Every Thursday night see ImprovBoston's resident Harold teams perform the Harold, a classic long form improv format, with help from occasional special guests.
Using a single audience suggestion as inspiration, each team creates a 25-mintue show exploring a world of interconnected characters and ideas.
Join current Harold teams Maxitor, Rich Uncle, Ginsburg, Birthday Milk, Respectable Gentlemen and The Buskers as they make you say both 'Ha ha' and 'Ah ha.'
Get to ImprovBoston any Thursday Night at 8:00pm and you’ll see what the buzz is all about.
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Explaining The Harold is like explaining the color red, you know what it is when you see it but putting it into words makes you sound crazy. Luckily, we have history to help us on our quest for explanation.
The Harold was first created in the 1960’s by improv guru & hepcat Del Close. Del stumbled upon The Harold after realizing what caused improv shows to lose steam and devolve into adults standing on stage pretending to be animals. So instead, he created was a structure that let improvisers take audience suggestions in order to deeply explore the underlying games, meanings, and relationships that live beneath the suggestion. It all sounds very trippy, so maybe this chart will help.
All you need to know is The Harold is the true backbone of all great improv. And most of your favorite comedians - past, present, and even those still living in hobo camps to this day—have all performed The Harold at some point in their career.
