Stomping Ground Comedy Theater & Training Center

The Stomping Ground Comedy Theater offers entertainment for those on a budget. We spent $15 per ticket for the early show on a Friday night of a holiday weekend.You can Bring Your Own Booze (BYOB) which also saves you money. We brought bottles of beer, and the box office had a bottle opener we could use to pop them open. There was no corkage fee, but they aren't going to be providing glasses or ice, nor will they pour your beverage for you. If you need a snack during the show, they offer some concessions at the box office window. It looked like candy, chips, and canned soda were available for sale. Before the late show, someone setup a table to sell multi-colored popcorn. It's not dinner, but it will tide you over until you can eat a proper meal elsewhere. The venue is located in a business park with plenty of free parking outside. There was a police officer parked in the lot and making the rounds. Not sure if that is par, but the business park seemed like a clean and relatively safe area.It's not the Ritz, but it isn't dive bar quality either. The walls are painted black and decorated with colorful panels. Metal stacking chairs with built in cushions are lined up nicely with at least one small table squeezed in each row. You could move the chairs if you felt you needed a little more elbow room. There are no arm rests. The low table allows you to set your drinks and snacks down so you can clap for the entertainment, but you'll need to get there early to score a spot next to one. The front row has two, 3-seater, plush couches. We got there early enough to get one of those seats, but opted to avoid the potential punishment of sitting in the front row of a comedy show. The comics during the early show were from Austin, San Antonio and Dallas. It was mostly local talent. Both men and women performed short sets of maybe 10-15 minutes. There were about 5 different comics that performed during the early show. Each comic had a monologue with some gems and some duds. This is raw talent, not polished TV fodder, but entertaining just the same. The late show was a special show. I wish we could have stayed for it, as the publicity for it was originally how we found out about this place.The venue is also offering improv classes. You'll have to check their website for prices and a schedule. Improv classes are for everyone, and everybody who takes them can benefit from learning to think out of the box, to integrating spontaneous creativity in their life, and to fostering better communication with others. This place is a good bargain for those looking for a night out without breaking the bank. Since my hubby is cheap, I'm sure we will be back.

If you're looking for a good laugh, or just want to lift your spirits, don't wait any longer you've got to visit the Stomping Ground Theater for some shows. It's a great place to see improv and sketch comedy. There's nothing so therapeutic as laughing out loud with other people. They also offer classes for improv and sketch comedy and they do some really great things for the community like offer improv for anxiety and improv for caregivers for people who are caring for people with memory loss diseases. I started taking improv classes there and I'm very happy that I did. It's a lot of fun. Definitely check it out.

I received amazing skills here. It's really lovely to have such a great theater here in Dallas with a warm, friendly community and skilled and unique instruction from so many teachers.I learned so much from all the teachers here, from amazing workshop with Stacey Smith to Greg -- my favorite teacher, to the amazing Lindsey and Jason.I really, really, really love it.Especially -- Greg! Take his classes, he is so knowledgeable, kind, helpful and knows how to teach. He is one of my all time favorite teachers, LOVE him!I highly recommend this school.

Love coming to Stomping Ground for comedy training. I've taken both sketch and writing and improvisation and loved both classes. Great way to make friends and decompress from work/ life stresses.

A not-for-profit comedy community with a unified mission. I love everything about this place and how they train students in improv, standup, sketch etc. with great care and consideration in the curriculum. There is a happy sense of community, equity, transparency.

I can definitely say we had fun! It's really cool to do these little low-budget local theater things. It's like a hidden secret of the metroplex. We came for the Zombie Christmas show- I forget what it was called exactly- but it was funny. The theater was comfortable enough I suppose. It's a neat little place. I'd like to come back if they have another show that peaks my interest. It can be difficult to find too. Go all the way down Manufacturing street, turn right and go along the north side of the building and it's way down in the corner. Apple maps has it right, at least.

Went to the Halloween outdoor special. The theater did a fantastic job making a safe outdoor experience! But unfortunately the quality of the product was not commensurate with a paid show ($15). It felt more like an open mic.