The Cookout: Not One of Your Little Friends + HTH + Baggage Claim

Roll the dice and see a different hilarious show every night!

The Cookout celebrates Black improv in the DMV. Started in 2020, it currently features all-Black improv ensembles and troupes from DC and Baltimore. The Cookout was created and is curated by WIT improvisers Jamal Newman (who founded WIT’s first-ever all-Black ensemble Lena Dunham) and Krystal Ali, who performs with Lena Dunham, as well as company ensembles Hellcat and LIZARD GIRL. Both Jamal and Krystal also perform with Kinfolk — the first-ever all-Black team to win the Fighting Improv Smackdown Tournament in 2024. The Cookout is consistently one of WIT’s most frequently sold-out shows, so be sure to get your tickets before they’re gone!

Not One of Your Little Friends:

Cast:
Ernest Afflu
Monica Hamilton
Richard Johnson
Andrea Mosee
Olu okusaga
David Spears
Derika Weddington
Porsche Vanderhorst

HTH:

“HTH” is a riotous improv show starring three sharp-witted Black men, blending their distinct personalities into uproarious comedy that feels both familiar and fresh.

Cast:
Thomas Dotstry
Harold Young IV
Jason Herbert

Baggage Claim:

Cast:
Samiyyah Ali
Kendall Hollimon
Precious Jenkins
Renee Namakau Ombaba
Clyde Thompson
Eddison Wilkinson

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