Comedy entertainment in Boston
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Wilbur Theatre
The colonial Wilbur Theatre dates to 1914, and over the years has hosted many prominent theatrical productions. These days it is Boston’s premier comedy club. Once known as the Comedy Connection (and located in Quincy Market), this long-running operation moved to the historic theater in 2008. Over the years, the Comedy Connection hosted the likes of Chris Rock, Rosie O’Donnell and other nationally known cut-ups. Now the company continues to tickle funny bones in what is the country’s first comedy theater.
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Improv Asylum
This North End theater is a little dingy but somehow it enhances the dark and sometimes dirty humor spewing from the mouths of this offbeat crew. ‘Improv’ means improvisation, so the group makes things up as they go along. No topic is too touchy, no politics too correct. Usually audience members throw out ideas and the cast is off and running. The show redefines itself with every fast-paced performance. On Thursday nights at 7pm, a pasta buffet is included in the price of a ticket.
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Comedy Studio
The 3rd floor of the Hong Kong noodle house contains a low-budget comedy house with a reputation for hosting cutting-edge acts. This is where talented future stars (eg Brian Kiley, now a writer for Conan O’Brien) refine their racy material. Each night has a different theme, eg on Tuesday you can usually see a weird magician show.
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Dick’s Beantown Comedy Vault
In the basement of Remington’s (a restaurant), local comedian Dick Doherty and a collection of regular helpers work the room into painful howls with surgical precision. Sunday nights are open mic, and the pain you feel on such occasions might feel very different than on other days.
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Hasty Pudding Theatricals
The oldest theater company in the States, Harvard’s undergraduate dramatic society was founded in 1795. While you can see several kinds of events, including the annual Hasty Pudding Awards, mostly it’s all about musical comedy with guys in drag.
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Jimmy Tingle’s Off Broadway
Boston’s homegrown but nationally known funny man, Jimmy Tingle, performs as well as hosting other comedians at this club in Davis Sq. Like the true Cantabrigian that he is, Jimmy’s humor is laced with serious social and political commentary.
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Improv Boston
This witty, long-running ensemble makes things up as they go along; often audience members throw out ideas and the cast is off and running. The show redefines itself with every fast-paced performance. The early Saturday show (6pm) is family oriented.
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