We had 15 annual Impy Awards. The Improv Miami Prizes 2018, were held in December in South Florida, and awarded South Florida troupes for excellence in improv and recognize contributions to the world of improvisation in other media. Little did we know that Covid was coming. We had planned on a 2019 one being held in January, but started hearing the rumblings of groups gathering. It devastated our industry, of course. We are hoping that we can revive the tradition some time in the future.
The Impy Awards were founded in 2004 to reward excellence in improv comedy in South Florida. While there were many ways to get recognized for excellence in film, theater and TV, there really wasn't a way to garner recognition for the excellent work being done to make people laugh.