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Mockbusters

The Malt Cross · Nottingham

Missimp Improv Comedy is proud to present Mockbusters as part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2026. Can I have some Improv please Bob? Mockbusters is Nottingham's premier eighties young adult game show format rip-off/tribute act. Using suggestions from the audience, the teams will battle for ownership of the coveted hexagons as they race across the board by playing hilarious short form games. Help the hosts decide who gets to take home the title of Mockbusters Champion in this fast-paced, interactive and not at all shambolic show.

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TodayDoors 19:10

Multi Offer: Mockbusters and Ben Pals

The Malt Cross · Nottingham

See both Mockbusters and Ben Pals for just £10 7.30pm: Mockbusters Missimp Improv Comedy is proud to present Mockbusters as part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2026. Can I have some Improv please Bob? Mockbusters is Nottingham's premier eighties young adult game show format rip-off/tribute act. Using suggestions from the audience, the teams will battle for ownership of the coveted hexagons as they race across the board by playing hilarious short form games. Help the hosts decide who gets to take home the title of Mockbusters Champion in this fast-paced, interactive and not at all shambolic show. 9pm: Ben Pals Missimp Improv Comedy is proud to present Ben Pals as part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2026. Ben likes to make friends. He has made a lot of them through improv and they usually laugh a lot but right now Ben isn’t laughing because he doesn’t get to see them that often. The Solution: Ben Pals – a show all about friends improvising together. Expect laughter and real emotion from this veteran of the UK improv scene and his special guests.

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TodayDoors 20:40

Ben Pals

The Malt Cross · Nottingham

Missimp Improv Comedy is proud to present Ben Pals as part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2026. Ben likes to make friends. He has made a lot of them through improv and they usually laugh a lot but right now Ben isn’t laughing because he doesn’t get to see them that often. The Solution: Ben Pals – a show all about friends improvising together. Expect laughter and real emotion from this veteran of the UK improv scene and his special guests.

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Wed 4 NovDoors 19:10

SMASH NIGHT

The Malt Cross · Nottingham

Missimp Improv Comedy is proud to present SMASH NIGHT as part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2026. Come and give your laughter muscles a work out with three great acts from Nottingham and beyond performing hilarious scenes and games for your amusement. Based on YOUR suggestions these funny performers will spontaneously create never to be seen again comedy sketches you won’t want to miss! Join us downstairs in the Malt Cross for a Wednesday evening filled with lots of fun, laughter and a bit of silliness!

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Fri 6 NovDoors 19:10

Multi Offer: Unspeakable Acts and Tales from the Darkive

The Malt Cross · Nottingham

See both Unspeakable Acts and Tales from the Darkive for just £10 7.30pm: Unspeakable Acts Missimp Improv Comedy is proud to present Unspeakable Acts as part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2026. The improv show that starts with a real Hollywood screenplay before diverging wildly into a whole new story. The audience selects the movie you most want to see mutilated and abandoned, and the team – who may never have even heard of it – will spin the tale. Absurd, unfaithful, funny and endlessly inventive, these are the stories we’ll never see on screen. 9pm: Tales from the Darkive Missimp Improv Comedy is proud to present Tales From the Darkive as part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2026. In this “improv comedy show” the audience is granted exclusive access to the Institute’s Dark Archive. A disturbing documentary shall unfold, revealing a dreadful tale through scenes, interviews and archival evidence. Be forewarned, for when confronted with irrefutable horrors the human psyche knows but one reaction ... Uncontrollable Laughter!

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Fri 6 NovDoors 19:10

UNSPEAKABLE ACTS

The Malt Cross · Nottingham

Missimp Improv Comedy is proud to present Unspeakable Acts as part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2026. The improv show that starts with a real Hollywood screenplay before diverging wildly into a whole new story. The audience selects the movie you most want to see mutilated and abandoned, and the team – who may never have even heard of it – will spin the tale. Absurd, unfaithful, funny and endlessly inventive, these are the stories we’ll never see on screen.

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Fri 6 NovDoors 20:40

Tales From The Darkive

The Malt Cross · Nottingham

Missimp Improv Comedy is proud to present Tales From the Darkive as part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2026. In this "improv comedy show", the audience is granted exclusive access to the many strange case files buried in the Institute's Dark Archive. A clock that ticks like death. A lost dimension in a car park lift. A dog that MIGHT have a gun. When confronted with the true horrors of the universe the human psyche has but one response, uncontrollable laughter!

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Sat 7 NovDoors 19:10

It's a Trap! The Improvised Star Wars Show

The Malt Cross · Nottingham

Missimp Improv Comedy is proud to present It's a Trap! The Improvised Star Wars Show as part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2026. Hilarious unscripted tales from a long time ago in a galaxy far far away. You can expect a celebrated blend of Jedi, jokes and Jawas. Over the course of an hour, see agents on both the Dark and Light side of the force struggle to make their way through an ever expanding galaxy; on a collision course that can only end in a trap of galactic proportions. Best Improv Show finalist at Leicester Comedy Festival 2022. “The bright centre of the universe.” – Notts Comedy Review “Improv Heroes” – The Metro “A comedic Force to be reckoned with.” – Reviews Hub "The most brilliantly stupid thing I've ever seen" - audience member

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Sat 7 NovDoors 19:10

Multi Offer: It's a Trap! and Ersatz Natterjack

The Malt Cross · Nottingham

See both It's a Trap! The Improvised Star Wars Show and Ersatz Natterjack: Spontaneous Story Machine for just £10 7.30pm: It's a Trap! The Improvised Star Wars Show Missimp Improv Comedy is proud to present It's a Trap! The Improvised Star Wars Show as part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2026. Hilarious unscripted tales from a long time ago in a galaxy far far away. You can expect a celebrated blend of Jedi, jokes and Jawas. Over the course of an hour, see agents on both the Dark and Light side of the force struggle to make their way through an ever expanding galaxy; on a collision course that can only end in a trap of galactic proportions. Best Improv Show finalist at Leicester Comedy Festival 2022. “The bright centre of the universe.” – Notts Comedy Review “Improv Heroes” – The Metro “A comedic Force to be reckoned with.” – Reviews Hub "The most brilliantly stupid thing I've ever seen" - audience member 9pm: Ersatz Natterjack: Spontaneous Story Machine Missimp Improv Comedy is proud to present Ersatz Natterjack: Spontaneous Story Machine as part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2026. "High-energy wordsmithing, weaving spontaneous stories inspired by the aud...

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Sat 7 NovDoors 20:40

Ersatz Natterjack: Spontaneous Story Machine

The Malt Cross · Nottingham

Missimp Improv Comedy is proud to present Ersatz Natterjack: Spontaneous Story Machine as part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2026. "High-energy wordsmithing, weaving spontaneous stories inspired by the audience. One man, two books, and no plan create an wild and impossible story. As the audience adds randomly selected words and phrases, embark on a unique, high-energy, and completely improvised storytelling adventure. ""Maybe one of the best improv shows I've ever seen – it was awesome!"" – David Escobedo (The Improv Boost)"

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