Sure, laughter can make you momentarily forget about your economic woes, but schadenfreude also works wonders. So what could be better than the FUCT comedy troupe’s Wheel of Torture, in which audience members are invited to spin the titular wheel and then inflict a variety of tortures on a member of the troupe?

Opening Cherry Lane’s new theater, The Cherry Pit (formerly The Bank Street Theater), FUCT is returning back to NYC after traveling the country, garnering rave reviews and rabid fans. Interspersing improv with games, live music and dance, the eight members of the troupe (Sarah Bell, Jon Crane, Joe Galan, Tommy Galan, Brian Gillespie, Ian Lassiter, Janio Marrero, and Graham Skipper) promise a show that will make you laugh and squirm Thursday through Saturday for the rest of February. And for once during a comedy show, the squirming will be intentional on the troupe’s part. Besides, where else could you find actors willing to let an audience member use a stun gun on them?

Through Feb. 28. Thur.–Sat., 9pm. The Cherry Pit, 155 Bank St. (between Washington and West Streets), www.FUCTnyc.com. $20.

Photo courtesy of www.fuctnyc.com.