OUTSIDE JOKE

Prairie-born and hearty as hell, Outside Joke is a Winnipeg-based improv company that specializes in playful, imaginative storytelling with a flair for improvised songs. Favourites in the comedy scene in Winnipeg, they have delighted at venues and festivals in almost every major city across Canada. Outside Joke has several packages for your corporate event, from an evening of snappy improv games that involve your team members to a completely improvised musical that will leave you breathless with laughter. Boasting six members, including a pianist, Outside Joke can offer a show with various numbers of performers and the option of improvised music- the choice is yours!

Outside Joke is Andrea del Campo, Paul De Gurse, Chadd Henderson, Tobias Hughes, Robyn Slade and Jane Testar. Performance Packages Evening of Improv Games “Laugh-out-loud funny, this is what improv is all about”- Winnipeg Free Press Great for any corporate event for groups that range from rowdy to relaxed, Outside Joke can prepare a selection of popular and hilarious improv games that are sure to delight your crowd. Feel like involving members of your team onstage? Outside Joke can incorporate them to whatever degree they are comfortable while making them look like seasoned comedians. Feel like sitting back and relaxing? Outside Joke can take the wheel while your team watches from the comfort of their chairs. Performances are 45 minutes each. Package prices vary depending on the number of performers you request.* Improvised Musical “With wicked physical acting skills and singing chops to boot, the actors move seamlessly into musical sequences”. – Saskatoon StarPhoenix Outside Joke’s signature, Improvised Musical has made waves and gained followers across Canada. Watch as Outside Joke creates a completely improvised musical filled with characters, jokes and songs all from an audience suggestion. This package is a great choice for a crowd who is content to give their full attention for a 45 minute set in a venue with good acoustics and sightlines. Upon request, Outside Joke can personalize the show, incorporating facts and elements of your company and teammates into the story and songs. Performances are 45 minutes each. Package prices vary depending on the number of performers and requests for corporate personalization of the story.* *Headset microphones are ideal for most venues, and proper sound inputs will be necessary if improvised music is requested. Venues will have a technician that can attend to these requests. Any rental costs for sound equipment are the contractor’s responsibility. “An improv force to be reckoned with” – Winnipeg Free Press “Gut-busting hilarity” – Ignite 107 “If Outside Joke is the future of improv, then the genre is in good hands” – CBC