We’re at Soba-Bowl IV in Edmonton next weekend! Our 2010 season premiere will be sure to entertain, with several new members joining some of our veteran players at two events in the afternoon – read the details below. See you there!

When: Saturday, March 13

Where: Harry Ainley High School, Edmonton  - MAP HERE

Link to the Soba-Bowl website HERE!

Improv Workshop With The 404s – 1:30pm

Ever wonder how The 404s create their crazy comedy? Join members of the group for an informative session on improv comedy theory and exercise, then stick around and participate in some improv practice games!

Anime Improv With The 404s! – 4:00pm

Back after two years! The 404s are Canada’s group of improv comedy maniacs who have been entertaining crowds around Canada and the US since 2003. Come to our show this afternoon and watch as our team performs their classic anime-inspired improv comedy show, using your suggestions as a guide – and be ready for your chance to join in!

The 404s had their February auditions recently, and we had a grand ole time. New talent was discovered, old talent was impressed, and some longtime fans of The 404s were tested to see if they could become part of the team. Thanks to everyone who auditioned, and we’ll be announcing the new members of the Westside cast shortly!

It’s a late addition, but a worthwhile one! The 404s have been entertaining the crowds at the Bellerose Student Anime Festival for several years now, and we’ve always been happy to return to their cavernous main events stage. Looking forward to this weekend – see you there!

Location: Bellerose Composite High School – 49 Giroux Road, St. Albert
Date: Saturday, October 24
Showtime: 4:00-5:00pm
Website: http://www.bellerosecon.com/

Next event : Naru 2 U / October 9th-11th 2009 / Ottawa ON

Schedule (subject to change) :

Saturday 1h00 PM – Regular Show
Saturday Midnight – Late night show
Sunday 3h00 PM – Show before Closing Ceremonies

The 404s have come and gone once more at Animethon, Edmonton’s annual celebration of Japanese Animation. We were there for three shows of anme-inspired improv madness, plus a performance of “The 99 Yen Challenge”, our comedy gameshow. Thanks to the divine power of YouTube, we’re posting a bunch of clips from the weekend. Enjoy!

A big fat THANK YOU to the hundreds of fans who came to our shows, we really loved having you with us!

We’ve been working hard at putting up two of the shows we did recently at AnimeNorth 2009 in their entirety. More stuff coming – enjoy the vids, the laughs, and the ridiculous acronyms!

The Saturday Night Improv Faceoff (SNIF!)

The Anime Improv Extreme Elimination Extravagganza (AIEEE)!

As we work out the kinks of the new format, be sure to re-bookmark the404s.com for lots of funky-phresh new content on the website, including:

- New Youtube videos embedded on the site
- Updated bios from our current and new performers
- Pics on the website that were taken LATER than 2003
- An easily-updated calendar of current and upcoming shows
- And more!

This is WAY easier to update than the old site, which was all hard-coded HTML which the webmaster had trouble remembering between major updates. Hooray for other people doing back-end stuff an distributing it for free!