Although I haven’t been there in years, someone recently handed me Boom Chicago’s free guide to Amsterdam (called Boom!) and told the tale of visiting a comedy show there, in the Leidseplein. If you’re into improv, this could be the place for you. It reminds me of a kind of local version of Saturday Night Live (and I believe that most – if not all – of the crew members are American). It can be funny, but if you’re deathly afraid of having a spotlight and a huge video camera trained on your face as they ask spontaneous questions to the audience – well, this place isn’t for you.
The food is decent (you can eat during the show) and the crowd is pretty fun, too. If you can get a hold of the Boom! guide before the nightly show, you’ll pay €16.50 for a ticket. The guides are located all over the city.
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If you go on Friday night, the show is sponsored by Heineken and pitchers of beer are discounted. Also for that show, if the cast uses one of your suggestions, you get a free beer. PS. Everything on the Boom guide is amazing. It's how I found my favorite coffee shop, (Grey Area), and my favorite ethiopian restaruant.
Posted by Alla | November 14, 2006 8:26 PM
Posted on November 14, 2006 20:26
Sure the show is fun and great when you have people visiting from home - but more importantly it's THE place for Halloween in Amsterdam!! I can't believe the Dutch still say they don't celebrate Halloween in Holland. I've been going to the Boom Halloween parties for 4 yrs now and it's always full. EVERYONE gets dressed up - plenty of Dutch too!!
Posted by Marta | July 7, 2007 3:12 PM
Posted on July 7, 2007 15:12