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Lots of activity this March!
Lineups subject to change and will be updated as performers are confirmed

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 night [...]

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 Montreal and everywhere [...]

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 the return of Jeff [...]

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 Jim Davies
Crush’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 a 7:30pm [...]

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November 27 & 28 Crush returns to the Gladstone with some friends to celebrate our Second Anniversary.
Put it in your calendars.
Friday November 27 – Showcase! – 8pm $10 (cash only)
Friday’s show will feature improvised performances from Crush, Uncalled For, PROJECTproject and Sex-T-Rex – each group performing their own styles and forms.
Saturday November 28 – Blender! [...]

For our Second Anniversary Special at the Gladstone November 27 & 28, we are offering a “Social Media” 2 for 1 deal. Tickets are $10 (cash only) each, however, if you want in on this “buy one get one free” situation, all you have to do is:

1- Tweet about the show or post the [...]

Thank you Terrence Bowman for the invitation! Thank you Uncalled For for suggesting us to Terence!
This October, Crush heads down highway 40 to play at the 4th annual Montreal Improv Festival (Mprov). The gang hits the stage at Theatre Ste. Catherine -
Friday October 16th – 9pm
Saturday October 17 – 11pm
For more info, please [...]

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AL has been playing around with Wordpress and has installed a plugin making viewing crushimprov.com on your crackberry or iFone a little cheaper, saving all those precious KB. Sure, it may not be as sexy as on a big screen, but the bottom line is – Crush info can [...]