Unexpected Productions - Pike Place Market
Inside Story: Storytelling & Improv Comedy Show
True stories inspire spontaneous comedy in this heartfelt, hilarious collision of The Moth and Whose Line Is It Anyway?
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Poe Unexpected: Edgar Allan Poe Improvised
A hauntingly hilarious Edgar Allan Poe-inspired improv comedy show where gothic mystery, audience suggestions, and Seattle laughs collide.
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Rocky Horror Improv Show
The Rocky Horror Improv Show mashes up the cult-classic chaos of The Rocky Horror Picture Show with the anything-goes magic of live improv. Every performance is a wild, one-night-only rock musical parody, built from your suggestions and fueled by the fearless brilliance of our cast and musicians.
Read MoreCinema Unexpected: An Improvised Movie Live
Local Improv talent meets local filmmakers in this magical comedy show
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46th Seattle International Comedy Competition
The Seattle International Comedy Competition returns for its 46th year, bringing top emerging comedians from across North America and beyond to the Market Theater.
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Kit, Cat and Caboodle: An Improvised Musical Retrospective
Every legendary group has a story. The meteoric rise. The backstage drama. The hits that made them icons and the moments that nearly tore them apart. In Kit, Cat & Caboodle: The Retrospective, our improvisers create the entire saga of the world’s most beloved musical trio right before your eyes in song and flashbacks.
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An Improvised Christmas Carol
An Improvised Christmas Carol takes Dickens’ classic holiday tale and turns it into a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud adventure where anything can happen.
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Fa la la la la, ha ha ha ha: A Holiday Musical Extravaganza!
This holiday comedy show begins with a festive sing-along and ends with a movie musical based on your suggestions. Saturdays in December
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Improv Holiday Happy Hour
An improv show on Christmas? What? The presents have been put away, dinner has been eaten, and the dishes are done….now what to do?
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Night of the Living Theater: An Improvised Zombie Apocalypse
A fully improvised zombie apocalypse where the audience helps decide who survives and what is left of them. George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead changed horror forever. Now Unexpected Productions brings that classic zombie nightmare to life onstage.
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Blockbuster Unexpected: An Improvised Disaster Movie
In Blockbuster, our improvisers create a full-length summer movie right before your eyes. All it takes are your suggestions, including a type of disaster and a location, and the cast launches into a cinematic adventure filled with outrageous characters, high stakes, wildly unpredictable twists, and lots of laughs.
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THIS IS FOR YOU: An Improvised Theatre Poetry Experience
Step into a world where your memories spark the unexpected, your objects tell untold stories, and your life becomes art in motion
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Spellbound: An Improvised Romantasy
Spellbound is a bold, fun, fully improvised romantasy where epic fantasy and big feelings take center stage. Inspired by books like A Court of Thorns and Roses and Fourth Wing, our improvisers build a brand-new magical world on the spot using your ideas.
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Mother’s Day Improv Comedy Show
This Mother’s Day, ditch the brunch reservations and give Mom the one thing she really wants—a night of unstoppable laughter and memories!
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Blockbuster Unexpected: An Improvised Disaster Movie
In Blockbuster, our improvisers create a full-length summer movie right before your eyes. All it takes are your suggestions, including a type of disaster and a location, and the cast launches into a cinematic adventure filled with outrageous characters, high stakes, wildly unpredictable twists, and lots of laughs.
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Welcome to Seattle: A Hometown Improv Show
Get ready for a one-of-a-kind experience where Seattle’s past, present, and personality are brought to life by some of the quickest-thinking, most wildly talented improvisers in the city.
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Show Your Game: An Improvised Game Show
A Comedy Game Show About Ridiculously Specific Expertise. Everyone is secretly an expert at something.
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No Strings Attached: An Improvised Puppet Show for Grownups
At Unexpected Productions’ Market Theater, puppets let their hair down (or strings loose) in No Strings Attached—a hilarious, adults improv puppet show.
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Loose Cannons Improv
Every performance at Unexpected Productions in Pike Place Market is a one-of-a-kind experience: exciting, unexpected, a little dangerous, and always ridiculously fun.
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Duo Comedy Improv Showcase
Seattle’s one and only open mic dedicated to two-person improv teams! Every week at Unexpected Productions, two-person teams take the stage to create hilarious, fast-paced, totally unscripted comedy right before your eyes. No scripts, no safety nets—just pure improv magic.
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Comedy of Love: A Valentine’s Day Improv
Looking for a Valentine’s Day plan that’s as unpredictable as love itself? Don’t miss The Comedy of Love – a side-splitting, heart-throbbing improv show.
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3 Steps to Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Pike Place Market
Discover the ultimate guide to celebrating Valentine’s Day at Pike Place Market with fresh flowers, handcrafted gifts, sweet treats, and unforgettable romantic experiences.
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Pike Place Market Restaurants Open on Christmas Eve, New Year’s and More
Check out all Market restaurants and entertainment open around Christmas, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day!
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12 Holiday Experiences at Pike Place Market
Whether you’re a foodie, enjoy comedy, or want a day or night on the town, head to Pike Place Market for the best things to do in Seattle for the holidays!
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Shops & Experiences to Enjoy Fall at Pike Place Market
Get to know our picks for the best autumn has to offer. Warm colors, cozy home décor, and spirited events await you!
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Xtreme Theatresports New Year’s Eve Party!
Ring in NYE 2026 with an electrifying night of fast-paced improv, audience-judged comedy, and non-stop laughs at Unexpected Productions!
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Christmas Day Improv Holiday Happy Hour
Looking for something fun to do after the holiday festivities? Join Unexpected Productions for a special Improv Happy Holidays Hour!
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Improv Happy Hour
Join us for Improv Happy Hour—where comedy is unscripted, unpredictable, and unbelievably fun! From movie mashups to literary spoofs and bold, experimental comedy, our quick-thinking performers turn your suggestions into hilarious scenes on the spot.
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Unexpected Cinema: An Improvised Movie Live
Unexpected Cinema is a one-of-a-kind movie experience where local improv talent and filmmakers come together to create a film live in real-time.
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Fa la la la la, ha ha ha ha: A Holiday Musical Extravaganza!
Sarah Hanchar, Christine Riippi, and Guy Nelson, members of the Unexpected Productions ensemble, are joining forces to celebrate the most beloved aspect of the holiday season: Hallmark’s feel-good holiday movie musicals!
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45th Seattle International Comedy Competion
Get ready for a laugh-packed adventure at the 45th Seattle International Comedy Competition!
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An Improvised Christmas Carol
An Improvised Christmas Carol takes Dickens’ classic holiday tale and turns it into a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud adventure where anything can happen.
Read MoreMurder at Market: An Improvised Agatha Christie
When a body turns up at Unexpected Productions, the game is afoot! A vintage cast of colorful, cliché characters must unravel the crime—but in this whodunit, nothing is scripted, and anything can happen.
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