Events
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Location |
The Donkey Show
Presented by American Repertory Theater at Oberon June 18, 2010 - Ongoing From its six-year run in New York City to a world tour from London to Seoul, the celebrated smash hit The Donkey Show now takes Boston by storm, bringing the ultimate disco experience – a crazy circus of mirror balls and feathered divas, of roller skaters and hustle queens. Come party on the dance floor to all the 70s disco hits you know by heart as the show unfolds around you. The Donkey Show tells the story of A Midsummer Night’s Dream through the great 70s...
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American Repertory Theater |
06/18/10 -
Ongoing |
Oberon, Cambridge |
Blue Man Group
Presented by Blue Man Group at The Charles Playhouse May 14, 2002 - Ongoing It’s new. It’s cool. BLUE MAN GROUP has updated the wildly popular theatrical show in Boston! Taking a closer look at the technology that both surrounds and isolates us, BLUE MAN GROUP showcases technogeek ingenuity while uniting the audience in primal, collective exhilaration. Signature BLUE MAN GROUP moments combine with breathtakingly fun new pieces for an explosive evening of entertainment.
*Blue Man Group is on an open run at the Charles Playhouse.
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Blue Man Group |
05/14/02 -
Ongoing |
The Charles Playhouse, Boston |
The Open Comedy Jam
Presented by Improv Boston at ImprovBoston Theatre February 22, 2009 - Ongoing The Open Jam is where audience members can get out of their seats and jump on stage to perform alongside with visiting troupes and ImprovBoston cast members. The first Sunday of every month is The Jam's College Night. Comedy troupes from across New England's colleges and universities showcase their exciting brands of improv and sketch, and put their school rivalries aside and perform together during the Open Jam. Tickets for College Night are only $5 with a valid student ID!
The Open...
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Improv Boston |
02/22/09 -
Ongoing |
ImprovBoston Theatre, Cambridge |
Mainstage
Presented by Improv Boston at ImprovBoston Theatre February 19, 2009 - Ongoing ImprovBoston Mainstage is the ever-evolving show that is the cornerstone of ImprovBoston. Blending skillful storytelling, memorable music, audience participation, and joyful chaos, an elite cast of Boston's best improvisers creates a show that redefines itself with every performance. No rules. No boundaries. Just spectacular comedy and incredible improvisation.
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Improv Boston |
02/19/09 -
Ongoing |
ImprovBoston Theatre, Cambridge |
NightCap
Presented by Improv Boston at ImprovBoston Theatre February 20, 2009 - Ongoing NightCap is a late-night fringe comedy show that showcases up and coming talent in Boston. Featuring everything from stand-up, improv, sketch, video, and cabaret to conceptual comedy, NightCap is a venue where comedians from Boston and beyond can come and perform experimental and established acts alike in an alternative comedy environment, offering our audiences great late night comedy for a great price.
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Improv Boston |
02/20/09 -
Ongoing |
ImprovBoston Theatre, Cambridge |
The Comedy Lab
Presented by Improv Boston at ImprovBoston Theatre February 18, 2009 - Ongoing Each month, ImprovBoston presents two original comedy shows from the New England's best sketch and improv artists. From the silliness of sorority life to ludicrousness of local politicians, the 2010-2011 season of the The Comedy Lab promises edgy original comedy at a price anyone can afford!
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Improv Boston |
02/18/09 -
Ongoing |
ImprovBoston Theatre, Cambridge |
Friday Night Face Off
Presented by Improv Boston at ImprovBoston Theatre February 20, 2009 - Ongoing It's Friday night, and two teams of improvisers will fight for comedic supremacy in a knockdown, no-holds-barred, artistic throwdown. Witness the humiliating sting of defeat and the rush of victory as they compete for your support with hilarious games, scenes, and characters. A staple of the Boston comedy scene, Friday Night Face Off has been running on the same night and time for over 10 years! Come and see what the fuss is all about!
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Improv Boston |
02/20/09 -
Ongoing |
ImprovBoston Theatre, Cambridge |
The Family Show
Presented by Improv Boston at ImprovBoston Theatre February 21, 2009 - Ongoing Start your Saturday night off with an evening full of improvised music, scenes, stories and games that is fun for the whole family! This interactive evening, performed by the ImprovBoston Family Show Cast, is sure to bring out the child in everyone!
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Improv Boston |
02/21/09 -
Ongoing |
ImprovBoston Theatre, Cambridge |
Shear Madness
Presented by Shear Madness at The Charles Playhouse May 1, 2010 - Ongoing Set in a local hair salon and with lines as up-to-date as the morning's news, Shear Madness is theatre with the audience as a central character. In this Boston institution, ongoing at the Charles Playhouse since 1980, the audience gets to help solve a murder mystery in a laugh-a-minute blend of whodunit and improvisational theater. The clues change every night and the laughs come fast and funny. This worldwide phenomenon is filled with up to the minute spontaneous humor and quicksilver...
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Shear Madness |
05/01/10 -
Ongoing |
The Charles Playhouse, Boston |
Nick's Comedy Stop
Presented by Nick's Comedy Stop at Nick's Comedy Stop January 7, 2011 - Ongoing Nick's Comedy Stop features hilarious local and national comedians every Friday and Saturday night at 8:30pm! Validated parking $10 at the 200 Stuart Street Garage around the corner from Nick's, Boston's oldest comedy club is located in the heart of the Theatre District.
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Nick's Comedy Stop |
01/07/11 -
Ongoing |
Nick's Comedy Stop, Boston |
Improv Asylum: Vanity Project
Presented by Improv Asylum at Improv Asylum Theater April 13, 2011 - Ongoing Improv Asylum founders/original cast members Chet Harding and Norm Laviolette join main stage actors Jeremy Brothers and Matt Catanzano, as well as alums and special guests to perform two extended sets of anything-goes, hilarious longform improvisation. Vanity Project . . . egos will be stroked.
Wednesdays at 8 PM just $15.
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Improv Asylum |
04/13/11 -
Ongoing |
Improv Asylum Theater, Boston |
Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remington 7 Nites A Week 24 Years Boston's Funniest Comedy
Presented by Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons at Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons June 25, 2011 - Ongoing 24 years Boston Most Fun Comedy Club, Boston's Only Full Service, 7 Nights A Week Comedy Club.18+ National headliners are joined by Boston's next superstars. Dane Cook had a show here every Fri for 2 years in the 90's.
Located in a Remodeled Bank with a Giant Glass Faced Vault Door and Color Cartoon Wall Murals as a background for the funniest comedy in town.
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Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons |
06/25/11 -
Ongoing |
Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons, Boston |
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National & Local Boston Comics with Boston Attitude
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Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons |
05/13/11 -
06/28/14 |
Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons, Boston |
Ex Aircraft Pilot/Comedian Mitch Stinson's Weekend Extender
Presented by Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons at Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons May 8, 2011-April 28, 2014 "MITCH STINSON"
Mitch Stinson is a former aircraft-carrier aviator for the United States Navy who, as a pilot, made over 200 carrier landings during his 10 year military career. Mitch has recently risen through the comedy ranks in the Northeast US by virtue of his original (and clean!) material that offers unique insight into the transition from hot-shot Navy pilot to everyday civilian life, resonating with comedy crowds everywhere.
Mitch...
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Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons |
05/08/11 -
04/28/14 |
Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons, Boston |
Boston' Longest Running Open Mike Pro/Am
Presented by Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons at Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons November 7, 2010-November 17, 2013 800-401-2221 www.beantowncomedy.com $15
OPEN MIKE NIGHT
Dane Cook, Joe Rogan, Bob Kelly, Lewie CK, Bill Burr, John Pennete & More Started Here!
Everyone knows someone who could do my job or could do it better. It just takes a few drinks. Come do your 5 minutes to get your 15 minutes of Fame. Different headliners and special guest each week. call 800-401-2221 for info and to schedule a spot.
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Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons |
11/07/10 -
11/17/13 |
Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons, Boston |
Paul Nardizzi Wednesday Comedy Showcase
Presented by Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons at Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons May 11, 2011-May 29, 2013 HEADLINER: PAUL NARDIZZI
Paul Nardizzi's headlines with great local comedians. Paul's very dry observational style of comedy has skyrocketed him from an unknown to a major headliner in just a few short years. He has made numerous appearances on Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central, A & E TV's "An Evening at the Improv", and is one of the most requested acts on XM Satellite Radio. Paul was voted to the Top 10 list of Boston comedians by Tab magazine. Paul was the winner of Both...
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Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons |
05/11/11 -
05/29/13 |
Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons, Boston |
David Sedaris
Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Symphony Hall April 7, 2013
“Sedaris has hit upon the narrative equivalent of Pepsi, or the PlayStation, or oxygen, or the haircut: something that others in the world might actually want and find useful. . . He’s smart, he’s caustic, he’s mordant, and, somehow, he’s . . . well, nice.”
– Toronto Globe and Mail
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Celebrity Series of Boston |
04/07/13 |
Symphony Hall, Boston |
Fireball Improv
Presented by Fireball Improv May 11-December 28, 2012 Kick off your weekend with us as we bring audience suggestions to life with unbridled, shameless abandon! Just about anything is fair game (we’re not kidding) in this uninhibited, “Rated-R” celebration of love, diversity, and sexuality.
100 minutes of foreplay, and we do all the work!
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Fireball Improv |
05/11/12 -
12/28/12 |
Umbria Prime Night Club, Boston |
Steven Wright
Presented by The Wilbur Theatre at Wilbur Theatre December 1, 2012 Academy Award winner Steven Wright is a prototype comedian that many others continually try to follow. One of four children, Wright was raised in Burlington, MA. Upon graduating from Emerson College and holding a bevy of odd jobs, Steven attended an “open mike” audition and became a regular performer at Ding Ho’s Comedy Club and Chinese Restaurant in Cambridge, MA.
It was during this time that Steven got his big break and was booked for his first...
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The Wilbur Theatre |
12/01/12 |
Wilbur Theatre, Boston |
Gabriel Iglesias
Presented by The Wilbur Theatre at Wilbur Theatre November 23, 2012 Gabriel Iglesias has been described as unbelievably witty, electrifying and as a talented performer who has the ability to consistently deliver a uniquely hilarious comedy experience –from start to finish – in every venue he performs in. His high-octane show is a sure-fire hit: a mixture of storytelling, parodies, characters and sound effects that bring all his personal experiences to life. Gabriel’s clean and animated comedy style has earned national crossover appeal,...
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The Wilbur Theatre |
11/23/12 |
Wilbur Theatre, Boston |
Earthquake
Presented by The Wilbur Theatre at Wilbur Theatre November 21, 2012 If the key to success in Hollywood is longevity and all the Hollywood players get their ever so anticipated 15 minutes of fame, then Comedian Earthquake has to have somehow lucked up on an hour. Not only does he have the staying power, his evolution seems to make him funnier, more relevant, and in higher demand with every Twitter entry, Facebook status and stand-up performance he makes. He's as hot as he's always been and his fans are simmering and waiting for him to blow.
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The Wilbur Theatre |
11/21/12 |
Wilbur Theatre, Boston |
JIM LAULETTA Comedy Showcase
Presented by Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons at Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons November 9, 2010-November 20, 2012 Two for One Admission with Active Military, Disabled Vets, Public Service Employees, or College ID.
800)-401-2221 for Reservations, tickets! Only $15
www.beantowncomedy.com
JIM LAULETTA
A favorite act wherever he goes, Jim mixes his cynical, biting, self-deprecating material with some of the most off the wall off the wall and original impressions you'll EVER see. Quoted by the Boston Globe as "...off-beat and original." Not only is Jim one of the most...
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Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons |
11/09/10 -
11/20/12 |
Dick's Beantown Comedy Vault @ Remingtons, Boston |
John Oliver
Presented by The Wilbur Theatre at Wilbur Theatre November 17, 2012 John Oliver is a British comedian, actor, and writer. He is best known in the US for his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, for which he won an Emmy in 2009. He also plays a recurring character, Professor Ian Duncan, on the television series Community. He has worked extensively with Andy Zaltzman; their body of work includes hundreds of hours of satirical podcasts and radio broadcasts, including series such as Political Animal, The Department, and The Bugle. He is a permanent resident...
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The Wilbur Theatre |
11/17/12 |
Wilbur Theatre, Boston |
Ron White
Presented by The Wilbur Theatre at Wilbur Theatre November 10, 2012 Comedian Ron “Tater Salad” White is best known as the cigar smoking, scotch drinking funnyman from the “Blue Collar Comedy” phenomenon. But with two Grammy nominations, a Gold Record, three of the top rated one-hour TV specials in Comedy Central history, a book that appeared on the New York Times Best Seller List, and CD and DVD sales of over 10 Million units, Ron has established himself as a star in his own right. Over the past 5 years he has been one of the top 3...
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The Wilbur Theatre |
11/10/12 |
Wilbur Theatre, Boston |
Jay Mohr
Presented by The Wilbur Theatre at Wilbur Theatre November 2, 2012 Comedian, actor, radio host, and best-selling author, Jay Mohr has been performing stand-up comedy since he was sixteen years old. With a career that has spanned over three decades, Jay has become an artist that is very difficult to define. Never wanting to rest on his accomplishments, Jay has always pushed himself to be more than just a comic.
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The Wilbur Theatre |
11/02/12 |
Wilbur Theatre, Boston |
Bob Marley
Presented by The Wilbur Theatre at Wilbur Theatre November 2, 2012 Celebrating 15 years as a stand-up comic, Bob Marley is one of the hottest and most sought-after comedians in the country. He has been featured in his own special on Comedy Central, and is one of the few comics to do the complete late- night TV circuit: “The Late Show” with David Letterman, “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno, “Late Night” with Conan O’Brien and “The Late Late Show” with Craig Ferguson and Craig Kilborn.
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The Wilbur Theatre |
11/02/12 |
Wilbur Theatre, Boston |
All the Single Ladies
Presented by Improv Asylum February 11-October 20, 2012 "All the Single Ladies" is the latest production from Boston's award-winning Improv Asylum, offering Bachelorette Parties and Girls Nights Out groups a wild night of comedy, dancing and a whole lot of naughtiness.
Over the course of the show, four friends set out for one last wild night out before one of them gets married. After a few drinks, old feuds and new secrets threaten their good time, and only some songs and dancing can help them work through it. The...
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Improv Asylum |
02/11/12 -
10/20/12 |
Parris Room at Ned Devine's, Boston |
Bobby Collins
Presented by The Wilbur Theatre at Wilbur Theatre October 13, 2012 Bobby Collins is always the funniest guy in the room. With more than 200 stand-up performances around the country each year, he is a show-business institution who has made millions laugh.
The audience at a Bobby Collins show is half the fun. Many of Bobby’s enthusiastic fans have been following him for years and know by heart some of his classic bits (“…on the inside!”). But Bobby keeps it fresh with new observations based on everyday life and his...
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The Wilbur Theatre |
10/13/12 |
Wilbur Theatre, Boston |
Celebrity Reunion
Presented by The Hanover Theatre at The Hanover Theatre October 13, 2012 This show will feature original Irish tenor John McDermott; legendary Hollywood comedian Norm Crosby; and lead vocalist with members of the original Platters, Virgil Gibson. These three performers brought the house down in 2011's "Night of Stars" and are returning to Worcester in 2012 to again raise funds to support construction of St. John's new food pantry and soup kitchen.
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The Hanover Theatre |
10/13/12 |
The Hanover Theatre, Worcester |
Improv Asylum - Afternoon Delight
Presented by Improv Asylum at Improv Asylum Theater December 18, 2011-September 28, 2012 Improv Asylum now has matinee shows at 4pm on Saturday and Sundays. Afternoon Delight is a hilarious fully-improvised, two-act show that’ll leave you wanting more.
Actors from our main stage cast join alumni and NXT company actors to create an audience-interactive experience that’s different every time.
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Improv Asylum |
12/18/11 -
09/28/12 |
Improv Asylum Theater, Boston |