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Boom Chicago

Leidseplein 12 | Leidseplein Theater, Amsterdam 1017 PT, The Netherlands
+31 20 423 0101
Ranked #33 of 243 attractions in Amsterdam
4.0 of 5 stars 161 Reviews
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Traveller Description:   Boom Chicago is a great night out in Amsterdam. The show is a funny mix of improv, sketch comedy, video and music. The tech is top notch and an... more »
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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20 reviews 20 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

We saw their "Branded for Life" show on a Wednesday evening. It's a good mix of improv and sketch comedy. The cast is really good and quick. They involve the audience in setting up their improv. During the improvisations, it's a real pleasure to see how they pick up where one another is going with something and play off of... More

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Blackpool, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

Everything was brilliant. The show was funny, they involved the audience (no heckling or bad mouthing) and it was a new show which means it was topical More

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Amsterdam
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012 NEW

I'm a local and I've been about 4 times and it just keeps getting worse. Nice enough people. Not remotely funny. Save the comedy clubs for when you're in the UK or the US. Cruise all the lovely bars and restaurants when you're in Amsterdam (none of which are in the Leidseplein area). More

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sharon, Ma.
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29 reviews 29 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2012

The quickness of the cast was impressive. They can make you laugh about anything including banjos More

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Geneva
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54 reviews 54 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2012

I enjoyed this evening. It should be clear that it is an improv show and not a stand-up comedy event. I suspect that the quality varies over the week with different cast as the ability to improvise naturally is central to a good improv show. It is also matters how much the audience interacts and to which extent the audience... More

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Brooklyn, New York
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012
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We're in our 60's and both my husband and I laughed out loud almost the entire show. It was very funny. We didn't have dinner, in fact I don't think we knew it was an option. They obviously work very hard at re-working the show all the time. When we saw it you could stay after the show and they... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2012

We were a group of 14 with reservations (12 of which booked dinner with the show) and had heard great things about the Boom Chicago show. We arrived promptly at 1830 for dinner and except for the couple in front us, we were the first to be seated. Our table was not set with silverware and they did not appear... More

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simontod2000
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Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2012

My wife and I had a great night enjoying the comedy of Boom Chicago. Didn't go there for dinner there based on reviews read on tripadvisor. We got a 25% discount for the show because we had the I AMSTERDAM card. The comedy team was hilarious, some of it was improv some of it was skits. All of it was... More

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Moscow
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 March 2012
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My wife and I visited Social Media Circus show in November 2011. The show was in English. It was very difficult to survive during these two hours, as the actors made us laugh almost every minute. It was very surprising to see how good humor could be truly international, the show was attended by people from more than eight countries,... More

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 March 2012
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Neither me or my brother had previously visited a comedy club. We ended up going on both a saturday and sunday night last weekend. The price for admission was 26Euros on a saturday and around 10 Euros on a Sunday, but thanks to the Holland pass (tulip ticket for saturday, windmill ticket for sunday) we were in free both nights.... More

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