This three-week-long tournament takes our longest-running improv show and audience favorite, TheatreSports, and tournament-ifies it into a nonstop, no-holds-barred, spectacle-laden comedy competition where you, the audience, determine not only which team features the funniest performers of the night, but the funniest performers of the year here at Dad’s Garage!

Your suggestions fuel the show, and your applause determines who of the best improvisers in the city are the comedy champions!

This three-week-long tournament takes our longest-running improv show and audience favorite, TheatreSports, and tournament-ifies it into a nonstop, no-holds-barred, spectacle-laden comedy competition where you, the audience, determine not only which team features the funniest performers of the night, but the funniest performers of the year here at Dad’s Garage!

Your suggestions fuel the show, and your applause determines who of the best improvisers in the city are the comedy champions!

Road Trip is a completely improvised show based on real stories featuring a rotating cast of some of the best improvisers + storytellers in ATL. Previous storytellers have been seen on shows like America's Got Talent, "Parks and Rec," "Grace and Frankie," Just for Laughs, Conan, Wild 'N Out, Comedy Central, Late Night, FX's show "English Teacher," and more!

After celebrating 3 years, we are still going strong with specialty, musical, celebrity, and just plain old fun Road Trips! 

Featured Storyteller: Baron Vaughn (Dropout's Crowd Control, Grace and Frankie, Comedy Central, Tonight Show)

Featured Improvisers:

Madeline Evans (Host | Mads Improv, No Alibi, Edgewood Ave)

Abel Arias (Dad's Garage Corporate) 

KJ Jones (Whole World)

Austin Combs (Big Dog) 

Alex Devilliers (High Deductibles)

Michael Smith (For You Prov)

Nia Jobson 

Ed Morgan (Dad's Garage + You may recognize as Marley from Invasion!) 

And Sam on the keys!

Baron Vaughn has a career that spans live comedy, acting, and directing. Baron’s talent knows no bounds. As an actor, he’s best known as “Bud”, sharing the screen with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin on the longest-running hit Netflix series, Grace & Frankie. Baron lends his voice as “Tom Servo” in the recent seasons of cult-hit Mystery Science Theater 3000.

He’s also a creative force behind the scenes of the Comedy Central showcase variety series The New Negroes with Open Mike Eagle. In 2020, Baron continued to push boundaries with Call & Response, a limited series produced by Blavity and Funny or Die. Baron’s deeply personal project Fatherless, directed by the award-winning Dawn Porter, explores the impact of absent fathers on families and communities.

As a stand-up comedian, Baron has been entertaining audiences for more than 20 years. He has two influential comedy recordings, Raised by Cable and Blaxistential Crisis, both available for streaming on all platforms. Baron’s been showcased on Comedy Central’s The Half Hour and The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, as well as on HBO’s 2 Dope Queens, Showtime’s SXSW Comedy, and TBS’ Conan, and was recently on Dropout's Crowd Control. 

This three-week-long tournament takes our longest-running improv show and audience favorite, TheatreSports, and tournament-ifies it into a nonstop, no-holds-barred, spectacle-laden comedy competition where you, the audience, determine not only which team features the funniest performers of the night, but the funniest performers of the year here at Dad’s Garage!

Your suggestions fuel the show, and your applause determines who of the best improvisers in the city are the comedy champions!

WRITE CLUB takes the Dad’s Garage stage! High Octane Brain Boxing at its Finest! WRITE CLUB is the world's greatest combative philanthropic literary bloodsport, featuring only the most audacious and fearsome of writers and performers. Started in 2010 at the Hideout in Chicago by Our Illustrious Overlord Ian Belknap, WRITE CLUB has been operating in Atlanta since 2011.

Learn more at writeclubatl.com

Replace your regular holiday tradition with a Dad's Garage tradition: kicking classic theatre in the tookus! The award-winning Dad's Garage Ensemble skewers and twists the quintessential holiday play, A Christmas Carol, in our Dad’s Garage original show, Invasion: Christmas Carol! 

In addition to the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future, Scrooge and the rest of his Dickensian universe is visited by a new, wacky surprise character in each performance (past invaders include The Little Mermaid’s Ursula the sea witch, Hocus Pocus’ Sanderson Sisters, The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Thanos, William Shakespeare, and Macho Man Randy Savage?!) that even the cast members can’t predict! Come watch Scrooge's past, present, and future unfold in a new and unpredictable way each night!

Replace your regular holiday tradition with a Dad's Garage tradition: kicking classic theatre in the tookus! The award-winning Dad's Garage Ensemble skewers and twists the quintessential holiday play, A Christmas Carol, in our Dad’s Garage original show, Invasion: Christmas Carol! 

In addition to the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future, Scrooge and the rest of his Dickensian universe is visited by a new, wacky surprise character in each performance (past invaders include The Little Mermaid’s Ursula the sea witch, Hocus Pocus’ Sanderson Sisters, The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Thanos, William Shakespeare, and Macho Man Randy Savage?!) that even the cast members can’t predict! Come watch Scrooge's past, present, and future unfold in a new and unpredictable way each night!

Replace your regular holiday tradition with a Dad's Garage tradition: kicking classic theatre in the tookus! The award-winning Dad's Garage Ensemble skewers and twists the quintessential holiday play, A Christmas Carol, in our Dad’s Garage original show, Invasion: Christmas Carol! 

In addition to the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future, Scrooge and the rest of his Dickensian universe is visited by a new, wacky surprise character in each performance (past invaders include The Little Mermaid’s Ursula the sea witch, Hocus Pocus’ Sanderson Sisters, The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Thanos, William Shakespeare, and Macho Man Randy Savage?!) that even the cast members can’t predict! Come watch Scrooge's past, present, and future unfold in a new and unpredictable way each night!

Everyone's favorite improvised parody of made-for-tv holiday movies is back for a full run at 7 Stages! This year is our "original recipe" run which means the core cast of Topher Payne, Amber Nash, and Kevin Gillese will be in every show.  

Every night we take audience suggestions and use them to weave together a holiday romance that is equal parts homage and satire. 

Please note these shows are at 7 Stages, not at Dad's Garage! If you show up to Dad's Garage for the show - it'll be a lump of coal in your stocking.

7 Stages Theatre Address: 1105 Euclid Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

Everyone's favorite improvised parody of made-for-tv holiday movies is back for a full run at 7 Stages! This year is our "original recipe" run which means the core cast of Topher Payne, Amber Nash, and Kevin Gillese will be in every show.  

Every night we take audience suggestions and use them to weave together a holiday romance that is equal parts homage and satire. 

Please note these shows are at 7 Stages, not at Dad's Garage! If you show up to Dad's Garage for the show - it'll be a lump of coal in your stocking.

7 Stages Theatre Address: 1105 Euclid Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

Replace your regular holiday tradition with a Dad's Garage tradition: kicking classic theatre in the tookus! The award-winning Dad's Garage Ensemble skewers and twists the quintessential holiday play, A Christmas Carol, in our Dad’s Garage original show, Invasion: Christmas Carol! 

In addition to the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future, Scrooge and the rest of his Dickensian universe is visited by a new, wacky surprise character in each performance (past invaders include The Little Mermaid’s Ursula the sea witch, Hocus Pocus’ Sanderson Sisters, The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Thanos, William Shakespeare, and Macho Man Randy Savage?!) that even the cast members can’t predict! Come watch Scrooge's past, present, and future unfold in a new and unpredictable way each night!

Everyone's favorite improvised parody of made-for-tv holiday movies is back for a full run at 7 Stages! This year is our "original recipe" run which means the core cast of Topher Payne, Amber Nash, and Kevin Gillese will be in every show.  

Every night we take audience suggestions and use them to weave together a holiday romance that is equal parts homage and satire. 

Please note these shows are at 7 Stages, not at Dad's Garage! If you show up to Dad's Garage for the show - it'll be a lump of coal in your stocking.

7 Stages Theatre Address: 1105 Euclid Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

Everyone's favorite improvised parody of made-for-tv holiday movies is back for a full run at 7 Stages! This year is our "original recipe" run which means the core cast of Topher Payne, Amber Nash, and Kevin Gillese will be in every show.  

Every night we take audience suggestions and use them to weave together a holiday romance that is equal parts homage and satire. 

Please note these shows are at 7 Stages, not at Dad's Garage! If you show up to Dad's Garage for the show - it'll be a lump of coal in your stocking.

7 Stages Theatre Address: 1105 Euclid Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

Replace your regular holiday tradition with a Dad's Garage tradition: kicking classic theatre in the tookus! The award-winning Dad's Garage Ensemble skewers and twists the quintessential holiday play, A Christmas Carol, in our Dad’s Garage original show, Invasion: Christmas Carol! 

In addition to the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future, Scrooge and the rest of his Dickensian universe is visited by a new, wacky surprise character in each performance (past invaders include The Little Mermaid’s Ursula the sea witch, Hocus Pocus’ Sanderson Sisters, The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Thanos, William Shakespeare, and Macho Man Randy Savage?!) that even the cast members can’t predict! Come watch Scrooge's past, present, and future unfold in a new and unpredictable way each night!

Everyone's favorite improvised parody of made-for-tv holiday movies is back for a full run at 7 Stages! This year is our "original recipe" run which means the core cast of Topher Payne, Amber Nash, and Kevin Gillese will be in every show.  

Every night we take audience suggestions and use them to weave together a holiday romance that is equal parts homage and satire. 

Please note these shows are at 7 Stages, not at Dad's Garage! If you show up to Dad's Garage for the show - it'll be a lump of coal in your stocking.

7 Stages Theatre Address: 1105 Euclid Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

Replace your regular holiday tradition with a Dad's Garage tradition: kicking classic theatre in the tookus! The award-winning Dad's Garage Ensemble skewers and twists the quintessential holiday play, A Christmas Carol, in our Dad’s Garage original show, Invasion: Christmas Carol! 

In addition to the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future, Scrooge and the rest of his Dickensian universe is visited by a new, wacky surprise character in each performance (past invaders include The Little Mermaid’s Ursula the sea witch, Hocus Pocus’ Sanderson Sisters, The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Thanos, William Shakespeare, and Macho Man Randy Savage?!) that even the cast members can’t predict! Come watch Scrooge's past, present, and future unfold in a new and unpredictable way each night!

Everyone's favorite improvised parody of made-for-tv holiday movies is back for a full run at 7 Stages! This year is our "original recipe" run which means the core cast of Topher Payne, Amber Nash, and Kevin Gillese will be in every show.  

Every night we take audience suggestions and use them to weave together a holiday romance that is equal parts homage and satire. 

Please note these shows are at 7 Stages, not at Dad's Garage! If you show up to Dad's Garage for the show - it'll be a lump of coal in your stocking.

7 Stages Theatre Address: 1105 Euclid Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

Everyone's favorite improvised parody of made-for-tv holiday movies is back for a full run at 7 Stages! This year is our "original recipe" run which means the core cast of Topher Payne, Amber Nash, and Kevin Gillese will be in every show.  

Every night we take audience suggestions and use them to weave together a holiday romance that is equal parts homage and satire. 

Please note these shows are at 7 Stages, not at Dad's Garage! If you show up to Dad's Garage for the show - it'll be a lump of coal in your stocking.

7 Stages Theatre Address: 1105 Euclid Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

Replace your regular holiday tradition with a Dad's Garage tradition: kicking classic theatre in the tookus! The award-winning Dad's Garage Ensemble skewers and twists the quintessential holiday play, A Christmas Carol, in our Dad’s Garage original show, Invasion: Christmas Carol! 

In addition to the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future, Scrooge and the rest of his Dickensian universe is visited by a new, wacky surprise character in each performance (past invaders include The Little Mermaid’s Ursula the sea witch, Hocus Pocus’ Sanderson Sisters, The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Thanos, William Shakespeare, and Macho Man Randy Savage?!) that even the cast members can’t predict! Come watch Scrooge's past, present, and future unfold in a new and unpredictable way each night!

Everyone's favorite improvised parody of made-for-tv holiday movies is back for a full run at 7 Stages! This year is our "original recipe" run which means the core cast of Topher Payne, Amber Nash, and Kevin Gillese will be in every show.  

Every night we take audience suggestions and use them to weave together a holiday romance that is equal parts homage and satire. 

Please note these shows are at 7 Stages, not at Dad's Garage! If you show up to Dad's Garage for the show - it'll be a lump of coal in your stocking.

7 Stages Theatre Address: 1105 Euclid Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

Everyone's favorite improvised parody of made-for-tv holiday movies is back for a full run at 7 Stages! This year is our "original recipe" run which means the core cast of Topher Payne, Amber Nash, and Kevin Gillese will be in every show.  

Every night we take audience suggestions and use them to weave together a holiday romance that is equal parts homage and satire. 

Please note these shows are at 7 Stages, not at Dad's Garage! If you show up to Dad's Garage for the show - it'll be a lump of coal in your stocking.

7 Stages Theatre Address: 1105 Euclid Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

The lobby opens at 7 PM and the show starts at 10:30 PM!

Vaviana Vardot's Famous Sex Party is a comedy burlesque variety show. You can expect sensual silliness, lewd buffoonery, dirty songs and the funniest smut you've ever had the displeasure of stumbling across.

You must be 21+ to attend this performance.

Replace your regular holiday tradition with a Dad's Garage tradition: kicking classic theatre in the tookus! The award-winning Dad's Garage Ensemble skewers and twists the quintessential holiday play, A Christmas Carol, in our Dad’s Garage original show, Invasion: Christmas Carol! 

In addition to the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future, Scrooge and the rest of his Dickensian universe is visited by a new, wacky surprise character in each performance (past invaders include The Little Mermaid’s Ursula the sea witch, Hocus Pocus’ Sanderson Sisters, The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Thanos, William Shakespeare, and Macho Man Randy Savage?!) that even the cast members can’t predict! Come watch Scrooge's past, present, and future unfold in a new and unpredictable way each night!

Everyone's favorite improvised parody of made-for-tv holiday movies is back for a full run at 7 Stages! This year is our "original recipe" run which means the core cast of Topher Payne, Amber Nash, and Kevin Gillese will be in every show.  

Every night we take audience suggestions and use them to weave together a holiday romance that is equal parts homage and satire. 

Please note these shows are at 7 Stages, not at Dad's Garage! If you show up to Dad's Garage for the show - it'll be a lump of coal in your stocking.

7 Stages Theatre Address: 1105 Euclid Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

Everyone's favorite improvised parody of made-for-tv holiday movies is back for a full run at 7 Stages! This year is our "original recipe" run which means the core cast of Topher Payne, Amber Nash, and Kevin Gillese will be in every show.  

Every night we take audience suggestions and use them to weave together a holiday romance that is equal parts homage and satire. 

Please note these shows are at 7 Stages, not at Dad's Garage! If you show up to Dad's Garage for the show - it'll be a lump of coal in your stocking.

7 Stages Theatre Address: 1105 Euclid Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

Replace your regular holiday tradition with a Dad's Garage tradition: kicking classic theatre in the tookus! The award-winning Dad's Garage Ensemble skewers and twists the quintessential holiday play, A Christmas Carol, in our Dad’s Garage original show, Invasion: Christmas Carol! 

In addition to the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future, Scrooge and the rest of his Dickensian universe is visited by a new, wacky surprise character in each performance (past invaders include The Little Mermaid’s Ursula the sea witch, Hocus Pocus’ Sanderson Sisters, The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Thanos, William Shakespeare, and Macho Man Randy Savage?!) that even the cast members can’t predict! Come watch Scrooge's past, present, and future unfold in a new and unpredictable way each night!

Everyone's favorite improvised parody of made-for-tv holiday movies is back for a full run at 7 Stages! This year is our "original recipe" run which means the core cast of Topher Payne, Amber Nash, and Kevin Gillese will be in every show.  

Every night we take audience suggestions and use them to weave together a holiday romance that is equal parts homage and satire. 

Please note these shows are at 7 Stages, not at Dad's Garage! If you show up to Dad's Garage for the show - it'll be a lump of coal in your stocking.

7 Stages Theatre Address: 1105 Euclid Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307