in-person and online
CORPORATE TRAINING & EVENTS

RISE Comedy (formerly Voodoo Comedy) is a comedy venue located in downtown Denver, CO, that offers improv comedy shows, stand-up acts, and sketch comedy up to 6 nights a week. Currently, RISE Comedy is offering a multitude of online classes and live-streamed online improv and stand-up comedy shows, as well as online professional development training and private events through our corporate program RISE@Work.

RISE@Work offers customized online private events and professional development training to fit your company’s needs.

Businesses have been using improv as an effective tool to grow collaboration, communication, and innovative ideas for over 30 years. The benefits of using improv-based training in the workplace has been shown in studies and covered by publications like Forbes, NPR, The Chicago Tribune, CNN, and more. We understand people can be skeptical, but our past clients (including Apple, Adobe, Comcast Xfinity, Chipotle, Hyatt, FDIC, Ibotta, Ernst & Young, Vail Resorts, Kaiser Permanente, and more) have told us their experiences were not only fun, but also empowering, thought-provoking, and lead them to coming together as a stronger team.

We offer 30-60 minute private lunch or happy hour events, where we can entertain you or demonstrate some of the play-based exercises we would teach in workshops. We do charge a very small nominal fee for these events.

Online events and workshops can be tailored to your needs. We encourage companies to try us out for a 30-60 minute private lunch or happy hour event, where we can entertain you or demonstrate some of the play-based exercises we would teach in workshops.

We can facilitate online workshops for up to 40 participants. During the workshop, we will split larger groups into smaller breakout groups to ensure everyone has the same opportunities to participate.

Currently, we are holding all our private events and workshops online. If you are interested in booking an event or workshop in-person at a future date, we are happy to discuss options with you. Our prior in-person events and workshops have been held at client workplaces or other off-site location, as well as in our theater spaces located at 1260 22nd St in downtown Denver.

The most common concerns we get are,

• “I’m an introvert and don’t usually enjoy being put on the spot or experiential team-building exercises.”
• “Improv? Am I going to have to be funny??”

After our workshops, these same people tell us how much they enjoyed the experience and how much they learned.

• Comfort first! We use exercises rooted in a supportive group environment where no one is put abruptly “on the spot” in front of others to complete an exercise.
• No jokes, but lots of laughs! At no point are participants asked to come up with jokes or be funny. However, there’s an enormous amount of laughter in our workshops, but that laughter comes from simply being present and authentic in the moment.
• Introverts shine! Introverts do just as well as extroverts in improv-based exercises, because the exercises are focused on listening, collaboration, and support (all skills that introverts are just as likely to enjoy and excel at).
• No nonsense or empty business buzzwords! The improv exercises we use are genuinely fun and directly applicable to your day-to-day work.

Event and workshop costs varies by type, length, and number of participants. We offer discounts for non-profits.  We always do everything possible to work with you to design a workshop or event that fits your goals, time constraints, and budget.

You’re sold on bringing improv into your organization, but why should it be with RISE@Work?

• Experience.  RISE@Work is one of the largest providers of applied improv training in the greater Denver area.
• Quality.  Our workshops directly tie improv principles and exercises to the exact skills you wish to focus on. also draw from and reference research and best practices in communication, business, and organizational development.
• Value.  We want to provide an experience suited to you. We do our best to keep our costs down to fit clients’ budgets, while still offering high-quality workshops and facilitators.