The Shimmies are in our fourth year of performing together, and as
with any relationship – things change. We say goodbye to Erin who has
left the Shimmies to pursue other passions. We wish her only the best.
In the meantime, the Shimmies will continue to practice and perform
with Fake Bacon at the Gateway, as we have been every 1st and 3rd
Thursday of the month for the past year. Next shows are June 16 and
July 7. We look forward to new adventures and the continuing challenge
of becoming better improv performers.
In addition to improv, Gina and Celia are a part of Frogs with Fangs,
a series of sketch comedy productions led by the comedic genius of
Scott Tobin, resident member of Fake Bacon. The next Frogs with Fangs
production will be at the Gateway on July 14th. Don’t miss it!
We are grateful to our regular supporters and want them to know how
much their support truly is appreciated.
Find us at:
The Gateway Film Center
at Comedy Town
1550 North High St.
Every 1st and 3rd Thursday
Show starts at 8pm
Cost $5
Comedy Town has moved to Thursdays at the Gateway Film Center! To see the Shimmies perform you need to be at the Gateway Film Center at 8 pm the first and third Thursday of every month. That means tonight! So come in from the rain and laugh with us as we join the boys from Fake Bacon for some fun!
The Gateway Film Center
at Comedy Town
1550 North High St.
Show starts at 8pm
Cost $5
It’s time for another improvised shake down at Comedy Town. Come out to the Gateway Film Center on south campus and join in the Shake-n-Bake comedy show down! It’s gonna be a break down, take down, I can’t hold my guts in shake down tonight with The Shimmy Shake Project, Fake Bacon and other celebrity type improv friends!
The Gateway Film Center
at Comedy Town
1550 North High St.
Show starts at 8pm
Cost $5
Take a break from holiday shopping and join the Shimmies for a reindeer slapping Holiday Showdown with Fake Bacon, this Friday, December 17th! You’ll find us at our new digs at Comedy Town in the Gateway Film Center, located at 1550 N. High St. Cover charge is just $5. Show starts at 8pm!
If you find yourself wondering whether or not to attend an improv show, then consider this comment. The comment comes from a shimmy co-worker that has never been to our show, but heard about it from an attendee of the 10/15/10 show. He stated that, his “co-worker attended your improv show and that he has never laughed harder. He sent us the entire schedule through the end of the year. We’re planning happy hours.”
So, if you want to have as much fun as that guy, then you must find your way to Comedy Town at the Gateway Film Center, on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month, at 8pm. This is where you will discover a belly full of laughs provided by The Shimmy Shake Project and Fake Bacon.
The Gateway Film Center is located at 1550 N. High St. Cover charge is just $5. Next show is on Friday, November 5th!
To get your first dose of the shimmies we will be laughing it up this Friday, October 15th, with the boys of Fake Bacon, at Comedy Town at the Gateway Film Center, located at 1550 North High St. Showtime is 8:00pm and cover charge just $5.
If you need a second dose of the Shimmy Shake Project you’ll find some of us at Wild Goose Creative on Friday, October 22nd at 8pm. We will be joining See Spot Run and other improv troupes in a TheatreSports style of improv. This event is to help raise money to benefit the Columbus Children’s Theatre Angel Fund. The troupes will be mixed up, points will be awarded by judges based on performance and the last group standing will be given bragging rights for the night. The guest judges will be radio deejays Dino Tripodis and Amy Donovan, and improv veteran Jeff Gage. There is no charge to attend, but donations are encouraged. There will also be a silent auction and a 50/50 raffle.
Date: October 8th & 9th
Time: 10:00pm
Place: MadLab Theater
227 N Third Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Price: $8
Yes, this is the show with Senzurround where the seats actually shake with earthquaking intensity. As we say “You will FEEL the play!”
After a fantastic run of AFTERSHOCK! at the Cincy Fringe Fest this past June the show has been honed down into a single rip-roaring hour of earth-shaking hilarity. Join us for this special “Late Nite” mini-run of the sleek new production at MadLab as we show off the changes that we intend to showcase at future fringe fests throughout the country. The show will follow CABFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN, showing at Madlab at 8pm both nights.
AFTERSHOCK! tells the story of an ill-fated attempt by the unreformed lothario architect, Ketch Hale, to construct a hotel in the crevice of an active faultline. Coerced by his billionaire father-in-law, Thomas St. Mount, to complete the project, Ketch distracts himself with every woman in the hotel while fearing its coming destruction, as predicted by noted scientist Sandy Nixon. Complications ensue when the hopes and dreams of all the characters collide with a devastating catastrophe as irrefutable as any found in a respectable disaster movie plot.
Scott Tobin of Fake Bacon wrote the story as homage to 1970’s disaster movies and through collaboration with the performers, in improvisation sessions, further developed scenes and dialogue to create the final script. All performers are members of shortform improv troupes Fake Bacon and The Shimmy Shake Project.
If you have never seen this disaster-film inspired romp that we created from scratch, run down to MadLab to check it out!
Looking for something to do tonight? Come out and see the Shimmies shake it up with the Bacons of Fake Bacon at Comedy Town!! It’s competition night, so come cheer on your favorite shimmy for bragging rights!
Showtime is 8:00pm every 1st and 3rd Friday at Comedy Town, located in the Gateway Film Center, 1550 North High St. in OSU’s South Campus Gateway.
Tonight marks the 3-year anniversary for The Shimmy Shake Project and Fake Bacon’s 100th show! Of course, that means a GIANT celebration is in order, so join our troupes tonight at Woodlands Tavern (fka Thirsty Ear Tavern) at an early showtime of 7:30 pm.
In addition to the Shimmies and Bacons, our friends Parlor Tricks, Full Frontal Nudity, and See Spot Run will perform tonight to make this an all-hands-on-deck improv extravaganza! With five top-notch local improv troupes knocking laughs out on one stage in one night, what more could you ask for?
