Harold is a strange name for an art form, but here we are.  Harold was the name given to this long form improv structure by Del Close in the 1980's.  It's the Gen Z of art forms!  Try and name another art form besides memes that's this young?

So Harold... right.  Harold is like swinging from a vine through the jungle of comedy, where performers take a single audience suggestion and use it to create hilarious characters, unique situations, and relatable truths along the way. It's like short form improv's cooler, older sibling who has all the best stories, a sweet t-shirt from a band you should have heard of, drives a 1987 Firebird and knows how to keep you laughing for hours on end. With long form improv, you never know where the scene will take you, but you can bet it'll be a rollercoaster of joy, laughter, and maybe even a few unexpected plot twists. So buckle up, folks, because the Harold train is about to take you on a surprise filled journey through the land of character driven, relationship based comedy!

Harold was first performed in California by The Committee in 1967 and further evolved by Del Close in Chicago in the 70's and 80's.  Chris Farley, Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert, Jon Favreau, Adam McKay, Jason Sudeikis, Jack McBrayer,  Ed Helms, Jason Mantzoukas, Rob Riggle, Ben Schwartz, Paul Scheer, Jordan Klepper, Bobby Moynihan, Ellie Kemper, Thomas Middleditch, D'Arcy Carden... and pretty much every comedic actor you can think of has performed in or is performing Harold.