ImprovBoston presents THE 14TH ANNUAL COLLEGE COMEDY FESTIVAL

In this "comedy beanpot," the funniest team wins. From February 22-24, 16 New England-area college improv teams flood ImprovBoston to dish out laughs, connect, and push the boundaries of funny in the 14th Annual College Comedy Festival (CCF).

This year's festival brings more than 130 students from across New England to ImprovBoston's two stages, uniting them for team-building, networking, and artistic growth opportunities. The festival includes student competition rounds in a variety of comedy formats and offers workshops for creative development as well as a panel discussion featuring professional comedians with an emphasis on comedy after college. Team scores are tallied in the Thursday and Friday night competition rounds, and one team is crowned Beanpot Champion at the Finals on Saturday, February 24 at 10pm.

CCF Executive Producer and ImprovBoston Associate Producer Josh Shelor says the unique event stands out from ImprovBoston's regular weekly programming. "College students are such a breath of fresh air. They bring this unparalleled enthusiasm and excitement, so the least we can do is offer them opportunities to encourage their excitement. And we get to introduce them to our performers and our theater, showing them that they can look forward to continuing to pursue their passion after graduation."

2017 Champions: UMass Amherst's Mission:IMPROVable

Featuring these New England teams:
Hofstra University's Ambiguity
Boston College's The CCE
Wheaton College's The Dimple Divers
Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Guerilla Improv
Western New England University's Improv on the Rocks
Boston University's Liquid Fun
University of Massachusetts Amherst's Mission: IMPROVable
Northeastern University's No Jokes
Northeastern University's NU & Improv'd
Olin College of Engineering's OPIUM
Clark University's The Peapod Squad
Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Roadkill Buffet
Suffolk University's Seriously Bent
Clark University's Shenanigans!
Emerson College's Stroopwafel
Gordon College's The Sweaty-Toothed Madmen

Thursday, February 22

7:00PM Longform Competition
The CCE - Boston College
NU & Improv'd - Northeastern University
OPIUM - Olin College of Engineering
|Roadkill Buffet - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

7:30PM Shortform Competition
Liquid Fun - Boston University
No Jokes - Northeastern University
Seriously Bent - Suffolk University
Stroopwafel - Emerson College

8:30PM Longform Competition
The Dimple Divers - Wheaton College, MA
Guerilla Improv - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Mission: IMPROVable - University of Massachusetts Amherst
The Peapod Squad - Clark University

9:30PM Shortform Competition
Ambiguity - Hofstra University|
Improv on the Rocks - Western New England University
Shenanigans! - Clark University
The Sweaty-Toothed Madmen - Gordon College

11:00PM Line Game Competition
Ambiguity - Hofstra University
Improv on the Rocks - Western New England University
Mission:IMPROVable - Univeristy of Massachusetts Amherst
NU & Improv'd - Northeastern University
Seriously Bent - Suffolk University
Shenanigans! - Clark University
Stroopwafel - Emerson College
The Sweaty-Toothed Madmen - Gordon College

Friday, February 23

7:00PM Longform Competition
Improv on the Rocks - Western New England University
Liquid Fun - Boston University
Stroopwafel - Emerson College
The Sweaty-Toothed Madmen - Gordon College

7:30PM Shortform Competition
The CCE - Boston College
The Dimple Divers - Wheaton College, MA
Mission: IMPROVable - University of Massachusetts Amherst
NU & Improv'd - Northeastern University

8:30PM Longform Competition
Ambiguity - Hofstra University
No Jokes - Northeastern University
Seriously Bent - Suffolk University
Shenanigans! - Clark University

9:30PM Shortform Competition
Guerilla Improv - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
OPIUM - Olin College of Engineering
The Peapod Squad - Clark University
Roadkill Buffet - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

11:00 PM Line Game Competition
The CCE - Boston College
The Dimple Divers - Wheaton College, MA
Guerilla Improv - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Liquid Fun - Boston University
No Jokes - Northeastern University
OPIUM - Olin College of Engineering
The Peapod Squad - Clark University
Roadkill Buffet - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Saturday, February 24

10:00 PM Finals The top two teams in each category (Short Form, Long Form, Line Games)
Teams announced by Friday, Feb. 23 at midnight.

The College Comedy Festival runs February 22nd-24th at ImprovBoston. Tickets are available at ImprovBoston.com/ccf. Follow IB College Comedy on Twitter @IBCollegeComedy. Like the IB College Comedy Page on Facebook/IBCollegeComedy.

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For over 30 years, ImprovBoston has been New England's leading theater and school dedicated to the art of comedy in all its forms. Voted "Best of Boston" by The Phoenix, The Improper Bostonian, and The Weekly Dig, ImprovBoston performers, teachers and students have included film stars, Emmy Award-winning comedians, and acclaimed producers, directors, musicians and writers. ImprovBoston alumni are featured on Conan, Late Night with Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show, America's Got Talent, Funniest Wins, Playboy, Last Comic Standing and John Oliver's Last Week Tonight, to name a few. In 2014, the Independent Reviewers of New England honored ImprovBoston with an award recognizing its longstanding contributions to the Boston theater community. As a nonprofit arts organization, ImprovBoston serves the community through laughter with youth outreach programs, workshops for businesses, scholarships, a national touring company and, of course, performances at its theater complex in Central Square, Cambridge.

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