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The Broken Magic Comedy Hour is a standup comedy series brought to you by founding OK Party Member and national touring stand up comic Zach Peterson. Featuring some of the best stand up comics in the midwest and beyond, The BMCH is a professionally run stand up show that will have you coming back for more month after month.


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No Drink Minimum. 18+ (or under with parent or guardian.)

Please arrive no later than 5 minutes prior to showtime. Tickets may be released for resale at that time, no refunds will be given. Parking available on the street (metered until 9pm).

This show is Rated R for graphic language of adult situations.

A fearless standup show at Backline, but also one to avoid if you easily get rubbed the wrong way. We line up Omaha's top local comedians and give them a chance to perform some stuff they can't do at most shows. If this sounds like you something you would like, then you definitely will. If this sounds disgusting to you, we have other shows you should check out.

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No Drink Minimum. 18+ (or under with parent or guardian.)

Please arrive no later than 5 minutes prior to showtime. Tickets may be released for resale at that time, no refunds will be given. Parking available on the street (metered until 9pm).

This year's 2-Person Improv Competition will start off with 12 teams, split into 3 slots with one winner from each, all competing to be the top 2-person team in Omaha! 4 teams in each show with the top 3 competing in the finals. Each team gets 12-13 minutes in the qualifying round, 15-17 minutes in the finals.

12/7 - Tuesday 8pm - 4 Teams

12/21 - Tuesday 7pm - 4 Teams

12/21 - Tuesday 8:15pm - 4 Teams

12/28 (Final) - Tuesday 7pm - 3 Teams

To submit, both persons can not be on another team. You must be available to perform in one of the nights. Please indicate your preference AND if you have any nights you can not make.

Champions get a feature set in their own paid show with (depending on availability) the 2nd place team opening for them.

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No Drink Minimum. 18+ (or under with parent or guardian.

The Backline will be showcasing both veteran and up-and-coming comedians every Wednesday at 7pm. Delivering a funny and diverse cast so anyone in our audience can find their new favorite local comedians! (Sometimes we'll have guests from other cities!)

Also, stick around after this show for our Open Mic at 8pm where anyone can get up on stage!

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No Drink Minimum. 18+ (or under with parent or guardian.) Parking available on the street (metered until 9pm).

Brooke Barsell & Todd Dylam host The Backline Open Mic (standup) every Wednesday at 8pm. Each comedian will be allowed 4 minutes, and names will be drawn from a hat for those who show up before 8pm, people who show up afterward will be added to a 2nd list. Whether it's your first time or you perform weekly, why not try out your material in front of a great crowd at one of the best standup venues in town?

Since names are pulled at random, comics are encouraged to sit and watch everyone else, creating a fun and encouraging audience. 5 seconds of grace period before music plays you off. Prepare accordingly.

This show is FREE for everyone!

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We are currently still asking everyone to please wear a mask. Please do not show up if you are experiencing symptoms. No Drink Minimum. 18+ (or under with parent or guardian.)

Please arrive no later than 5 minutes prior to showtime. Tickets may be released for resale at that time, no refunds will be given. Parking available on the street (metered until 9pm).

The comedy podcast Bits at The Backline will be holding an academic symposium on "Why is comedy important to Omaha and our community?"

Led by Creighton staff and students, this show will feature a presentation by some of the leading and most interesting comedians in the Omaha scene including Carmela Anderson and Cameron Logsdon (both nominated for an OEA-Award for Best Comedian this year,) The wUw Show (nominated for an OEA-Award for Best Comedy Ensemble this year,) and Ferial Pearson (Founder of Secret Kindness Agents.)

This show is also FREE, so come laugh a lot lot and hopefully learn a little while you're at it.

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No Drink Minimum. 18+ (or under with parent or guardian.) Parking available on the street (metered until 9pm).

The ARENA is Omaha's #1 Improv Competition pitting together 2 improv teams to find out which Omaha team is the best. Each competition is followed by previous Champions that get their own weekly slot until someone beats their record! As an added bonus, the show will start off with a set from previous Champions!

Whichever team wins the votes of the audience comes back the next week to face a new Challenging team, each getting 20 minutes to win over your votes. The #1 team "4 Average People" has won 16 weeks in a row! Will a team ever beat that record? You decide!

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No Drink Minimum. 18+ (or under with parent or guardian.)

Please arrive no later than 5 minutes prior to showtime. Tickets may be released for resale at that time, no refunds will be given. Parking available on the street (metered until 9pm).

Dad Jokes (featuring Michael Johnson, Michael Smith, Justin Edmonds, Kalee Olson, and Taylor Grote) has been voted as one of the best improv shows at The Backline. They don't tell 'jokes' and they aren't your dad, but you'll love them just the same. Their show is some of the best longform improv comedy you can find in Omaha!

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No Drink Minimum. 18+ (or under with parent or guardian.)

Please arrive no later than 5 minutes prior to showtime. Tickets may be released for resale at that time, no refunds will be given. Parking available on the street (metered until 9pm).

Date Night is here!

Gather up your special someone (or any someone) and come see great two-person teams improvising their little hearts out. Whether you actually bring a date, this show will be just as fun to watch alone or with a group of friends. Who knows, maybe you'll meet a future date here.

Hosted by Justin Edmonds

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No Drink Minimum. 18+ (or under with parent or guardian.)

Please arrive no later than 5 minutes prior to showtime. Tickets may be released for resale at that time, no refunds will be given. Parking available on the street (metered until 9pm).

"Meinen with a Friend" is a 2-person improv show featuring Will Meinen and a brand new guest every month! Will studied and performed at the iO, Second City, and Annoyance Theaters in Chicago for eight years, and is a graduate of the Backline. This month Will is joined by Timmy Tamisiea, an improv and sketch performer/teacher from Los Angeles who recently relocated to Omaha ostensibly for the weather.

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No Drink Minimum. 18+ (or under with parent or guardian.)

Please arrive no later than 5 minutes prior to showtime. Tickets may be released for resale at that time, no refunds will be given. Parking available on the street (metered until 9pm).

These are official Backline House Teams bringing you three different improv teams and shows, with new teams every six months! Check out veteran improvisers alongside the best up-and-coming talent coached by Matt Johnson, Annalise Anderson, and Fred Lenza.

Catch these teams twice a month on Tuesdays at The Backline and stick around afterward for an improv jam!

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No Drink Minimum. 18+ (or under with parent or guardian.)

Please arrive no later than 5 minutes prior to showtime. Tickets may be released for resale at that time, no refunds will be given. Parking available on the street (metered until 9pm).

INTERROGATED is easily one of the best improv shows in Omaha and features Backline's top improvisers (sometimes featuring special guests too!) This fast-paced and very much 'adult-friendly' improv where we'll ask you, the audience, to confess true stories from a time where you got away with something. Maybe you stole a brownie from a roommate, or spun cookies in a football field, either way we'll take them! Our performers will create scenes based off these stories in a structured 'game-based' style of improv you'll only see similar to in LA and NYC.

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No Drink Minimum. 18+ (or under with parent or guardian.)

Please arrive no later than 5 minutes prior to showtime. Tickets may be released for resale at that time, no refunds will be given. Parking available on the street (metered until 9pm).

Yer Mom's Comedy Show presents standup comedians aimed at “Keeping parents sane one punch line at a time!” Join comic moms-Kendra Karbowski, Patty Fanciullo & Anneliese Wright, as they bring up some of the best talent the Midwest has to offer. Special guest comedians will keep the entertainment going and we’ll end the evening with our “MomTime” Comedy chat

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No Drink Minimum. 18+ (or under with parent or guardian.)

Please arrive no later than 5 minutes prior to showtime. Tickets may be released for resale at that time, no refunds will be given. Parking available on the street (metered until 9pm).

Brooke Barsell’s monthly show Babes in JOYland features new up and coming comedians with some more seasoned comics. This months comedians include: Jake Parker, Breanna Kalhorn, Michael Cooper (Chicago, Illinois) and Mark Masters (Vail, Colorado) Expect good vibes, high energy and big laughs.

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No Drink Minimum. 18+ (or under with parent or guardian.)

Please arrive no later than 5 minutes prior to showtime. Tickets may be released for resale at that time, no refunds will be given. Parking available on the street (metered until 9pm).

Double Feature makes its popular return to the Backline for a very special Christmas show!

Featuring some of Backline's best improvisers split into two teams. In the spirit of Nightmare Before Christmas, the first movie will be a holiday themed horror movie and the second will take a non-Christmas villain and make them the protagonist in a classic Christmas story. The audience gives the inspiration for the show right there as it starts and it will all be created in front of you and certainly funnier than ALMOST any Christmas movie out there.

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No Drink Minimum. 18+ (or under with parent or guardian.)

Please arrive no later than 5 minutes prior to showtime. Tickets may be released for resale at that time, no refunds will be given. Parking available on the street (metered until 9pm).

No Shows Tonight, Happy New Years!