HOSTED AT 5 VENUES ACROSS CHARLESTON
HOSTED AT 5 VENUES ACROSS CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON MUSIC HALL
CHARLESTON MUSIC HALL
37 John St. Charleston, SC 29403
Housed in an old train station from 1850, The Hall was created in 1993 and exists to create extraordinary experiences and promote the finest local, regional, and national music and entertainment acts. Over the past few years, the Hall has been working hard to promote more comedy in Charleston with over 100 nationally touring comedic acts brought to The Hall over the past two years.
Housed in an old train station from 1850, The Hall was created in 1993 and exists to create extraordinary experiences and promote the finest local, regional, and national music and entertainment acts. Over the past few years, the Hall has been working hard to promote more comedy in Charleston with over 100 nationally touring comedic acts brought to The Hall over the past two years.
MUSIC FARM
MUSIC FARM
32 Ann St. Charleston, SC 29403
The Music Farm was created in 1991 and has woven itself into the artistic growth and expression of Charleston. The Farm exists to create extraordinary experiences and promote the finest local, regional, and national music and entertainment acts. The Farm was renovated in 2022 and re-opened by the same team that runs the Music Hall. Since re-opening, the Farm has added seated shows to bring in more comedy and alt-comedy to the space from Beth Stelling to Sean Patton to LGBTLOL to Rip City Chs.
The Music Farm was created in 1991 and has woven itself into the artistic growth and expression of Charleston. The Farm exists to create extraordinary experiences and promote the finest local, regional, and national music and entertainment acts. The Farm was renovated in 2022 and re-opened by the same team that runs the Music Hall. Since re-opening, the Farm has added seated shows to bring in more comedy and alt-comedy to the space from Beth Stelling to Sean Patton to LGBTLOL to Rip City Chs.
Theatre 99
Theatre 99
280 Meeting St B, Charleston, SC 29401
Theatre 99 creates original, never-gonna-see-it-again hilarity every week. As “Charleston’s Home For Improv Comedy,” improv is our thang. We perform improvised plays based entirely on audience suggestions. It makes for the funniest theatre experience around.
Theatre 99 creates original, never-gonna-see-it-again hilarity every week. As “Charleston’s Home For Improv Comedy,” improv is our thang. We perform improvised plays based entirely on audience suggestions. It makes for the funniest theatre experience around.
Shows are typically PG-13, but since they are based on audience suggestion, you never know what will happen. There is adult language and innuendo in the shows. They are not in the “family friendly” category. We think shows are appropriate for 15 years and older.
Shows are typically PG-13, but since they are based on audience suggestion, you never know what will happen. There is adult language and innuendo in the shows. They are not in the “family friendly” category. We think shows are appropriate for 15 years and older.
Wit’s End
Wit’s End
3320 Rivers Ave, North Charleston, SC 29405
Exciting news! Wit’s End Comedy Lounge, the new premiere destination for all things comedy in South Carolina, is thrilled to announce its participation in Charleston Comedy Week 2025! This week-long celebration will feature Charleston’s finest comedians, both past and present, along with a few big surprises that are sure to delight comedy fans. Join us for an unforgettable week of laughter, delicious food, and fantastic cocktails at Wit’s End Comedy Lounge, where the best in comedy comes to life!
Exciting news! Wit’s End Comedy Lounge, the new premiere destination for all things comedy in South Carolina, is thrilled to announce its participation in Charleston Comedy Week 2025! This week-long celebration will feature Charleston’s finest comedians, both past and present, along with a few big surprises that are sure to delight comedy fans. Join us for an unforgettable week of laughter, delicious food, and fantastic cocktails at Wit’s End Comedy Lounge, where the best in comedy comes to life!
LOFI Brewing
LOFI Brewing
2038 Meeting Street Rd, North Charleston, SC 29405
Besides being an amazing local brewery, LoFi has also been promoting great shows in their space over the past few years including comedy. From album releases, to music trivia, to comedy nights to underground hip hop hangs, LoFi has made itself an important part of Charleston’s art scene and is helping to keep Charleston weird.
Besides being an amazing local brewery, LoFi has also been promoting great shows in their space over the past few years including comedy. From album releases, to music trivia, to comedy nights to underground hip hop hangs, LoFi has made itself an important part of Charleston’s art scene and is helping to keep Charleston weird.
week poster designed by AAron UtterbACk - @ron_roUte
Comedy week poster designed by AAron UtterbACk - @ron_roUte
37 John St.
32 Ann St. Charleston, SC 29403
280 Meeting St B, Charleston,
CHARLESTON MUSIC HALL
Maria Bamford
Maria Bamford is revered for her deeply personal and experimental comedy about mental illness. She’s the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Sure, I’ll Join Your Cult and is the star of four hour-long standup specials (Local Act, Weakness is the Brand, Old Baby and Maria Bamford: the special, special, special!) and the surreal, semi-autobiographical Netflix comedy series Lady Dynamite, about a comedian who suffers a nervous breakdown. Maria was the first female comic to have two half-hour Comedy Central Presents specials and starred alongside Patton Oswalt, Zach Galifianakis and Brian Posehn in The Comedians of Comedy. She also created and starred in the cult hit web series The Maria Bamford Show, in which she plays all the characters.
Patton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt continues to leave his distinctive imprint across all areas of entertainment, from his award-winning comedy specials to his many guest roles on television. His most recent comedy special We All Scream (which also marked his directorial debut) launched on Netflix last September and Oswalt was recently nominated for a Grammy for his comedy album. Last year, he starred in the Magnolia Pictures comedy I Love My Dad, winner of the Grand Jury and Audience awards at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival.
Dave Attell
1.23.25 8p 1.25.25 7p 1.26.25 7p
Dave Attell, the legendary stand-up comedian’s, new Netflix Comedy Special HOT CROSS BUNS premiered in March to huge numbers and rave reviews. He is best known as the host of Comedy Central’s INSOMNIAC WITH DAVE ATTELL, which gave him a cult following. He can next be seen in the Hulu series LIFE & BETH alongside Amy Schumer, Michael Rapaport, and Michael Cera. He can also be seen on BUMPING MICS with Jeff Ross, currently streaming on Netflix, and HBO’s CRASHING with Pete Holmes. His series DAVE’S OLD PORN ran for 2 seasons on Showtime, and his stand up series, DAVE ATTELL’S COMEDY UNDERGROUND, and his one hour special, ROAD WORK, were featured on Comedy Central. ROAD WORK is currently streaming on Paramount+.
MUSIC FARM
RIP CITY CHS
Rip City CHS is an experimental comedy/variety show that features original sketches, characters, music, performance art, and anything else in between. It’s basically Charleston SNL. The works are being performed for the first time for a live audience and the rotating cast keeps the show different every month. Rip City CHS is curated & produced by Nameless Numberhead (Henry Riggs & Maari Suorsa)
Sloppy Boys w MIDS
The Sloppy Boys are a “party rock” band from LA consisting of comedians Mike Hanford, Jeff Dutton and Tim Kalpakis. Prior to forming The Sloppy Boys, all three were writer-performers on the sketch comedy show “The Birthday Boys,” produced by Bob Odenkirk, which aired on IFC.
Together, the Boys have self-released three albums, Lifelong Vacation, Dancing on the Wind, and Paradiso. Their fourth, Sonic Ranch, was produced by Money Mark (Beastie Boys, Beck) at the legendary Sonic Ranch Studios in Texas. The entire process was captured by director Robert Holguin for his feature-length comedy-rock-doc Blood, Sweat and Beers or How The Sloppy Boys Made an Album on a Farm in West Texas.
The Sloppy Boys also host a weekly cocktail-making podcast, ranked a Top 3 Comedy Podcast by Vulture. New episodes drop every Friday.
Todd Barry
He’s appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ,The Late Show with David Letterman, Conan and Late Night With Seth Meyers and his acting credits include The Wrestler, Road Trip, Flight of the Concords, Chappelle’s Show, Spin City, Sex and the City. You may have heard his voice on the animated series Bob’s Burgers, Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Todd is also the author of the critically-acclaimed 2017 travel memoir Thank You For Coming To Hattiesburg.
1.23.25 8p 1.24.25 8:30p 1.25.25 8p BUY TICKETS!
Laughway to the Weekend
1.22.25 8p
Come laugh it up with us halfway to the weekend! This improv comedy show will feature 3 acts of hilarious improv and sketch comedy. Wednesday nights are a Charleston tradition that feature long form improv comedy. Every show is different and completely based on audience suggestions. Show is appropriate for 15 years and older. It is not “family friendly.”
Mary Kay Has a Posse
They’re back and celebrating 21 years together! Charleston’s original all-lady improv comedy group! Part talk show format (similar to The View), part long form improv, ALL funny! Bitingly witty, unpredictable, and politically incorrect, the ladies of “Posse Talk” break all the rules. “An unforgettable night of laughing ’til your face hurts.” Charleston City Paper. If you are easily offended or feel that a woman’s place is in the kitchen, stay home.
Doozy
This improv show features Dan O’Connor (Impro Theatre), Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones), Brandy Sullivan (Theatre 99) and Greg Tavares (Theatre 99) doing improvised scene after scene based entirely on audience suggestions. Buckle up because this show a doozy!
Clean Improv Show
Perfect for kids! Have you ever been to an improv show and thought, “I’d love to bring my 10 year old, but it’s just not clean enough for them”? Well, now we’ve got you covered! Theatre 99 is presenting a one hour hilarious short form show that is clean as a whistle. No need to take cover from “F” bombs. This show is chock-full of fun and is just as side-splittingly funny as what you’ve come to expect here at Theatre 99. All improv – all based on your suggestions.
1.23.25 7:30p 1.24.25 8p 1.25.25 6p 1.25.25 8p
No scripts! All improv! This high-energy comedy improv show is entirely based on your audience suggestion so every show is different. It’s the longest running show in Charleston. The Have Nots! (Timmy Finch, Brandy Sullivan and Greg Tavares) will perform their unique brand of improv comedy AND you never know who will join them on the stage! Come find out why critics say “The Have Nots! have it!”
Wit’s End
Luis J. Gomez
Luis J. Gomez is a comedian, writer, podcaster, and producer based out of New York City. He is most known for hosting the popular podcasts Legion of Skanks, The Regz and Real Ass Podcast. His television appearances include NBC’s “Last Comic Standing”, Comedy Central’s “Roast Battle”, TruTV’s “Comedy Knockout”, two seasons of NBC Seeso’s “What’s Your F@%king Deal?!”, “The Jim Gaffigan Show”, and more. Luis is a seasoned stand up who has performed his brand of edgy, in-your-face comedy all over the world! He was named a “Breakout Performer” at the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and has performed at the Moontower Festival and on Bert Kreischer ’s “Fully Loaded Tour”. Luis regularly appears on the largest podcasts in the world such as The Joe Rogan Experience, Kill Tony, The Tim Dillon Show, and Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast! In 2016, Luis started the GaS Digital Podcast Network with his good friend, and fellow podcaster, Ralph Sutton. That same year he co-created the comedy festival Skankfest which has now sold out 7 years in a row and has amassed a cult like following among comedy fans world wide!
Best of Charleston Stand Up
Get ready for an unforgettable night of laughter and excitement at the Best of Charleston! This is your chance to see these rising stars before they go on to bigger and better things. Join us for an evening filled with hilarious performances, unexpected twists, and non-stop entertainment. Whether you’re a comedy aficionado or just looking for a fun night out, this event is not to be missed!
Best of Atlanta Stand Up
Prepare for a night of side-splitting laughter as we bring you the Best of ATL! This show will highlight some of the absolute best comedians from one of the fastest-growing and hottest scenes in stand-up comedy: Atlanta! Expect an evening packed with hilarious performances from top-notch talent, and keep an eye out for some surprise guests who will make the night even more unforgettable.
Josh and Dan’s Stupid Secret Show
1.23.25 7/9p 1.24.25 8/10p 1.25.25 8p 1.25.25 10p
Get ready for a night of side-splitting laughter and unexpected surprises with Josh and Dan at the Stupid Secret Show! These two comedic powerhouses are teaming up to bring you an unforgettable evening of hilarity, wit, and pure entertainment. Josh Bates And Dan Sweeney are both comics who host the award winning podcast, Lowcountry Lowlifes. Be ready for a night of stand up acts, jugglers, musicians, and perhaps a live birth! Okay probably not that.
LOFI BREWING
Disco Karaoke Afterparties
Sing and dance to your favorite songs under the disco ball at LO-Fi. Aside from crafting Charleston’s lightest craft beer lineup, including its best selling Mexican Style Lager, LO-Fi Brewing has also become the breakout underground concert venue in Charleston. Expect food popups, disco lights, and other fun experiences at back-to-back after parties with COMPLETELY FREE ADMISSION.
