The fantastic Nottingham Comedy Festival returns this November.  For 10 days the city will showcase  internationally renowned comedians alongside top drawer local talent.  With a multitude of shows happening across the city, it is a fantastic opportunity to go and see some hilarious shows with friends and family.

Here’s your guide to all the improv shows at the this year’s festival.  Each quote gives a flavour of what to expect.  If you want to know more click the quote to find the full-length review it came from.

Saturday 2nd November

• It’s A Trap:  The Improvised Star Wars Show – “A fun filled hour of geeky entertainment”
• Project 2:  Improvised Science Fiction – “Changed between humans, aliens and intergalactic settings without a pause”
• Improv Provocateur – “This was such good fun”
• MissImp’s All Star Improv Show – “I was grinning with child-like glee for the entirety of the show”

Sunday 3rd November

• Ben Van der Velde – “Pace, quality of material, energy, call it what you will, Ben van der Velde displays it in bucketloads”
• Rhymes Against Humanity – “A full blown musical…It really is a treat”

Tuesday 5th November

• Improv Provocateur – “See it. Play it. Love it.”

Thursday 7th November

• Denise’s 50th – “Explores the intense emotion of every awkward social gathering”

Friday 8th November

• UoN Improv – “Super fun shows”
• The Vox Pops – “Absolutely hilarious comedy sketches”
• MissImp’s All Star Improv Show – “An improv tour-de-force”

Saturday 9th November

• Discount Comedy Checkout –“The comedy is creative and crude, quick and quirky”
• Neil + 1 – “Funny and interesting … a truly unique experience”
• Epic! The Improvised Movie – “The movie you always wished existed but the studios never made”
• Do The Right Scene – “Expect bold, witty moves and an edgy, daring sense of fun.”

If all these shows inspire you to give it a go yourself, look out for the taster session run by MissImp on Thursday 7th November.