Improv Asylum

Boston


A basement theater is somehow the perfect setting for the dark humor spewing from the mouths of this offbeat crew. No topic is too touchy, no politics too correct. Shows vary from night to night, but the standard Mainstage Show mixes up the improv with comedy sketches that are guaranteed to make you giggle. The Saturday midnight show is aptly named 'Raunchy.'


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