Smile and Nod

Cal Poly's Improv Team Smile and Nod is Cal Poly's one and only improv team. You might as well become a fan.

We've monopolized the improv market here, so if you're craving a laugh you've got no other options. We have shows the first 7 Saturdays of the quarter:

Shortform at 7:00 PM $5 (+Free LF Show Ticket)
Longform at 9:00 PM $5

Join us in Phillips Hall and let's have a BLAST!

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SCHEDULE

Saturdays at 7pm and 9:00pm
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TICKETS

$5 at the door (cash only plz)

05/28/2026

‼️HOLD THOSE TEARS‼️…but not these horses🐴

This weekend, join 💚Smile & Nod💙 as we prepare to congratulate our graduating Mustangs 🎉 🫡 This will be their ⚠️LAST IMPROV SHOW⚠️with Cal Poly’s best (and only) Improv team😔😭 So stop by, stick around, and say your goodbyes 🐎 💕 (a lil cryin is okay)

⏰: Saturday, May 30th
📍: Baker 101
🎟️: $5 at the door (cash or venmo)

05/23/2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TATTEEEEEE!!! 🎉🎉🎂🥳🎁

today we celebrate the amazing tate and his most recent journey around the sun!!!!! tate is one of the kindest and silliest guys you will ever meet and we are SO LUCKY to have him on team!!! to know tate is to LOVE TATE!!! AND WE LOVE HIM!!! 💙💚💙💚😘

everyone wish tate the HAPPIEST birthday in the comments!!! HAPPY TATE DAYYY!!!! 🗣️🗣️🗣️🎉🎂🎈🎊

05/21/2026

🩸🏴‍☠️THE PIRATE MURDER MYSTERY SHOW🦜🔪

AHOY MATIES!!! this week, smod is taking on the seven seas!! 🌊 however… not everyone will make it out alive 😈☠️ come join us this saturday at 7pm in baker 101 for an “among us style” murder mystery show!!! 🤩💡 will these swashbuckling pirates be able to survive long enough to find the killer? COME FIND OUT!!⚓️🐟🦀

⏰: this saturday, may 23 at 7 PM
📍: baker 101
🎟️: $5 at the door, cash or venmo only

05/16/2026

🚪 Who’s there ⁉️ it’s 💚Smile & Nod💙

This Saturday, watch these crazy improvisers 👚dress to impress 👔and 🧢style to snicker🗣️‼️ as they perform in … ⚠️THE GUESS WHO SHOW!!! ⚠️This won’t be a show you want to miss 💥

⏰: Saturday, May 16th
📍: Baker 101
🎟️: $5 at the door (cash or venmo)

05/06/2026

‼️IMPROVATHON‼️ This weekend, Smile & Nod will be making jokes 🗣️🗯️from sun-up ⛅️to sun-down 🌅 Thats right 😋💥 12 HOURS OF IMPROV💚💙 And we better see you there!! 👀

💚 OUR SHOW LINE UP 💙
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10-11: Apartment 🏡
11-12: Time-bomb 💣
12-1: The Onion 🧅
1-2: The Wet Hour 💦
2-3: Game-O-Matic 🎲
3-4: The Regular Show 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 (())
4-5: Jurassic Park (From Memory) 🦖
5-6: Nature vs. Nurture 🌳
6-7: Shakespeare Hour 🪶
7-8: The Superhero Musical 🎶 🦸
8-9: SMODtage 🍿
9-10: Punishment Hour 😈😈

⏰: Saturday, May 9th @ 10 AM-10 PM
📍: The Forum
🎟️: $5 at the door (cash or venmo)

((Smile & Nod™️ is saving up money to search for the 4th real magic gem))

05/05/2026

IT’S COLIN ROOTS BDAY!!! 🎉🎉🎂🥳🎈🎁🎊🎉

we are so excited to celebrate another year around the sun with colin 😍😍🌍 he’s an incredible improviser and even cooler guy 😎😎 WE LOVE YA COLIN!! 💚💙

everyone wish colin a VERY HAPPY BDAY in the comments!!! 🎉🎉🎊🎁🎈🎂🥳

04/30/2026

🗣️🗯️Smile & Nod has ‼️ALL THE WAYS‼️ to be
🔥Cruel and Unsuaul😼

This Saturday, come watch Cal Polys best (and only improv team) 💚Smile & Nod💙 as they play 💥head to head 💥games in our craziest 😏and weirdest show yet. So if you see something, say something👀🫡

⏰: Saturday, May 2nd @ 7PM
📍: Baker 101
🎟️: $5 at the door (cash or venmo)

04/28/2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TEGAAAAANNNNN!!!!!! 🎊🎊🎈🎂🎉😘🥳🎈🎁🎁🎉

yeah. that’s right. it’s the best day of the year!!! the day we get to celebrate the best lady ever!!!!! the best president ever!!!!! the kindest, funniest, smartest, coolest person you’ll ever meet!!!! tegan, WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!! 💙💚💙💚💙💚💙

everyone wish tegan the biggest best birthday in the comments!!! HAPPY BDAY TEGAN!!! 🥳🎂🎉🎈

04/23/2026

‼️FREEZE‼️You have the right to remain SLEEPY 😴

This weekend, come check out 🗣️🗯️Smile & Nod as they play head to head games in…

🔥Undercover 👮‍♀️ vs. Undercovers 🛌 🔥

So stake out 🚗, stay sleepy 🥱, and laugh out loud with us as we joke up a storm 💚💙

⏰: Saturday, April 25th @ 7PM
📍: Baker 101
🎟️: $5 at the door (cash or venmo)

04/19/2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAVEEEHHH!!!! 🎂🎂🎉🥳👏👏

we’re SO EXCITED to celebrate our actor extraordinaire today!!!!! you may not have seen him in many shows thus far cause he’s always off putting on an incredible show somewhere, but we can’t blame him!!! he’s talented at everything he does, ESPECIALLY IMPROV!!!! WE LOVE YOU KAVEH!!!! 💙💚🎉🎉🥳👏🎂

everyone wish kaveh the HAPPIEST BDAY IN THE COMMENTSSSS!!!! 🥳🥳🍾🎊🙌🎈🎁

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1 Grand Ave
San Luis Obispo, CA
93407

Opening Hours

7pm - 10pm

Website

https://www.teamsmileandnod.org/contact/

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