Connor Ratliff Presents: The Acting Class

January 2026: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live at SF SKETCHFEST. The 29th in an ongoing series of improvised one-person* shows pretending to be real acting classes. This episode features Special Guest GRIFFIN NEWMAN (Blank Check podcast, unspecified upcoming feature film, Golden Globes), returning for his 3rd appearance! [*Yes, this episode features TWO people. But it’s not a MATH class, it’s an acting class.] Lessons include: "How To Appeal To a Jury," "How To Get Cast On CHEERS," and "How To Get Cast In A Staight-To-DVD Cuba Gooding, Jr, Action Movie"

January 2026: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live at Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles. The 30th in an ongoing series of improvised one-person* shows pretending to be real acting classes. This episode features Special Guest D'ARCY CARDEN (The Good Place, Barry, A League Of Their Own, Sunny Nights)! [*Yes, this episode features TWO people. But it’s not a MATH class, it’s an acting class.] Lessons include: " Created by Connor Ratliff (Dead Eyes, State Farm commercial, unspecified upcoming feature film)

January 2026: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live at SF SKETCHFEST. The 31st in an ongoing series of improvised one-person* shows pretending to be real acting classes, this one occurred at the 13th annual SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival! The footage was taken in the least processional manner possible and is borderline unwatchable. But the show contains many valuable lessons, including: "Chair Positioning," "High Severity Data," and "Assassins."

January 2026: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. The 32nd in an ongoing series of improvised one-person* shows pretending to be real acting classes. This episode features Special Guest RACHEL ZEGLER (Golden Globe Winner for Steven Spielberg's West Side Story, Disney's Snow White, Romeo + Juliet on Broadway, Evita on London's West End.) [*Yes, this episode features TWO people. But it’s not a MATH class, it’s an acting class.] Lessons include: "THE Dentist & THE Hygienist," "Two Lawyers," "Fowl Martha & Her Terrible Uncle"

February 2026: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live in St. Louis, MO! The 33rd in an ongoing series of improvised one-person shows pretending to be real acting classes, this was the first of two back-to-back shows performed at the Greenfinch Theater & Dive. Lessons include: "Tiny Tim," "Semi-BDSM Film Acting," and "The Story of John Dublin, Founder of Dublin, California."

February 2026: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live in St. Louis, MO! The 34th in an ongoing series of improvised one-person shows pretending to be real acting classes, this was the second of two back-to-back shows performed at the Greenfinch Theater & Dive. Lessons include: "Data Engineering," "Dancing," and "The Hunt for Confederate Gold."

February 2026: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. The 35th in an ongoing series of improvised one-person* shows pretending to be real acting classes. This episode features Special Guest PATRICK WILSON (Angels In America, Watchmen, Insidious, The Conjuring, Little Children, Fargo, Prometheus, Jay Kelly). [*Yes, this episode features TWO people. But it’s not a MATH class, it’s an acting class.] Lessons include: "Auditioning For A Horror Film Set In A Bakery," "1930s Old Timey Musical," and "Promotional Improv Demonstration For The Upcoming Feature Film, RUN AMOK."

March 2026: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live at the Imposters Theater in Cleveland, Ohio. The 36th in an ongoing series of improvised one-person* shows pretending to be real acting classes. This episode features Special Guest JAMES III (Abbott Elementary, Black Mirror, Astronomy Club, Big Mouth, Good Burger 2, I Think You Should Leave, Modern Family). [*Yes, this episode features TWO people. But it’s not a MATH class, it’s an acting class.] Lessons include: "Crying & Talking Fast," "Musical Medical Drama," and "Sitcom Acting."

March 2026: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live at the UCB Theatre in New York City. The 37th in an ongoing series of improvised one-person* shows pretending to be real acting classes. This episode features Special Guest JACK QUAID (The Boys, Companion, Novocaine, Scream, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Oppenheimer, Ithaca, Vinyl) and SURPRISE Special Guest MEG RYAN (When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless In Seattle, You've Got Mail, City Of Angels, Anastasia, Top Gun, Ithaca, Courage Under Fire, French Kiss, When A Man Loves A Woman, Joe Vs The Volcano, Innerspace). [*Yes, this episode features THREE people. But it’s not a MATH class, it’s an acting class.] Lessons include: "Being Brave," "The Meaning Of Charm," and "Tom Jones Introduces His Mother, Eleanor Jones, to his rival, Blifil."

March 2026: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, headlining at the Hartford Improv Festival! The 38th in an ongoing series of improvised one-person shows pretending to be real acting classes, this one was performed to a packed house at the Sea Tea Improv Theater in Hartford, Connecticut. Lessons include: "Electricity," "Improv Therapy," "The Wicked Witch Of The West," and "The Ugly Duckling's Brother."