The Annual Impy Awards, the Improv Miami Prizes 2018, 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.
Below is a year by year review of the winners of the Improv Miami Prizes.
THE 2017 IMPY AWARDS
Best Corporate Improv - THEY improv
Best Short Form Improv - Sick Puppies
Best Long Form Improv - Mod 27
Best Murder Mysteries - THEY improv
Best Sketch Comedy - The Jove Experience
Award for Innovation - The Villain Theater
Best Stand-Up Venue - The Palm Beach Improv
Best Improv TV Show - Curb Your Enthusiasm on HBO
Best Improv Film - Love Struck by Murray Fahey and Nils Hansson from Australia
Best Sketch Comedy TV Show - Saturday Night Live on NBC
THE 2016 IMPY AWARDS
Best Corporate Improv - THEY improv
Best Short Form Improv - Sick Puppies
Best Long Form Improv - Mod 27
Best Murder Mysteries - THEY improv
Best Sketch Comedy - The Jove Experience
Award for Innovation - The Villain Theater
Best Stand-Up Venue - The Palm Beach Improv
Best Improv TV Show - Whose Line Is It Anyway? on the CW
Best Improv Film - Don't Think Twice by Mike Birbiglia
Best Sketch Comedy TV Show - Saturday Night Live on NBC
THE 2015 IMPY AWARDS
Best Corporate Improv - THEY improv
Best Short Form Improv - Sick Puppies
Best Long Form Improv - Mod 27
Best Murder Mysteries - THEY improv
Best Sketch Comedy - The Jove Experience
Award for Innovation - The Villain Theater
Best Stand-Up Venue - The Palm Beach Improv
Best Improv TV Show - Whose Line Is It Anyway? on the CW
Best Improv Film - A Better You by Matt Walsh
Best Sketch Comedy TV Show - Key & Peele on Comedy Central
THE 2014 IMPY AWARDS
Best Corporate Improv - THEY improv
Best Short Form Improv - Sick Puppies
Best Long Form Improv - Mod 27
Best Murder Mysteries - THEY improv
Best Sketch Comedy - The Jove Experience
Award for Innovation - Comedy School Dropouts
Best Stand-Up Venue - The Fort Lauderdale Improv
Best Improv TV Show - Whose Line Is It Anyway? on the CW
Best Improv Film - Happy Christmas by Joe Swanberg
Best Sketch Comedy TV Show - Saturday Night Live on NBC
THE 2013 IMPY AWARDS
Best Corporate Improv - THEY improv
Best Short Form Improv - Sick Puppies
Best Long Form Improv - Mod 27
Best Murder Mysteries - THEY improv
Best Sketch Comedy - The Jove Experience
Award for Innovation - Comedy School Dropouts
Best Stand-Up Venue - The Palm Beach Improv
Best Improv TV Show - Veep on HBO
Best Improv Film - Coherence by James Ward Byrkit
Best Sketch Comedy TV Show - Key & Peele on Comedy Central
THE 2012 IMPY AWARDS
Best Corporate Improv - THEY improv
Best Short Form Improv - Sick Puppies
Best Long Form Improv - Mod 27
Best Murder Mysteries - THEY improv
Best Sketch Comedy - The Jove Experience
Award for Innovation - Impromedy
Best Stand-Up Venue - The Palm Beach Improv
Best Improv TV Show - Veep on HBO
Best Improv Film - The Dictator by Larry Charles
Best Sketch Comedy TV Show - Key & Peele on Comedy Central
THE 2011 IMPY AWARDS
Best Corporate Improv - THEY improv
Best Short Form Improv - Laughing Gas
Best Long Form Improv - Mod 27
Best Murder Mysteries - THEY improv
Best Sketch Comedy - The Jove Experience
Award for Innovation - Impromedy
Best Stand-Up Venue - The Palm Beach Improv
Best Improv TV Show - Curb Your Enthusiasm on HBO
Best Improv Film - 50/50 by Jonathan Levine
Best Sketch Comedy TV Show - Saturday Night Live on NBC
THE 2010 IMPY AWARDS
Best Corporate Improv - THEY improv
Best Short Form Improv - Laughing Gas
Best Long Form Improv - Mod 27
Best Murder Mysteries - THEY improv
Best Sketch Comedy - The Jove Experience
Award for Innovation - Impromedy
Best Stand-Up Venue - The Fort Lauderdale Improv
Best Improv TV Show - Curb Your Enthusiasm on HBO
Best Improv Film - Roughing It by Peter Gilroy
Best Sketch Comedy TV Show - Saturday Night Live on NBC
THE 2009 IMPY AWARDS
Best Corporate Improv - THEY improv
Best Short Form Improv - Laughing Gas
Best Long Form Improv - Mod 27
Best Murder Mysteries - THEY improv
Best Sketch Comedy - Impromedy
Best Stand-Up Venue - The Palm Beach Improv
Best Improv TV Show - Curb Your Enthusiasm on HBO
Best Improv Film - District 9 by Neill Blomkamp from South Africa
Best Sketch Comedy TV Show - Saturday Night Live on NBC
THE 2008 IMPY AWARDS
Best Corporate Improv - THEY improv
Best Short Form Improv - Laughing Gas
Best Long Form Improv - Mod 27
Best Murder Mysteries - THEY improv
Best Sketch Comedy - Impromedy
Best Stand-Up Venue - The Seminole Paradise Improv
Best Improv TV Show - Reno 911 on Comedy Central
Best Improv Film - Men's Group by Michael Joy from Australia
Best Sketch Comedy TV Show - Saturday Night Live on NBC
THE 2007 IMPY AWARDS
Best Corporate Improv - THEY improv
Best Short Form Improv - Laughing Gas
Best Long Form Improv - Mod 27
Best Cabaret Shows - Laffing Matterz
Best Sketch Comedy - Impromedy
Best Murder Mysteries - THEY improv
Best Community Education - Impromedy
Best Representation - Mod 27
Best High School Troupe - Child's Play
Best Stand-Up Venue - The Seminole Paradise Improv
Best Improv TV Show - Thank God You're Here on NBC
Best Improv Film - Stalking Santa by Greg Kiefer
Best Sketch Comedy TV Show - Saturday Night Live on NBC
THE 2006 IMPY AWARDS
Best Corporate Improv - THEY improv
Best Short Form Improv - Laughing Gas
Best Long Form Improv - Mod 27
Best Sketch Comedy - Impromedy (Miami-Dade) - Gated Community (Palm Beach)
Best Stand-Up Venue - The Seminole Paradise Improv
Best Improv TV Show - Reno 911 on Comedy Central
Best Improv Film - For Your Consideration by Christopher Guest
Best Sketch Comedy TV Show - Mad TV on Fox
THE 2005 IMPY AWARDS
Best Short Form Improv - Laughing Gas (Miami-Dade) - THEY improv (Broward)
Best Long Form Improv - Mod 27
Best Sketch Comedy - Impromedy (Miami-Dade) - Laffing Matterz (Broward) - Gated Community (Palm Beach)
Best Stand-Up Venue - The Seminole Paradise Improv
Best Improv TV Show - A.S.S.S.S.C.A.T. Improv on Bravo!
Best Improv Film - Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story by Brant Sersan
Best Sketch Comedy TV Show - Saturday Night Live on NBC
THE 2004 IMPY AWARDS
Best Extreme Improv - Name Change Pending
Best Short Form Improv - Laughing Gas
Best Long Form Improv - Mod 27
Best Murder Mysteries - THEY improv
Best Sketch Comedy - Impromedy
Award for Innovation - The Villain Theater
Best Stand-Up Venue - Uncle Funnies
Best Improv TV Show - World Cup Comedy on Pax TV
Best Improv Film - IPO by Daniel Gamburg
Best Sketch Comedy TV Show - Curb Your Enthusiasm on HBO