Highwire Improv presents live, unscripted comedy in Highlandtown, featuring bold performers, fast laughs, and stories you can only see once.
Come see why Highwire is the funniest corner in Highlandtown. With nothing written down and everything at stake, these improvisers create comedy that lives only in the moment.
Extra Credit: Highwire students and teachers join forces for an all-powerful comedy juggernaut!
Join the Thomas Schinabeck Quartet, led by the eponymous saxophonist, for an evening of music at An die Musik Live!
Thomas Schinabeck, alto saxophone
Charlie Reichert Powell, guitar
Koleby Royston, drums
Aidan Taylor, bass
Highwire Improv presents live, unscripted comedy in Highlandtown, featuring bold performers, fast laughs, and stories you can only see once.
Every show is different because everything is made up on the spot. Expect bold choices, quick turns, and scenes that spiral into delightful chaos.
Highwire Improv presents live, unscripted comedy in Highlandtown, featuring bold performers, fast laughs, and stories you can only see once.
This is the funniest corner in Highlandtown, and we say that with confidence and zero rehearsal. Baltimore’s funniest improvisers take suggestions and turn them into fast-paced, unscripted comedy right before your eyes.
Chronic Pain: We all have some kind of pain in our lives – real physical pain, or even if someone you know is just a pain in the butt. We take that and make it funny.
Highwire Improv presents live, unscripted comedy in Highlandtown, featuring bold performers, fast laughs, and stories you can only see once.
This is the funniest corner in Highlandtown, and we say that with confidence and zero rehearsal. Baltimore’s funniest performers create fast-paced comedy right before your eyes.
Hannah LIVE! is Baltimore’s only one-Han show, full of monologues, characters, songs, skits, and security.
Grab tickets now and treat yourself to a night of live improv.
Join John Lamkin II and The Favorites jazz quintet for an evening of jazz at An die Musik Live!
John R. Lamkin II - Trumpet and Flugelhorn
Michael Hairston - Saxophones
Bob Butta - Piano
Michael Graham - Bass
Jesse Moody - Drum
Join the Derrick Michaels Quartet for an evening of musical exploration at An die Musik Live!
Derrick Michaels, saxophones
Dave Ballou, trumpet
John Lee, guitar
Eric Kennedy, drums
The Art Of Comedy is a flagship program that has been with Motor House since we opened! Created by Ivan Martin, this open mic is intend for comedians of all skill levels. Test out your 3 - 5min set in front of a crowd of comedy fanatics, performance veterans, and other aspiring comedians. It's free to attend and tons of fun for everyone.
Sign up starts at 8 PM, laughs start at 9 PM
The Javier Nero Jazz Orchestra continues their exceptional monthly series at An die Musik Live into 2026! Two shows at 7:30pm and 9:00pm!
This 18-piece powerhouse delivers a thrilling blend of original compositions and fresh takes on jazz standards. Infused with influences from jazz, blues, funk, Latin, and world music, their performance is as captivating as it is diverse.
This is an extraordinary musical journey you won’t want to miss.
SAXOPHONES
Daniel Dickinson
Amanda Gardier
Andrew Kreitner
Xavier Perez
Nii Akwei Adoteye
Highwire Improv presents live, unscripted comedy in Highlandtown, featuring bold performers, fast laughs, and stories you can only see once.
Unscripted, fast, and joyfully unpredictable. This show delivers spontaneous comedy packed with unforgettable characters and moments you can’t rewind.
Hannah and Kyle Try Their Best: Just two journalism graduates looking to make it at their next odd job. For some reason, they keep having to switch careers.
Highwire Improv presents live, unscripted comedy in Highlandtown, featuring bold performers, fast laughs, and stories you can only see once.
This is live comedy with no safety net. Performers leap into scenes, discover stories as they go, and somehow stick the landing.
Short Ribs: A tasty team of current and former Highwire students coming together to perform a bunch of your favorite improv games.
That Was You?: A character creation spotlight show with a new format each time.
Highwire Improv presents live, unscripted comedy in Highlandtown, featuring bold performers, fast laughs, and stories you can only see once.
Every show is different, packed with fast-paced comedy and unforgettable characters.
Join the Polarity Trio for an evening of Jazz at An die Musik Live!
Jeron White, bass
Eric Worthy, sax
Kamonté Johnson, drums
Highwire Improv presents live, unscripted comedy in Highlandtown, featuring bold performers, fast laughs, and stories you can only see once.
Highwire Improv is pure live-wire comedy. Expect bold performers, spontaneous scenes, and characters that spiral into hilarious chaos right before your eyes.
Pocket Mice: Seven improvisers each bringing a unique perspective to create a full and well-rounded world. From the 1970s to the 2000s. From Chicago to Baltimore.
A night of Afro-Indigenous Latin music & experimental sounds from local and visiting acts!
Gogo Norales and Friends
Highwire Improv presents live, unscripted comedy in Highlandtown, featuring bold performers, fast laughs, and stories you can only see once.
Nothing is written and anything can happen. These performers build fast-paced comedy on the spot, turning split‑second ideas into stories and scenes that explode with laughs.
Extra Credit: Highwire students and teachers join forces for an all-powerful comedy juggernaut!
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Willie Nelson’s first single in 1956 and the publication of Geoffrey Himes’s new book, “Willie Nelson: All the Albums—The Stories Behind the Music,” the Roots Café presents “A Tribute to Willie Nelson” with Karen Collins, Doug Stevenson and Himes singing songs made famous by Nelson and songs the performers wrote under Nelson’s influence. A book signing will follow the show.
First Friday gets funnier at Highwire Improv with Baltimore Holy S#!t.
Laughter takes center stage at Highwire Improv with Baltimore Holy S#!t. The hilarious voyage around Baltimore’s iconic waterways comes inside and to the streets of Highlandtown to explore Baltimore’s weird history, unusual landmarks, most ridiculous people, and the best stories Charm City has to offer.
What is an improv show, exactly?
Highwire Improv presents live, unscripted comedy in Highlandtown, featuring bold performers, fast laughs, and stories you can only see once.
Live, unscripted comedy hits Highlandtown at Highwire Improv — fast laughs, bold choices, and stories that only happen once. Live comedy doesn’t get more electric than this. These improvisers chase laughs, discover stories in real time, and turn nothing into something ridiculous.
Join Ravita Jazz Group at An die Musik Live for Songs of Justice and Freedom.
Deirdre Jennings, vocals
Mark Leppo, percussion
Nuc Vega, drums
Phil Ravita, bass
Greg Small, piano