Can you sit through 30 hours of continuous improv?
A Port Coquitlam comedy troupe is offering the challenge to Tri-City residents this month.
Second Storey Theatre will host 30 improv sets - lasting 50 minutes each - from Friday, Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. to Sunday, Nov. 17 at midnight.
Artistic director Graham Myers said Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore will open the marathon session on Friday night.
Among those lined up to perform include Myers' four-year-old niece "who just likes to pretend," he said; Toronto voice actor/impressionist David Andrew Brent; Coquitlam comic Ed Hill, who last week released a new CD titled Canasian; ECCW wrestler Ranvenous Randy Myers; and Pigeon Park rockers Nick Weber and Hunter Elliott.
"We've got quite a cast of characters," Myers said. "It'll be fun to see what they come up with.
"Without a doubt, you are probably going to see some of the best improv ever," he said.
Myers said he got the concept for the 30-hour improv from other comedy companies and "it's a crazy enough idea for me to do it, too," he said.
Myers will emcee and will stay awake for the entire weekend event. And anyone else who keeps their eyes open as well for the full 30 hours will get a year's pass to Second Storey shows, he said.
Partial proceeds from the improv bonanza will go to help the Family Resource Centre, based at Port Coquitlam's Minnekhada middle school.
Tickets are $5 per show or $30 for a weekend wristband by visiting Second Storey Theatre (201-2550 Shaughnessy St.) or going online at sstimprov.com.
Buyers of online passes will be automatically entered to win a prize from the event sponsors, including Cactus Club, Samz Pub Port Coquitlam, Samz Pub Pitt Meadows and Alliance Printing.
