I just got back from a trip to the beach, and now I think DC is awful. But maybe taking in some good ol’ DC comedy can remedy my resentment. Come meet me at any of the amazing shows coming up. I’ll be the grumpy one!
This week in DC Comedy
Some highlights from District Comedians this week: Unified Scene supports veterans through improv, Grassroots Comedy champions voting rights, and Stacey Axler decides whether everything bagels are overrated.
Monday, August 13
Matt Kazam hosts The Entrepreneur CEO Stand Up Challenge at DC Improv at 7:30pm. Proceeds will be donated to Hope to Haiti. ($20)
Your fave anti-Monday show, The Comedy Shuffle, is at Bier Baron Tavern at 8pm.
Definitely Real Comedy hosts Humans Telling Jokes at Moreland’s Tavern at 8pm.
Broken Mic Comedy hosts their weekly stand-up night at Shenanigan’s at 8pm.
Tuesday, August 14
LYGO DC hosts their weekly happy hour showcase HOT BEEF! every Tuesday at Desperados Burgers and Bar at 6pm.
The Pinch Hitters host Jurassic Laughs Comedy Showcase at The Pinch at 7:30pm.
High Frequency Humor‘s August show is at Big Bear at 8pm. ($8)
This week’s Harold Night features WIT ensembles LIZARD GIRL and Out Sick at 8pm and Oh That Baby and Captain PhD at 9pm at Source.
Phil & a Mic showcases local stand-ups every Tuesday at Bier Baron Tavern at 8:30pm.
Local comics show you what they’ve got at Attack of the Comics at Solly’s Tavern at 9pm.
Wednesday, August 15
WIT’s Improvapalooza run starts tonight at 7:30pm at Source and runs through Sunday, August 19.
Catch up-and-coming DMV comedians at Laughs In the City 2 at 1427 H St. NE at 8pm. ($8)
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.
If American Vandal and general penis jokes are your thing, you might want to check out a screening of the mockumentary D-Lemma: The Hard Truth at Unified Scene Theater at 8pm. ($10)
Thursday, August 16
Happy Hour Comedy happens every Thursday at Cafe Saint-Ex at 6pm.
This month’s Jokes That Give Back show donates a portion of ticket proceeds to the ACLU of DC at Drafthouse at 7pm. ($10)
Unified Scene Theater partners with ASAP to put on the Veterans Improv Show at Dog Tag Bakery at 7pm. ($10)
The first shots of the DMV Comedy Wars will be fired at DC Comedy Loft at 8pm. ($10)
Adams Morgan comedy night is every Thursday at 8pm at Town Tavern.
Underground Comedy hosts a weekly local stand-up showcase every Thursday at Reliable Tavern at 8pm.
The August Broadway show is at Drafthouse at 8:45pm. ($5)
Friday, August 17
Joe De Rosa headlines at Drafthouse this weekend with shows tonight and Saturday at 7pm and 9pm. ($20)
Bruce Bruce headlines at DC Improv this weekend, with shows tonight, Saturday, and Sunday at 7pm and 9:30pm. ($30)
See the DC Comedy Showcase tonight or Saturday at Club Heaven and Hell at 7:30pm. ($5–$15)
Bret Ernst headlines at DC Comedy Loft this weekend, with shows tonight and Saturday at 7:30pm, Saturday at 9:30pm, and Sunday at 7pm. ($12)
Grassroots Comedy DC puts on the Super Spectacular Comedy Show for Voters Rights at Kramerbooks at 8pm. Proceeds will be donated to Campaign Legal Center. ($12)
Friday Night Comedy at Dojo at has Twin Turbo, Wolves, and Pendulosity on at 8pm and Maple Sunday and Sichuan Pepper Daddies at 9:30pm. ($10)
Unified Scene showcases improv troupes The Artless Bards, Colossus, and Padsworth at 8pm. ($12)
The Comedy Block show is at DC Comedy Loft at 8pm.
Capital Laughs presents General Shaw’s Chicken Comedy Showcase at Shaw’s Tavern at 8pm. ($10)
Press A for Comedy hosts Moonlight Mic Comedy Show every Friday at Ventnor Sports Cafe at 9:30pm.
Underground Comedy presents Langston Kerman at The Big Hunt at 9:45pm. ($20)
Weekly open-mic, Attack of the Comics, is at Drafthouse at 10:45pm.
Stacey With a Side of Schmear presents a show about everything bagels at Dojo at 11pm. ($10)
Saturday, August 18
Saturday Night Comedy at Dojo kicks off with Maple Sunday and Couch Money at 8pm and Twin Turbo and Mr. and Mrs. Major at 9:30pm. ($10)
The 24-Hour Sketch Fest is back for its second year at Unified Scene Theater. See local troupes compete for a Judges’ Prize, and vote for the winner of the Audience Prize at 8pm. ($12)
Three Guys On hosts their weekly comedy showcase at Drafthouse at 10:45pm.
Sunday, August 19
The UCB Touring Company is in town tonight at Sixth & I at 7pm. ($20–$75)
Underground Comedy hosts their weekly showcase at Wonderland Ballroom at 8pm.
Get your laughs in!
Comedy, it happens! Go see it in action this week.
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Other events you might be interested in
- WIT hosts and Improv for All workshop at Deanwood Recreation Center on Saturday, August 18, at 1pm.
