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Open Mic with a twist

Just purchase an item at the bar and you can perform, but be ready for the interrupter! He/She will tell you when you just aren't funny!

Free Show

Come on down to the DC Comedy Loft where new comedians get their start and veterans improve their craft. This is a free show but seats are limited, make sure to RSVP to guarentee a spot!

Saturday Night Live, MADtv, Conan, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, Comics Unleashed, NBC’s Late Friday

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Comedy Central’s Clusterfest, Just For Laughs Comedy Festival “New Face”

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“Dolphins of the Potomac,” with Janet Mann, professor of biology and psychology at Georgetown University and author of

Deep Thinkers: Inside the Minds of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises.

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With millions of downloads in it’s first year, The Box Of Oddities has become one of the fastest growing comedy podcasts in The United States

Married couple Kat & Jethro Gilligan Toth bring their irreverent brand of humor and unique chemistry to an exploration of the strange, the bizarre and the unexpected.

"Should you be the type who has interest in weird stuff, this is a fun thing to allow in your head!"

-JIMMY KIMMEL, ABC-TV

“Truth is stranger than fiction, and the Box of Oddities is the strangest of all!”

-SLUGGO, SIRIUS XM LITHIUM

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BET, FX's Partners, The Rickey Smiley Show, OWN's Raising Whitley, Comedy Central's Laffapalooza, Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen, Def Comedy Jam

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To perform register at capitallaughs.com

Free to attend

Shows are 18+

Monthly Happy Hour Game and Comedy Show hosted by Blaire Postman!

Malibu’s Most Wanted, Comedy Central, Romeo + Juliet, Scream and Scream 2, The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, Three Kings, Boiler Room, CBS, WB, MTV, Showtime, NBC, Fox, VH1.

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All Def Digital, Doug Loves Movies, Best of Boston

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Improv Brunch is a free monthly improv comedy show for DC area teams, with an eye towards giving new teams stage time to hone their craft alongside veteran performers. Hosted by Geoff Blizard and Ryan McClure

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The Tonight Show, Comedy Central, Mad TV, TBS’s Frank TV, Howard Stern Show

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Comedy Central, IFC, Viceland

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Second City, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

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Come see our newest graduates show off what they have learned!

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Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, Secomd City

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The Late Show with Steven Colbert, NBC’s Bring The Funny, Just for Laughs, HLN’s On Call With Dr. Drew, Fusion’s Video On Trial, Super Troopers 2.

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E!, MTV

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Just For Laughs New Face, Comedy Central, Vine, 1.5 million followers

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Tickets on sale 12/10/2019 at 8:00am

Freeform's "Young & Hungry", ABC’s “My Wife and Kids”, CBS’s “Two Broke Girls”, Disney’s “That’s So Raven”, TV Land’s “Soul Man,” HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” OWN's “Raising Whitley,” “Haunted House 2”, “We Bought A Zoo”, “Fun with Dick and Jane”, “College Road Trip”, “The Nutty Professor,” “Next Friday,” “Fist Fight”

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Comicview, BET

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America's Got Talent, Nickelodeon, AGT Champions

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Comedy Central, ITV, Allthingscomedy Network's The Carl Donnelly and Chris Martin Comedy Podcast, Netflix

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NBC's Bring The Funny, The Valleyfolk, E!, TLC, Nickelodeon

Tickets on sale 12/3/2019 at 8:00am

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Single Moms Club, TBS's Soul Man, BET

Ticket on sale 12/3/2019 at 8:00am

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On the Verge series highlights comedians who we feel have a strong chance of breaking out in the future as comedy stars.

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Tickets on sale 12/17/2019 at 8:00 am

4 Comedy Central Specials, HBO, Showtime, Starz, My Wife Hates Me podcast, WTF with Marc Maron, the Joe Rogan podcast twice, Guys we F@%*@ed

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NBC's Bring The Funny Finalist, Best Newcomer Nominee – Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Best Actor in a Comedy (Chris & Paul tied) - New York Television Festival, Best Sketch Comedy Duo - the INNY Awards, Best Newcomer - the Montreal Comedy Festival, Best Sketch Group - the New Jacks Comedy Competition, Best Sketch Group - Jackpot Sketch Festival, & Best Comedy Troupe - Chicago Snubfest Festival

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Adult Swim, The Onion Comedy and Arts Festival, New York Comedy Festival

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Just For Laughs New Face, MTV’s Greatest Party Story Ever Told

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Saturday Night Live, Weeds, Just Go with It, Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer

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Online Box Office closes 1.5 hours prior to showtime. Tickets are available at the door UNLESS tickets have sold out.

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Tickets on sale 1/7/2020 at 8:00am

Netflix's Degenerates, NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central's This Week at the Comedy Cellar, The Late Show with David Letterman, and AXS tv's Gotham Comedy Live, Just For Laughs "New Face"

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NBC's Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, Viceland, SiriusXM, Doug Loves Movie

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Tickets on sale 01/07/2020 at 8:00 am

Netflix's They Ready, 50 Shades of Black, MTV’s Wild N’ Out, BET's 50 Central, TruTV's Laff Tracks

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Tickets on sale 1/21/2020 at 8:00am

Emmy Nominated, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, New York Times bestseller How To Be Black, HBO, Comedy Central, CNN, MSNBC, BBC, NPR, NatGeo , Discovery's Science Channel, Yahoo, AOL, YouTube, Pivot TV, PBS, TED Talks, The Onion, The Root's "100 most influential African Americans"

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Tickets on sale 01/21/2020 at 8:00 am

Netflix's "The Comedy Lineup," Hulu's "Coming to the Stage," Comedy Central's "Kevin Hart Presents: Hart of the City", MTV's "Acting Out"

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Comedy Central presents, HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, P. Diddy’s Bad Boys of Comedy, Showtime at the Apollo, BET’s Comic View, Funny or Die Oddball Comedy Tour, Comedy Central's This Week at The Comedy Cellar

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Comedy Central, Amazon's Inside Jokes with Asif Ali, TBS's Wrecked

Tickets on sale 1/28/2020 at 8:00am

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ABC's Hangin' With Mr. Cooper, HBO Special, Comedy Central Special

Tickets on sale 12/17/2019 at 8:00am

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Tickets on sale 02/18/2020 at 8:00 am

Fox's Titus, Special Unit movie, 9 90 minute specials

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Tonight Show, Comedy Central, World Series of Comedy, Winner Stand Up NBC

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Amazon special, The Office, Netflix's Brad Paisley's Comedy Rodeo, Showtime, Comedy Central

Tickets on sale 2/25/2020 at 8:00am

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Peabody and Golden Globe Winner, Fox Sports Best Damn Sports Show Period, True Lies

Tickets on sale 3/3/2019 at 8:00am

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Just For Laughs New Face, Last Call With Carson Daly, BET, HBO's All Def Comedy

Tickets on sale 3/10/2019 at 8:00am

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HBO's Def Comedy Jam, The Late Late Show, Jimmy Kimmell Live, Starz 1st Amendment, DC Comedian of the Year.

Tickets on sale 3/17/2019 at 8:00am

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WeTV, TVOne’s “The Roland Martin Show,” 2019 winner of Stand Up NBC, Last Comic Standing, TruTV

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Chelsea Lately, After Lately, The Josh Wolf Show, Netflix's GLOW.

Tickets on sale 4/7/2020 at 8:00am

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Tickets on sale 04/07/2020 at 8:00 am

BET’s Mo’Nique Show, Tyyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family, Bounce TV’s Off the Chain

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Tonight Show, Comedy Central, MTV, Gotham Comedy Live

Tickets on sale 4/14/2020 at 8:00am

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NBC's Chuck, Dry Bar Comedy, Terminator 2, Adult Swim's Black Jesus, The Pursuit of Happyness, The Island, Garfield, Terminator II, Fear of a Black Hat

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Tickets on sale 05/19/2020 at 8:00 am

Netflix's "They Ready," NBC's Last Comic Standing, Showtime

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Tickets on sale 05/26/2020 at 8:00 am

Dry Bar Comedy, Thrillist's 50 Best Undiscovered Comedians

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Jackie Kashian discusses favorite obsessions with the obsessed. Video games, Comic Books, Birdwatching. How deep in the dork forest are you? Celebrate it and f*&%$, make it your own!

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Tickets on sale June 23, 2020 at 8:00am

CONAN, HBO’s 2 Dope Queens, The Dork Forest podcast

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Netflix's They Ready, Def Comedy, BET'S Comic View

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Tickets on sale 7/14/2020 at 8:00am

Netflix's They Ready, Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show, five-time host of the PBS Imagen Awards, NBC's Last Comic Standing finals, TRUtv’s Laff Tracks, Fox Laughs, Nickelodeon Mom’s Night Out and Parental Discretion

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Tickets on sale 07/14/2020 8:00 am

FOX, Sirius XM, PBS, TEDx Talks

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