 The PIT's former Flatiron location, housing the Striker and Underground stages. | |
| Formation | 2002 |
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| Type | Theatre group |
| Purpose | Improvisational comedy, sketch comedy, stand-up comedy, theater, variety shows |
| Location |
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Artistic director(s) | Ali Farahnakian |
Notable members | |
| Website | thepit-nyc.com |
The Peoples Improv Theater (PIT), also known as the PIT, is a comedy theater and training center in New York City, founded by comedian Ali Farahnakian in 2002.[1] Shows combine improvisational comedy, sketch comedy, stand-up, theater, and variety. Each show is hosted by a combination of "house teams" of comedians hired by PIT and by outside comedians.[2]
After closing several of their theaters due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The PIT now only resides in its PIT Loft location in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.[3]
Notable alumni of the PIT include The Office actress Ellie Kemper,[NB 1][4][5] comedian and voice actress Kristen Schaal,[NB 1][6][7] and comedian and actor Hannibal Buress.[8]
- ^ Fernelius, Katie Jane (29 November 2017). "The PIT Wants to Fill the Disgraced DSI Comedy Theater's Void. But Will It Just Replicate the Same Toxic Culture?". INDY Week.
- ^ "SKETCH HOUSE TEAMS". Peoples Improv Theater.
- ^ "About". Peoples Improv Theater. Archived from the original on 2021-08-07.
- ^ "Scott & Ellie". www.jesterjournal.com.
- ^ "Ellie Kemper". The PIT. Archived from the original on September 6, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^ Kharakh, Ben (October 25, 2006). "Kristen Schaal, Comedian and Actress". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ "Kristen Schaal". The PIT. Archived from the original on July 29, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^ Hoare, Peter (March 25, 2014). "Meet the Most Sought-After Man in Comedy Right Now: Hannibal Buress". Complex. Complex.
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