ImprovBoston to Ring in the New Year with 100 FIRST JOKES and More

ImprovBoston rings in 2017 with a New Year's Eve marathon of six fully improvised comedy celebrations chocked-full of improvised scenes, quirky characters, and audience participation, guaranteeing 2016 is a year to remember.

Then on New Year's Day, 100 comics take to the ImprovBoston stage for two minutes each to deliver their first new, never-before-told jokes of 2017 in "100 First Jokes."

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New Year's Eve Comedy Countdowns Set the Tone for Smiles and Risk-Taking in 2017

ImprovBoston's all star cast delivers a laugh-til-it-hurts New Year's Eve comedy marathon in two acts, complete with party hats, favors, and interactive comedy countdowns. The family and all ages shows feature Boston's best family-friendly comedians. ImprovBoston's roster of New Year's Eve shows have a tradition of selling out every year, so comedy lovers are encouraged to purchase their tickets in advance.

"Our fast-paced, interactive comedy countdowns will create lasting memories while ringing in the new year with edgy, in-your-face laughs," says ImprovBoston Artistic Director Mike Descoteaux. Theater-goers will start the new year off right with a never-before-seen, improvised show whose elite cast members take hilarious risks and push comedy boundaries.

A guide to ImprovBoston New Year's Eve shows:

4PM

Family Countdown

4-12

$16 adults and $10 kids

6PM

Family Comedy Showcase

Teens

$16 adults and $10 kids

7PM

All Ages Comedy Showcase

Everyone

$16 adults and $10 kids

8PM

Comedy Showcase

16+

$20 online/$25 at the door

9PM

Comedy Showcase

16+

$20 online/$25 at the door

10PM

Comedy Countdown

Includes a champagne toast.

21+ only

$30 online/$35 at the door

Tickets are available at ImprovBoston.com/nye.

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100 First Jokes, Each in Less Than Two Minutes

On New Year's Day, 100 New England comics take to the ImprovBoston stage with less than 120 seconds each for their first new, never-before-told jokes of 2017 in "100 First Jokes." Fifty comics perform their edgiest new material at 7:30PM, and 50 more comics take to the stage at 9:30PM for an encore of gut-busting laughs.

"There's nothing quite like witnessing the birth of a brand new joke. Some are cute. Some are ugly. Some are brilliant. All are welcomed into the world on our stage in front of a live, packed audience" says ImprovBoston Artistic Director Mike Descoteaux. "Taking risks and laughing hard kicks off the year the ImprovBoston way."

Tickets are available at ImprovBoston.com/shows/100-first-jokes.

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For over 30 years, ImprovBoston has been New England's leading theater and school dedicated to the art of comedy in all its forms. Voted "Best of Boston" by The Phoenix, The Improper Bostonian, and The Weekly Dig, ImprovBoston performers, teachers and students have included film stars, Emmy Award-winning comedians, and acclaimed producers, directors, musicians and writers. ImprovBoston alumni are featured on Conan, Late Night with Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show, America's Got Talent, Funniest Wins, Playboy, Last Comic Standing and John Oliver's Last Week Tonight, to name a few. In 2014, the Independent Reviewers of New England honored ImprovBoston with an award recognizing its longstanding contributions to the Boston theater community. As a nonprofit arts organization, ImprovBoston serves the community through laughter with youth outreach programs, workshops for businesses, scholarships, a national touring company and, of course, performances at its theater complex in Central Square, Cambridge.

Photo Credit: Caitlin Cunningham

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