“Something wicked drunk this way comes…” That’s the line right?! It is in our version of this Shakespeare classic and it’s back at The Rockwell this fall. Shit-faced Shakespeare® landed Stateside in 2015 and has been bringing you the nonstop hilarity ever since! The Boston Bastards storm the Somerville stage once again with Macbeth in a limited […]
Join Danny Gonzalez and Drew Gooden on their nationwide tour for a night of new comedy songs, live comedy sketches, roasts, and improv—all in an effort to prove that they are, in fact, two different people. With opening act and special guest Kurtis Conner, fans are sure to have a night of laughs and memories.
Union Comedy, which specializes in long-form improv, plans to open a permanent theater at 434 McGrath Highway complete with a bar, 72 seats, and a comedy school. Union Comedy’s style fills an otherwise vacant niche in the Boston-area comedy scene, according to founding member Pat Kearnan. “Improv Asylum is a lot of sketch, ImprovBoston’s prime […]
Let’s be honest, love doesn’t exist, couples suck, and Valentine’s Day is bullshit. Join your host Carly Ann Filbin as she tests real life couples to see if they are meant to be together (they aren’t). The couple with the least amount of points at the end of the night will have to break-up because […]
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [Abridged] is a madcap race to perform all of Shakespeare’s 37 plays in about 90 minutes. The Reduced Shakespeare Company, an ensemble of eight committed actors, will stop at nothing to achieve this feat… even if it kills them. (And a third of his plays were tragedies, so death […]
This queer epic centers around an outcasted Gretel and her journey from stock fairy tale character to woke badass capable of writing her own story, thank you very much. In an intimate evening hosted by Gretel’s self-appointed guardian, a witch called Frau Trude, expect to be fed a genderbent collage of devised tales using everyday […]
Comedian Jim McCue and the Boston Comedy Festival have become a Davis Square tradition! For five years now comedian Jim McCue has brought in the New Year with some of Boston’s Best Comedians. This year promises to be another great way to laugh out the old and laugh in the New. The fact that Jim […]
Described by Jay Leno as, “…the best joke writer in America,” by British comedian Brian Delaney as, “…the best joke writer in the world,” and by Weird Al Jankovic as “…one of the funniest people on the planet.” Emo Phillips has performed over 6000 times throughout the English-speaking world, including a multi-week run at the […]
Join The Boston Comedy Festival at the Preliminary round of a nationwide stand-up competition. Forty-eight, bright-eyed comics from all over the country compete for $10,000 dollars in prize money. When it’s over, there will be one comic standing with a nice little bag of money and a ton of bragging rights. Hosted By: Will […]
Join The Boston Comedy Festival at the Preliminary round of a nationwide stand-up competition. Forty-eight, bright-eyed comics from all over the country compete for $10,000 dollars in prize money. When it’s over, there will be one comic standing with a nice little bag of money and a ton of bragging rights. Hosted By: Carolyn […]
Let’s be honest, love doesn’t exist, couples suck, and Valentine’s Day is bullshit. Join your host Carly Ann Filbin as she tests real life couples to see if they are meant to be together (they aren’t). The couple with the least amount of points at the end of the night will have to break-upbecause we all […]
We’ve all been there…. there clingers, the creepers, and the “oh helllll no’s…!” Come watch a fully improvised show inspired by YOUR true terrible ex stories! Featured and Recommended by: BU Today – “Top notch improv group” Boston Magazine – “It’s improv comedy with a heartbreak twist” Boston.com – “Do this instead of sending your ex […]