Have Fun Hosting Improv Comedy Parties
August 19, 2010 by Improv
Filed under improv acting tips
If you are one of those people that have many friends that are funny and love to play games, then an improv party might be in order. This is a party that everyone can get involved in. Here is a guide to how to get this form of party started.
Invitations are important to all parties, no matter what kind you are throwing. When looking for the perfect invitation you might want to look into one that includes comedy or acting because improv is a mix of both of these. Then on the invitations you can put “I would like to invite you to improv night at my house” at the time that you are going to be throwing it and what improv is because many of your guests might not know.
Once you have the invitations sent out, then you want to start planning the food and fun for that evening. Some foods to consider are fun finger foods that have some humor to them. You can get cookies that have little sayings or phrases on them; not only are they fun to read but great to eat as well.
Consider using acronyms like OMG and LOL and ROFL – something that will lighten up the mood and add some humor to the night. Humor is important at these types of parties because, of course, it is all about having fun with your friends. You also want to pick out prizes for the winners of the word game that you will be playing at the end of the night. This will make it fun but might also help motivate the competitive side in your guests and really get them participating.
Once you get all your friends rolling in, you want to have a hat sitting by the front door with little pieces of paper that are cut tiny so that they can be folded up. Each guest will write one word on each piece of paper and fold it up and put it into a hat.
This will be the source of the word game that you all will be playing out at the end of the night. Once you all have spent some time talking and having a few fun treats then you can start the night’s events. You will ask these questions to your guests so that you can build a storyline.
First you should ask a question that involves where the skit will take place. Then the second question will be what is happening at said place. Then you will have the come up with a plot to what they are acting out and how it will end. It’s a bit like Mad Libs but out loud and in a group.
Then after you are done playing the role-playing part of the improv night, you will want to get the hat of words out. One person will pick out a word from the hat and they will have to act out that word in front of the group and the group will try and take a guess at what the word is. The person that answers it correctly will win a prize and be the next person to act out their word.
Improv night at your home is a party that is all about having fun with the friends and be able to do something new that not many people have thought about. This theme of party will be a chance for everyone that attends to get involved in the fun.




