page_title: Peoples Improv Theater
hierarchical_section_title: Peoples Improv Theater
caption_attribution_description: English: Looking north at PIT Theater on a cloudy afternoon. ZIP 10010.
context_page_description: The Peoples Improv Theater, also known as The PIT, is a comedy theater and training center based in New York City, founded by comedian Ali Farahnakian in 2002. Shows performed here include improvisational comedy, sketch comedy, stand-up comedy, theater, and variety shows. Shows are hosted both by "house teams" and by outside comedians.
  The PIT consists of three venues: Striker, Underground, and the Loft, located in the Chelsea and Flatiron neighborhoods of Manhattan.
  Notable alumni of the PIT include The Office actress Ellie Kemper, comedian and voice actress Kristen Schaal, and comedian and actor Hannibal Buress.
context_section_description: The Peoples Improv Theater, also known as The PIT, is a comedy theater and training center based in New York City, founded by comedian Ali Farahnakian in 2002. Shows performed here include improvisational comedy, sketch comedy, stand-up comedy, theater, and variety shows. Shows are hosted both by "house teams" (comedians hired by the PIT) and by outside comedians.
  The PIT consists of three venues: Striker, Underground, and the Loft, located in the Chelsea and Flatiron neighborhoods of Manhattan. 
  Notable alumni of the PIT include The Office actress Ellie Kemper, comedian and voice actress Kristen Schaal, and comedian and actor Hannibal Buress.
caption: The Peoples Improv Theater's Flatiron location, containing the Striker and Underground stages.
exif: {"Image ImageDescription": "", "Image Make": "NIKON", "Image Model": "COOLPIX P6000", "Image XResolution": "300", "Image YResolution": "300", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "Microsoft Pro Photo Tools", "Image DateTime": "2011:07:22 06:44:04", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Co-sited", "Image ExifOffset": "2332", "GPS GPSVersionID": "[2, 2, 0, 0]", "GPS GPSLatitudeRef": "N", "GPS GPSLatitude": "[40, 44, 2313223579/92217006]", "GPS GPSLongitudeRef": "W", "GPS GPSLongitude": "[73, 59, 1465195543/286996890]", "GPS GPSAltitudeRef": "0", "GPS GPSTimeStamp": "[0/0, 0/0, 0/0]", "GPS GPSSatellites": "", "GPS GPSImgDirectionRef": "", "GPS GPSImgDirection": "0/0", "GPS GPSMapDatum": "", "GPS GPSDate": "", "Image GPSInfo": "5098", "Image Padding": "[]", "Thumbnail Compression": "JPEG (old-style)", "Thumbnail XResolution": "72", "Thumbnail YResolution": "72", "Thumbnail ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormat": "5486", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormatLength": "9544", "EXIF ExposureTime": "5/299", "EXIF FNumber": "27/10", "EXIF ExposureProgram": "Program Normal", "EXIF ISOSpeedRatings": "69", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0220", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2011:05:14 17:05:06", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2011:05:14 17:05:06", "EXIF ComponentsConfiguration": "YCbCr", "EXIF CompressedBitsPerPixel": "1", "EXIF ExposureBiasValue": "0", "EXIF MaxApertureValue": "29/10", "EXIF MeteringMode": "Pattern", "EXIF LightSource": "Unknown", "EXIF Flash": "Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode", "EXIF FocalLength": "6", "EXIF FlashPixVersion": "0100", "EXIF ColorSpace": "sRGB", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "2171", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "2172", "Interoperability InteroperabilityVersion": "[48, 49, 48, 48]", "Interoperability RelatedImageWidth": "2448", "Interoperability RelatedImageLength": "3264", "EXIF InteroperabilityOffset": "5350", "EXIF FileSource": "Digital Camera", "EXIF SceneType": "Directly Photographed", "EXIF CustomRendered": "Normal", "EXIF ExposureMode": "Auto Exposure", "EXIF WhiteBalance": "Auto", "EXIF DigitalZoomRatio": "0", "EXIF FocalLengthIn35mmFilm": "28", "EXIF SceneCaptureType": "Standard", "EXIF GainControl": "Low gain up", "EXIF Contrast": "Normal", "EXIF Saturation": "Normal", "EXIF Sharpness": "Normal", "EXIF SubjectDistanceRange": "0", "EXIF ImageUniqueID": "a8d851c685fabf2bbec16cd8e6607b7b", "EXIF Padding": "[]", "EXIF OffsetSchema": "3620"}