Laugh Out Longview (LOL) is East Texas's premier multi-day improv comedy festival, bringing together standout improv teams from across Texas and beyond for an unforgettable weekend of comedy, creativity, and community. Hosted in Longview, LOL features performances from regional favorites, special guest teams, workshops, and nationally recognized headliners. The festival celebrates the art of improvisation while creating opportunities for performers and audiences alike to connect, laugh, and experience live entertainment at its most spontaneous.
This year's lineup includes:
Last summer, national headliners and regional improv troupes descended upon Longview, Texas for two days of unpredictable laughs.
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Get ready for a one-of-a-kind theatrical event as Improvised Broadway takes the stage at LOL! Featuring veteran performers and musicians from major stages across the country, Improvised Broadway creates a fully original Broadway-style musical completely on the spot—complete with show-stopping songs, hilarious characters, dazzling storytelling, and live musical accompaniment.
No script. No safety net. Just pure comedic and musical brilliance inspired entirely by audience suggestions.
With performers whose credits span Second City, national touring companies, major regional theaters, and international comedy festivals, Improvised Broadway delivers a polished, high-energy experience that combines the magic of Broadway with the unpredictability of improv.
This is more than a comedy show—it's a can't-miss festival centerpiece that promises unforgettable laughs, incredible talent, and musical moments that will never happen the same way twice.
Longview's hometown favorite, Duck. Duck. Moose! brings fast-paced, high-energy short form improv to the LOL stage. Known for audience interaction, quick wit, and unpredictable fun, DDM delivers the kind of comedy that keeps East Texas laughing.
The longest-running improv comedy company in West Texas, Hullabaloo Comedy Co. has been entertaining audiences with dynamic, audience-driven performances since 2017. From their competitive hit Improv Mania to Hullabaloo-sical: The Fully Improvised Musical!, this seasoned troupe combines chemistry, comedy, and creativity into every performance.
ImproVintage features some of Austin's top improvisers in a nostalgic, audience-driven comedy experience unlike any other. Through live interviews, the cast transforms audience members' treasured vintage objects into heartfelt, hilarious, and character-rich scenes inspired by personal stories and forgotten relics. Blending storytelling, nostalgia, and spontaneity, every show is as unique as the memories that inspire it.
Live. Laugh. MURDER. is a Dallas-based, all-female improvised murder mystery troupe delivering interactive crime-solving comedy with a deadly twist. Audiences become part of the investigation by interrogating suspects, forming theories alongside detectives, and ultimately voting on the killer. It's part comedy, part mystery, and entirely unforgettable.
The Awkward Stage transforms your most awkward, cringeworthy, sleep-stealing memories into comedy gold. Using a La Ronde-inspired structure, the troupe crafts deeply funny, character-driven performances where each scene builds organically into the next, with tag-outs serving as the sole transition. The result is a uniquely immersive and hilariously relatable improv experience.
Representing Tyler, The Understudies bring energetic short form improv packed with quick laughs, sharp comedic instincts, and crowd-pleasing fun. Their engaging style and East Texas charm make them a standout addition to this year's festival lineup.
215 E. Tyler St., Longview, TX 75601
The Laugh Out Longview Improv Festival is proudly hosted in beautiful Longview, Texas at the Longview Museum of Fine Arts, located in the heart of the Downtown Cultural Arts District on East Tyler Street. Our small but vibrant city might surprise you with its rich cultural offerings. While you're here, enjoy craft coffee, local beer, street tacos, burgers, billiards, Thai cuisine, and of course, legendary Texas barbeque.
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