PFT & PHIT IN CITYPAPER!

If you caught our Paul F. Tompkins show last week then you already know everything that CityPaper had to say in it's *cover story* on the dapper comedian who calls Philly his "ancestral home" - but if you missed the show be sure to check out the story online. There's a great little shout-out for PHIT in there as well.

As if that weren't enough, we got a short message from Mr. Tompkins before he headed out of town: "Thanks to everyone who came out last night. That was the absolute best time I've ever had on stage in my hometown. You guys were fantastic. To everyone who couldn't make it, I hope you can next time. I will let you know when I'm coming back. And I will, indeed, be back. Thanks again! Yours so very truly, Paul."

8/9/2010 PAUL F. TOMPKINS AT PHIT THIS WEEKEND! You know him from Mr. Show with Bob & David, VH1's Best Week Ever, Weeds, or maybe just down the street... Philly native Paul F. Tompkins is hitting the his hometown for one-night only this Saturday at the beautiful Plays & Players Theatre in Center City because you demanded it! PHIT is excited to host our largest standup show ever, and we were just able to release 25 more tickets for this previously sold-out show. Full details are on our special event page for The Tompkins 300.

7/30/2010 PHIT HOUSE TEAMS TO THE DEL CLOSE MARATHON IN NYC! This weekend in New York, lucky comedy nerds are enjoying 56 straight hours of improv across 3 stages thanks to the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Philly Improv Theater is proudly representing Philadelphia by sending all of our house teams to this festival. We'll hope you'll catch some of your favorite shows or performers if you can make the trip up. Click the logo above for the Marathon website, where you can see the full calendar!

7/25/2010 THANK YOU MATT BESSER! One of the original UCB4, Matt Besser performed on Friday, July 23rd at Connie's Ric-Rac and led workshops during the day on Saturday, July 24th. We are really grateful to him for visiting Philly and are very happy to report that he was really impressed with the community we've built!

6/26/10 PHIT RAISES $15,420 TO CREATE A HOME FOR ALTERNATIVE COMEDY IN PHILLY. (See our press release touting this achievement here).The first phase goal of our larger capital campaign was only $10,000 and surpassed it by more than 50%, but there is still important work to be done. We now move to a continued effort to reach $50,000 in pledges by December 31, 2010 and receive a $50,000 matching grant from an anonymous donor. Thank you to everyone who gave!

6/20/10 PAUL F. TOMPKINS COMING TO PHIT AUGUST 14TH AS PART OF THE TOMPKINS 300 TOUR! Philadelphians demanded on Facebook that their hometown stand-up hero return to perform, and PHIT stepped in to help Joe Moore and the 340+ people who joined the Facebook group "I wanna see Paul F. Tompkinsin Philadelphia!" make their dream a reality. PFT will perform at the historic Plays & Players theater, which only seats 220 - so grab a ticket immediately.

6/15/2010 SUMMER SESSION CORE CIRRICULUM NOW ENROLLING! Come out and learn to improvise at the largest comedy training program between New York City and Washington, DC. PHIT has the the most varied and talented improv instructors in the city - ranging from former performers at Chicago's iO Theatre to PhDs and everything in between - and we love introducing students to improvisation in a fun, relaxed environment. If the summer is a perfect fit for that, we don't know what is.

5/12/2010 SCOTT ADSIT ON 95.7FM TOMORROW MORNING BETWEEN 9-10AM. Catch one of the star's of our show this weekend on the radio tomorrow morning during drive time. He'll be talking 30 Rock and promoting his appearance this weekend in Philly.

5/5/2010 ADSIT & GAUSAS COMING TO PHIT MAY 14-15, 2010! Scott Adsit (Pete Hornberger from 30 Rock) and Christina Gausas (from Late Night with Conan O'Brien) will be performing and teaching workshops at PHIT May 14-16, 2010. Tickets to and spaces in these shows and workshops will sell out... so get them now.

5/4/2010 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWEST HOUSE TEAM! Director Mike Marbach will be bringing our latest recruits to the stage for the first time in late June or early July - but until then start thinking about the awesome shows you will see when Aaron Unice, Bert Archer, Brent Knobloch, Luke Field, Amie Roe, Caitlin Weigel, Caroline Rhoads, Jessica Ross, and Lora Magaldi hit the stage!