The Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre

Minneapolis's home for original, thought-provoking satire! Plus, event space with full bar for rent!

Longest-running satirical comedy theatre in the United States. Original, hilarious sketch comedy and improvisation on everything from current events to love and everything in between. The BNW also boasts an event venue, perfect group entertainment, improvisation classes, corporate training and entertainment, as well as keynote speaking.

09/13/2024

For legal reasons, this is as close to imitating Jason Vorhees as we could get. He’s going to heckin’ getcha.

Catch “Jason” IRL, tickets here: https://bit.ly/45T0zT0

09/12/2024

Avril Lavigne never got back to us about being her backup dancers at the Armory tonight. No big deal, we’ll bring the moves at the Dudley Riggs Theater instead.
Don’t be a h8er boi, catch No Country for Two Old Men. Tickets available here: https://bit.ly/45T0zT0

09/10/2024

With the second presidential debate this evening, tell us what unpopular non-political opinion you could debate on national TV. We’ll go first. Talking during a theater performance should be a federal crime.
Don’t miss our once-in-a-four-year election show: https://bit.ly/45T0zT0

09/09/2024

Ugh. Mondays. 😴

Plan something to look forward to. Tickets for No Country for Two Old Men are available now: https://bit.ly/45T0zT0

Photos from The Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre's post 09/09/2024

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NO COUNTRY FOR TWO OLD MEN at was an absolutely hilarious, entertaining, and clever look at the upcoming election. With Biden dropping out just a few days before they opened, this team got creative and reworked their show wonderfully. I didn’t know I would laugh so hard thinking about an election! Kudos to this team!

Catch it before Nov 2!

09/06/2024

Our faces when we hear you haven’t seen No Country for Two Old Men yet.

Buy your tickets before Denzel and Isabella’s faces get stuck like that: https://bit.ly/3W3WgAK

09/05/2024

Taking this energy into election season.

Don’t miss the funny side of politics. No Country for Two Old Men is playing now, get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/3L9WAro

09/03/2024

Happy first day of school to all the parents of Minneapolis kiddos. You did it. You kept your sanity for another summer. Today is for you.

Treat yourself and your newfound freedom to a night on the town, tickets to No Country for Two Old Men are available now: https://bit.ly/3L9WAro

08/29/2024

Labor on Labor Day Weekend? We couldn’t possibly.

Enjoy the last weekend of summer and we’ll see you next week!

08/28/2024

"No Country for Two Old Men skewers the absurdity of our current political situation with wit and humor, providing the laughter we all need."

OFF On The Go promises the BNW 2024 election show is a political hit! Read the full review here, and get your show tickets now! https://bit.ly/3Xh1lGx

🎟️: https://bit.ly/472yVTW

08/27/2024

🦅 ☑️ You've been chosen as a 2024 presidential candidate! Quick! Which BNW team member are you choosing as your VP?

Grab your favorite running mate and head down to the Brave New Workshop for our new election show, No Country for Two Old Men!
🎟️: https://bit.ly/3L9WAro

08/26/2024

Happy Women’s Equality Day! Until everyone has real pockets in their pants, we have work to do.

Support the talented women at BNW by coming to No Country for Two Old Men! Tickets here: https://bit.ly/3L9WAro

08/23/2024

🌴 🐸 🥥 You think you just fell out of a coconut tree? Well, these frogs actually did. ..And then we cut them from our show.

100% of ticket profits will go to their relocation. “Donate” now: https://bit.ly/4bqakJj
*Sara McLachlan plays*

08/22/2024

Happy Opening of the Minnesota State Fair!
🍡 🍖 🍧 🌭 🥓 🥨 🍪

When you’ve had your fill of deep-fried ranch, Pronto Pups and Sweet Martha’s, catch a weekend show of No Country for Two Old Men at the Brave New Workshop: https://bit.ly/4cGdvxw

08/21/2024

The much-missed and even more beloved Brave New Workshop is back and better than ever!

Get your tickets now to join us for our first election r***e since 2016 - a show so exciting, even a 78-year-old with a junk food habit will be up and roaring with laughter!

🎟️: https://bit.ly/4cGdvxw

08/20/2024

"The show is a landslide winner in the political comedy category."

No Country For Two Old Men is here and the critics are raving! Read the full review here and come see the show that the Pioneer Press calls, "the ideal antidote for news-infected gloominess!" https://bit.ly/3McU8ks

🎟️: https://bit.ly/46WlkxE

08/20/2024

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the grand opening of No Country for Two Old Men! 👏

This campaign has kicked off to a great start, but we still need your support! Get your 🎟️ now: https://bit.ly/4cGdvxw

No Country For Two Old Men at Brave New Workshop 08/19/2024

🥇 "You lean into those facts and spin comedy gold from them." 🥇

Thanks for the awesome review, The Stages of MN! Read the full article here, and don't miss your chance to see "No Country For Two Old Men," playing now through Nov. 2! https://bit.ly/46Wlvci

🎟️: https://bit.ly/46WlkxE

No Country For Two Old Men at Brave New Workshop What do you do when one of the candidates drops out of the Presidential election a few weeks before the political sketch comedy show you’ve written is about to open? You salvage what you can …

08/08/2024

Preview Night (noun): An early performance of a theatrical production that may or may not end in disaster. 🙃 🍌

Come and see for yourself! Previews begin tonight! https://bit.ly/4bslT2D

08/05/2024

📣 🎟️ Calling anyone who needs to laugh about this crazy election! Previews for No Country for Two Old Men start this week!

See the “DVD box set” version of the show with all the deleted scenes and get a pretty sweet ticket discount! Get yours here: https://bit.ly/4bslT2D

08/04/2024

💖 Thank you to everyone who joined us for 'It’s Not the Heat, It’s the Stupidity: 2 Hot, 2 Stupid!' 💖

Your energy, suggestions and laughter made each performance truly unforgettable. We couldn't have done it without you!

Stay tuned for more of Minneapolis's best comedy when 'No Country for Two Old Men' opens on August 16! Previews begin August 8. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3RLqNkj

08/02/2024

🚨 LAST CHANCE FOR EPIC LAUGHS! 🚨
There are just two performances left of 'It's Not the Heat, It's the Stupidity: 2 Hot, 2 Stupid'! Hurry and get your tickets now before the show ends, like an all-too-brief Minnesota summer.

Get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/4cGJkXf

Photos from The Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre's post 08/01/2024

🔥 Here is the cast list for this week's performances of "It's Not the Heat, It's the Stupidity: Too Hot, Too Stupid!" 🔥

Get your 🎟️ now and come support these local comedians: https://bit.ly/4cGJkXf

Performers:
Butch Roy
Nate Hessburg
(Friday only): Nissa Nordland
(Saturday only): Doug Neithercott
Denzel Belin
Isabella Dunsieth
Lauren Anderson

Host: Caleb McEwen
Keys: Jon Pumper
Tech: Matthew Vichlach

07/31/2024

🤩 🙌 it’s the first weekend of Minnesota Fringe AND No Country for Two Old Men previews next week at Brave New Workshop.

Dust off your inner theater nerd and get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/4bslT2D

07/30/2024

🦆 ✈️ It's a bird, it's a plane...it's the funniest show of the summer!

'It's Not the Heat, It's the Stupidity: 2 Hot, 2 Stupid' brings you epic improv comedy with a rotating cast and fresh, hilarious performances every time - but only for a limited time!

There are only two performances left! Grab your tickets now: https://bit.ly/4cGJkXf

07/29/2024

👯 💅 Double the sass, double the laughs!

'It's Not the Heat, It's the Stupidity: 2 Hot, 2 Stupid' is your ticket to a night of unstoppable improv hilarity. With a rotating cast of performers and a new show every night, this is a comedy gem you can't afford to miss! 💎

Get your seats today: https://bit.ly/4cGJkXf

07/26/2024

Caption This! 🐶🦖🤣
What's going on here?

'It's Not the Heat, It's the Stupidity: 2 Hot, 2 Stupid' unleashes the summer's biggest laughs! Join us this weekend at the Dudley Riggs Theatre for a night of spontaneous, side-splitting fun.

🎟️ 🔥 Tickets are on sale now: https://bit.ly/4cFOPWw

Photos from The Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre's post 07/25/2024

🔥 Here is the cast list for this week's performances of "It's Not the Heat, It's the Stupidity: Too Hot, Too Stupid!" 🔥

Get your 🎟️ now and come support these local comedians: https://bit.ly/3VAqUQS

Performers:
Molly Ritchie
(Saturday only): Siri Hellerman
Doug Neithercott
Denzel Belin
Isabella Dunsieth
Lauren Anderson

Host: Caleb McEwen
Keys: Jon Pumper
Tech: Matthew Vichlach

07/24/2024

🍿 🎬 If you could drop Lauren into one movie to do WHATEVER she wanted but leave the rest of the film the same, which would it be?

👇 Tell us your million-dollar idea in the comments below, and come see our favorite craft-making, brooch-styling comedy queen this weekend in "It's Not The Heat, It's The Stupidity: 2 Hot, 2 Stupid!" 🎟️: https://bit.ly/3VAqUQS

07/22/2024

Anyone else throwing out over 100 pages worth of scripts and starting over this morning? Just us?
Cool. Cool cool cool…Mondays, am I right?!

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