Here’s an Off-Broadway play in NYC that is either a step forward or giant leap backward for Hypnosis. An experienced hypnotist, Asad Mecci, teams up with an equally experienced Improv pro, Colin Mochrie from the TV show, “Who’s Line Is It Anyway?” for an off-Broadway show they call “Hyprov.”

Mecci and Mochrie combine their talents for a show that explores creativity in the absolute weirdest way possible — Using hypnosis to turn 20 audience members into an impromptu Improv group, regardless of experience (or talent.)

Mecca’s thought process is ”while new improvisers take a second to think about what to do, hypnotized performers just react, because they have ‘the part of their brain that deals with self-criticism wiped clean.’”

I have my own thoughts on people having parts of their brains wiped clean but this show has already toured internationally and is now Off-Broadway until the end of October. Video below: