Best of Boston
Best Comedy Club
Improv Asylum
Boston
Standup can be hit-or-miss, but the format is often predictable. That's why this high-flying improv-and-sketch-comedy troupe feels so refreshing—not even the performers know where their [...] read more»
2016 Best Comedy Club
Laugh Boston
Boston
Overlook the corporate location at the Seaport’s Westin Boston Waterfront and instead enjoy the cleanliness and spaciousness (300 seats!), the roster (rising and acclaimed national [...] read more»
2015 Best Comedy Club
The Wilbur Theatre
Boston
Big enough to command a prime Theater District spot but cozy enough to feel like an intimate club, the Wilbur has blossomed into Boston's premier [...] read more»
2013 Best Comedy Club
The Comedy Studio
Cambridge
Few comedy clubs these days are actually dedicated to the craft—which makes this Harvard Square studio a rare gem. Not only does it fill seats [...] read more»
2012 Best Comedy Club
The Comedy Studio
Cambridge
Located in the somewhat seedy attic of the Hong Kong, a Chinese restaurant, this Harvard Square club is deliciously low-tech. Yet it continues to be [...] read more»
2011 Best Comedy Club
Comedy Studio
Cambridge
A dim attic in a Chinese restaurant may not shout "big laughs inside," but the Comedy Studio consistently delivers them. The room's long communal tables—and [...] read more»
2010 Best Comedy Club
Mottley’s Comedy Club
Boston
Performing a set at a sweaty, cramped, underground club like Mottley's is the embodiment of what comics call paying your dues. Owned, operated, and booked [...] read more»
1994 Best Comedy Club
Comedy Connection
Boston
Big venue, big laughs, and the biggest names in comedy. read more»
1990 Best Comedy Club
Catch A Rising Star
Cambridge
Contrary to what its name suggests, this little fun house on the Charles seems to attract the bigger names in comedy, and possesses especially good [...] read more»
1988 Best Comedy Club
Catch a Rising Star
Cambridge
Grown-up humor for gown-ups by grown-up comics. Among them Steve Wright, Jerry Steinfeld, and Joy Behar. read more»