“Paonia's Ship of Fools is an incredibly creative, professional and polished group. We are damn lucky to have them in our happy little mountain towns.”

—Lara Starcevich, Gunnison Arts Center Program Manager 

You've found the website for the Ship of Fools—an improv comedy troupe based in Paonia, Colorado. Here you can find out when the Fools are playing, who's in rehab, and what they think about the state of affairs in Tajikistan.

Be sure to catch the Fools in their upcoming performance at Mountain Harvest Festival on Saturday, September 27th at noon in Paonia's Town Park!

“Great show! Thanks for making me laugh — a lot. Ship of Fools is a total serotonin boost!" 

                                                                                —Hilary Watts 

 

"Ship of Fools are good enough to be on Saturday Night Live!"

                                                                                —Shari Dangremond 

 

“Is nothing sacred??? Paonia Library was never treated to so much laughter as on the night Ship of Fools sailed through. That was two months ago, and our patrons are still chuckling about it.”

—Laura Lee Yates, Paonia Public Library 

“A sheer delight and an absolute stitch is the only way to describe the Ship of Fools' inprov show that I saw last June shortly after I arrived in Colorado from Phoenix, Arizona.  Each member of the troop contributed a different element of humor to the Paonia Library fundraiser that added up to a fabulous, hysterically funny performance--one that can easily rival anything big cities have to offer.  Nice job, Ship of Fools.  Thank you for such an enjoyable evening.  I've rarely laughed so hard during a performance.” 

—Carolyn Sato, Phoenix