Empty Promises uses Harold to explore comedy through pattern, repetition, and game. The cast have training via iO, Annoyance, and UCB training programs and are all graduates of the Coldtowne Conservatory.
Empty Promises performs primarily at their home theater, ColdTowne Theater in Austin, TX. Empty Promises has appeared at festivals including Del Close Marathon, Phoenix Improv Festival, GhostFest Phoenix, Austin's Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, DC Improv Fest, Denver Improv Festival, Dallas Comedy Festival, The New Orleans Arts & Comedy Fest, and Houston's Trill Comedy Fest.