On June 23, 1995, Dad's Garage opened its doors at 280 Elizabeth St., a building which formerly housed celebrated theater company Actor's Express, with the comedy play Fun With Science.
The Musical by Trey Parker and Matt Stone in the fall of 1998, a production considered a breakthrough moment for the theatre company in the Atlanta arts scene.
Dad's Garage has been host to many celebrity guest improvisers including: Colin Mochrie, Mark Meer, Kevin McDonald, Aisha Tyler, Tim Meadows, Henry Zebrowski, Dave Foley, Phil LaMarr, Thomas Middleditch, Ben Schwartz, Fred Willard, Matt Jones, Scott Adsit, Manon Mathews, David Harbour, Nick Kroll, and Cedric Yarbrough Dad's Garage is a Theatresports franchise, its original ensemble having trained with Keith Johnstone, author of Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre and Impro for Storytellers.
In March 2020, Dad's Garage temporarily closed to the public for safety concerns due to the COVID-19 global pandemic and pivoted their programming to streaming online via Twitch.
Dad's Garage has won numerous awards over the years, including multiple wins as Creative Loafing's Best Theater and Best Improv Group in Atlanta.