Game, Activated! with Amanda Breen
CCB Studios Hasenheide 12, Berlin, GermanyDon’t let your freak flag touch the ground, let’s have that flag FLY! Game is all talk until we activate it through our physicality, character and location. That is where...
Simpler Initiations with Alex Berg
CCB Studios Hasenheide 12, Berlin, GermanyEvery scene needs an initiation. And yes, for those of us whose brains are capable of doing the quick mental gymnastics necessary to construct a perfect premise initiation on the...
Playing to the Top of Your Intelligence with Alex Fernie
CCB Studios Hasenheide 12, Berlin, GermanyThis scenework-focused workshop will help you use what you know play to the top of your intelligence. We'll cover making real, grounded choices and using specifics based on the information...
Capiche / Matthew Lists Nuts
Comedy Cafe Berlin Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyComedy Café Berlin House Team Capiche perform a headless Harold, then Matthew Lists Nuts do long-form improv, UCB by way of Glasgow.
THD / A Likely Story
Ida Nowhere Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyTHD perform their signature format including improvised scenes and songs that often explore weird worlds and unusual characters. Then A Likely Story present a totally made up tale inspired by...
It’s That Time Of The Month / Date Night
Comedy Cafe Berlin Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyIt's That Time of the Month has some of Berlin's favourite female and queer improvisers perform a living room. Then Date Night make one enemy in the crowd, interview-style, inspiring...
Tambourine Solo / Sandwich
Ida Nowhere Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyA Slacker Special! Local team Tambourine Solo perform their twist on the form, followed by Sandwich, an LA-based indie team of funny people performing their own version!
Action Jackson / Convoy
Ida Nowhere Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyAction Jackson improvise from a true life monologue inspired by an audience suggestion, followed by Convoy doing a slacker.
Heinous
Comedy Cafe Berlin Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyHeinous is wicked, deeply evil, and shockingly reprehensible. But it is also two sweeties who love to have a good time and be silly! Ok, but let’s go serious promo...
Bear Milk / Ship Happens by Fluff
Comedy Cafe Berlin Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyBear Milk reveal the absurdity lurking just beneath the surface of everyday life, followed by Fluff performing Ship Happens: A slice of life set on a ship.
Slumber Party (DE) / Nearly Terminal / Shark Therapy
Ida Nowhere Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyA trifecta of improv! Local team Slumber Party bring a late night dream energy to the stage. Then Nearly Terminal promise to turn any giggle into a gaggle. Ending with...
Between the Lines / The Non Recyclables
Ida Nowhere Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyBetween the Lines takes the very first line and last line of a book, then improvise everything in between. Then The Non Recyclables take drop silly, over the top characters...
Health Plan: A Deconstruction / Gusher
Comedy Cafe Berlin Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyHealth Plan perform a deconstruction. Then 90s loving nostalgia indie team Gusher does some fast paced improv.
Smorgasbord – A Bit Show Show
Comedy Cafe Berlin Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyWelcome to Smörgåsbord, an improv show dedicated to the most messed up improv ideas you can think of. Improvisers reach deep into the recesses of their subconscious, and invent and...
3-4 Person Scenes with Bob Dassie
CCB Studios Hasenheide 12, Berlin, GermanyThis workshop will concentrate on the foundation of scene work and how it applies to more complex relationship-based scenes. The focus will be on sustaining, balancing and making strong choices...
Character Workshop with Stephnie Weir
CCB Studios Hasenheide 12, Berlin, GermanyIn this workshop we will approach scene-work through the lens of character. The goals: to unearth authentic, relatable characters from within the scene, to create characters that are in service...
Simplifying the Game of the Scene with Alex Fernie
Comedy Cafe Berlin Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyThis workshop will focus on demystifying and clarifying what we mean when we talk about "playing the game." We'll work on finding what you think is funny and building a...
Where’s the Unusual Thing? with Todd Fasen
Ida Nowhere Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyEveryone always says the key to game is the first unusual thing. But what if you can’t find the unusual thing? How do you get one? Do you feel like...
Physicality in Improv with Oscar Montoya
CCB Studios Hasenheide 12, Berlin, GermanyEver been in a scene and realized that all you did was sit and talk to your partner, or never quite made the location work for you? Well, get out...
Using Emotion To Play Game with Alex Berg
Comedy Cafe Berlin Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyRegardless of how much experience you have with improv, you've got a lifetime's worth of experience with emotion. In this workshop from Alex "watches all comedy like a robot studying...
Seeing Your Where with Amanda Breen
CCB Studios Hasenheide 12, Berlin, GermanyWe're taught that clearly establishing the who, what, where at the top of a scene is crucial. But are you living in and seeing your where or just telling us?...
All-In Therapy / Rooster Sisters / Marge
Ida Nowhere Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyThree Berlin teams in one show! All-In Therapy brings to life broken but lovable characters; Rooster Sisters performs a Governor and Marge performs a monoscene.
Handshake / TipToe
Comedy Cafe Berlin Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyComedy Café Berlin House Team Handshake perform the local form The Governor. Then Tiptoe creates an original show using audience recollections of their hometowns.
The Forest / Smoking Cat
Ida Nowhere Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyThe Forest offers a big, warm embrace of a show, followed by Smoking Cat presenting a high-energy Harold fuelled by a deep, international bond.
GLB / Bad Magicians: Improv to Make You Feel
Comedy Cafe Berlin Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyBerlin's longest-running long form improv group GLB bring their fast-paced antics to the Das stage, followed by the all-female cast of trash bag wearing weirdos Bad Magicians performing “high art...
Laughing Matter / Heinous
Ida Nowhere Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyLaughing Matter mixes weird science with even weirder improv, followed by UCB's Heinous bringing their mayhem to the stage once again.
Convoy
Comedy Cafe Berlin Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyConvoy is Alex Fernie, Alex Berg & Todd Fasen and they have been performing their brand of fast-paced and hilarious improv together for 20 years. Their weekly show at Upright...
Gator Nuggz / Macrodose / Cold Cuts
Comedy Cafe Berlin Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyInspired by amusing, often baffling, news headlines featuring the infamous Florida Man, Gator Nuggz creates their own headlines with the audience. Then Macrodose does consciousness-raising two-prov team. Ending with Cold...
Saved by the Beep / Next door weirdos by Grannskapet
Ida Nowhere Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, GermanySaved by the Beep do a Harold enhanced with bold sound and movement. Then Grannskapet (The Neighborhood) invites you into the secret, absurd, and relatable lives behind your walls.
Birdwatchers / Blumpkin Abbey
Comedy Cafe Berlin Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyBirdwatchers explore the present and past of 2 characters reminiscing. Then Blumpkin Abbey explores what happens above and below stairs in the weird world of the British aristocracy
Tales Held Dear
Ida Nowhere Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyGrab your foam sword, strap on your pointy ears, and get ready to delve into the world of fantasy for an epic quest, as suggested by you, the audience! Every...
Team Jam
Comedy Cafe Berlin Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyIt’s like a regular improv jam, but you sign up as a team instead of an individual. Your team can be people you’ve never played with before, people from today's...
Silent Soundtrack with Alex Berg
Comedy Cafe Berlin Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyTired of words? Yeah, me too. The Silent Soundtrack is a form that challenges you to quit relying on saying clever and witty things and instead use body language, spacework,...
Long Form Openings with Oscar Montoya
CCB Studios Hasenheide 12, Berlin, GermanyMake a mark at the beginning of every set by doing an opening that is right for your team! In this class we will go over various openings to see...
Where’s the Unusual Thing? with Todd Fasen
CCB Studios Hasenheide 12, Berlin, GermanyEveryone always says the key to game is the first unusual thing. But what if you can’t find the unusual thing? How do you get one? Do you feel like...
Truthpaste / Tony, Tony & Tony / Instant Crush
Ida Nowhere Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyThree local teams take the stage! Truthpaste takes normal occasions and improvises until things start to break. Then Tony, Tony & Tony does a show of games and surprises. Ending...
Brace! Brace! / Dream Queens
Comedy Cafe Berlin Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyComedy Café Berlin House Team Brace! Brace! perform a Deconstruction, followed by Dream Queens - a long-form improv show that’s basically Space Jam meets Little Women.
Turtle Logic / Slumber Party (UK)
Ida Nowhere Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyTurtle Logic brings sharp, character-driven, and unpredictable comedy to the stage. Then London's Slumber Party craft a show based entirely off your audience gossip, on the spot.
Smash Cut presents The Improvised Movie / Silent Soundtrack
Comedy Cafe Berlin Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, GermanySmash Cut created live cinema right in front of your face! Then Silent Soundtrack perform in silence inspired by a curated playlist from the audience the improvisers are not privy...
WeirDass
Comedy Cafe Berlin Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyHusband and Wife improv-duo Stephnie Weir and Bob Dassie have performed their signature show "WeirDass" throughout the U.S, Canada and U.K. Legendary fixtures in the Chicago improv scene, they are...
The Confession / Thunderclap!
Ida Nowhere Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyIn “The Confession” the audience’s deepest darkest secrets get turned into improv scenes. Then former CCB House Team Thunderclap! take the stage by storm!
Fünfdollar / Belly Belly
Ida Nowhere Donaustrasse 79, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyFünfdollar improvise what can best be described as “a fever dream…with jokes.” Followed by Belfast's Belly Belly performing a loud and hearty Harold.
A Very Capable Boy / HUMAN NIGHTMARE / Maggie and Pissman
Comedy Cafe Berlin Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyThree fantastic teams take the stage in the first of our 3-set blocks. A Very Capable Boy are a duo from London, followed by local dynamos HUMAN NIGHTMARE, and closing...
Make Your Worlds Weird! with Todd Fasen
CCB Studios Hasenheide 12, Berlin, GermanyTired of games involving a "voice of reason/unusual one" or "peas in a pod"? This workshop focuses on playing games where you’re in a weird world. Rather than the scenes...
Gift Giving with Amanda Breen
CCB Studios Hasenheide 12, Berlin, GermanyLet’s make our scenes pop! This workshop, taught by Amanda Breen (UCB’s Training Center Director & former Director of Improv) is all about making your scenes more fun, surprising and...
Tres Leche with Bob Dassie
Comedy Cafe Berlin Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyBorn both out of the Los Angeles community's desire for a new structure, and as a way to combine elements of both grounded scene-work with game/premise-based play, the Tres Leche...
Everybody Get in Here… And Play! with Oscar Montoya
CCB Studios Hasenheide 12, Berlin, GermanyHave you ever felt like you're in a group scene and felt absolutely overwhelmed by the chaos? Well, worry not because in this workshop, we'll work on group scenes that...
Der Q & A
Comedy Cafe Berlin Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyJoin us and Das 2026 headliners & instructors for a conversation about improv, performing and whatever else comes to our brains! Then we'll open up the floor to questions from...
Das Final Show
Comedy Cafe Berlin Roseggerstr 17, Berlin, Berlin, GermanyIt’s the final show featuring the Das 2026 headliners! Don’t miss this chance to come together one last time as we close the festival and wring out those final drops...