Improvaganza 2018 was the 18th annual Improvaganza in Edmonton.
This was the sixth year that the festival was held at the Citadel Theatre, and featured headlining act Colin Mochrie & Greg Proops in the Maclab Theatre. This festival also featured the triumphant return of Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, their first Edmonton appearance since winning an Olivier award in the UK. SAK Comedy Lab from Orlando made their Edmonton return as well – the first time since 1980.
Festival acts in 2018 included:
- The Big Stupid Improv Show
- The Bloody Marys (Kirsten Rasmussen & Leigh Cameron) | Toronto
- Brunch (Kerri Donaldson & Allie Entwistle) | Vancouver
- Come Ova! | Queens
- Colin Mochrie & Greg Proops
- Dad’s Garage | Atlanta
- Dark Side of the Room (Jon Carr, Rickey Boynton, Khari Hunt, Kirsten King, Cris Gray) | Atlanta
- Det Andre Teatret | Oslo
- Improvised Dungeons & Dragons
- Folk Lordz (Ben Gorodetsky & Todd Houseman) | Edmonton
- Gossamer Obsessions (Amy Shostak & Paul Blinov) | Edmonton
- Improbotics | Edmonton
- Loose Moose Theatre | Calgary
- Marv N’ Berry | Edmonton
- Odd Wednesday
- Rå Power (Joleen Ballendine & Amy Shostak) | Edmonton
- redDoor (Justin Michael Terry & Ryan Marsico) | LA
- Resonance (Joel Crichton & Marguerite Lawler) | Edmonton
- Ruby Rocket, Private Eye (Stacey Hallal) | Portland
- SAK Comedy Lab | Orlando
- Showstopper! The Improvised Musical | London
- Success 5000 (Josh Coss & Robyn Slack) | Edmonton
- The Society of Strange (Adam Meggido & Andrew Pugsley with Mark Meer) | London
- Sphinxes | Edmonton
- TwoSon (Devon Henderson & Jackie Toomey) | Toronto
- Velvet Fish (Ruth Bratt & Pippa Evans) | London
- International Festival Ensemble directed by Jill Bernard & Michael Kennard, featuring Leon Anderson, Brennan Asbridge, Travis Bernhardt, Pierpaolo Buzza, Lacey Huculak, Joey Lucius, Chase Padgett, and Preeti Singh
