Get ready for the most innovative and original local sketch comedy acts in Seattle at Unexpected Productions’ Market Theater. Make friends, laugh, and enjoy a drink as you watch scenes about a cool new buddy who erupts from your chest, a totally human baby, a 911 operator who has interesting priorities, and many more
Since its inception in 1999, SketchFest Seattle has pioneered sketch comedy festivals worldwide. Our mission is to elevate sketch comedy as a performing art by providing a platform for groups to showcase their talent to Seattle audiences and to facilitate networking opportunities with other performers, writers, and professionals in the comedic arts.

The Best Sandwich Ever: An Improvised Feast of Stories
2025-05-18 19:00 - 20:15, 2025-05-25 19:00 - 20:15 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Every sandwich has a great story!
Ever had a sandwich so good it stuck with you forever? The Best Sandwich Ever, we take that simple, delicious memory and turn it into a wild, hilarious improv experience. Two audience members will be interviewed about the best sandwich they’ve ever had, but this isn’t just a foodie chat—our improvisers will jump in, instantly transforming their stories into unexpected, off-the-wall scenes. One moment, you’re talking about a childhood PB&J the next, you’re watching a dramatic reenactment of the “Great Lunchroom Trade War of 2006.” Whether you’re telling the story or just watching the madness unfold, this show is an unforgettable ride.

NOCHE DE IMPROV EN ESPAÑOL
2025-05-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Unexpected Productions Improv School ISSAQUAH/EASTSIDE, 1315 NW Mall Street, Suite 4, Issaquah, WA, 98108, United States
Noche de Improvisación en español, es una noche de jam para los que hablan FLUIDAMENTE español, que ya sean estudiantes actuales de UP, exalumnos de UP, miembros del conjunto y exalumnos, para jugar juntos y seguir desarrollando sus habilidades de improvisación en español. Noche de Improvisación en español , está dirigida por Laila Valencia. Los juegos ayudan a los improvisadores a desarrollar habilidades, desarrollar confianza y fomentar la creatividad. Pero lo mas importante es … ¡es en español y es DIVERTIDO! El espacio es limitado a 16 personas.
Fecha y hora: El tercer lunes de cada mes, de 7 a 9 p. m.
Ubicación: 650 S Orcas Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98108
Precio: $10 (11.24 con cargos)
El Requisito Previo: Unexpected Productions Improv 100
Laila Valencia Nació en Guadalajara Jalisco México finales de los
años 70as, donde vivió toda su infancia y adolescencia, siempre tuvo interés por las artes escénicas y participó en varios proyectos de teatro y danza contemporanea en la UDG , a finales de los 90tas, Se va a vivir a Seattle WA donde conoce la técnica de comedia en improvisación , de la cual se enamora se inscribe en clases y talleres especializados,con maestros como Keith Johnstone creador de Theatresports, Gorilla and Maestro improv shows, Randy Dixon director artistico de Unexpected Produccions desde hace 20 anos, talleres con Gary Austin, Asiste a retiros de improvisacion en Nueva York con artistic new direcctins y desde entonces a participado en 6 festivales internacionales de improvisación,A Impartido clases para toda las edades, ahora es miembro de de la compañía más antigua de improvisacionnen Seattle Unexpected Productions, en la cual continúa su preparación y actúa dos o mas veces por semana , siempre está trabajando en proyectos diferentes, forma larga y corta de improv, contando historias que se inspiradan con las ideas del público.

Kiki Yeung: Cantonese Mom
2025-05-22 20:00 - 21:30 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Kiki Yeung: Cantonese Mom is a dynamic, laugh-out-loud comedy experience that blends stand-up, storytelling, and interactive games. Created and headlined by Hong Kong-born, LA-based comedian Kiki Yeung, the show draws from her unique upbringing as a first-generation Asian American, infusing sassy humor with animated act-outs and sharp Cantonese wit.
“Kiki Yeung is a comedy pioneer!” – NBCLA
Kiki Yeung is a Hong Kong & LA based comedian, actress, and producer. Kiki blends her American upbringing and Cantonese sharp wit into a hilarious combination of sassy humor and animated act outs.
Kiki is the founder of Crazy Woke Asians, the award winning, nationally touring comedy show featuring the funniest Asian American comedians. Creator of “Kiki Funny Mama’s Night Out” docu-series featuring the funniest Asian American female comedians.
Kiki’s been featured in Elizabeth Bank’s Whohaha’s Comedy Callout, LA Times, The Seattle Times, Time-out New York, NBC LA, CBS and more. Watch Kiki on ABC’s The Parent Test.
Kiki headlines to sold out crowds at the New York Comedy Festival, Carolines on Broadway, The Comedy Store, The Ice House, Laugh Factory, Hollywood Improv, Cobbs Comedy Club, Kenan Presents and performed at Netflix is a Joke Fest.
Her new touring show, “Kiki Yeung Cantonese Mom” premiered at Rodney’s Comedy Club for the Knockouts Women’s Comedy Festival.
Catch her one hour special “Don’t Get Sick and Die” filmed in her hometown Seattle. Kiki is touring nationwide and will be headlining at the Hong Kong International Comedy Festival in 2025. www.kikiyeung.com
www.crazywokeasians.com

Love vs. Everything: An Improvised Tale
2025-05-23 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-05-24 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-05-30 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-05-31 19:30 - 20:30 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Even in the worst of times, love finds a way. At Unexpected Productions, our veteran improvisers take you on a spontaneous, heartfelt journey through three interconnected stories—each inspired by the lives of our audience. Across time, genre, and unimaginable odds, love emerges as the unshakable force against all obstacles. Whether it’s lovers, soulmates, kindred spirits, or surprising allies, these stories remind us that even when the world pushes back, love pushes harder.
No script. No safety net. It’s just love versus everything.

Mouth Wide Shut: A Physical Improv Comedy
2025-05-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
The art of silent comedy with the unpredictable fun of improvisation.
Mouth Wide Shut is a love letter to the history of physical comedy and improvisational theater. Drawing inspiration from silent movies, classical mime, and contemporary groups like Blue Man Group and Cirque du Soleil, it’s like a mashup of the best of the past and present that’s both nostalgic and cutting-edge. And the fact that you play such a crucial role in shaping the show makes it even more unique.
It’s not just about watching comedy; it’s about becoming part of the comedic journey. “Mouth Wide Shut” promises to be an evening where laughter knows no bounds and surprises lurk around every corner! This show is a delightful and unforgettable experience that promises to entertain audiences of all ages!
“Mouth Wide Shut is clever and very funny.” Ryan D., 5 Stars Google
“Went as a suggestion from a local. Best decision I’ve made in a whim! Such a good show…had an amazing cast, kept me laughing the entire time. Would love to go again.” Terra M 5 Stars Google
“This was the first time I’ve ever been to an improv show and I was definitely entertained. I had no clue what to expect and didn’t know how improv shows worked, I just came in with an open mind and enjoyed every minute of it!” Kristina L. 5 Stars Yelp

Comedy Sketch Writing with Joe Guppy and Sara Jo Geiger
2025-05-31 10:00 - 15:00 | Unexpected Productions Improv School ISSAQUAH/EASTSIDE, 1315 NW Mall Street, Suite 4, Issaquah, WA, 98108, United States
Get your comedy chops in shape with this fast-paced, hands-on weekend workshop led by Emmy Award-winning writer Joe Guppy and Seattle SketchFest producer Sara Jo Geiger. You’ll explore how Joe and Sara Jo generate sketch ideas—from personal stories to wild “what if” premises—and break down iconic sketches from SNL, Key & Peele, Almost Live, and more. Through writing prompts, improv games, and group feedback, you’ll build and refine your own original sketches. Whether you’re an aspiring performer or a seasoned creative looking to sharpen your comedic voice, this workshop is your chance to create, collaborate, and get seriously funny.
Dates: May 31 and June 1
Time: 10:00 – 3:00 each day
Location: Unexpected Productions Improv School, 650 South Orcas, Suite 101 Seattle WA 98108
Maximum Students: 14
Cost: $180
Prerequisite: Perfect for aspiring or experienced improvisers, actors, comedy writers, screenwriters, playwrights.
Ages: 18+
Instructors:
Joe Guppy won eight regional Emmy awards and a national Writers Guild award for his 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. Joe is also a founding member of Seattle TheatreSports and has written television scripts for director John Landis (Blues Brothers, Animal House).
Sara Jo Geiger (she/her) is a Seattle-based improv and sketch comedian with over 18 years of theater and film experience. Born in Olympia and raised on “Almost Live!”, she has developed a deep passion for helping others discover their unique comedic voices.
Sara Jo believes that everyone has the potential to be brilliant and hilarious. She fosters an inclusive, encouraging space where performers of all levels can thrive. Whether you’re stepping onto a stage for the first time or refining your joke craft, Sara Jo brings infectious energy, actionable guidance, and unwavering support to every session.

Inside Story: Storytelling & Improv Comedy Show
2025-05-31 18:00 - 19:00 | Unexpected Productions Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Get ready for an exhilarating ride through the world of storytelling! Join us for Inside Story, where improv and storytelling have a baby, creating a unique fusion of spontaneous fun and heartfelt moments. Our talented storytellers and improvisers will take your true-life secrets, hilarious anecdotes, and personal tales and turn them into side-splitting performances!
Think of it as The Moth colliding with Whose Line is it Anyway, but with wild creativity and unpredictable hilarity! Each show is a one-of-a-kind adventure where your stories inspire laugh-out-loud narratives that will have you gasping and cheering.
Don’t just sit back—be part of the excitement! Share your story and watch it transform into an unforgettable performance. It’s a night of laughter, surprises, and pure improvisational magic! Come unleash your inner storyteller and join the fun!
THIS SHOW CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT, LANGUAGE, AND SITUATIONS
