FULL SHOW DESCRIPTIONS:

30 People Play Freeze (Bit Show!) - Everyone plays Freeze.
5 Minute Harolds (Bit Show!) - Most Harolds are 22 minutes. Can you do one in 5?
Alexit (Bit Show!) - This show was performed once and only once in 2016 when Brexit was at the top of everyone's mind. Watch these two hunks remove an article of clothing at every edit.
All My Beautiful (Indie Team) - Buckle up for a montage from All My Beautiful.
B A T (House Team) - Improv in the Dark.
Baton Pass (Indie Team) - Short form comedy!
Beastie Rap (Bit Show!) - A VERY SERIOUS TEAM RAP BATTLE in the style of the Beastie Boys and also among beasties such as werewolves, bears, and vampires.
Big Oof: Statler & Waldorf (Bit Show!) - Muppet Vision 3D closed, so Statler and Waldorf have relocated to the Mettlesome Theater.
Big Party Big Quirks (Bit Show!) - It's the short form game party quirks
Broken Records (House Team) - Musical. Improv. Comedy.
Bull for Initiative (House Team) - A D&D live play from some of your Mettlesome favorites.
Bully Jam (Audience Sign Up) - An improv jam, but you can't enter a scene unless someone else tags you in.
Chandy (Indie Team) - Charles and Andy do impressive two-prov.
Capital City Culture Club (Raleigh, NC) - From ComedyWorx in Raleigh, NC, C4 brings true stories to life with improv.
Chatty Yeti (Indie Team) - Chatty Yeti builds worlds from an item that fits in a suitcase, taking you on a tour with plenty of left turns.
CLOWN STUFF (Bit Show!) - Clown Stuff from Kevin & Kara.
Clown Town (Indie Clown) - Katie Rebich is a clown. Come watch her.
Coalition Theater (Richmond, VA) - The best of the best from the Coalition Theater in Richmond, VA.
Comedy Connoisseurs (Bit Show!) - Comedy - n. professional entertainment, intended to make an audience laugh. Connoisseur - n. a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
Connor Ratliff presents The Acting Class (Headliner) - A one-person improv show disguised as an acting class, from the creator of the Dead Eyes podcast.
Crashing Out (Bit Show!) - One person memorized the lines from an episode of reality TV. The other person is improvising.
Don-Pardo Prov (Bit Show!) - Longtime SNL announcer Don Pardo will introduce the evening's guest stars
Drinks After This (Indie Team) - They're back!
Family Friendly: Singamajig (House Team) - A musical improv comedy show for kids!
Fatherly (Indie Team) - Two dads doing improv.
Gator Nuggz (Savannah, GA) - A hilarious duo from Front Porch Improv in Savannah, GA.
Girlhood (House Team) - An all-woman cast digs out the photos from their past that didn’t quite make it into the scrapbook for an improvised show about the sweet, the sour, and the seriously funny parts of womanhood.
Golden Age (House Team) - One location. A world of comedy.
Golden Age Took A Stage Combat Workshop and Now They're Going to Do a Montage (Bit Show!) - The cast of Golden Age took a stage combat workshop and now they're going to do a montage.
Good Advice / Bad Advice / Nic Cage (Bit Show!) - Get three types of advice.
Greg X (Bit Show!) - Greg Phillips improvises a Ted Talk. His submission said: "Give me 10 Minutes and I will change your life."
Harold: No Consequences (House Team) - The OG improv form. Three worlds collide!
Harold: Pluto the Planet (House Team) - The OG improv form. Three worlds collide!
Harold: The Short Straw (House Team) - The OG improv form. Three worlds collide!
Holy Shit (NYC/LA) (Headliner) - An improv show featuring the best comedy talent in LA and NY. A show so good, it’ll have you yelling, “Holy Shit!”
Hush Hush (House Team) - Comedy based on secrets! With some old friends joining the show.
Improv Jam (Audience Sign Up) - Anyone who wants to gets to do improv.
King Shit Semi Finals (Indie Team) - Two teams compete for audience votes and the opportunity to be crowned "King Shit" for 2026.
King Shit Semi Finals Round 2 of 2 (Indie Team) - Two teams compete for audience votes and the opportunity to be crowned "King Shit" for 2026.
King Shit FINALE (Indie Team) - It ends here! Which team will take the crown and the $69 gift card to Chili's
Lakehouse (House Team) - Two-time King Shit Cagematch Champions, Lakehouse performs a monoscene that is full of surprises.
Land Lubbers (Indie Team) - Doofs.
Local Legends (Greenville, SC) ) - A veteran cast of improvisers creates an improvised set based on true stories.
Make Meredith Laugh (Bit Show!) - Meredith's former students try to make her laugh and she tries not to laugh.
Mango Mango (Indie Team) - Fast paced improv from your favorite hot new indie team.
Mettlesketch: French Girls (House Sketch Show) - The Mettlesome Sketch House Team: French Girls shows of some of their favorite sketches from the year.
MettleSketch: Off Menu (House Sketch Show) - A brand new sketch comedy show performed by Mettlesome House Sketch Team: Off Menu
Mettlesome Reunion Show (House Team) - Friends from far and wide reunite on the Mettlesome stage.
Mitch Can't Talk (Bit Show!) - Mitch's friends help him do a show but he can't talk. Poor Mitch.
Mr. Collins Wild Ride (Bit Show!) - See this show if you like Phil Collins.
Nerd Lenz (Indie Team) - An improvised movie from a bunch of nerdz.
Newt Work (Indie Team) - Its classic Newt Work, folks! Narrative freeform that goes any and very where - what a ride!
Nik Narain (Standup) - Storytelling and standup comedy from the only standup comic we let in the festival.
Out To Lunch (Indie Team) - An improvised set of Love Is Blind!
Outwit Outlast Out-prov (Bit Show!) - In the spirit of CBS's Survivor, this cast will vote out a performer after each scene.
Overtly Sentimental Toast (Bit Show!) - Happy 10 Years to Mettlesome!
Oxygen Deprivation (Bit Show!) - At all times, one performer will have their head submurged in a bucket of water.
Pivot Point (Indie Team) - A three person montage with a twist.
Play By Play (Bit Show!) - Improv is a sport. This show gives it the color commentary it's long deserved.
Plot Holes (Indie Team) - Narrative improv. Come see a whole story unfold before you.
PSA (Bit Show!) - Don't smoke kids.
Self Indulgent Impression Prov (Bit Show!) - Watch Meredith and Charles attempt to imitate your favorite folks at Mettlesome Theater!
Show & Tell (House Team) - True stories inspire scenes taking place in a snigle location.
Show Us Your Teeth (Indie Team) - Long form improv.
Spaghetti Warehouse (Indie Team) - Scenes on scenes.
Surprise (Bit Show!) - Truly, who knows.
Tami Sagher and The Mettlesome Faculty (Headliner) - Veteran improviser Tami Sagher joins the Mettlesome Faculty.
Task Master (Bit Show!) - Improvisers compete in ridiiculous tasks in the style of the TV show Taskmaster. Winner gest bragging rights and a cheap trophy
Tech on the Rails (Bit Show!) - Kevin has put together a QLab show and is going to hit "Go". Everything is timed and triggered in advance and there's no modification once it starts.
TFTI: Too Many Invocations (Bit Show!) - For every object in a scene, the team Thanks for The Invite will perform the classic improv opening "The Invocation."
Thanks for the Invite Reunion (House Team Reunion) - Retired Harold Team "Thanks for the Invite" returns to the Mettlesome stage.
That’s My Insomniac (Indie Team) - Goofs goofing.
The Kevins I Know (Bit Show!) - How many Kevins do you know?
The Novelty (Indie Team) - Veteran Triangle improvisers
Two Green Hats Sketch (Indie Sketch Show) - Sketch comedy from indie sketch team "Two Green Hats."
We Said There'd Be A Spaghetti Show So Here's the Spaghetti Show (Bit Show!) - Meatballsome presents....The Spaghetti Show!