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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.”

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.