The Commodore, located at 811 E 7th Ave. in Tampa, Florida. Credit: Photo by Ray Roa
No joke, The Commodore just completed its first turn around the sun.

The improv comedy theater on the corner of Nebraska Avenue and 7th Avenues on the edge of Ybor City has carved out a place for itself in the community and celebrates with a packed weekend of programming that kicks off with an installation of the “Salud and Happy Days” placemaking storytelling and improv show, this time featuring one of the only locals who you want to hear from after the election—the omnipresent retired lawyer and powerhouse politico Ron Weaver.

The fun continues with a Friday 2-4-1 comedy and AI double feature, a late night “Shamrock Shake” set, Sunday’s comedy jam, and Saturday’s 12-hour “Wreckfest” comedy marathon running from noon-midnight.

Cover for the events at The Commodore 1st anniversary weekend happening Friday-Sunday, Nov. 8-10 go from free-$30.

  • Salud and Happy Days: Improv comedy inspired by stories about Tampa w/Ron Weaver Friday, Nov. 8. 7:30 p.m. $15
  • Electric Sheep: Improv Meets AI Comedy Friday, Nov. 8. 8:45 p.m. $12
  • Wreckfest: A 12+ Hour Comedy Marathon Saturday, Nov. 9. Noon-midnight. $15
Readers are invited to submit their own events to Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s things to do calendar.

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This article appears in Oct 31 – Nov 6, 2024.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...