MATES: The Improvised ’90s Sitcom
It's New York City. It's the ‘90s.
And this is the
world's
craziest sitcom.
A parody of classic TV such as Seinfeld, Frasier and Friends and completely improvised from your suggestions, could this show BE any funnier?
Awarded best improv show at Edinburgh Fringe 2022 by Theatre Weekly. From some of the multi-award-winning minds behind CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation, Stürike Comedy, Stealing The Show and Lying Together.
★★★★
“Extremely quick and funny.
You'll wish this was a real sitcom.” Theatre Weekly
Tour Dates
2025
| May 10/11 12.45pm |
Brighton Laughing Horse @ The Walrus Hideaway |
£8 Book |
| Jun 13 8pm |
Leeds Seven Arts |
£12 Book |
| Jun 14 7.30pm |
Marsden Marsden Mechanics |
£12 Book |
| Aug 1–16 1.30pm |
Edinburgh Just the Tonic @ The Caves |
£10 Book |
2024
| Aug 19–25 12:30pm |
Edinburgh Three Sisters |
| May 4/5 6:00pm |
Brighton Brighton Spiegeltent |
| Feb 17 8:00pm |
Bristol Bristol Improv Theatre |
2023
| Oct 14 7:30pm |
Halifax Copper Auditorium, Square Chapel |
|
| Aug 4 4:30pm |
Edinburgh Fringe Surgeon's Hall @theSpaceUK |
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| Jul 8 8:00pm |
Sheffield Theatre Deli |
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| Jun 17 6:00pm |
Ludlow Fringe Oscars, Ludlow Assembly Rooms |
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| May 28 4:15pm |
Brighton Fringe Komedia |
sold out! |
| May 27 4:45pm |
Brighton Fringe Komedia | sold out! |
| Mar 4 7:45pm |
Doncaster Second Space, CAST |
sold out! |
| Feb 24 7:30pm |
Leicester Comedy Festival Brewdog |
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| Jan 29 9:15pm |
Vault Festival Network Theatre |
sold out! |
| Jan 28 9:45pm |
Vault Festival Network Theatre |
sold out! |
★★★★
“A masterful handle of comedy.
Wonderful to behold.”A Younger Theatre
Meet the cast
Alex Keen
Alex created Lying Together , (The Phoenix Remix Act of the Year 2019), co-created Stürike Comedy , co-founded the Sheffield Improv Jam , and is a welfare officer and teacher at The British Improv Project . He teaches longform improvisation in Sheffield and nationwide. Alex also created the award-winning improvised relationship drama Sex, Lies & Improvisation, improvised romcom Scriptless In Seattle (nominated Best Improv Show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2017) and Teen High: An Improvised Teen Movie, and has performed with The Shrimps, The Cambridge Impronauts, The Same Faces and Tiny Stories.
Rachel E. Thorn
Rachel E. Thorn created Lying Together , which was The Phoenix Remix Act Of The Year 2019. She co-created the five-star sell-out show CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation . She has performed with Cambridge Impronauts, Upstairs Downton and The Shrimps.
Rachel's scripted work has been longlisted by the Kenneth Branagh Award, the Female Pilot Club, the Painkiller Prize and Pentabus. She has written for Dead Ringers, The Now Show, DMs Are Open, Newsjack and Breaking The News. Her sketch comedy has been heard on BBC Radio and she's collaborated with impressionists Alistair McGowan, Charlie Hopkinson and Darren Altman. She trained at Drama Studio London.
Hugh Clark
Hugh co-founded Stealing The Show: The Improvised Heist Comedy and has performed to sell-out crowds at Brighton Fringe Festival, Belfast Improv Festival, Birmingham Comedy Festival, Leicester Comedy Festival and Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Hugh launched from Artistic Director of The Shrimps to co-create Scriptless In Seattle, which was nominated for Best Improv Show at Leicester Comedy Festival. Since then he's appeared as a competitor in the Leicester Comedy Festival's Improv Smackdown, taught workshops at The British Improv Project, and produced shows like Cambridge's monthly improv comedy night, Stealing The Show Presents.
When not touring with MATES, you can find Hugh as a cast member of Cambridge Improv Factory's Murder Most Unexpected and Space Base Mars podcast.
★★★★
“A tight structure, cracking pace
and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments.
Well worth tuning in to.” THE PHOENIX REMIX
Contact us
Email contact@matesimprov.com for show bookings or press inquiries.
