Skip the trust falls. Austin companies are choosing SideHustle LIVE — a comedy game show where entrepreneurs and comedians collide — as their go-to team building alternative.
Trust falls. Escape rooms. Another bowling night. If your team collectively groans when they hear "team building," you're not alone. Austin companies are discovering that the best team building doesn't feel like team building at all — it feels like the best night out your team has had in years.
SideHustle LIVE is Austin's entrepreneur comedy game show where real founders pitch real side hustles to a panel of comedians. It's part Shark Tank, part improv comedy, and 100% the kind of experience that gets your team actually talking to each other.
Most team building activities manufacture connection through forced interaction. SideHustle LIVE creates it organically. When your team is laughing together at a comedian roasting a founder's cat yoga business, or debating whether a hot sauce subscription service is "funny or fundable" — that's real bonding happening without anyone noticing.
Here's what companies who've booked SideHustle LIVE for team events report:
Austin's live entertainment scene offers something corporate retreat planners in other cities can only dream about. Between South Congress, Rainey Street, and the East Side warehouse venues, the city was built for experiences that don't feel corporate.
SideHustle LIVE fits right into that Austin DNA. We perform at venues across the city — from downtown theater spaces to East Austin event halls — and every show is different because every entrepreneur and comedian brings something new.
Whether you're planning a quarterly team outing for 20 people or a full corporate offsite for 200, SideHustle LIVE scales to fit. We offer:
Ready to book the team building event your team will actually look forward to? email team@playsidehustle.com and let's build something memorable.