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From the group that brought you a flash mob pillow fight on the Common in the middle of December... The Banditos Misteriosos are back with a new adventure up their collective sleeve: Boston's First Silent Dance Experiment. On this Saturday, February 23rd at 1:00 p.m. tourists and Bostonians walking by the Sam Adams Statue in front of Faneuil Hall will be treated to a unique sight when hundreds of people hit play on their portable mp3 players and begin to dance in unison.

--At least Mother Nature was kind enough to warn us of the impending weather torture with thunder. The Globe kindly reminds you not to drive like a dumbass. [Boston Globe]

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While Gold Glove Youkilis shaved his goatee for charity tonight, the funnymen at ImprovBoston are getting into the spirit of Movember (Moustache Month) with a growing season of their own. Bostonist commemorates their valiant attempts to grow mustaches for charity--or at least hilarity (see how that rhymed? do you SEE?!). Though the Improv team started their mustache-growing season a little bit early (on October 18), this means their hirsute results will simply be that much...

Diptych The Elizabeth Peabody House 277 Broadway Somerville, MA September 27-30, October 5-7 12-13 All shows at 8:00 pm, except Sunday shows at 3:00 pm mySpace site While Improv Boston prepares to move from Inman Square to Central Square, a few of its members are keeping busy with the upcoming play Diptych. Diptych is written by Improv Boston head writer/Phoenix writer Sara Faith Alterman and monologist David Mogolov. Steve Kleinedler, last seen on Bostonist helming...

Improv Boston is moving from Inman Square in Cambridge to Central Square. The new space is at Prospect and Mass Ave, right by The Field in the former home of an Asian grocery. The new space represents an era of bigger, better, faster, more for Improv Boston, and they need your money for the move, so they have put together the 25th Anniversary Funny Money Capital Campaign. They'd like $150,000. So would we, but they're...

They've taken a field trip from the Improv Asylum to take to the streets of Downtown Crossing to find out how much an average passerby knows about the British. From bangers and mash to knocking up, from the Beatles to the Sun it seems there's little knowledge about the Brits walking around downtown Boston. We've seen much funnier – perhaps schilling for a contest to win airline tickets doesn't lend to the funny. Learning point:...

We've been hooked ever since and are excited to see what Barry and Mirman have in store for us at their stop in Boston. Bostonist checked out each comedian's website to get warmed up for the show. Barry has a nice assortment of random receipts from his past, showing his affinity to buy the "Mortgages for Dummies" book with a gift card (irony at its best); Mirman has a hilarious (yet somewhat frightening) feature on his site: "The Marvelous Crooning Child", with a baby photo that sings "Hey Mickey" and "Like a Virgin."

Cathleen Carr and Daiva Deupree explore the darker side of lady-likeness in "Two Girls for Five Bucks". Born just over a year ago in Beantown’s backyard, “Two Girls for Five Bucks” has since expanded to New York City but returned home this month for their first annual “Two Girls for Five Bucks, Holiday Pageant." Last night, Bostonist was lucky enough to be at the Improv Asylum (where these two ladies are also main stage alums) to witness what Carr and Deupree describe as a “collage of lonely ladies who do desperate things.”

Yes, we know it’s cliché to love the Christmas movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life” but every time we see lil’ Zuzu talk about an angel getting its wings, Bostonist goes straight into tears. The1946 Frank Capra film is like a bad habit we just can’t kick. Well, if you are jonesing for some George Bailey vs. Mr. Potter action tonight, the Brattle Theater is showing the black and white film tonight at 7:15 p.m. for $10. Sure, some may think that ticket price is a bit much for a old Christmas standard, but remember that the Brattle is still fighting to remain open in 2006; they are hoping to raise over $400,000 to preserve the 52-year-old theater from being turned into some Starbucks or something. If you can’t make it there tonight, the Brattle is also showing matinees of the film through Sunday.

The Improv Asylum also has a midnight show on Saturdays for $10 where "all bets are off." They also offer corporate training events where you can bring the Asylum into the office. Having an actor play your boss? Now that is a company outing worth going on.