Updated 16:07, September the 16th, 2007
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| September Comedy |
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| ‘It’s the North End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)’ Ongoing Improv Asylum 216 Hanover St., Boston MBTA: Green Line to North Station $15 to $20, 617-263-6887 www.improvasylum.com Dang, that R.E.M. meets the Italian part of Boston title for this improv comedy troupe is too long for us to fit much more info in about the show. They mix sketches with stuff they make up on the spot based on your suggestions. Yell “Birthday party cheesecake,” and they will love you. |
| ‘Lost in Boston or How I Learned to Love That Dirty Water’ Ongoing (Wednesdays only) Improv Asylum 216 Hanover St., Boston MBTA: Green Line to North Station $15, 617-263-6887 www.improvasylum.com These IA kids sure to come up with some clever names for their shows. This is the same setup with the mix of improvisational games and sketches, but it’s a different cast and different sketches. It’s a slightly weirder comic sensibility. |
Jim Morris and the Presidential Follies of 2008
Now through Sept. 30
Jimmy Tingle’s Off-Broadway Theater
255 Elm St., Somerville
MBTA: Red Line to Davis
$25 to $35, 866-811-4111
www.jtoffbroadway.com
This one-man show lampoons both the current administration and the
contenders jockeying to be the next commander-in-chief. Morris, hailed
by the New Yorker Magazine as “the country’s leading political
impressionist” (what?! Rich Little wuz robbed!), plays every character,
including everyone’s favorite compassionate conservative.
| ‘Neutrino’ Now through Oct. 19 (Fridays only) ImprovBoston 1253 Cambridge St., Cambridge MBTA: Red Line to Central $10 to $15, 617-576-1253 www.improvboston.com In ImprovBoston’s new show, scenes suggested by the audience are shot on video outside the theater, brought back to be edited on the spot and then shown on the big screen. It’s like having Quentin Tarantino at your disposal, only funnier and without all the pesky pop-culture references! |
| ‘Jimmy Tingle for President’ Now through Oct. 27 Jimmy Tingle’s Off-Broadway Theater 255 Elm St., Somerville MBTA: Red Line to Davis $20 to $30, 866-811-4111 www.jtoffbroadway.com Ever wonder what it would be like if local comedian Jimmy Tingle was president? Not even just a little bit? Let the man himself put a little somethin’ on your mind, then, with his stand-up of social and political humor, a self-described “fresh, funny and optimistic outlook for 2008.” Hey, remember optimism? |
| October Comedy |
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| ‘The Fun Room’ Oct. 10 The Roxbury Center for Arts at Hibernian Hall 184 Dudley St., Roxbury MBTA: Orange Line to Roxbury Crossing $15 to $20, 617-849-6324 www.rcahh.org Boston comedian Corey Manning headlines the Fun Room’s Urban Showcase, featuring comedians from all over the country. How can you not have fun at a place called the Fun Room? That’s like not getting steak at a steakhouse. |
| November Comedy |
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| ‘These Go to Eleven’: Christopher Guest Meets Berklee November 30 Berklee Performance Center 136 Mass. Ave., Boston MBTA: Green Line to Hynes/ICA Price TBD, 617-747-2261 www.berkleebpc.com Writer/director/actor/composer/musician Christopher Guest has been involved in some of the best musical satire films of recent years: “Waiting for Guffman” lampooned musical theatre, “A Mighty Wind” took on folk music revivalism, and the classic “This Is Spinal Tap” remains the definitive spoof of rock and metal. He’ll appear on stage at Berklee, guitar in hand, to perform his music with the support of Berklee students. Expect D-minor, the saddest of all keys, to be duly represented. |