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Improvisation in Tennessee

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Nashville Improv Founded

Nashville Improv was founded in 2011 as a collective of actors and comedians building an improv community in Tennessee, growing by 2012 into a formal company with 15 performers, regular shows, classes, and corporate programming. The company appeared at the Chicago Improv Festival and was featured on Comedy Central's "Drunk History."

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How to Reference This Page

APA

The Improv Archive. (2026). Tennessee. Retrieved March 17, 2026, from https://improvarchive.org/locales/north-america/united-states/tennessee

Chicago

The Improv Archive. "Tennessee." The Improv Archive, 2026. https://improvarchive.org/locales/north-america/united-states/tennessee.

MLA

The Improv Archive. "Tennessee." The Improv Archive, 2026, https://improvarchive.org/locales/north-america/united-states/tennessee. Accessed March 17, 2026.

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