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Alright Everyone, here’s the deal. Tuesday Make-em-ups is going on hiatus for the summer.  There is no show this coming Tuesday, however we’re having a big blowout on June 15th. So, Crush is gonna do what they do best. Put on a special event.  Like the Tumbleweed show May 20th seen here. TUESDAY JUNE 15th 7:30PM [...]

There’s tons going on this may: Tuesdays! Firstly, Tuesday May the Fourth (be with you) at the Attic, join host AL Connors along with regulars, Averie MacDonald, Jody Haucke, Cari Leslie and newcomer Kevin Lu on stage for your weekly dose of improvised medicine. May 11th, we’ve got AL, Cari, Averie and Desiree rockin’ it [...]

March was a killer month, and we’ve got some good plans for April – but first here’s some recent news: Our big X-Canada show went swimmingly – and if you don’t believe me, you can watch the archive of the live webcast here! We had a packed house, seen in this photo, and close to [...]

MONDAY MONDAY MONDAY! Why on earth would we move our weekly Tuesday show to a Monday for one week? Having the following performers come to play is a pretty good reason! Come out Monday the 22nd at 7:30 to check out the improv stylings of: Alistair Cook (!nstant Theatre, CIG National Director -Vancouver) Briana Rayner [...]

Lots of activity this March! Lineups subject to change and will be updated as performers are confirmed March 30: UPDATE We were going to webcast this show, but since we webcast last week’s coast to coast extravaganza, we’re giving the internet a break. However, after a brief stint as Monday Make-em-ups, we’re back at the [...]

Things are heating up at the Cajun Attic – big news for Feb 16! But first, Rich and Jody (pictured here with two fabulous volunteers) along with Jim and Chelsea and surprise addition (even I didn’t know he could make it) put on a great show on the 9th – all wrangled by Dave’s inaugural [...]

Gonna be sweet. This week’s Make-Em-Ups is hosted by Dave Lindsay! This makes all five Crush members hosting each of our first five weeks of shows! Cool. This week’s cast includes the return of Jody Haucke and the Tuesday debut of Insensitivity Training’s Chelsea S. and more! UPDATE: Rich Allen, veteran improviser from Kingston and [...]

Hey gang, first of all, here are a couple of links for y’all. Jim Davies, Make-em-ups guest for the past two weeks had this to say about the shows: http://jimdavies.blogspot.com/2010/01/improv-tuesday-night-make-em-ups.html Also, there was a great writeup in The Charlatan about the Make-em-ups: http://www.charlatan.ca/content/laughs-crush-and-cia Also, this coming Tuesday Feb 2 is gonna be epic – with [...]

Tuesday Make-Em-Ups with Crush Improv is officially up and running!  Jody, Averie, Sloan and Cari delivered at the Cajun Attic as peeps enjoyed great food and good times.  Sound like a beer ad?  Well it kinda is. So – come on out Tuesday Jan 19th for the next installment – this time featuring: Insensitivity Training’s [...]

Our inaugural edition of our new weekly show is upon us! Check it out this Tuesday, Jan 12th at the Cajun Attic! The lineup for our inaugural show features Crush’s Cari Leslie, Insensitivity Training’s Matt Sloan (Sunday’s at Yuk Yuks), Crystal Basement’s Jody Haucke (Atomic Rooster) Lil Improv Ottawa’s Averie MacDonald. All hosted by …

Are you an improviser or actor looking to shed the responsibilities of sticking to a script?  Do you have a Tuesday evening free? Tuesday Make-’em-ups with Crush Improv is interested in putting you on stage.  If you’d like to take part in the Make-’em-ups, please fire an email off to: tuesdays@crushimprov.com and we’ll figure …

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Crush Improv is launching a new improv show in Ottawa on January 12th, 2010. The show: Each show will feature a rotating cast with a different lineup of 4 (or so) each week. Each show will be hosted by a member (or two) of Crush and will be a blend of games and storytelling. With [...]