May 6: Caked Up Comedy

Doors 7:30pm, Show 8pm –
$5, FREE for Members

Our intimate venue provides the perfect setting for an exciting and memorable night out. Caked Up Comedy features an eclectic line-up of local and traveling comics that will have you keeled over in tears

May 18: Your Sunday Best!

8:00pm doors, 9:00pm show
No Cover!

Your Sunday Best is our long-running, ever-evolving evening of variety comedy featuring Philly’s finest actors, stand-ups and musicians trying new things and supporting one another.

On View in the Plays & Players Gallery

Cyrus K Stratton, De-Artis Key Curated by Gigi Lovond

The Spring Show runs through May 31 2025


VISITING COMPANIES


April 24 – 27 Crossroads Comedy

Showtimes & Ticket Prices Vary

Check out one of their many improv shows coming through the Skinner Studio:

4/24 & 4/25 Not Yet Rated: An Improvised Movie

4/24 Nitty Gritty: A Storytelling Show

4/25 Electoral Dysfunction: Politics! Comedy! Yelling!

4/26 Clean Cut Comedy: Family Friendly Stand-Up

4/26 Kornfeld & Andrews – In Philly for One Night!

4/27 Thank You, Places: An Improvised Musical

April 25: Smokus Pocus: A 420 Magic Show

7:15p Doors, 8:00p Show – Ticket Prices Vary

Smokus Pocus returns for another night of Magic on the Mainstage!

Surround yourself with great vibes at the mind-blowing night out that will leave you gasping at tricks so trippy you’ll be asking “what the f—?!”.

Innovative feats of magic are fused with the world of weed as jars of bud appear, lighters come to life, and bongs bend reality in a show that has astounded over 36,000 people across the US, Canada, and Amsterdam.

April 26: The Basement Famous Tour

8:00pm Show, Ticket Prices Varied

TJ is back on the road for his third standup tour. Join him live on Plays & Players Mainstage!

America, Europe, and certainly Philly. Family, race, the World Cup, he’s tackling all these new topics with the usual sharp and caustic wit that you’ve come to know and love.

TJ is a Haitian-born standup comedian based in New York City. He has a very smooth, laid-back, and conversational style. He jokes about race, the human condition, and the inherent contrast between life in Haiti and America.

April 28: Norman David & The Eleventet Jazz

Doors 6:45pm, Sets at 7:15pm & 9:00pm
$10, good for both sets

Monday Night Jazz is back again! Our longtime resident jazz band, Norman David and The Eleventet are back in the Skinner Studio. Come hang out and listen to some sweet jams.