From Las Vegas To Clayton: Colin Mochrie & Asad Mecci Launch Next Leg Of Tour At The Clayton Center

CLAYTON – Straight from their Las Vegas Residency at the popular Showroom at Harrah’s Hotel and Casino, Colin Mochrie and Asad Mecci are taking HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis on the second leg of a 2023 North American tour, beginning at The Clayton Center on September 7 at 8:00pm.

Fans will recognize Mochrie from the popular TV series “Whose Line Is It, Anyway?” The legendary improviser partners with master hypnotist, Asad Mecci, for the show, which combines hypnosis and improv for a one-of-a-kind comedy experience. The Times of London calls the show a “celebration of the human imagination.”

An international success story, HYPROV (pronounced hip-rawv) continues to make waves after its sold- out Canadian tour earlier this year and Off-Broadway run in 2022. Since its inception, the show has received rave reviews from the most prestigious publications, including The Wall Street Journal, which lauded the show as “catnip for those who relish spontaneity and informality.” The New Yorker said, “Say yes to HYPROV.” And it was called “hilarious and fascinating” by Time Out New York who also gave the show four of five stars.

“Starring in HYPROV alongside the legendary Colin Mochrie has been an incredible adventure!” said Mecci. “We’re excited to continue the tour across North America following such a critically acclaimed Las Vegas and Off-Broadway run.”

Mochrie said, “I’m still shocked that Asad is able to hypnotize people night after night. I still get nervous wondering what is going to happen, but each night I’m blown away. I have to keep myself from laughing.”

The 90-minute show combines hypnosis and improv – two art forms that have mystified and entertained fans, skeptics, and everyone in between worldwide – for a totally unique comedy experience. The evening begins with Mecci welcoming 20 volunteers on stage to be hypnotized. The most receptive to hypnosis then join Mochrie to improvise the rest of the show, while hypnotized. In the hands of two experts – and solely crafted from the volunteers’ uninhibited, unconscious minds – each show is an entirely original and completely unforgettable theatrical experience.

HYPROV was created in 2016 at Toronto’s Second City. After working it out on stage, they took the show on the road to Just for Laughs London, Just for Laughs Montreal, and the Edinburgh Fringe where it was received with rave reviews in 2016 and 2017. The duo set out on a 60-city tour from 2019-2022, which continues across Canada and the U.S. in 2023-2024.

Tickets for the Thursday, September 7, show are on sale at theclaytoncenter.com, or by calling The Clayton Center box office at 919-553-1737, Monday through Friday, noon to 5:00pm.