The two-and-a-half-year-old TIGP, which was started by freshmen in the fall of 1986, bills itself as basic improv theater, meaning that its members don't discuss specific plots before they go on stage; they take groups of three words or themes as their points of reference. Friday night the actors in the 16-member ensemble will spoof topics from TV talk show announcers to soap operas to docudramas, and Saturday night's Chez Cliche should feature, you guessed it, tried and true murder mystery themes.

Kate Clinton

Saturday at 5:00 and 8:00

Sanders Theater--tickets $14 in advance and $15 at the door

Feminist comedian Kate Clinton takes over Sanders Theater this Saturday with a concert to benefit the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center. Clinton, who has sold out shows at Boston's Club Cabaret and at the Great American Music Hall, is known for her whyscracks and political satire.

Clinton is a former high school English teacher who became involved with comedy after members of a writing class she was taking dared her to take her humorous words to the stage. Since then, she has produced three albums: Making Light (1982), Making Waves (1984), and Kate Clinton Live at the Great American Music Hall (1986).

Though she works to make people laugh, Clinton says she also wants her audience to go home and think about what she has said. She typically attacks national and local political situations from a feminist point of view.

Clinton's 8:00 show on Saturday is already sold out, but there are still tickets available for the 5:00 performance.