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The FA is the place to see the best live improv comedy in town. Our monthly programme is a mix of seasoned pros, new and experimental shows, and up-and-coming talent from our community.

★“I felt almost high. I even wrote a f***ing tweet about it!” - Vice ★ "A superb masterclass in the art of improv" - London Theatre ★ "The FA know how to find the funny!" - The Guardian

Thursday 5th Feb

Feb 5
#67

Just For Laughs: Character Comedy Showcase

START: 8.30 PM Runtime: 120 mins

The Free Association is teaming up with Just For Laughs for a special night of Character Performance...

Friday 6th Feb

Feb 6
#3

PIGPEN

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 60 mins

PIGPEN is an improv show featuring the best comedy talent in London! This month’s cast is Gareth O’C...
Feb 6
Free Association Production
#36

Mailbox #23

START: 8.30 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Leave us a message. We'll get back to you.  A unique and intimate improvised show comprising a trio ...

Saturday 7th Feb

Feb 7
#18

St. Doctor's Hospital

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Welcome to St Doctor's Hospital We'd like to save your life For the brave frontline heroes at St Doc...
Feb 7
Free Association Production
#37

Mailbox #23

START: 8.30 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Leave us a message. We'll get back to you.  A unique and intimate improvised show comprising a trio ...

Sunday 8th Feb

Feb 8
Community Show
#24

HOUSE

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 90 mins

HOUSE is the new home for The FA’s house teams every Sunday! This is the place to see our Harold & N...

Thursday 12th Feb

Feb 12
#4

Treacherous

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 60 mins

TREACHEROUS! An improvised murder mystery game filled with 'Traitors' and non-traitors alike. A kill...
Feb 12
#44

Joseph Morpurgo: Work In Progress

START: 8.30 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Bits, bobs, odds, sods, fragments, cogs, shards and precious gossamer moments from the Edinburgh Com...

Friday 13th Feb

Feb 13
#66

The Wilsons Family Reunion

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Join original FA house team The Wilsons for a big family reunion! The Wilsons love you very dearly, ...
Feb 13
Free Association Production
#40

This Doesn't Leave The Room

START: 8.30 PM Runtime: 120 mins

The flagship show from The Free Association, bringing together an all-star team of improvisers and m...

Saturday 14th Feb

Feb 14
#5

Show Ponies: Valentine's Edition

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 60 mins

The FA’s finest improvisers and biggest show ponies create improv comedy gold out of real tales of t...
Feb 14
Free Association Production
#50

HOT DATE

START: 8.30 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Hot Date is The Free Association’s Valentine’s Day improv spectacular. Single pringle? Ready to ming...

Sunday 15th Feb

Feb 15
Community Show
#25

HOUSE

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 90 mins

HOUSE is the new home for The FA’s house teams every Sunday! This is the place to see our Harold & N...
Feb 15
Community Show
#12

The Sunday Jam

START: 8.45 PM Runtime: 45 mins

★ COMMUNITY SHOW ★ The FA Sunday Jam is a chance for students and newer improvisers to perform on st...

Thursday 19th Feb

Feb 19
#6

Too Clowns (Damien Warren-Smith)

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 60 mins

WARNING! This is a very clowns show. Probably too clowns for most. It’s about loneliness and grief a...
Feb 19
#38

NANA

START: 8.30 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Legendary FA Harold Team NANA are back! In the first half they will perform two sets in different fo...

Friday 20th Feb

Feb 20
#7

Too Clowns (Damien Warren-Smith)

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 60 mins

WARNING! This is a very clowns show. Probably too clowns for most. It’s about loneliness and grief a...
Feb 20
#45

David Elms Describes A Room

START: 8.30 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Following sell-out runs at Soho Theatre and the Edinburgh Fringe, the cult hit returns to The FA for...

Saturday 21st Feb

Feb 21
#8

Too Clowns (Damien Warren-Smith)

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 60 mins

WARNING! This is a very clowns show. Probably too clowns for most. It’s about loneliness and grief a...
Feb 21
#15

An Evening With Sam & AJ

START: 8.30 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Get ready for a night of hilarious improv comedy with Sam & AJ!  An award-winning duo, Sam & AJ have...

Thursday 26th Feb

Feb 26
#9

Space Planet Mission

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Space Planet Mission: The Improvised Sci-Fi Epic Stories that boldly go to strange new worlds. Chara...
Feb 26
#16

Groundhog

START: 8.30 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Groundhog is an improv comedy group made up of four veteran improvisers from The Free Association Th...

Friday 27th Feb

Feb 27
#30

Fabled: The Improvised Fantasy Adventure

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Fabled is an entirely improvised fantasy adventure tale that features a hilarious cast of improviser...
Feb 27
Free Association Production
#41

This Doesn't Leave The Room

START: 8.30 PM Runtime: 120 mins

The flagship show from The Free Association, bringing together an all-star team of improvisers and m...

Saturday 28th Feb

Feb 28
#70

Plinky Plonk & Dicks

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Improv from two top teams from the comedy circuit! Featuring Plinky Plonk & Dicks Plinky Plonk Immer...
Feb 28
#73

The Pretend Company

START: 8.30 PM Runtime: 60 mins

The Pretend Company are one of London's premier theatrical improv teams - bringing together performe...
Feb 28
#53

ROWDY

START: 10.00 PM Runtime: 45 mins

ROWDY is back, ba-by! Join improv duo Sam & AJ (An Evening With Sam & AJ) for the wildest comedy par...

Sunday 1st Mar

Mar 1
Community Show
#26

HOUSE

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 90 mins

HOUSE is the new home for The FA’s house teams every Sunday! This is the place to see our Harold & N...
Mar 1
Community Show
#13

The Sunday Jam

START: 8.45 PM Runtime: 45 mins

★ COMMUNITY SHOW ★ The FA Sunday Jam is a chance for students and newer improvisers to perform on st...

Thursday 5th Mar

Mar 5
#57

Fluff & The Coolest Boys On The Improv Scene

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Improv from two top teams from the comedy circuit! Featuring Fluff & The Coolest Boys On The Improv ...
Mar 5
#74

Shoot From The Hip

START: 8.30 PM Runtime: 105 mins

Shoot From The Hip bring their award-winning, viral improvised comedy to the FA!Featuring chaotic ga...

Friday 6th Mar

Mar 6
#49

Heatwave

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Join HEATWAVE, best friends and even better players that improvise scenes and sketches inspired by Y...

Saturday 7th Mar

Mar 7
#19

St. Doctor's Hospital

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Welcome to St Doctor's Hospital We'd like to save your life For the brave frontline heroes at St Doc...
Mar 7
#48

Giant Steps

START: 8.30 PM Runtime: 60 mins

AN IMPROV COMEDY SHOW… WITH A BRILLIANT LIVE BAND! Improvisation meets improvisation as hilarious UK...

Sunday 8th Mar

Mar 8
Community Show
#27

HOUSE

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 90 mins

HOUSE is the new home for The FA’s house teams every Sunday! This is the place to see our Harold & N...

Thursday 12th Mar

Mar 12
#22

Anxiety Club

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Hilarious. Mind-blowing. Modest AF. Welcome to Anxiety Club. Improvised comedy from three majestic g...

Friday 13th Mar

Mar 13
#65

The Wilsons Family Reunion

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Join original FA house team The Wilsons for a big family reunion! The Wilsons love you very dearly, ...
Mar 13
Free Association Production
#42

This Doesn't Leave The Room

START: 8.30 PM Runtime: 120 mins

The flagship show from The Free Association, bringing together an all-star team of improvisers and m...

Saturday 14th Mar

Mar 14
#51

FROOT

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 60 mins

FROOT is the Free Association’s LGBTQ+ improv showcase, celebrating some of the UK’s finest queer co...
Mar 14
#20

PIGPEN

START: 8.30 PM Runtime: 60 mins

PIGPEN is an improv show featuring the best comedy talent in London!

Sunday 15th Mar

Mar 15
Community Show
#28

HOUSE

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 90 mins

HOUSE is the new home for The FA’s house teams every Sunday! This is the place to see our Harold & N...
Mar 15
Community Show
#14

The Sunday Jam

START: 8.45 PM Runtime: 45 mins

★ COMMUNITY SHOW ★ The FA Sunday Jam is a chance for students and newer improvisers to perform on st...

Thursday 19th Mar

Mar 19
#72

The Cameo & AWKS

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Improv from two top teams from the comedy circuit! Featuring The Cameo & AWKS The Cameo The Cameo, a...

Friday 20th Mar

Mar 20
#10

Space Planet Mission

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Space Planet Mission: The Improvised Sci-Fi Epic Stories that boldly go to strange new worlds. Chara...
Mar 20
#55

The Coolest Boys On The Improv Scene

START: 8.30 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Chris Gau and Alex Holland have spent over a decade performing high-quality, laugh-a-minute improv c...

Saturday 21st Mar

Mar 21
#39

NANA

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Legendary FA Harold Team NANA are back! In the first half they will perform two sets in different fo...
Mar 21
#69

Smorgasbord

START: 8.30 PM Runtime: 120 mins

Smorgasbord is a feast of bold, boundary-breaking comedy at The Free Association Theatre.  Expect th...

Thursday 26th Mar

Mar 26
#46

Impromptu Shakespeare

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Hold onto your doublets, ruffs and trunk hose. The Bard is back! With story and verse improvised in ...
Mar 26
#17

Groundhog

START: 8.30 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Groundhog is an improv comedy group made up of four veteran improvisers from The Free Association Th...

Friday 27th Mar

Mar 27
#31

Fabled: The Improvised Fantasy Adventure

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Fabled is an entirely improvised fantasy adventure tale that features a hilarious cast of improviser...
Mar 27
Free Association Production
#43

This Doesn't Leave The Room

START: 8.30 PM Runtime: 120 mins

The flagship show from The Free Association, bringing together an all-star team of improvisers and m...

Saturday 28th Mar

Mar 28
#56

Couples Therapy

START: 7.00 PM Runtime: 60 mins

Helen Duff (Mash Report BBC2, Emily Atack Show ITV2) and Jonathan Broke (BBC3 comedy / Radio 4) are ...
Mar 28
#68

Play-i

START: 8.30 PM Runtime: 60 mins

From the Olivier award-winning creators of Showstopper! The Improvised Musical… A new show exploring...
Mar 28
#54

ROWDY

START: 10.00 PM Runtime: 45 mins

ROWDY is back, ba-by! Join improv duo Sam & AJ (An Evening With Sam & AJ) for the wildest comedy par...