Yakov Smirnoff Brings All-New Show to Calderwood Pavillion on 11/14

"Professor of Love and Laughter" Yakov Smirnoff explores the mysteries of love and relationships, as his bring his all-new show,Happily Ever Laughter: The Neuroscience of Romantic Relationships, to Boston. The show will play one performance only at the Virginia Wimberly Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, on Monday, November 14, 2016 at 7:30 pm.

A stand-up comedian for decades whose career has seen him on Broadway, television and film, Smirnoff received his Master's in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, is also an adjunct professor at Missouri State, and is currently earning his PhD in psychology at Pepperdine. In 2016, he tackled the mysteries of love with a national PBS special entitled, "Happily Ever Laughter, the Neuroscience of Romantic Relationships," which he is now bringing to audiences with a multi-city tour.

With infectious charm and his patented brand of humor, comedian Yakov Smirnoff teaches his audience how to put the spark back into relationships through love and laughter. "This is a far different type of live show I did for years in Branson," said Smirnoff who retired his "Russian act" in Branson in 2015. "By using humor, we will be discussing how to put the love and laughter back into relationships," he added. "So, if you, or someone you know, needs to bring that spark back into their relationship, bring them to my show in Boston."

One of Smirnoff's theories: just as a car needs a gauge to show how much fuel is left, similarly, a relationship can use laughter as a barometer to measure happiness.

"During the honeymoon stage, we're giving all these things to one another and we create laughter in the process of doing all that," says Smirnoff, 65. "We'll do whatever the other person wants us to do. That is something we should be doing for the rest of our lives, but no one teaches us that. In my marriage, it was, 'I don't need to send flowers anymore. I don't need to write love letters anymore.' But we have to continue to date our partner," Smirnoff says.

"There is a hunger for this information," he says. "Most people don't want to go to counseling. They see that as accepting that they're having problems, especially men. But to go to a comedy show? That's something men don't mind, and it became my little niche."

The engagement is presented by Attila Glatz Concert Productions in association with Arts & Entertainment Productions. For more information on the tour, visit glatzconcerts.com

Happily Ever Laughter: The Neuroscience of Romantic Relationships will play Monday, November 14, 2016, at 7:30 pm at the Virginia Wimberly Theatre in the Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St. in Boston's South End.Tickets start at $37.50 and are available online from www.bostontheatrescene.com, or by calling 617.933.8600.