SIDE-SPLITTER: Clever observational humor with a laid-back style

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SIDE-SPLITTER: Clever observational humor with a laid-back style

POSTED: Thursday, February 16, 2012, 2:00 PM

Filed Under: Comedy

Dial M for improv. This weekend ComedySportz Philly presents Stage Fright: An Improvised Homage to Hitchcock. Watch a gang of local improv-ers create a fully realized Hitchcockian tale before your eyes. Just think murder and suspense plus awkward moments and fits of laughter.

Thu. Feb. 16, 8 p.m., Fri. Feb. 17, 10 p.m., and Sat. Feb. 18, 3 p.m., $12, The Playground @ The Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom St., 877-98-LAUGH, comedysportzphilly.com.

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