I've always thought of Amsterdam as a one-improv comedy club town. One being Boom Chicago. And honestly Ive never set foot in there, but still, I somehow decided that must be the only place for improv.

Enter Easy Laughs, an international improv group. Last Friday, accompanied by someone I admit I met at speeddating, I had the chance to check out their show at CREA. It was a light and seemingly informal atmosphere; before the show, during breaks, and afterwards, I noticed the players floating amongst the crowd.

I have relatively little experience with improv, cept maybe for the many episodes of Who's Line Is It Anyway that I watched back in the US, so it was exciting to watch it live. It was also horrifying.

Yes.. I mean horrifying. No not because they were not funny, they certainly had their moments, even without the long list of sex jokes which are always an easy option. But I use the word horror to describe those funny yet painful moments when a player closes his/her eyes and admits... they don't know how to answer.. or they unleash a terribly unfunny joke. Which, oddly enough, was also funny.

As usual I admire non native english speakers who tackle comedy in this our strange language. I'm the exact opposite of funny in Dutch, but many members of EasyLaughs can pull out some hilarious english lines out of thin air. Oh, and there's a piano player at times, who infrequently adds a musical touch.

But enough of this pretentious attempt to review a show... the best option, when you find yourself in Amsterdam, with very few euros in your pocket (8€) yet wishing for some laughs, head over to CREA and see Easy Laughs for yourself.

Then start a blog and do your own thrilling review.