We’re excited to introduce “The Laugh Lotto” - a special engagement show which gives YOU the power write the characters of the show. You’ll submit a mad-libs like card detailing a character’s name, age, job, hobbies, etc. and the seasoned improvisers will randomly pull a card (lottery style) and bring the character to life.

Meet The Cast

Paul Stelzer
In 2012, Paul took his first two improv classes, both taught by "The Godfather of Columbus Improv" Jeff Gage. In the second "Advanced" improv class, late in 2012, many of the founding members of Hashtag Comedy met and became friends. In 2013, Hashtag Comedy formed and he began performing with his Hashtag family at shows throughout Columbus. In 2015, Hashtag Comedy began performing weekly Wednesday night shows at Shadowbox (Up Front, formerly Backstage Bistro). Paul’s love for improv runs deep, “I feel very blessed to have met and performed with so many wonderful people in Hashtag and in other local improv groups during the 7 years since I took my very first improv class.”

Clay Vansickle
Clay started his improv career 2+ years ago after I saw “The Hashtag Improv Show” for the first time. He took classes and started going to the “Improv Meetup” at Gressos regularly. His best friends and he were asked to be guest hosts for a Hashtag Comedy show, sold out the tickets, and put on one hell of show. Clay later joined Hashtag Comedy as a permanent member and the rest is history.

Shannon Poulsen
Shannon first started improv in 2008 with “ComedySportz” High School league. She was a four-year member of college long form troupe “Riot Act”, performing in various festivals across the East Coast. She moved to Columbus in 2016 and began improvising in various shows at “The Nest Theatre” and you can now see her regularly in Hashtag Comedy’s “TBD: The Improvised Musical” (her favorite form of improv) and the new show, “The Laugh Lotto”!

Sheree Evans
Sheree began her improv journey at Second City Cleveland in the early 2000’s. Sheree moved to Columbus and began classes with Jeff Gage and, “got introduced to so many wonderful improvisers in town, and the Hashtag crew. Since then I’ve been performing with TBD the Improvised Musical for 3 years and feel extremely fortunate to continue creating great things in Cbus!”

Chris Heiberger
Chris began his improv career in 2010 by taking improv classes from Columbus improv legend Jeff Gage. After honing in his skills by performing in “Improv Wars” for a couple years, he then formed the improv troupe “State of Play” with Phil Porter, Celia Adams, and Gina Weisshaar in 2012 which performed regularly for over five years! In 2015 Chris joined the cast of Hashtag Comedy’s “TBD: The Improvised Musical” and became a co-owner of Hashtag Comedy in the spring of 2018.

Kenny Greer
Kenny grew up being idolizing the cast of “Whose Line Is It Anyways?” but never thought that improv was something that was attainable. In 2012 he met comedian/improviser Sara “The Boosh” Greer and she encouraged him to give improv a try. He soon after took classes and became a Hashtag Comedy groupie and assisted in marketing their shows. In 2014 Kenny officially joined Hashtag Comedy as co-owner and... married “The Boosh” in 2015.

$5 // Doors at 7pm, Show promptly at 8pm // Food and drink available // Reservations recommended to guarantee seating