Mayors and Councilors on Improv Stage | Duluth News

Duluth News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 1, 2026 · 1m

When Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey and city council president Elliott Payne—frequent political adversaries—stepped onto the stage for an improv comedy show, they turned their policy clashes into laughs. Despite hiring a $1M mediator to fix their rifts, the duo traded barbs on Uptown’s future, housing solutions, and whether the city should buy commercial spaces or just offer grants. Payne pushed for bold intervention, Frey leaned on tax tools, and both debated “social housing” with skepticism and hope. The improv troupe turned their real-time debates into hilarious skits, proving that even the…