Improv Asylum 
Improv Asylum
216 Hanover St. Boston MA 02113
Tel: (617) 263-6887
Hours:
Wed. & Thurs. at 8pm, Fri. & Sat. at 8pm & 10 pm
Listed in: Live Comedy
Neighborhood: North End
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Improv Asylum is a comedy theater that features improvisation and sketch comedy. We’ve been described as Whose Line is it Anyway? meets Saturday Night Live!. Opened in 1998, Improv Asylum has performed over 3,500 shows, for over 500,000 people. We’ve been featured on HBO, and we’ve performed in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Austin, Aspen and throughout the country. Improv Asylum also offers unique corporate training, hilarious customized corporate shows and a student training center. We strive to provide the best comedic theater experience.
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Hilarious shows - I've been a few times now and every show is different. A great place for girls night out, a date, or whenever you need a laugh. Better than a movie and about the same price...
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They are funny.
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Great cast. Funny group of people who work well together. The Whose Line is it Any Way of Boston!!
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Unforgettable moments of hilarity abound at Improv Asylum--so many great talents. We really enjoyed Prom Night!
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good for a night out with the girls, a date, or a company outing! still laughing...
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Lots of talent, quick wits, and interesting personalities. These folks are really creative and I always enjoy the shows I see there.
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A tight ensemble makes for nearly flawless chemistry!
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Always a great show. Great people and cutting-edge humor. Definitely #1 in Boston.
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It's a great place. Lots of laughs and a great location to get dinner before a show or dessert at Mike's Pastry afterward. Awesome beer and they value your business.
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This is the place for a fun time, I always bring company from out of town there whenever we want a great time!
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I have been to the show twice and each time it has been completely different
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I went there for my birthday one year and I laughed so hard I spit beer out of my mouth and all over the couple sitting in front of me! Great laughs!
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always funny, always cheap, always good beers on tap. the ushers and bartenders there are so nice. awesome place to take a date or just to have a good time with some buddies. i love how they rag on southie. they should do a skit about mike's pastry. the funniest place in boston!
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They are so funny and great. I would recommend everyone to go see them. I always have a fun time when I go there.
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They are witty and deliciously funny, especially the ladies. What's not to like?
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a unique performance that the whole crowd enjoyed, just a great enviornemt altogether. if your undecided on what to do for the evening, look no further, this is the spot.
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1)they are wicked funny
2)their cast has hotties
3)they let you take beer into the theatre
4)they have a midnight show on Sat that encourages drinking
5)they sing
6)they give away free magnets
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Excellent Improv comedy...definitely best in Boston, one of the best in the country.
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My high school improv group saw "The New Kids on the Blog" recently...fantastic, best improv I've seen.
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Well i've been there three times, and never once has it been the same. One time i came so close to peeing my pants i endeed up falling out of my seat and being offered the laughing pass which is for the loudest laugher and is a free pass back!!! So for a fun night 20 bucks, you can buy a few drinks have a few laughs which burns calories GIRLS and lets not forget if a person can't laugh at this never date them again, best first date place in the entire world, in fact it's the best date place ever.
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Improv Asylum is AMAZING
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This place is absolutely hilarious. The actors are the most talented in Boston, the front of House is really fun, they play good music and you can get BUCKETS OF BEER!! BEST PLACE IN BOSTON!
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The show is fresh and exciting and completely relevant to here and now. The laughs never stop.
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Great first date place. Very witty. Buckets of beer are classic!
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Great actors, great show, great ushers. All around fun time.
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My wife and I attended a show last month and were blown away by the unique methods employed to cull material from the audience and the incredibly fast and clever improvisation.
The mix of improv and sketches is the perfect formula for a great evening of comedy.
Even the drunk guy who fell off of his chair in the front row got folded into a sketch!
I'd not laughed so hard in years...
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!
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I went with my husband and two kids. They picked on me because I was too fat to fit in the chair so the wonderful front of house staff got me two folding chairs so I could put my butt cheeks on each one. I didn't care though, I was laughing so hard. They really make fat people feel welcome down there.
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I enjoy their comedy as well as the fact they can just make things up on the spot.
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Always funny.
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It's close, inexpensive and very personal/approachable.
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great humor!
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Very Good! Very Funny!!
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Different than typical stand-up. Comics are very quick and work very well together. My favorite skits are the ones where they re-enact a personal story of an audience member. Always a great time.
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Improv Asylum's actors are the most talented actors in the Boston area. They have me on the floor rolling every night I go!!
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Their actors are incredibly talented - by far the best in Boston. Their tech and musicians work seamlessly together and with the actors to provide a show unlike any other. And the entertainment does not stop there - they have a phenomenal front of house who all make sure that your entertainment experience is the best that you could possibly have.
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Funny folks with a very human side. Enjoyed them every time we've visited.
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The actors are believable and funny
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Perfect blend of smart sketches and fun improv
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A great night out for real fun and laughs, nothing at all like any of the other "comedy shows."
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greatest club ever
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creative, outrageously funny, and amazingly talented. they have great timing and complimentary performances that never fail to leave the audience roaring. These superb actors deserve top award because of their originality, quick wit, and dark humor. They are simply the best.
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funniest theatrical comedy west of the MISSISSIPPI
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I was in town on business and took in the show for fun. It was great! Those kids can do it all.
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It's sketch, it's improv, it's SKIMPROV
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i miss the improv asylum....best comedy club in boston bar none
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This place is the best around.
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I've never seen better entertainment in my ENTIRE life... these people are HILARIOUS!!!
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One of the funniest places on earth!
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Improv Asylum always has the freshest skits and actors in Boston, especially the North End location. For $20, you get two solid hours of live entertainment where you never know what to expect next. I literally laughed so hard I threw up in one of the beer buckets once.
