About the Show

A hilarious and mesmerizing evening that combines improv with the power of hypnosis.

Hypnosis and Improv collide as two pros in their respective fields come together for a completely unique comedy experience - HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis.

Twenty volunteers, picked at random from the audience will be put under hypnosis by Master Hypnotist Asad Mecci, their inhibitions melting away as their minds become no longer their own.

The audience volunteers are whittled down until the five best remain, when master improvisor Colin Mochrie takes the stage to improvise with the top five while they are still under hypnosis, turning the show into an improv extravaganza!

Produced by Cody Lassen and Co-creator Jeff Andrews.

Critic Reviews (6)

"You can say yes to 'Hyprov' without fear of the show putting you to sleep—unless, that is, you volunteer for it."
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"Judging by the performance I caught, that thirst for a moment in the spotlight—public mortification be damned!—is virtually insatiable."
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"'Hyprov' is a safe bet for an amusing and inoffensive night at the theater. Don't be surprised if you find it slipping from your memory, as if it was all a dream."
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Now at the Daryl Roth Theatre after a 50 city tour, "HYPROV" is the latest form of theatrical entertainment to reach New York City. Subtitled “Improv Under Hypnosis,” led by Improv and Comedy Legend Colin Mochrie (a regular on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?") and Master Hypnotist Asad Mecci, it is just that: 20 members of the theater audience volunteer to be hypnotized and then are asked to do improvisations while they are under the spell of hypnosis. Obviously, every show will be different as the audience changes nightly.
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"If you watch this show with a cynical eye, thinking the participants are too creative and clever, then you won't enjoy 'HYPROV'...'HYPROV' is good theater and we had fun."
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