Ticket sales are only available at the door, unless noted otherwise.
M10 - Thursday 8/20 | 7pm Block
Mettlesome’s 10th Anniversary! | Ten Years. Two Weekends.
Strap in, voyagers, cause it’s time to party! We’re celebrating ten years of comedy born and raised right in here Durham with two full weekends of house teams, indie faves, regional pals, bit shows, and Very. Special. Guests.
Thursday 7pm Block Schedule
7PM Mettlesketch: Off Menu
8PM Mitch Can’t Talk
8:15PM Pluto the Planet
M10 - Thursday 8/20 | 9pm Block
Mettlesome’s 10th Anniversary! | Ten Years. Two Weekends.
Strap in, voyagers, cause it’s time to party! We’re celebrating ten years of comedy born and raised right in here Durham with two full weekends of house teams, indie faves, regional pals, bit shows, and Very. Special. Guests.
Thursday 9pm Block Schedule
9PM Two Green Hats
9:30PM Drinks After This?
10PM Out to Lunch
10:30PM The JAM
M10 - Friday 8/21 | 7pm Block
Mettlesome’s 10th Anniversary! | Ten Years. Two Weekends.
Strap in, voyagers, cause it’s time to party! We’re celebrating ten years of comedy born and raised right in here Durham with two full weekends of house teams, indie faves, regional pals, bit shows, and Very. Special. Guests.
Friday 7pm Block Schedule
7PM Mettlesketch: Off Menu
8PM Make Meredith Laugh
8:15PM Broken Records
M10 - Friday 8/21 | 9pm Block
Mettlesome’s 10th Anniversary! | Ten Years. Two Weekends.
Strap in, voyagers, cause it’s time to party! We’re celebrating ten years of comedy born and raised right in here Durham with two full weekends of house teams, indie faves, regional pals, bit shows, and Very. Special. Guests.
Friday 9pm Block Schedule
9PM Connor Ratliff Presents:The Acting Class
9:45PM Hush Hush
10:15PM Overtly Sentimental Toast
M10 - Friday 8/21 | 10:30pm Block
Mettlesome’s 10th Anniversary! | Ten Years. Two Weekends.
Strap in, voyagers, cause it’s time to party! We’re celebrating ten years of comedy born and raised right in here Durham with two full weekends of house teams, indie faves, regional pals, bit shows, and Very. Special. Guests.
Friday 10:30PM Block Schedule
10:30PM Surprise
11PM King Shit Semifinals: Round 1
11:30PM BIG OOF: Statler & Waldorf-Prov
11:45PM Baton Pass
12:15AM The Jam
SINGamajig
It’s an improvised musical for kids!
A made-up story with songs, all inspired by your suggestions.
Fun for ALL ages - no, seriously.
Help us create the world with your drawings and suggestions.
Tickets at the door: $8 per audience member age 15 and under; $5 per adult
M10 - Saturday 8/22 | 5pm Block
Mettlesome’s 10th Anniversary! | Ten Years. Two Weekends.
Strap in, voyagers, cause it’s time to party! We’re celebrating ten years of comedy born and raised right in here Durham with two full weekends of house teams, indie faves, regional pals, bit shows, and Very. Special. Guests.
Saturday 5PM Block Schedule
5PM Connor Ratliff Presents: The Acting Class
5:45PM Girlhood
6:15PM The Novelty
6:45PM Local Legends (Greenville, SC)
7:15PM 5 Minute Harolds
M10 - Saturday 8/22 | 8pm Block
Mettlesome’s 10th Anniversary! | Ten Years. Two Weekends.
Strap in, voyagers, cause it’s time to party! We’re celebrating ten years of comedy born and raised right in here Durham with two full weekends of house teams, indie faves, regional pals, bit shows, and Very. Special. Guests.
Saturday 8pm Block Schedule
8PM Chandy
8:15PM Comedy Connoisseurs
8:30PM Tami Sagher & Faculty
9:15PM Task (BITS) Master
M10 - Saturday 8/22 | 10pm Block
Mettlesome’s 10th Anniversary! | Ten Years. Two Weekends.
Strap in, voyagers, cause it’s time to party! We’re celebrating ten years of comedy born and raised right in here Durham with two full weekends of house teams, indie faves, regional pals, bit shows, and Very. Special. Guests.
Saturday 10PM Block Schedule
10PM Nik Narain
10:15PM KING SHIT Semifinals: Round 2
10:45PM Tech on the Rails
11PM Spaghetti Warehouse
11:30PM Big Party Big Quirks
11:45PM Thanks for the Invite
12:15AM WE SAID THERE’D BE A SPAGHETTI SHOW, SO HERE’S A SPAGHETTI SHOW
12:30AM Beastie Rap
12:45AM The Bully Jam
Improv 201 Class Showcase
This class show is the culmination of a seven-week improv comedy deep dive. Come out and support the graduates of Mettlesome Instructor Joe Dawson’s Improv 201: Game of the Scene class!
Tickets: $7 at the door
Improv 301 Class Showcase
This class show is the culmination of a seven-week improv comedy deep dive. Come out and support the graduates of Mettlesome Instructors Charles Givens’ and Ross White’s Improv 301: Improv Longform class!
Tickets: $7 at the door
Improv 401 Class Showcase
This class show is the culmination of a seven-week improv comedy deep dive. Come out and support the graduates of Mettlesome Instructor Craig Carter’s Improv 401: The Harold class!
Tickets: $7 at the door
GIANT ROBOT FIGHT CLUB
Durham favorite GIANT ROBOT FIGHT CLUB brings their epic battles to the Mettlesome stage.
Tickets available via Eventbrite and at the door: $15 regular seating / $30 ringside seating
Bull For Initiative at the Durham County Main Library
A show with high charisma at the Durham County Main Library.
Watch a live-play Dungeons & Dragons show with dice-rolling and improvised storytelling! Costumed improvisers role-play as recurring characters in a unique story prepared by the Dungeon Master. Audience participation (and a giant D20 dice) helps determine the fate of our bumbling heroes.
M10 - Thursday 8/27 | 7pm Block
Mettlesome’s 10th Anniversary! | Ten Years. Two Weekends.
Strap in, voyagers, cause it’s time to party! We’re celebrating ten years of comedy born and raised right in here Durham with two full weekends of house teams, indie faves, regional pals, bit shows, and Very. Special. Guests.
Thursday 7pm Block Schedule
7PM Land lubbers
7:15PM Mettlesketch: French Girls
7:45 Capital City Culture Club (Raleigh, NC)
8:15PM GREGX
8:30pm PSA
M10 - Thursday 8/27 | 9pm Block
Mettlesome’s 10th Anniversary! | Ten Years. Two Weekends.
Strap in, voyagers, cause it’s time to party! We’re celebrating ten years of comedy born and raised right in here Durham with two full weekends of house teams, indie faves, regional pals, bit shows, and Very. Special. Guests.
Thursday 9pm Block Schedule
9PM The Short Straw
9:30PM GOOD ADVICE / BAD ADVICE / NIC CAGE
9:45PM NO Consequences
10:15PM Plot Holes
10:45PM The JAM
M10 - Friday 8/28 | 7pm Block
Mettlesome’s 10th Anniversary! | Ten Years. Two Weekends.
Strap in, voyagers, cause it’s time to party! We’re celebrating ten years of comedy born and raised right in here Durham with two full weekends of house teams, indie faves, regional pals, bit shows, and Very. Special. Guests.
Friday 7pm Block Schedule
7PM Show Us Your Teeth
7:15PM Hush Hush
7:45PM TFTI: Too Many Invocations
8PM HOLY SHIT IMPROV
M10 - Friday 8/28 | 9pm Block
Mettlesome’s 10th Anniversary! | Ten Years. Two Weekends.
Strap in, voyagers, cause it’s time to party! We’re celebrating ten years of comedy born and raised right in here Durham with two full weekends of house teams, indie faves, regional pals, bit shows, and Very. Special. Guests.
Friday 9pm Block Schedule
9PM Reunion Show
9:30PM Coalition Theater All Stars (Richmond, VA)
10PM Mango Mango
10:30PM OUTWIT OUTLAST OUTPROV
11PM Mr. Collins Wild Ride
M10 - Friday 8/28 | 11:15pm Block
Mettlesome’s 10th Anniversary! | Ten Years. Two Weekends.
Strap in, voyagers, cause it’s time to party! We’re celebrating ten years of comedy born and raised right in here Durham with two full weekends of house teams, indie faves, regional pals, bit shows, and Very. Special. Guests.
Friday 11:15pm Block Schedule
11:30PM Golden Age Fights to the Death
11:45PM Alexit
12AM Newt Work
12:30AM PLAY BY PLAY
1AM OXYGEN DEPRIVATION
1:15AM 30 People Play Freeze
M10 - Saturday 8/29 | 4:30pm Block
Mettlesome’s 10th Anniversary! | Ten Years. Two Weekends.
Strap in, voyagers, cause it’s time to party! We’re celebrating ten years of comedy born and raised right in here Durham with two full weekends of house teams, indie faves, regional pals, bit shows, and Very. Special. Guests.
Saturday 4:30pm Block Schedule
4:30PM All My Beautiful
5PM CLOWN STUFF
5:15PM That’s My Insomniac
5:45PM CLOWN TOWN
6PM Bull for Initiative
6:45PM Nerd Lenz
7:15PM Show & Tell
M10 - Saturday 8/29 | 8pm Block
Mettlesome’s 10th Anniversary! | Ten Years. Two Weekends.
Strap in, voyagers, cause it’s time to party! We’re celebrating ten years of comedy born and raised right in here Durham with two full weekends of house teams, indie faves, regional pals, bit shows, and Very. Special. Guests.
Saturday 8pm Block Schedule
8PM Crashing Out
8:15PM HOLY SHIT IMPROV
9PM Golden Age
M10 - Saturday 8/29 | 10pm Block
Mettlesome’s 10th Anniversary! | Ten Years. Two Weekends.
Strap in, voyagers, cause it’s time to party! We’re celebrating ten years of comedy born and raised right in here Durham with two full weekends of house teams, indie faves, regional pals, bit shows, and Very. Special. Guests.
Saturday 10pm Block Schedule
10PM King Shit FINALE
10:30PM Don Pardo PROV
10:45PM Gator Nuggz (Savannah, GA)
11:15PM Self Indulgent Impression PROV
11:30PM Lakehouse
12AM Fatherly
12:15AM Chatty Yeti
12:45AM The Kevins I Know
1AM THE BAT
Sketch 201 Showcase
This show is the culmination of a seven-week sketch comedy deep dive from Mettlesome Instructors Megan Myers’ and Tristan Yonce’s Sketch 201: The Writers’ Room class. Come see the graduates show off their comedic sketches!
Tickets at the door: $7
GIANT ROBOT FIGHT CLUB
Durham favorite GIANT ROBOT FIGHT CLUB brings their epic battles to the Mettlesome stage.
Tickets available via Eventbrite and at the door: $15 regular seating / $30 ringside seating
Wait, What’s Sri Lanka? A Stand-Up Comedy Special by Shenuque Tissera
This show explores the joy of embracing all parts of your identity while navigating the pain of not feeling seen.
Buy tickets.
[SOLD OUT] GIANT ROBOT FIGHT CLUB
Durham favorite GIANT ROBOT FIGHT CLUB brings their epic battles to the Mettlesome stage.
Tickets available via Eventbrite and at the door: $15 regular seating / $30 ringside seating
Bull For Initiative: A Live Play D&D Show
A show with high charisma.
Watch a live-play Dungeons & Dragons show with dice-rolling and improvised storytelling! Costumed improvisers role-play as recurring characters in a unique story prepared by the Dungeon Master. Audience participation (and a giant D20 dice) helps determine the fate of our bumbling heroes.
Tickets: $9 at the door
KING SHIT Tournament: Mango! Mango! vs. That’s My Insomniac
Two acts compete to see who is crowned “King Shit.”
Tickets: $8 at the door
The Racket: Indie Comedy ft. And Now This! and Out to Lunch
It’s The Racket! Make some noise for indie comedy night!
Tickets: $8 at the door
Improv 101 Class Showcase
This class show is the culmination of a six-week improv comedy deep dive. Come out and support the graduates of Mettlesome Instructor Kelly Hoover’s Improv 101: Intro to Improv class!
Tickets: $7 at the door
Improv 101 Class Showcase
This class show is the culmination of a six-week improv comedy deep dive. Come out and support the graduates of Mettlesome Instructors Mandy Benter’s and Marisa Escolar’s Improv 101: Intro to Improv class!
Tickets: $7 at the door
Hush Hush
Join Hush Hush for a special comedy show full of deep laughs and true revelations. Each show, audience members add their anonymous confessions into our bucket of truth. Our cast of improv all-stars read those aloud and turn one person's wild shame into everyone's party.
Tickets: $9 at the door
Crashing Out: A Reality TV Comedy Hour
Calling all Bravo fans! Come see an improv comedy variety hour featuring some of reality TV’s most iconic scenes and divas.
Tickets: $8 at the door
KING SHIT Tournament: MeAdMi vs. Newt Work
Two acts compete to see who is crowned “King Shit.”
Tickets: $8 at the door
Free Improv Jam
Everybody who attends will get a chance to perform. Put your name in the bucket and get randomly assigned to a group. Featuring players of all experience levels.
Great for students, beginners, and veterans! Free to attend and participate.
The Racket: Indie Comedy ft. Tribute! and Plot Holes
It’s The Racket! Make some noise for indie comedy night!
Tickets: $8 at the door
Golden Age
One location. A world of comedy.
The cast of Golden Age will showcase a whole world of characters all based on your suggestions.
Tickets: $9 at the door
KING SHIT Tournament: Nerd Lenz vs. Pivot Point
Two acts compete to see who is crowned “King Shit.”
Tickets: $8 at the door
Show And Tell ft. Candy
The talented cast of Show and Tell will weave true stories into comedic gold, live on stage for one night only.
Tickets: $9 at the door
Bull City Press Presents
Come ready to this reading series from Durham’s own Bull City Press for engaging poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from established and emerging writers.
Admission: Free!
The Lottery
A cast of current Mettlesome students and House Team members are chosen at random to perform a night of improv comedy. Hosted by Lotto Master Meredith Biechele.
Tickets: $8 at the door
SINGamajig
It’s an improvised musical for kids!
A made-up story with songs, all inspired by your suggestions.
Fun for ALL ages - no, seriously.
Help us create the world with your drawings and suggestions.
Tickets at the door: $8 per audience member age 15 and under; $5 per adult
Hush Hush
Join Hush Hush for a special comedy show full of deep laughs and true revelations. Each show, audience members add their anonymous confessions into our bucket of truth. Our cast of improv all-stars read those aloud and turn one person's wild shame into everyone's party.
Tickets: $9 at the door
Broken Records: Musical Improv
Experience a completely improvised musical comedy show. Watch and listen as the cast of Broken Records makes up songs on the spot with live accompaniment, based on suggestions from you, the audience.
Tickets: $9 at the door
KING SHIT Tournament: Fatherly vs. Show Us Your Teeth
Two acts compete to see who is crowned “King Shit.”
Tickets: $8 at the door
Free Improv Jam
Everybody who attends will get a chance to perform. Put your name in the bucket and get randomly assigned to a group. Featuring players of all experience levels.
Great for students, beginners, and veterans! Free to attend and participate.
Harold Night
One suggestion leads to the creation of a whole new world of comedy.
Tickets: $8 at the door
Golden Age
One location. A world of comedy.
The cast of Golden Age will showcase a whole world of characters all based on your suggestions.
Tickets: $9 at the door
MettleSketch Presents: Doing My Own Research
A brand-new sketch showcase every month! Come see unique and original sketch comedy from the best Mettlesome has to offer.
$9 at the door
KING SHIT: That’s My Insomniac vs. Chatty Yeti
Two acts compete to see who is crowned “King Shit.”
Tickets: $8 at the door
Secret Society Improv Show
See the talented performers of Mettlesome’s Secret Society perform improv comedy.
Tickets: $7 at the door
FREE SINGamajig Show at The Scrap Exchange!
It’s an improvised musical for kids!
A made-up story with songs, all inspired by your suggestions.
Fun for ALL ages - no, seriously.
Help us create the world with your drawings and suggestions.
This Saturday, August 1 show will be at The Scrap Exchange, located at 2050 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, and will be free for children and adults!
Hush Hush
Join Hush Hush for a special comedy show full of deep laughs and true revelations. Each show, audience members add their anonymous confessions into our bucket of truth. Our cast of improv all-stars read those aloud and turn one person's wild shame into everyone's party.
Tickets: $9 at the door
MettleSketch Presents: Doing My Own Research
A brand-new sketch showcase every month! Come see unique and original sketch comedy from the best Mettlesome has to offer.
$9 at the door
A Black-Tie Affair with Curtis Eller’s American Circus
Featuring an intimate acoustic set of old tunes to rattle their chains, and new tunes to emerge from the fog. The night promises songs, stories, and surprises. Get ready to be haunted!
Purchase tickets in advance or at the door.