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New Location, Same Laughs: My Mother’s Fleabag Hosts Spring Big Show

New Location, Same Laughs: My Mother’s Fleabag Hosts Spring Big Show

Clancey Benfer • April 6, 2025
Families break up for various reasons, from divorce to death to … graduation? At least that’s the case for My Mother’s Fleabag, which held its Spring Big Show on Friday and Saturday, marking not only the comedy troupe’s 45th anniversary but also the graduation of its senior class.
No Script, No Problem: 45 Years of My Mother’s Fleabag

No Script, No Problem: 45 Years of My Mother’s Fleabag

Milo Priddle • February 27, 2025
Despite the sometimes overwhelming pressure to be funny, nothing is more gratifying for Fleabaggers than performing. And for audience members, their first Fleabag show is rarely their last.
My Mother’s Fleabag Fall Cafe Provides Comedic Break for Students During Midterms

My Mother’s Fleabag Fall Cafe Provides Comedic Break for Students During Midterms

Erin Pender • October 23, 2022
BC's oldest improv group My Mother's Fleabag performed hilarious improv games for their first show of the year on Thursday night.
Acoustics Get Ghoulish at Halloween-Themed Invitational

Acoustics Get Ghoulish at Halloween-Themed Invitational

Jillian Ran • October 27, 2019
The Boston College Acoustics enlisted the Dynamics, the Common Tones, and My Mother's Fleabag for its Halloween-themed Fall Invitational.
Fleabag Veterans, Rookies Delight at Fall Café

Fleabag Veterans, Rookies Delight at Fall Café

Kaylie Ramirez • October 27, 2019
My Mother's Fleabag pulled out bits about incarcerated turtles and fatal playdates in its fall café.
Introducing The Five Funniest People at BC

Introducing The Five Funniest People at BC

Kaylie Ramirez • October 7, 2019
Shea Rulon, Sam Harmon, Maya Rao, Nicole Garcia, and Brandon Portillo are the Five Funniest People at BC.
My Mother's Fleabag

Fleabag Parodies Fyre Fest, BC Culture at Spring Big Show

Jack Miller • April 10, 2019
My Mother's Fleabag relied on audience participation to fuel its popular Spring Big Show.
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Fleabag Balances Asinine, Academic at Spring Café

Kaylie Ramirez • March 17, 2019
At their spring café, My Mother's Fleabag used improv games and crowd involvement to entertain a packed Gasson 305.
My Mother's Fleabag

Fleabag Big Show Features Oscar Honorees, Opera

Kaylie Ramirez • November 19, 2018
My Mother's Fleabag fancied laughs of luxury at its Fall Big Show over the weekend, showcasing a short film about Oscar Honorees and riffing off witty humor throughout improv skits.
My Mother's Fleabag

Fleabag Provides Comedic Relief from Midterms at Fall Café

Kaylie Ramirez • October 28, 2018
My Mother's Fleabag fired off quick-witted jokes about Halloween, the whip, and Cold War Poland at the comedy group's Fall Café on Oct. 25.
Five Funniest People at BC

Meet the Five Funniest People at BC

Kaylie Ramirez • October 1, 2018
Looking for a laugh on The Heights? Look no further than the five funniest people at BC.
My Mother's Fleabag

Fleabag Improvises Clever Comedy at ‘Spring Big Show’

Kaylie Ramirez • April 22, 2018
My Mother's Fleabag improvised hilarious jokes about orientation leaders, Book of the Month Club, murderers wielding belts, and more at their 'Spring Big Show' on Saturday, April 21.
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