"a modern
three stooges"

chicken big

Chicken Big (Tej Khanna, Ibhan Kulkarni, and Lars Montanaro) is a Brooklyn-based comedy trio that produces and performs improv, clown, and experimental comedy experiences.

They are a house team at the Brooklyn Comedy Collective and have been featured performers at Asylum NYC, The PIT, iO Chicago, The Annoyance, Logan Square Improv, New York University, and Oberlin College.

featured in:

New York Comedy Fest ('24), Trash King

iO Fest - Chicago ('24)

PhysFest NYC ('24), Chicken Big: Gets Physical

New York Comedy Fest ('23), An Evening with Chicken Big

Fun and Dumb Improv Festival ('22, '23, '24)

Union Improv Festival ('22)

BCC Home Teams ('21-'24)

See them at the Brooklyn Comedy Collective the third Friday of every month @ 7pm and Tuesday Night Home Teams @ 7pm!

Hit them up for booking at chickenbigimprov@gmail.com

Chicken Big @ iO Fest

Chicken Big takes the stage @ iO Fest, 2024, Chicago’s largest improv festival, featuring Matt Walsh & Friends, Improvised Shakespeare, and 70+ acts from around the globe.

Check us out on Friday, July 26th @ 7pm

Chicken Big: Gets Physical (FEASTMACHINE)

FEASTMACHINE is an original hour of clown devised and performed by Chicken Big that debuted at the inaugural PhysFestNYC ('24).

The show is more than a piece of theater -- it is another rich chapter in Chicken Big’s meteoric rise to wealth, status, and fame. A get-rich-quick scheme masquerading as a comedy show, FEASTMACHINE features the debut of Chicken Big’s groundbreaking new line of human-integrated kitchen devices, such as the Human Piñata™, the Human Blender™, and more.

Chicken Big: Chicago Style

Chicken Big is touring Chicago Theaters for 10 days!

Come see us at:

The Annoyance

iO Theater

Lincoln Lodge

Logan Square Improv

and the Laugh Factory.

August 11th - 20th, 2023

Fun & Dumb Improv Festival '23

Chicken Big is back, headlining the 2023 Fun & Dumb Improv Festival.

Over 130 shows from July 6th - July 9th, 2023,

with Chicken Big Extended Universe on July 7th @ 7pm

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Chicken Big offers improv and performance workshops for all levels. Our improv pedagogy follows the approach popularized by Mick Napier then brought to Brooklyn by Philip Markle of the Brooklyn Comedy Collective. Our clown pedagogy is composed from a collection of teachers, including Avner Eisenberg, Jean Taylor, and Carlo Jacucci.

Chicken Big has taught workshops atThe Brooklyn Comedy Collective, Oberlin College, and New York University. The members of Chicken Big have experience teaching improv, standup, and clown at The New School, New York University, PhysFest NYC @ the Stella Adler Studios, and Pump Up: The Jam.

Chicken Big posing at PhysFest NYC workshop

Upcoming Workshops

The New School

November 10th, 2024

11am-4pm (with lunch break)

151 Bank St

FREE

We'll be teaching Improv For Beginners: From a Clown's Perspective. This workshop will go over improv basics, and then introduce how to initiate and escalate utilizing clown concepts and 4th wall breaking moves. Please RSVP by emailing chickenbigimprov@gmail.com with the subject line "Nov10RSVP"

Workshop Offerings

Chicken Big offers a number of workshops:

Improv For Beginners, which introduces the participants to basic scene structure and characterization, culminating in a group scene where the participants can practice putting these tools to use. This workshop is designed for individuals who are new to the practice of improv comedy.

Deal-Based Performance, which explores the concept of performing with a "deal." This explores more advanced forms of scene initiation and characterization. This workshop is designed for intermediate improvisers.

Clown for Improv, which is a unique workshop that introduces clown concepts and their applications in improv performance. This workshop teaches the participants how to play with Chicken Big's 4th wall breaking performance style, and how clown techniques can make our improv more sensitive and more surprising.This workship is designed for intermediate to advanced improvisers.

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We also offer customized workshops catered to the needs of the client, as well as consistent coaching offerings from our members. Please contact us with any questions regarding workshops, or reach out for a quote!

"a modern three stooges"

chicken big

"a modern
three stooges"