Joyride Theater

Joyride Theater is an American sketch comedy television series created by Steven Ambrose which premiered on RKOx on February 7, 2014. The series stars Ambrose, Derek Bauer, Jennie Charles, Laura Gregory, Bruce Lionel, Luciano Montero, Jason Morkel, Jabari Preston, Mariana Ricardo, and Perry Suzuki in a variety of sketches. It is produced by J Theater Productions, The Rosenberg Company, and RKOx Studios.

The show is described by Ambrose as being "nightmarish public-access" and "private-access anti-vision". It is often recognized for its blend of satire and cringe humor, unique editing and visual effects, and synthwave/vaporwave soundtrack. Each episode is made up of public-access-style musical acts, bizarre commercials for nonexistent products, faux film trailers, satirical public service announcements, and/or fake archived television broadcast tapes. The series is edited by Justin Fischer, who also edited many of Ambrose's videos in the late 2000s and early 2010s.

Joyride Theater has received positive critical reception. It is particularly praised for its editing, acting, humor blending, and music. It was nominated for numerous awards, including 22 and 6 Kenny Awards, one of the latter being "Series of the Year" in 2019. It was ranked no. 3 on TV.net's Top 50 Most Legendary 2010s Shows (2019), and no. 1 on Teletwist's Top 25 Greatest Sketch Comedies of all Time (2022). A tenth and final season is scheduled to premiere in January 2024.