​Capitol Steps

Featured prominently four times a year on NPR, the Capitol Steps comedy special brings a much-needed sense of humor to the absurdity of American politics. Since their formation in 1981 by a group of Senate staffers, Capitol Steps have covered everything from domestic political scandals to Putin impressions. Capitol Steps explores the daily headlines, creating song parodies and skits that will leave you in stitches.

In 1981, when a small group of Senate staff members put together a collection of song parodies for an upcoming Christmas party, no one imagined that it would become one of the country’s most celebrated comedy specials. Following its immediate success on the Hill, the staffers decided to take their routine on tour, and now, over thirty years later, Capitol Steps is more successful than ever, bringing laughs to audiences across the United States. Although the original staff members/comedians are no longer part of the line-up, the group’s wit and biting commentary lives on today. Expanding beyond the stage, Capitol Steps has taken their routine to the radio, performing the show Politics Takes a Holiday four times a year on National Public Radio.

Since 1981, Capitol Steps have recorded over 30 albums, which includes their most recent recording How to Succeed in Congress Without Really Lying. Today, the traveling comedy troupe features 30 members who have worked in a combined eighteen Congressional offices and have over 62 years of collective House and Senate experience. Their performance at The Lyric Theatre this season will cover the hottest and strangest topics in the news, from voting fraud to filibusters.


Partial proceeds to benefit Volunteers in Medicine.
Since 1995, the Volunteers in Medicine Clinic has been providing no-cost medical care to legal residents of Martin County who have no other access to services and can’t afford health health insurance. Patients have household incomes under 200 percent of the federal poverty level. 90 percent of VIM’s staff are volunteers, including the medical practitioners. Thanks to support from the medical community, VIM was able to provide over $9 million worth of medical care on a budget of less than 800,000 last year (2013).