This week’s DC Comedy Lineup is brought to you by a desperate need for the weekend.
This week in DC Comedy
Some highlights from District Comedians this week: Union Stage has jokes on tap, The Passenger has drunk comedians, and Chinese Menu Comedy has goodbyes.
Chris Kennedy headlines at Drafthouse at 7:45pm. ($25)
Your fave anti-Monday show, The Comedy Shuffle, is at Bier Baron Tavern at 8pm.
The Pinch Hitters Comedy Showcase is tonight at The Pinch at 7:30pm. ($5)
Sotto hosts the Comedy Classics showcase tonight at 7:30pm.
Harold Night features four WIT Harold teams at 8pm and 9pm every Tuesday at Source.
12twelve Lounge turns into the Tuesday Night Comedy Lounge every Tuesday at 8pm. ($5)
The Comedy Block presents Pass the Mic on Tuesday nights at 8pm at DC Comedy Loft.
There will be Jokes on Tap at Union Stage tonight at 8pm.
Phil & a Mic showcases local stand-ups every Tuesday at DC Comedy Loft at 8:30pm.
Check out local comedians at The Pinch‘s stand-up open mic every Tuesday at 8:45pm.
Shawn Wickens hosts Good Joke/Bad Joke Bingo at DC Comedy Loft at 7pm. ($15)
The Habana Village open mic is happening tonight at 7:30pm.
Stand Up—If You Can! features sets from wasted comedians at The Passenger at 7:30pm. ($10–$15)
Fans of wordplay should head to Pun DMV at DC Improv at 7:30pm. ($6)
LIT puts up Three’s Comedy tonight at DCAC at 8pm. ($12)
Busboys and Poets Brookland hosts JYNX Comedy Night tonight at 8pm. ($10)
Underground Comedy’s weekly showcases at Rí Rá Irish Pub and The Big Hunt happen every Wednesday at 8pm.
U Don’t Kno Jack happens every Wednesday at Town Tavern at 8pm.
The Funny Over Everything Comedy Show is happening tonight at Drafthouse at 8pm. ($15)
Cabin Comedy hosts After Party Comedy at Saint Arnold’s on Jefferson every Wednesday at 10pm.
Happy Hour Comedy happens every Thursday at Cafe Saint-Ex at 6pm.
Cabin Comedy hosts Comedy in the Abbey every Thursday at St. Arnold’s Cleveland Park at 7pm.
Improvised PowerPoint show Speechless is onstage at Drafthouse at 7pm. ($5)
The WIT Road Show features local indie improv groups, as well as house ensembles tonight at Atlas Performing Arts Center at 7:30pm. ($15)
The DC Comedy Showcase is happening at Alba Osteria tonight at 7:30pm. ($15)
The Couples Therapy comedy show is tonight at DC Improv at 7:30pm. ($10)
Big Jay Oakerson headlines at DC Improv tonight at 7:30pm. ($17)
A Definitely Real Comedy Showcase is for sure happening at Moreland’s Tavern at 8pm.
Adams Morgan Comedy Night is every Thursday at 8pm at Town Tavern.
Underground Comedy hosts a weekly local stand-up showcases every Thursday at Reliable Tavern and The Big Hunt at 8pm.
Redacted Tonight does a free live taping near Metro Center at 8:30pm.
Andrew Santino headlines at Drafthouse tonight at 8:45pm. ($25)
Paris Sashay headlines at Drafthouse tonight at 7pm and 9pm. ($20)
Christopher Titus headlines at DC Comedy Loft tonight at 7pm and 9:45pm. ($30)
Improv at Dojo features some of DC’s top improv groups every Friday at 7:30pm and 9pm. ($10)
The WIT Road Show features local indie improv groups, as well as house ensembles tonight at Atlas Performing Arts Center at 7:30pm and 9:30pm. ($15)
The Dew Drop Laugh Inn is back for volume five at Dew Drop Inn at 7:30pm. ($10)
Teddy Ray and Biniam Bizuneh are in the DC Comedy Loft cellar tonight at 7:30pm and 9:45pm. ($20)
Big Jay Oakerson headlines at DC Improv tonight at 7:30pm and 9:45pm. ($20)
Schtick, the show that lets improvisers try their hand at stand-up, is back at Flash tonight at 7pm. ($5)
See the DC Comedy Showcase tonight at Club Heaven and Hell at 8pm and 9:15pm. ($5–$15)
Reese Waters hosts Say What?! at The Kennedy Center tonight at 9pm. ($20–$35)
Phil Hanley headlines at The Big Hunt tonight at 8pm and 9:45pm. ($20)
Ryan Conner and Andy Hendrickson co-headline at DC Improv tonight at 8pm and 10pm. ($22)
Town Tavern will be the first fort to fall when NYC Comedy Invades DC at 8:30pm. ($20)
Stacey Axler debuts her one-woman show, Overwhelmed, tonight at Dojo at 10:30pm. ($10)
Weekly open-mic, Attack of the Comics, is at Drafthouse at 10:45pm.
Capital Laughs hosts The Booty Call, a late-night open mic, at DC Comedy Loft at 11:30pm.
Underground Comedy hosts a free late-night stand-up showcase every Friday at The Big Hunt at 11:30pm.
Comedy Walks combines comedy with outside today at 2pm. ($20)
Your favorite improv teams duke it out at LIT’s Improv Wars at DCAC this afternoon at 3pm. ($12)
Bottomless Laughs gives you something to do after brunch at The Ugly Mug at 3pm.
Dojo conjures up the Improvised World of Harry Potter tonight at 6pm. ($10)
The UCB Touring Company is at Sixth & I tonight at 7pm. ($20)
Paris Sashay headlines at Drafthouse tonight at 7pm and 9pm. ($20)
Christopher Titus headlines at DC Comedy Loft tonight at 7pm and 9:45pm. ($30)
Big Jay Oakerson headlines at DC Improv tonight at 7pm and 9:30pm. ($20)
Improv at Dojo features some of DC’s top improv groups every Saturday at 7:30pm and 9pm. ($10)
The WIT Road Show features local indie improv groups, as well as house ensembles tonight at Atlas Performing Arts Center at 7:30pm and 9:30pm. ($15)
ComedySportz has a clean show at DC Improv tonight at 7:30pm and a late-night blue show at 9:45pm. ($15)
Teddy Ray and Biniam Bizuneh are in the DC Comedy Loft cellar tonight at 7:30pm and 9:45pm. ($20)
Clay Miles is at Comedy Club DC tonight at 8pm. ($20)
See the DC Comedy Showcase tonight at Club Heaven and Hell at 8pm and 9:15pm. ($5–$15)
LIVE FROM NY is live in DC this weekend at Colony Club at 8pm. ($10)
Phil Hanley headlines at The Big Hunt tonight at 8pm and 9:45pm. ($20)
Chinese Menu Comedy puts on a goodbye show for DC improv great Jaci Pulice tonight at DCAC at 10pm. ($8)
Duo Block-o features some of your favorite local duos tonight at Dojo at 10:30pm. ($10)
Three Guys On hosts their weekly comedy showcase at Drafthouse at 10:45pm.
Underground Comedy hosts a free late-night stand-up showcase every Saturday at The Big Hunt at 11:30pm.
Comedy Walks combines comedy with outside today at 2pm. ($20)
Capital Laughs’ SEx at 6 stand-up showcase happens every Sunday at 6pm at Cafe Saint-Ex.
Comedy Kumite Champions brings former tournament winners back to DC Improv to see who’s really the greatest comic of them all at 7pm. ($17)
The WIT Road Show features local indie improv groups, as well as house ensembles tonight at Atlas Performing Arts Center at 7:30pm. ($15)
Underground Comedy hosts their weekly showcase at Wonderland Ballroom at 8pm.
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