Michael Ian Black Tickets

Very great show, good to see him live. I'd seen 2 of the stories on his recent tv special though - the doctor visit and the sky diving. Loved it anyway.

I was very disappointed. I have enjoyed his work on television but the stand up was just not funny.

Really funny! Really worth it- opening comedian was not great but also not on stage for very long at all. Thought the fake audience reaction shots comedy central made us stay after to take were lame. Especially when we had already given MIB two voluntary and spontaneous standing o's previously. there is apparently not enough room in your "tell us about your seats" section, and there is also nothing dictating what the character limit is for the box, because i'm tired of guessing here is my abridged review of the seats: sat in the side section folding chairs were crammed together to fill whatever space was available chairs were set up pointed straight at a wall should have angled seats @ stage.

Warm up comedian was great! Wish I could remember his name. Black had a great set - "Opportunity to be Hilarious". Set up for the whole thing was right on - great arc. Material was very funny, and his delivery was outstanding. Really enjoyed the show, and the venue. Kind of strange to be part of a Comedy Central taping. Re-told part of the finish, and the camera shots at the end were unusual. First time attending a show that was tapped - so I assume this is normal practice.

The performance was amazing, my seat was amazing (middle of the balcony, middle row). The audience was great, and I had the best time. It was an honor to be present at the taping of his firtst special. The Trocadero is so close to the train its ridiculously convenient. The pricing was great, too. I love the "one beer at a time" rule so there weren't any wasted people yelling. Overall a very enjoyable experience.

Michael Ian Black was so funny, my mouth hurt from laughing so much. He is not afraid to push the envelop, he was goofy, energetic and funny as hell.

Michael Ian Black's performance was hilarious and right on par with my expectations, however, Comedy Central seemed to win fun-ruiner for the night. It would have been helpful if it were somehow advertised on the ticket/site that the show was being filmed for a Comedy Central special and that the bar was closing when it started. I don't know if that's regulation during comedy shows at this venue or what, but it would have been cool to have some notice about that. It is, after all, a comedy show, and what better to help let loose and enjoy the humor but an ice cold beer?

Michael Ian Black is a showman! I absolutely love him

Oh man, these guys were fantastic. Their tangents are probably the most hilarious part of their stand-up and they play off each other perfectly. Definitely vulgar, amazingly clever. And Craig Baldo opened the place up like a rock-star, best value ever.

Michael Ian black and Michael Showalter were a hilarious duo. I recently saw their show at the Trocadero Theater in Philadelphia, PA. Their very conversational stand up act had me laughing for about an hour straight. I would definitely recommend them and would see them again should they tour in my area again.

Def worth the wait! I can't wait for them to come back to Philly!

I fell in love with Michael Ian Black & Michael Showalter watching Stella's stint on Comedy Central a few summers ago. I think that anyone who loves watching the Stella boys on screen will appreciate seeing their banter live, too. The show was awkward, crass, cute, and sometimes annoying-- but for all of these reasons delightful. It was great to see these guys existing in real space. When we left the show I told my brother, "That was fun. It was like watching friends."

I've been a fan since The State. They are awesome. Dare I say awesomest.

Michael and Michael were hilarious...exactly what I expected and then some. If you like their irreverent, non sensical sense of humor and don't mind the random tangents you will enjoy seeing them live. Standing room only at the Troc for a comedy show was a bit strange, but I didn't mind standing the whole time at all.

I did not know what to expect when Michael and Michael took the stage but was immediately pleased to see that the show heavily, if not entirely, is based on improv. The magic of a live show was extremely present due to their spontaneity and their seeming desire to be able to make each other laugh as much as the audience. At no point did I feel the show was stale or relied on old standbys, everything was fresh and if rehearsed then done so to perfection leaving no one ready for the "obvious joke." Their opening act was also hilarious. I'm upset to think I probably won't get to see these guys for a while given it was a rain dated show and they have nothing lined up in the near future. If you're lucky enough for them to go to your town then be sure to check them out.

I am a huge fan of these guys and all of their work, but this show was boring and mediocre...not impressed. I am sorry to say this because, like I said, I am a big fan, but this just seemed amateur and thrown together.

The venue which usually has seats was standing room only. I think this is crazy for a comedy show. For a concert fine but not for a comedy show. I don't know who had this bright idea but I found it very uncomfortable. The actual comedy was terrible. The bits went on too long. They started out funny but Michael and Michael didn't know when to quit. They clearly thought they were funnier and cooler than they actually were. After the show there was a meet and greet. I stayed to get a signature and a picture although I don't really know why. Michael Ian Black was obviously in a bad mood. Neither of them would take pictures with you but you could take pics of them. They wouldn't even look up or smile for the pics. Michael Showalter seemed mute during the meet and greet. I have been to many meet and greets and this was by far the worst. Michael In Black should stick to VH1 shows. He's good with 1 liners but not so good for am hour plus show.

REALLY Funny guys! The intro was hilarious, and when the 2 mikes took stage it was the best dry subtle improv money can buy!

I love Michael and Michael, and appreciate their brand of whiny, bitchy buddy, absurdist, smart, nuanced, whole-greater-than-the-sum-of-parts semi-scripted improv. My son turned me on to Stella years ago. I love 'Have Issues'. I assaulted my family on a long car trip reading nearly every story from M.I.B.'s book "My Custom Van"-- brilliant and inspired. The guy's a truly talented comic writer. So I was pretty psyched about seeing them live, and then pretty disappointed. I don't know if they were just tired at the end of their tour (--and was it a joke to pronounce it "terr" or a regional accent?--wasn't sure) or if this is just what flat improv feels like, but to paraphrase Jason Bateman in Arrested Development, was there was a carbon monoxide leak on stage? Showalter came out with a fat folder of papers so I figured there was plenty of material, but they didn't dip into it nearly at all. They had a few trusted bits (Halloween, Showalter's cats, the ending)but most of it was inert. Extra dollops of a racism theme may have been tailored for the Boston audience, to tweak its denizens about their reputation and history, but none of the pandering (shout-outs to Southie, etc) clicked. A couple of exchanges with audience members (Purple Ninja guy, Korean woman MIB gave $5 to) were nice if mild additions. My husband liked when a woman shouted "I thought you were gay!" to MIB, and he feigned annoyance as he dug his hand further into his hip, and Showalter scored a point agreeing that he does seem a little gay. Hardly edgy stuff, and just an echo of the biplay we've come to expect, but what passed for highlights last night. I also felt a little sympathy for M+M who seemed older and a little out of synch with the crowd; I might've been the only one to appreciate Showalter's perfect pitch and trope on his "Pepperidge Farm Remembers" bit, and the only one who actually remembered. And his reference to "Daffy's", a TJ-Maxx type store in the NY-NJ area, went over the regional audience's head (though I loved it, as an expat --NYer Daffy's shopper). I think sometimes performers assume Boston audiences will be all ultra-smart-and-hip college students, and sometimes those guys are back in the dorm studying and send their less hip, 20-something shift worker counterparts, who have time and a few bucks, to the shows. On the plus side, the opening bits of Eugene Mirman were a revelation of casual and timely brilliance, on topics like Russian immigrants, Jews, Asperger's and religion. I came home and ordered his book and cds. In retrospect the appetizer was a little too good and raised expectations about the main course, which didn't live up. I still love M+M, but will stick to their scripted tv material. I wanted to stick around after the show to get my t-shirts signed, but didn't want to be reminded by all the 20-somethings of how old I am, and judging by this crowd, something of a case of Arrested Development myself.

Eugene Mirman opened the set and was very funny. I've been a fan of his for a while, but never seen him live, and didn't even know he was opening, so that was a bonus right there. He performed for a good amount of time, but no so much that it seemed to overcrowd the headlining act. Michael and Michael were hilarious, interspersing live comedy with some clips, from a morning show they had been on, projected behind them. I liked the way they interacted. It wasn't too rigid or forced, yet not too sloppy either. It was clear they practiced these bits. If not, they just naturally work well together. Showalter messed up a few times, in garbling his words, but he usually turned it into a joke, so it wasn't awkward. And again, I'd rather see live humans than robots who can't make a mistake. It is comedy after all. My only complaint would be the end of the show. The skit seemed a little dragged out and was kind of predictable. But overall, I thought it was a great show and would most likely go see them again if they toured again in Boston.