The improv workshop your team
will actually love
Corporate improv workshops that build real communication, collaboration, and leadership skills. Led by
experts, built for professionals, and customized around the outcomes your company cares about.
We call it Laughing & Development — from professional training to casual team bonding.
Loved by sales, leadership, and HR teams nationwide.
Response guaranteed in 24 hours or less!
600+ events for teams at
The improv workshop your team will actually Love
Corporate improv workshops that build real communication, collaboration, and leadership skills. Led by experts, built for professionals, and customized around the outcomes your company cares about.
Response guaranteed in 24 hours or less!
Loved by sales, leadership, and HR teams nationwide.
600+ events for teams at
"I love how this was not only a great team bonding activity, but every lesson was tied back to the workplace. There were wonderful take-aways that I think all organizations could benefit from."
— Taylor, Charter
The ROI of improv at work
Improv for professionals is not something we've invented,
but it's something we've perfected. Here's what we know.
37%
Cortisol reduction from a single laughter session
From a 10-minute energizer to a full-hour workshop, a single laughter session reduces cortisol, the primary stress hormone. One workshop produces measurable physiological change.
70%
Drop in adrenaline just from anticipating laughter
Research from Loma Linda University found that simply anticipating a mirthful experience reduced adrenaline by 70% and cortisol by 39%, stress hormones fell before the laughter even began.
8,532
Workers across 49 studies show humor improves teams
A meta-analysis across 49 independent studies confirmed positive workplace humor is tied to better performance, higher satisfaction, stronger team cohesion, and less burnout.
"I love how this was not only a great team bonding activity, but every lesson was tied back to the workplace. There were wonderful take-aways that I think all organizations could benefit from."
— Taylor, Charter
The ROI of improv at work
Improv for professionals is not something we've invented, but it's something we've perfected. Here's what we know.
37%
Cortisol reduction from a single laughter session
From a 10-minute energizer to a full-hour workshop, a single laughter session reduces cortisol, the primary stress hormone. One workshop produces measurable physiological change.
70%
Drop in adrenaline just from anticipating laughter
Research from Loma Linda University found that simply anticipating a mirthful experience reduced adrenaline by 70% and cortisol by 39%, stress hormones fell before the laughter even began.
8,532
Workers across 49 studies show humor improves teams
A meta-analysis across 49 independent studies confirmed positive workplace humor is tied to better performance, higher satisfaction, stronger team cohesion, and less burnout.
Five Ways to Make Your Team Sharper
Communication
& Active Listening
Recommended if you want your team to stop talking past each other.
The foundation of every great team and every great comedian is the same: listening well and building on what the other person just said. This workshop uses improv exercises to sharpen active listening, empathetic communication, and real-time responsiveness. Great for cross-functional teams, customer-facing roles, and anyone who has ever sat in a meeting where nobody was actually listening.
Sales Performance
Recommended if you want your team to close more deals
Sales reps who stay calm under pressure perform better, and improv trains that directly. Research shows a 70% drop in adrenaline from anticipating laughter (Berk et al., American Physiological Society, 2008), helping you stay present in high-stakes moments. This workshop focuses on adaptability, handling objections in real time, reading the room, and thinking on your feet under pressure. Built for SDRs, AEs, and sales leaders who want to turn pipeline into revenue faster.
Leadership
& Decision-Making
Recommended if your leaders need to get better under pressure.
The best leaders stay calm when things go sideways. Improv teaches that muscle directly. Research shows a 37% reduction in cortisol from a single laughter session (PLOS One, 2023), meaning leaders can operate with less stress and make better decisions under pressure. This workshop uses decision-making games and high-stakes exercises to help managers, directors, and executives lead with more clarity and less hesitation.
Team Bonding & Culture
Recommended if your team needs to reconnect, reset, or just have fun together.
Sometimes the goal isn't a business outcome. Sometimes it's just getting your people back in the same room and laughing together. This workshop is high-energy, low-pressure, and built for post-reorg resets, new-team integration, holiday offsites, and any moment your team needs to remember why they like working with each other.
Collaboration & Innovation
Recommended if your team has stopped building on each other's ideas.
Teams that practice improv strengthen collaboration and idea flow. Research across 8,532 workers from 49 independent studies shows that humor improves team performance, cohesion, and reduces burnout (Journal of Managerial Psychology, 2012). The reason is simple: improv forces you to build on what your teammate just said instead of shutting it down. This workshop is built for brainstorming teams, product teams, and any group that needs to generate more ideas and kill fewer of them.
Response guaranteed in 24 hours or less!s or less.
Five Ways to Make Your Team Sharper
Communication
& Active Listening
Recommended if you want your team to stop talking past each other.
The foundation of every great team and every great comedian is the same: listening well and building on what the other person just said. This workshop uses improv exercises to sharpen active listening, empathetic communication, and real-time responsiveness. Great for cross-functional teams, customer-facing roles, and anyone who has ever sat in a meeting where nobody was actually listening.
Sales Performance
Recommended if you want your team to close more deals
Sales reps who stay calm under pressure perform better, and improv trains that directly. Research shows a 70% drop in adrenaline from anticipating laughter (Berk et al., American Physiological Society, 2008), helping you stay present in high-stakes moments. This workshop focuses on adaptability, handling objections in real time, reading the room, and thinking on your feet under pressure. Built for SDRs, AEs, and sales leaders who want to turn pipeline into revenue faster.
Leadership
& Decision-Making
Recommended if your leaders need to get better under pressure.
The best leaders stay calm when things go sideways. Improv teaches that muscle directly. Research shows a 37% reduction in cortisol from a single laughter session (PLOS One, 2023), meaning leaders can operate with less stress and make better decisions under pressure. This workshop uses decision-making games and high-stakes exercises to help managers, directors, and executives lead with more clarity and less hesitation.
Team Bonding & Culture
Recommended if your team needs to reconnect, reset, or just have fun together.
Sometimes the goal isn't a business outcome. Sometimes it's just getting your people back in the same room and laughing together. This workshop is high-energy, low-pressure, and built for post-reorg resets, new-team integration, holiday offsites, and any moment your team needs to remember why they like working with each other.
Collaboration & Innovation
Recommended if your team has stopped building on each other's ideas.
Teams that practice improv strengthen collaboration and idea flow. Research across 8,532 workers from 49 independent studies shows that humor improves team performance, cohesion, and reduces burnout (Journal of Managerial Psychology, 2012). The reason is simple: improv forces you to build on what your teammate just said instead of shutting it down. This workshop is built for brainstorming teams, product teams, and any group that needs to generate more ideas and kill fewer of them.
Response guaranteed in 24 hours or less!s or less.
How It Works
Tell us about your team
Share the basics: team size, what you're trying to get out of the session, and what's happening in the business. It takes less than five minutes.
We build your workshop
Think of us as your comedy concierge for professional development. We design a custom agenda around your objectives, written in your language, tied to outcomes you actually care about. You see exactly what's in the session before you commit.
Enjoy the ride
We tell every client the same thing: judge the last five minutes of the session, not the first. The skeptics become the fans. Your team walks out asking when the next one is.
How It Works
Tell us about your team
Share the basics: event type, audience size, vibe, and any preferences. It takes less than five minutes.
We build your workshop
Think of us as your comedy concierge for professional development. We design a custom agenda around your objectives, written in your language, tied to outcomes you actually care about. You see exactly what's in the session before you commit.
Enjoy the ride
We tell every client the same thing: judge the last five minutes of the session, not the first. The skeptics become the fans. Your team walks out asking when the next one is.
What's Included
You're not booking a workshop. You're booking an experience your team will still be quoting next quarter.
Every Laughing & Development booking comes with:
A discovery call to understand your team, your goals, and what success looks like.
A custom agenda designed around your objectives, never pulled off a shelf.
A professional facilitator with a corporate background and deep comedy experience, deployed locally so travel costs stay low to zero.
Exercises built for professionals, not performers. Nothing requires acting skill, stage presence, or a single chant.
Post-event debrief and follow-up so your team walks away with tools they can actually use.
What's Included
You're not booking a workshop. You're booking an experience your team will still be quoting next quarter.
Every Laughing & Development booking comes with:
A discovery call to understand your team, your goals, and what success looks like.
A custom agenda designed around your objectives, never pulled off a shelf.
A professional facilitator with a corporate background and deep comedy experience, deployed locally so travel costs stay low to zero.
Exercises built for professionals, not performers. Nothing requires acting skill, stage presence, or a single chant.
Post-event debrief and follow-up so your team walks away with tools they can actually use.
Why Organizations Like Yours Trust Laugh.Events
As seen in:
Yes, it's improv. No, it's nothing like the improv workshop you're picturing.
Most companies selling improv workshops are improv theaters first and corporate trainers second. We're the opposite. Our founder spent six years as an employee in the corporate world, and another six years facilitating comedy experiences for corporate audiences, and every facilitator we work with understands that your goal isn't to turn your team into performers. It's to make them better at their jobs. We use business language, tie every exercise to a business outcome, and skip the theater-kid energy that makes most improv workshops feel like a detour from work.
Even the person who "doesn't do team events" will love this.
The #1 reason people dread improv workshops is that they think they're going to be forced to be funny. Our exercises are built around listening, adapting, and building on what someone just said, which are the exact skills that separate great communicators from average ones. Nobody is getting pulled on stage. Nobody is being asked to perform. That's why the people who walk in crossing their arms walk out asking when the next one is.
Real ROI, not just a fun afternoon.
Improv isn’t just entertainment, it’s a proven methodology backed by decades of research across medical and behavioral science. Studies show a 70% drop in adrenaline when anticipating laughter, a 37% reduction in cortisol from a single session, and large-scale research across 8,532 workers confirms improvements in team performance, cohesion, and reduced burnout. When we build your proposal, we write your objectives back to you in your own words. You’re not buying a fun afternoon. You’re investing in measurable progress on the skills that actually move the needle, communication, adaptability, decision-making, and collaboration, delivered in the most engaging format your team will experience all year.
Why Organizations Like Yours Trust Laugh.Events
As seen in:
Yes, it's improv. No, it's nothing like the improv workshop you're picturing.
Most companies selling improv workshops are improv theaters first and corporate trainers second. We're the opposite. Our founder spent six years as an employee in the corporate world, and another six years facilitating comedy experiences for corporate audiences, and every facilitator we work with understands that your goal isn't to turn your team into performers. It's to make them better at their jobs. We use business language, tie every exercise to a business outcome, and skip the theater-kid energy that makes most improv workshops feel like a detour from work.
Even the person who "doesn't do team events" will love this.
The #1 reason people dread improv workshops is that they think they're going to be forced to be funny. Our exercises are built around listening, adapting, and building on what someone just said, which are the exact skills that separate great communicators from average ones. Nobody is getting pulled on stage. Nobody is being asked to perform. That's why the people who walk in crossing their arms walk out asking when the next one is.
Real ROI, not just a fun afternoon.
Improv isn’t just entertainment, it’s a proven methodology backed by decades of research across medical and behavioral science. Studies show a 70% drop in adrenaline when anticipating laughter, a 37% reduction in cortisol from a single session, and large-scale research across 8,532 workers confirms improvements in team performance, cohesion, and reduced burnout. When we build your proposal, we write your objectives back to you in your own words. You’re not buying a fun afternoon. You’re investing in measurable progress on the skills that actually move the needle, communication, adaptability, decision-making, and collaboration, delivered in the most engaging format your team will experience all year.
Testimonials
Testimonials
Not sure where to start? That's the whole point.
Most of our clients have never booked an improv workshop before. That's exactly why we exist. We guide you through the entire process, from choosing the right theme to designing the right session for your team.
You don't need to know anything about improv. You just need to tell us about your team. We'll handle the rest.
Response guaranteed in 24 hours or less!
Not sure where to start? That's the
whole point.
Most of our clients have never booked an improv workshop before. That's exactly why we exist. We guide you through the entire process, from choosing the right theme to designing the right session for your team.
You don't need to know anything about improv. You just need to tell us about your team. We'll handle the rest.
Response guaranteed in 24 hours or less!
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you help me convince my boss?
Yes. We'll send you a one-page overview with workshop objectives, facilitator credentials, and the ROI research from Google/Salesforce/PepsiCo. Everything your decision-maker needs to say yes in one email. Leadership teams at major companies have already signed off on this exact approach. Your boss will be in good company.
Is this like a regular improv class? Because my team will revolt.
No. We get this question constantly. Yes, it's improv, but it's not improv class. Nobody is performing, nobody is being forced to be funny, and nobody is going on a stage. We use exercises based on comedy skills, but the goal is building workplace tools, not building performers. We tell every client the same thing: judge the last five minutes, not the first. The skeptics become the fans.
How far in advance should we book?
We recommend reaching out 4 to 6 weeks before your event, especially around sales kickoff season and Q4 planning. That said, we've pulled off great sessions with less notice. The sooner you reach out, the more facilitator availability you'll have.
How does pricing work?
Pricing depends on the length of the session, the size of your team, whether it's in-person or virtual, and any customization you need. After a quick conversation about your goals, we'll send you a custom proposal within 24 hours.
How long is a typical workshop?
Most sessions run between 60 and 90 minutes, but we've done everything from 30-minute energizers at conferences to full-day leadership intensives. We'll recommend the right length based on your goals.
What size groups do you work with?
Anywhere from 10 people in a room to 200+ at a conference. The format adapts to the size. Smaller groups get deeper practice. Larger groups get high-energy, participation-heavy experiences.
Can you tailor the workshop to our industry or team?
Always. Every session is custom-built off a discovery call and a short intake. We mirror your objectives back to you in the proposal so you know exactly what you're getting before you commit.
Do you work with remote or hybrid teams?
Yes. We've been running virtual Laughing & Development sessions since 2020 and have a format that actually works over Zoom. No awkward silences, no cameras-off ghost towns.
What's the cancellation policy?
We'll walk you through the details when you book, but we aim to be flexible. Things shift, and we want to make the process as stress-free as possible.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you help me convince my boss?
Yes. We'll send you a one-page overview with workshop objectives, facilitator credentials, and the ROI research from Google/Salesforce/PepsiCo. Everything your decision-maker needs to say yes in one email. Leadership teams at major companies have already signed off on this exact approach. Your boss will be in good company.
Is this like a regular improv class? Because my team will revolt.
No. We get this question constantly. Yes, it's improv, but it's not improv class. Nobody is performing, nobody is being forced to be funny, and nobody is going on a stage. We use exercises based on comedy skills, but the goal is building workplace tools, not building performers. We tell every client the same thing: judge the last five minutes, not the first. The skeptics become the fans.
How far in advance should we book?
We recommend reaching out 4 to 6 weeks before your event, especially around sales kickoff season and Q4 planning. That said, we've pulled off great sessions with less notice. The sooner you reach out, the more facilitator availability you'll have.
How does pricing work?
Pricing depends on the length of the session, the size of your team, whether it's in-person or virtual, and any customization you need. After a quick conversation about your goals, we'll send you a custom proposal within 24 hours.
How long is a typical workshop?
Most sessions run between 60 and 90 minutes, but we've done everything from 30-minute energizers at conferences to full-day leadership intensives. We'll recommend the right length based on your goals.
What size groups do you work with?
Anywhere from 10 people in a room to 200+ at a conference. The format adapts to the size. Smaller groups get deeper practice. Larger groups get high-energy, participation-heavy experiences.
Can you tailor the workshop to our industry or team?
Always. Every session is custom-built off a discovery call and a short intake. We mirror your objectives back to you in the proposal so you know exactly what you're getting before you commit.
Do you work with remote or hybrid teams?
Yes. We've been running virtual Laughing & Development sessions since 2020 and have a format that actually works over Zoom. No awkward silences, no cameras-off ghost towns.
What's the cancellation policy?
We'll walk you through the details when you book, but we aim to be flexible. Things shift, and we want to make the process as stress-free as possible.
Let’s Get Started
Response guaranteed in 24 hours or less!
Popular dates fill up 4 to 6 weeks out, especially around sales kickoff season and Q4 planning. The sooner you reach out, the better your options.
Let’s Get Started
Response guaranteed in 24 hours or less!
Popular dates fill up 4 to 6 weeks out, especially around sales kickoff season and Q4 planning. The sooner you reach out, the better your options.
