Puppet Up!
Puppeteers performing outrageous improv!
For over two decades, Puppet Up has traversed the globe, spinning provocative improv comedy and a motley crew of Jim Henson puppets into comedy gold. Beloved by adult audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, San Francisco Sketch Fest Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Toronto, and more.
“It’s nearly impossible to spend the show’s two hours doing anything but laugh. Grade: A”
– ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
“The magic of first-rate Henson-style puppetry and the ribald joy of comedy.”
– SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
“This isn’t just puppetry. It’s slam-bang, razor-sharp improv delivered by performers who can think on their feet while operating foam and felt with surgical precision.”
– WE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
This is no ordinary “puppet show”…
Co-created by legendary puppeteer and award-winning director Brian Henson (Muppet Christmas Carol, Muppet Treasure Island) and directed by Patrick Bristow (Ellen, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Whose Line Is It Anyway?), Puppet Up! is never the same show twice, effortlessly blending increasingly unhinged feats of improv comedy with the unparalleled skill and originality of Henson puppeteers. Based on suggestions from the audience, the puppet mayhem- starring the unforgettable Miskreant puppets – showcases both the improvised puppet action projected live on screens above the stage, and the puppeteers racing around below in full view of the audience to bring it all to life. Performances also include recreations of classic pieces originally created by Jim and Jane Henson that haven’t been seen by live audiences in decades.
GET READY FOR A NIGHT FULL OF…
CHAOTIC PUPPET IMPROV
UNCONTROLLABLE LAUGHTER
VINTAGE HENSON
