RURAL SPAIN — Deep in the catacombs of a believed to be abandoned castle, a mysterious cloaked figure pedals weapons, ammunition, and flyers for an improv show that guarantees a hilarious night of comedy, our sources confirm.
“Oi, stranger! What’re ya buyin’? What’re ya sellin’? And what’re ya doing Thursday night?” The cockney arms dealer said as he exposed numerous interior pockets filled with weapons and props. “Take this flyer mate, the shows got a two drink minimum but give them this and they’ll bump it down to one.”
The flyer advertises an “Infectiously Silly” night of Improv. Featuring long-form, Harold style improvisational comedy from local troops, with special guest monologist, Sam Reich.
“It sounds like a nightmare!” said one tourist who accepted a flyer as a common courtesy. “I’m here for one thing, to save the President’s daughter, I don’t have time for a comedy show.”
The surprisingly boisterous comedy scene in the Spanish countryside has taken a toll recently. The farmers and village peasants have stopped filling seats, and venues have had to consider different forms of entertainment.
“Stand-up nights just aren’t popping like they used to,” says one club owner taking a chance on an improv show. “We used to cut sets short every other night with a surprise drop in from Louis C.K., now we’d be lucky to sell half the door.”
The weapon merchant’s improv team – which consists of him, the Minecraft Wandering Trader, Tom Nook, and Beedle – have been practicing for weeks, doing icebreakers and playing zip zap zop.
“It’s really been good for my mental health,” the merchant told our sources after doing a scene as JFK in a spaceship made of nipples. “I spend my entire day in a wet, dreary, dungeon. Sometimes I won’t talk to another living person for days. It feels really good to be silly from time to time.”
At press time, the improv show has been cancelled due to a mass outbreak of the Las Plagas parasite.
