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The Awkward Show by Bandit Theater

The Awkward Show by Bandit Theater

By: Bandit Theater
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Guests share awkward and hilarious stories from their lives. Then comedians from Seattle's Bandit Theater improvise scenes inspired by those stories. Produced by Bandit Theater. The cast has featured Sarah Kylie, Coonoor Behal, Kristine Antonsen, Winnie Yeung, Mike Kroner, MP Piper, Jess Lampe, Geena Pietromonaco, Casey Mills, Mark Ableidinger, Jeffrey Nickles, and Tim Leung. Directed by Chris Carter.Bandit Theater
Episodes
  • Attachments & Battles
    Nov 26 2025

    A conversation about attachments and career choices leads to a set that includes a divorce lawyer indulging a client's aesthetic, a heart-to-cart romance, an insult restaurant assessing the upper limits of offense, and an emotional twist on a body-horror concept. The cast includes Geena Pietromonaco, Winnie Yeung, Sarah Kiley, and Jess Lechtenberg. Chris Carter directs.

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    42 mins
  • Influencer Chefs & Accents
    Nov 19 2025

    Jess Lampe is only willing to do so much when his girlfriend leaves a scathing comment on a post by an influencer chef, and the cast discusses following recipes and the effects of accents on personalities and perceptions. The set that follows includes an effort to get IRL with an influencer, a date with an English language learner, a professional path through internet comments, a parent who runs from conflict, an effort to make a meeting more casual and fun, and a surgeon whose cultural tastes affect her career.

    The cast includes Sarah Kiley, Jess Lechtenberg, Mike Kroner, Kristine Antonsen, Winnie Yeung, and Jess Lampe. Chris Carter directs.

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    41 mins
  • Throwback! Will Hines - Part 1
    Nov 15 2025

    A trip to the archives finds a pandemic-era Will Hines sharing stories of awkwardness with Bandit founder Annie Barry. The set that follows includes a hunt for wedding supplies, prank improvements, a justifiably suspicious spouse, an underprepared camper, a very helpful server, a sartorially dependent love, and a cleaned-out Rite Aid.

    The cast includes Austin Olson, Chrysta Storm, Grant Michael Scott, Jake Foerg, & Lee Yang. Annie Barry directs.

    Will Hines has been teaching long-form improv since 2004 at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, at both its New York and Los Angeles branches. He’s published a best-selling book on improv called How to Be The Greatest Improviser on Earth. He’s also a working comedic actor and has appeared on many terrific television programs (The Sex Lives of College Girls, Brooklyn 99, Search Party). He also hosts the podcasts Screw It We’re Just Gonna Talk about the Beatles and Screw it We’re Just Gonna Talk About Comics

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    36 mins
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