Boston Comedy Shows This Weekend

Boston still has comedy on the calendar Sunday night, with club sets in the Seaport and North End after a weekend packed with Friday and Saturday shows. (meetboston.com) Meet Boston’s weekend guide for April 17–20 lists comedy among the city’s top event categories for Marathon weekend, alongside Patriots’ Day and family events. The guide says to “check out the best comedy shows happening this weekend in Boston below.” (meetboston.com) At Laugh Boston, Yannis Pappas played Friday, April 17, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 18, at 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m., and Susan Rice is booked Sunday, April 19, at 7 p.m. at 425 Summer Street in the Westin Boston Seaport District. (laughboston.com, calendar.laughboston.com) Improv Asylum’s calendar shows four Saturday options at 216 Hanover Street: Main Stage performances at 5 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., plus “Raunch” at 11:30 p.m. The club follows with a Sunday Main Stage show at 7 p.m. (calendar.improvasylum.com) Nick’s Comedy Stop in the Theater District listed Stacy Kendro on Friday, April 17, and A.J. Hapenny on Saturday, April 18, at 100 Warrenton Street. The club’s homepage also marks the venue as 18-plus. (nickscomedystop.com) The weekend lineup stretches across Boston’s main comedy formats: touring stand-up at Laugh Boston, improv at Improv Asylum, and club-headliner nights at Nick’s. That gives visitors in town for the Boston Marathon and Patriots’ Day a late-night option after race and holiday events. (laughboston.com, calendar.improvasylum.com, nickscomedystop.com, meetboston.com) Late Saturday is the busiest window. Improv Asylum alone scheduled shows at 5, 7, 9:30 and 11:30, while Laugh Boston ran two Yannis Pappas sets and Nick’s listed its Saturday headliner. (calendar.improvasylum.com, calendar.laughboston.com, nickscomedystop.com) Boston’s comedy map also splits by neighborhood. The Seaport’s Laugh Boston is a 300-seat club inside the Westin, while Improv Asylum anchors Hanover Street in the North End and Nick’s remains in the Theater District near Boston Common. (laughboston.com, calendar.improvasylum.com, nickscomedystop.com) For anyone making a last-minute plan on Sunday, the remaining posted options are the 7 p.m. shows at Laugh Boston and Improv Asylum. The broader weekend guide stays live through Monday, April 20, as Boston’s Marathon weekend crowds move through the city. (calendar.laughboston.com, calendar.improvasylum.com, meetboston.com)