So fun! My daughter and I went on Tuesday night after getting dinner in the north end and it was…read moresuch a great experience will definitely be back!

Had such a fun night at Improv Asylum! Great show, great performers…read more We just stumbled upon it while walking around Hanover St and decided to check it out. Everyone was really nice and accommodating and we had such a great time Would definitely go back! -------- It was also really nice meeting you, Norm! Thanks again for treating us to pizza. We really appreciate it

Came in expecting a few laughs and ended up laughing the whole night . Great atmosphere and…read morehilarious comics. Definitely recommend checking it out!

Very well run comedy experience! 1 musical opener (1 song), 2 comedic openers, and 1 comedic…read moreheadliner at the show I went to. I appreciate that every seat has some kind of table in front of it for food and drinks, definitely makes the experience more comfortable. The mobile ordered from your seat and delivery mid show is awesome too! Also a $4 cocktail (jungle juice) is pretty much unheard of these days. Great experience overall.

We love a good comedy show! There was quite the lineup of comedians coming to town -- as seen on…read morethe screen that was flipping through upcoming acts before the openers took the stage. Since there was an earlier show before ours, that meant the two shows were back to back, and we had to first wait for the earlier show to get out. That pushed us back about 40 minutes. The line in the lobby was a wooooorm. Once finally seated, there were 3 openers! All hilarious and entertaining, but that meant the main act didn't even come on until 11:45pm for a 10pm show. The crowd was engaged though! The crowd was high energy, just a pretty late start to it all.

I've been here twice, for national acts…read more Both times the sound system made 50% of the content inaudible. The only time everything was clear was when the comedian inadvertently did not use the mike. The sound with the microphone was booming breathy and distorted. This is not a huge venue. Making everything audible should be easy. The first time we attended I simply attributed it to a bad night. Two times though? Will never go again.

Four-Handed Illusions was everything advertised! It was a wonderful evening of illusions and…read morecomedy. Joel and Steve are terrific together, and their interaction with the audience is spot-on. The Hampshire House library is beautiful, and we all enjoyed dressing up for the occasion. Highly recommended!

It was an unbelievable show! Still trying to figure it all out. Very entertaining evening.read more

LOL I'm giving a low rating because @Lora J and friends were not kicked out sooner! (See her…read morereview. I was at that show last night.) They were disruptive from the start and warned by multiple comedians. It ruined the vibe for everyone. Nicks needs to do better at managing the disrupters but also it was cold like the heat was broken, and it's dank and dirty in there. Won't be going back. Had come out to see some favorite comedians but the setting and management were just not good.

The place has been around forever and constantly going thru improvements to provide quality LIVE…read moreENTERTAINMENT

I don't write restaurant reviews very often, but THIS place deserves one!…read more I happened to show up on gluten-free night, and let me tell you... the pasta was hands-down some of the best pasta I've ever had. You would never guess it was gluten-free. And the desserts?! Absolutely out of this world. Honestly, just go for the pasta and stay for dessert. Or better yet, make a whole evening of it! I'd literally take the train into Boston just to eat here again. That's how good it was. Fun, fabulous, delicious--and definitely going back!

Visited the restaurant on a Sunday night for Sinatra night to celebrate my birthday. I was able to…read morebe seated at the time I arrived for my reservation even though my friend hadn't arrived yet. The tables for two people are in awkward spots around the restaurant, there are more seating options for larger groups. There is also a large bar area. The musicians were amazing, played many great hits. They also serenaded everyone celebrating their birthdays by mentioning everyone's names, which was a very nice treat. There was a table next to me that was also celebrating a birthday, they were given a free bottle of champagne. The server we had was also working the bar, he wasn't very friendly and disappeared a lot. The food took long to come out but tasted good.

So came here multiple times for comedy show. I think both things were a few months apart. Only one…read moreof the comedians performed twice with same set. The blonde girl Trish I think who opens. The 2nd time I went was in January. So apparently cause the club opens afterwards they don't turn on the heat because it gets crowded...but that leaves the room freezing for everyone in comedy show... People literally sat there in winter jackets and a hat for hour and half. Quite silly and ruined an otherwise good show...at least comics had material to make fun of.

Great night and great comedians. Visited Nick's while visiting Boston with my girlfriend. Place…read moreis modern and clean, drink service during the show was spot on and friendly. There were five comedians and while 3 were very funny, the other two were also good. We laughed and felt like I had done sit-ups when show was over. Great night, great value (bought tickets on Groupon) and will definitely be back when in the area. It was was girlfriends first time at a comedy club and she loved it!!

The Catalyst Comedy Club is located at the Boston Button Factory at 50 Melcher Street, which does…read morenot have a Yelp Profile at the time of this review. Neither did Boston's Unscripted Musical Project (B.U.M.P.), which is what I came to see. But I was feeling lazy and so I didn't start up a profile for either. I don't head over to the Seaport District much, particularly at night, but it was a short walk from South Station, and gave me the chance to check out Flour for dinner beforehand. Alternatively, Blue Dragon is right there on the corner of Melcher Street and A Street, bordering the same No Restaurant Parking as the Boston Button Factory. According to a gentleman I met, the nearby metered spot turned into permit parking after hours but there's $8 parking a short walk away at the Gillette lot - I think he meant the parking lot at 284 A Street. Looks like it is cash only and $5 on weekends. Some facts about the space - it is a raw space that they filled with folding chairs, there are stairs leading down into the space and a step to the single restroom, so take care if you are able bodied, and if you are not, I'm not sure you can get yourself into this basement space; doors open a half hour before show time; seating is general seating (aka first come first served); BYOB (within reason). A focus of the Catalyst Comedy Club is to enable local comedians to develop their talent locally, which is cool, and so, as such, there was an opening act before the BUMP feature act. And thus, my review moves on from the Catalyst Comedy Club to the performance... According to the introduction, the opening act had won a competition. I found that hard to believe, though I will admit that I did laugh out loud once. As I walked towards South Station with a couple after the show, I found them to be in agreement, so it wasn't just me. We did, however, enjoy BUMP's opening (and closing) production of "Superman's Underpants" as suggested by a boy located in the front row with his mom and siblings, and created on the spot with multiple acts and songs, with heroes and villains, with love and conflict and cats. Lots of cats. Sure, there was no finesse to the show, but that is to be expected, given the premise, though a few pauses were starting to get awkward. Through both performances, however, I noticed a theme of joking about disliking kids, which I found to be rather in poor taste given the three children seated right there, in the first row on the left. It was approximately half hour opening act, 1 hour BUMP. For more info: www.bumpcomedy.com. www.theatreinboston.com/theatre/boston-button-factory/8

On Saturday night, I checked out a preview show of Boston's Unscripted Musical Project (B.U.M.P.)…read moreat Catalyst Comedy Club (C3). The show was hilarious! Thanks to an audience suggestion, the title of the musical that was made up on the spot that night was "Tai Chi Sasquatch". All the lines & the songs were made up in the moment, not pre-planned. The cast included some Improv Boston & Improv Asylum former cast members, so they have the skills to make things up and still be funny & entertaining. After the musical, the cast added more performers and did some "freeze" scenes. It was a fun night out, and I look forward to seeing the future performances and performers that come to the "C3" space. The performance space is a former factory that hosts art shows during the day, so it's kind of a blank canvas to work with.

This use to be a great experience when it was located in Faneuil Hall. Now that it's in the…read moretheater district, it lost a lot of it's charm. I use to enjoy grabbing a few drinks before and after the show in Faneuil Hall. The waitresses were always on hand, now its like you are a spectator in the Boston Garden.

OMG! Where's the Boston Fire Marshall? The seating on the floor was/is a fire hazard. The backs of…read morethe chairs in the row in front of us actually touched our knees. To get out of our row 8 others had to get up. One guy paid full price for "best available seat" and end up behind a radiator. The box office manager (woman) on duty said "no one else has ever complained!" And that the guy had to "work something out with the rest of us". It should not be the customer's responsibility to "work something out." They should have had seating approved by the BFD and stop being so penny pinching. His ticket did not say obstructed view. Would never go there again.

I came to Jacques last night for my birthday with me and my group of friends. I'm no stranger to…read moredrag shows so I had high expectations. The show was not only fun but also interactive too. The Queen's brought audience members on stage for talking portions part of their routines and overall just made the night so much fun. I will say the music is very very loud but I think that is my only downside next time I would bring earplugs lol. The drinks are strong as other reviews have mentioned overall my group had so much fun and it was such a fun way to spend a birthday. I would definitely come back and recommend it to any group that is looking for something fun to do. It is cash only so keep that in mind but they have ATM

A fun time a Jacques is an understatement. Great host and queens. Drinks are strong and atmosphere…read moreis lavishly seedy. Enjoy