The Swamp is a veteran three-person improv team known for smart, fast-paced, and character-rich comedy. Kate Duffy, Ryan Archibald, and Jim Carlson met over 20 years ago performing at Chicago’s legendary Second City, iO, and The Annoyance theaters, and have been improvising together ever since. Their shows begin with a single audience suggestion and spiral into 45 minutes of tightly woven, fully improvised scenes—often strange, always funny. With a shared rhythm honed over decades, they build entire worlds on the spot, jumping between characters and storylines with sharp timing and playful precision.

CAST: Jimmy Carlson, Kate Duffy, Ryan “Arch” Archibald.

Ephemera is a Musical Improv House Team at the Magnet Theater in New York City, where they perform 18-25 minute narrative musicals on a weekly basis. The team is known for their cohesive narratives, strong characters, theatrical choices, pattern recognition, and well-balanced harmonies. Ephemera is clever, emotional, and hilarious all at the same time.

CAST: Curry Whitmire, Ilya Khodosh, Jackie Ferro, Jenny Shaw, Maria Nally, Max Feldman, Rick Beck, Sonia Nam.

ALL NIGHT, ALL NIGHT, ALL NIGHT (Austin) w/Ify Nwadiwe - improv
All Night, All Night, All Night is a Harold troupe with a weekly slot on ColdTowne Theater’s main stage. The group was formed in August 2022 with the intention of bringing experienced and committed local performers together to breathe life into a classic and under appreciated format. The cast’s collective training and performance experience include major improv touchstones like UCB LA, UCB NY, iO, The Groundlings, and Second City. Their Harold combines organic games with grounded character work to create a show that oscillates between intellectual and absurd at the drop of a hat. Since their inception, the show has gained popularity among improv community members, students of the theater and regular ole people looking to laugh their ass off once a week, regularly selling out shows.

CAST: Alexis Murphy, Drew Coolidge, Maddie Cordovano, Isaac Garza, Keylan Haynes, Kyle Romero, Maryann Alspaugh, Matt Alspaugh, Sarah Yoakley, Will Sitters, with Ify Nwadiwe.

IFY NWADIWE is a comedian, actor, and writer based in Los Angeles. A regular on Dropout TV and the host of Um, Actually. He’s written for TV Shows like Grand Crew and Twisted Metal, video games like Borderlands 4 and Apex Legends, and table top games like Blackbirds. As an actor he’s appeared on Adam Ruins Everything, Aunty Donna’s House of Fun, and Grand Crew. He performs regularly with The Big Team and Fuck This Month.

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