Mee-Ow Show

The Mee-Ow Show is the longest-running university student written and produced improv, sketch comedy, and music show in the United States. Shows are produced annually by students at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. It was founded in 1974 by two students: Josh Lazar and Paul Warshauer. The original Mee-Ow Show, "Just in Time", was the first performance in the newly constructed McCormick Auditorium in Norris University Center (Northwestern's student union). The show was completely transformed to an Improvisational Comedy Sketch Show in 1975 and 1976 by Bill Nuss and Dusty Kay. They took their inspiration from "The Second City" in Chicago and "Kentucky Fried Theater" in Los Angeles. That format survives to this day.

The show has been a significant part of the Northwestern theater and comedy scene ever since. In 2024 The Mee-Ow Show ensemble celebrates its 50th anniversary.

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