“How soon should I book you?” The answer is yes.
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“How soon should I book you?” The answer is yes.

Do you need to book Danger Boat six months ahead of time? No! In fact, historic data shows that most clients book us within 2 months of their event. But while we can swing quick turnarounds, reaching out early means we can avoid calendar conflicts and make sure your event is a success.

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Why Did We Decide to Hire a Full-Time Team?
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Why Did We Decide to Hire a Full-Time Team?

How and why did our staff triple over the last year and a half? Danger Boat co-founder Brandon Boat explains why we decided to hire a full-time team instead of contractors, how we determined which roles to hire, and what we've learned from the process.

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How Sketches of Minnesota Uses Comedy to Build Community
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How Sketches of Minnesota Uses Comedy to Build Community

Sketches of Minnesota starts with a simple invitation: come share a meal, tell stories about your community, and watch those stories become comedy.

But underneath that invitation is a larger belief. Communities need spaces where people can gather across differences, talk about what matters, and experience joy together.

To help explain how this project creates impact, we developed a Theory of Change for Sketches of Minnesota.

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Jacob Frey and Elliott Payne on The Theater of Public Policy
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Jacob Frey and Elliott Payne on The Theater of Public Policy

Last night’s The Theater of Public Policy show featuring City Council President Elliott Payne and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey made headlines. Read about the evening of cordial debate and “unlikely,” “deranged” improv in the MinnPost and the Minnesota Star Tribune, and listen to a recap on the City Cast Twin Cities podcast.

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Finding the Perfect Match: Why We Grade Our Potential Partnerships
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Finding the Perfect Match: Why We Grade Our Potential Partnerships

In the early years of Danger Boat, we would say yes to working with almost anyone that came knocking. More than a decade later, saying yes to everything is beyond our capacity and is not creatively sustainable.

We believe the best creative work comes from healthy, aligned partnerships. So, to ensure we're setting every project up for success, we’ve developed a client grading system. Here’s how it works.

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Who Should I Hire to Host My Event? A Guide for Conferences, Galas, and Fundraisers
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Who Should I Hire to Host My Event? A Guide for Conferences, Galas, and Fundraisers

A great host does more than read a script. They welcome people into the experience, keep the agenda moving, manage transitions, adapt when things change, and help your audience feel like they are in capable hands.

But not every host is right for every event. Here are our tips on how to pick the right person to hold the mic at your conference, gala, or fundraiser.

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How People Find Local Events: Lessons from the Sketches of Minnesota Tour
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How People Find Local Events: Lessons from the Sketches of Minnesota Tour

Sketches of Minnesota is a community-inspired civic improv comedy tour created by Danger Boat Productions in partnership with the Minnesota Humanities Center. In 2025, we visited nine locations: Braham, New Ulm, Rochester, Kingfield, Rosemount, Fergus Falls, Bigfork, Fosston, and New York Mills.

We tried a bunch of different marketing methods to draw attendees to these shows. At each event, we placed paper surveys on the tables at our events and asked attendees to fill them out at the end. Here’s what we found.

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14 Places to See Improv Comedy in Minnesota
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14 Places to See Improv Comedy in Minnesota

Minnesota is known for its robust theater scene and burgers that ooze cheese. Avoid scalding your mouth and see an improv show instead!

Whether you’re looking for short-form games, experimental long-form, family-friendly comedy, or a late-night show, you’ll find plenty of places to see live improv across the state. There are dozens of venues that host a variety of different live theater or comedy shows, but here are 14 places where you can consistently see improv in Minnesota.

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Why Your Healthcare Organization Needs an Improv Workshop
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Why Your Healthcare Organization Needs an Improv Workshop

At Danger Boat Productions, we’ve always believed that improv is more than entertainment.

That idea is at the heart of a new research article in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, co-authored by Danger Boat co-founder Tane Danger, who also teaches improv to medical professionals as Artist in Residence at Mayo Clinic’s Dolores Jean Lavins Center for Humanities in Medicine.

The article, “Exploring the Promise of Improvisational Theatre Applications in Health Care,” reviews decades of research starting in 1973 on how improv is being used in healthcare settings. The authors screened 694 sources, reviewed 135 full-text articles, and selected 81 for analysis.

They saved you thousands of pages of reading — and we’re saving you even more by summarizing the article here!

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