10 Comedy Clubs in New England That You Shouldn't Miss

December 1, 2021 Nobuko Falco

Discover the best top things to do in New England, New England including ImprovAcadia, Bring Your Own Improv, Capital Steps, Four-Handed Illusions: An Intimate Evening of Laughs & Wonder, Miracles & Other Deceptions: The Close Up Magic of Paul Gertner, Spinnato Magic Matinee, Mind Reading Confidential, The Barnstable Comedy Club, Improv Asylum, Firehouse Theater.
Restaurants in New England

1. ImprovAcadia

15 Cottage St 2nd Floor, Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, ME 04609-1885 +1 207-288-2503 [email protected] http://www.improvacadia.com/
Excellent
85%
Good
12%
Satisfactory
2%
Poor
1%
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Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 388 reviews

ImprovAcadia

ImprovAcadia is closed during the pandemic. We will be pivoting our theater to Bangor Maine and continue to offer world class improvisational theater. Go to our website to see up to date information.

Reviewed By D6719UJcarolynh - Amherst, Canada

Went with my 16 year old daughter, first time for either of us at improv...so went with no expectations but so glad we went. Both of us enjoyed it, the service and cozy atmosphere was excellent and the performers hilarious! Great job!

2. Bring Your Own Improv

3259 Post Rd, Warwick, RI 02886-7145 +1 401-261-7678 [email protected] http://www.bringyourownimprov.com
Excellent
92%
Good
8%
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5.0 based on 13 reviews

Bring Your Own Improv

3. Capital Steps

55 Lee Rd Cranwell Resort, Spa & Golf Club, Lenox, MA 01240-2703 +1 413-881-1636 http://www.capsteps.com
Excellent
78%
Good
22%
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5.0 based on 23 reviews

Capital Steps

Reviewed By annemarieb916 - Suffield, United States

The Capitol Steps is a hilarious band of five performers and their pianist. Their rollicking romp through the political atmosphere of the day is 90 minutes of pure fun set to music where they change costumes, wigs, and hairstyles as they portray political headliners in all their glorious (but mostly inglorious) moments. Political satire at its very best! Lirty Dies, a backwards talk routine, stole the show for me. I'm still laughing!

4. Four-Handed Illusions: An Intimate Evening of Laughs & Wonder

84 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02108 +1 781-850-6924 [email protected] http://www.fourhandedillusions.com
Excellent
99%
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5.0 based on 208 reviews

Four-Handed Illusions: An Intimate Evening of Laughs & Wonder

Illusionists Joel Acevedo and Steve Kradolfer join their talents in a performance that is engaging, hilarious, and mystifying. As one of only 50 guests, you will experience the magic just a few feet from your eyes. Add the sophisticated elegance of Boston’s Hampshire House and the result is a uniquely entertaining experience you'll remember for a long time. The event starts 30 mins before showtime with a pre-show reception in the mansion's Baker Bar, where you'll find a vast selection of cocktails and beverages available for purchase. At show time, guests enter the Library where they will witness surreal situations come to life. Common objects will appear, vanish, teleport to impossible locations, and move across the room in inexplicable ways. You will also experience the wonders of the human mind through masterful demonstrations of telepathy, precognition, and mind reading. Join us and see why Four-Handed Illusions is one of Boston's highest rated shows!

Reviewed By bgoverman

If you are looking for something a bit different, and loads of fun, check out these guys. They have been around for seven years, enough time to refine a superbly executed evening of illusions that will keep you baffled. The banter and audience interaction are enough to keep you laughing, and add on top of that some really excellent illusions, and voila! Nice night, followed by yummy dinner at the sublimely cozy 75 Chestnut. Thanks guys!

5. Miracles & Other Deceptions: The Close Up Magic of Paul Gertner

60 School Street Omni Parker House Hotel - Mezzanine Level, Boston, MA 02108 +1 412-523-3724 [email protected] http://www.miraclesandotherdeceptions.com
Excellent
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5.0 based on 139 reviews

Miracles & Other Deceptions: The Close Up Magic of Paul Gertner

See the ONLY magician to appear on Penn & Teller: Fool Us THREE Times. Paul Gertner brings his show Miracles & Other Deceptions to Boston at the classic downtown Omni Parker House on Friday nights beginning spring 2018. Miracles & Other Deceptions is a 75-minute program of innovative theatrical sleight-of-hand magic. The show is performed for a small exclusive audience where the magic happens close-up, right before your eyes. The magic you will see is original material created and performed by world champion sleight-of-hand expert Paul Gertner. At each show premium VIP “At the Table” Seats will give 10 lucky people an interactive opportunity to become part of the show. Paul Gertner is recognized by his peers as one of the finest sleight-of-hand magicians in the world today and he holds multiple first place awards in international competitions. Three Magician of the Year Awards from the Magic Castle in Hollywood... Three Tonight Show Appearances... and Three Fool Us Performances.

Reviewed By adirag5252

I simply cannot imagine enjoying a magic show more than I did Paul Gertner's. Before the show, I had watched all of Paul's appearances on Penn & Teller Fool Us on YouTube, and so I came in with pretty high expectations for the live show. Seeing Paul live blew my mind way more than I ever could have expected! He is an extremely nice person and readily involves audience members in breathtaking tricks, which is easily facilitated by the intimate (<20 people) setting. Getting to see Paul's extraordinary sleight of hand up close is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Book your tickets now!!

6. Spinnato Magic Matinee

1 Mohegan Sun Blvd Comix Roadhouse Comedy Club, Uncasville, CT 06382-1355 +1 860-912-6046 [email protected] http://spinnatomagicmatinee.com/
Excellent
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5.0 based on 39 reviews

Spinnato Magic Matinee

Connecticut's only weekly Comedy Magic Shows featuring the best magicians, mindreaders and variety acts the profession has to offer. Teaming up with Comix Comedy Club at The Mohegan Sun Casino, Jim Spinnato brings 40+ years experience as a stand up comic magician and offers up a 75 minute performance that showcases the talents of magicians from around the world, including America's Got Talent contestants, acts from Boston to L.A and everywhere in between. Shows every Sunday at 5pm and select Saturdays at 4pm. This is "NOT YOUR KIDS MAGIC SHOW" magic show!!!

Reviewed By dominict385 - East Hartford, United States

The magic and illusions are first class. My wife and I have been to 3 of Spinnato's shows. Each time the performance is outstanding. It's wonderful to see Las Vegas Cabaret Style entertainment in Connecticut. The guest magicians/illusionists are all professional and entertaining. Hopefully, one day, we will see the Fool Us guys on stage.

7. Mind Reading Confidential

60 School St Omni Parker House, Boston, MA 02108-4109 +1 617-875-9100 http://www.mindreadingconfidential.com/
Excellent
97%
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5.0 based on 34 reviews

Mind Reading Confidential

In Mind Reading Confidential, Jon Stetson shares fun and intimate thoughts from the minds of his audience. He reveals stories that are outrageously funny, or even beautifully heart warming, and every demonstration is amazing. Stetson was the inspiration for the CBS hit television series “The Mentalist”. He blends the art of Mystery with the study of Psychology, the predictability of human nature and the power of intuition, with a disarming sense of humor. The result is slack jawed amazement, where the most skeptical of audience members begin to feel a renewed sense of wonder as impossibilities become realities. Mind Reading Confidential takes place in Boston's historic Omni Parker House hotel, the longest continuously operating hotel in the United States.

Reviewed By scorpiongal9 - Boston, United States

It was a fun-filled event in an intimate setting on a cold evening. The show was way more interactive and enjoyable than I had anticipated. Jon Stetson has a great sense of humor and knows how to keep his audience captivated.

8. The Barnstable Comedy Club

3171 Main St, Barnstable, MA 02630-1105 +1 508-362-6333 [email protected] http://www.barnstablecomedyclub.org
Excellent
67%
Good
11%
Satisfactory
22%
Poor
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4.5 based on 9 reviews

The Barnstable Comedy Club

9. Improv Asylum

216 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02113-2302 +1 617-263-6887 [email protected] http://www.improvasylum.com/
Excellent
56%
Good
31%
Satisfactory
7%
Poor
3%
Terrible
3%
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4.5 based on 228 reviews

Improv Asylum

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!. Improv Asylum is located in the heart of the North End, within short walking distance from Faneuil Hall and is easily accessible via public transportation. There is a $3.00 service charge per ticket on all phone orders. Advance ticket sales are recommended. We are a smoke-free establishment with no minimum drink requirement.

Reviewed By TaylorOnTour - San Jose, United States

Good friends of mine from the Boston area (who happen to be sketch comics) told me this place was the place to visit in Boston for a fun show w/ friends. So we booked that first show and now (over 5 more Boston trips later) I have never been in Boston and not hit up the Improv Asylum.. it's a must. From the cool "underground" vibe to the super talented comedians, it makes for a fun night out. They have a small bar too and get drink orders pushed out quick. There is normally an intermission too to re-up on drinks or run to the bathroom. Get there if you can, you're welcome! *Also, spring the extra few bucks for the front row, they just might call on you to get involved.

10. Firehouse Theater

4 Equality Park Pl, Newport, RI 02840-2017 +1 401-849-3473 http://www.firehousetheater.org/
Excellent
74%
Good
21%
Satisfactory
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Poor
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4.5 based on 214 reviews

Firehouse Theater

The Firehouse Theater has become RI's most award winning comedy and live performance spot with their house group, The Bit Players earning the title of "Best Comedy Night" and "Comedy Troupe of the Year" multiple times and various special events & shows throughout the year. Hilarious improv performances, modeled after the hit show "Whose Line is it Anyway" can be seen EVERY Friday at 8PM & Saturday at 8PM & 10PM ALL YEAR LONG. Plus, they offer additional show times in the summer along with classes, workshops, and private parties all year. Every show is BYOB! Coming for a special event? Let us know ahead of time and we will make the guest(s) of honor a special part of the show. We also offer private parties at the Firehouse. Didn't miss a moment of funny. Laugh More.

Reviewed By Derekwill123

Excellent night of entertainment! The Bit Players are a very talented group of comedians! Looking forward to going back!

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