# Dropout Improv

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**Date:** March 17, 2026 · 10:00 PM  
**Location:** Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater  
**Format:** Comedy  
**Reviews:** 0

## Speakers

- **Kurt Maloney** — Performer
- **Vic Michaelis** — Actor
- **Jeremy Culhane** — Actor
- **Jacob Wysocki** — Performer

The highly popular comedy platform takes its sharp wit and quick-thinking comedy offline and onto the stage in a special SXSW performance! Dropout have been running their subscription comedy platform since 2018 and have tailored their improv skills for a live audience, promising a hilarious night of games and absurdity.

Dropout was born out of the hugely successful comedy website College Humor and produces a wide variety of shows in a completely independent setting. They have quickly amassed a large audience through titles like Dimension 20,  Game Changer, Very Important People and more, utilizing formats that mix razor-sharp comedy with gameplay. In this show hosted by Kurt Maloney, all of those finely crafted skills will be on show in a night of varied games and freewheeling comedy. Things are about to get wild. 

Reservations are available for 300 Platinum Badgeholders through SXSW GO or on the web schedule. Please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the event to pick up a ticket at will call. Doors are at 6pm, show is at 7pm.

## Transcript

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