Category Archives: Comedy

Atsuko Okatsuka: Full Grown Tour at the Clarice, Jan 30

Atsuko Okatsuka: Full Grown Tour at the Clarice, Jan 30

The University of Maryland and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center present:
Atsuko Okatsuka: Full Grown Tour

Thursday, January 30, 2025 • 8PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

The meteoric rise of Atsuko Okatsuka serves as proof that she is one of the few stand-up comedians who can cross over from online viral sensation to big stage showstopper. From her quick-witted breakout 2019 comedy set taped during an earthquake; to her award-winning 2022 debut HBO special The Intruder, directed by Tig Notaro; to a recent front-cover joint interview with her inspiration Margaret Cho in The New York Times Magazine, Okatsuka and her signature bowl-cut hairdo are inescapably, delightfully everywhere. Now Okatsuka brings her sharp and sweetly naive humor to The Clarice. Get ready for an intimate evening of outrageous jokes and incisive storytelling from this undeniable superstar-in-the-making!

Tickets: $30-$60 Public, $10 Student. Click here.

Cabaret Noir at the Publick Playhouse, Jan 25

Cabaret Noir at the Publick Playhouse, Jan 25

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse presents:
Happenstance Theatre’s
Cabaret Noir: A Film Noir Inspired Theatrical Montage

Saturday, January 25, 2025, 7:00pm

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse.

Cabaret Noir is a series of dark, comic vignettes featuring Femmes Fatales and fedoras, trench coats and torch songs, intrigue, suspense, and shadows. Happenstance Theater’s ensemble mesmerizes in a virtuosic display of physical comedy, object manipulation, and period style, with music played on multiple instruments, and characters costumed in vintage attire. Happenstance Theater, winner of five Helen Hayes Awards, has been called “DC’s leading peddler of whimsy” by the Washington Post.

$25 general, $20 student/senior. Click here.

Bangin’ in Bowie at the Bowie CPA, Nov 30

Bangin’ in Bowie at the Bowie CPA, Nov 30

Joe Clair and Friends presents the Bangin’ in Bowie Comedy

Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 7pm & 9:30pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Joe Clair and Friends presents the Bangin’ in Bowie Comedy Series, this month featuring the Legendary Marsha Warfield with special guests Mike Bonner and Monique Latice! Plus, there will be live music by Sound of the City, featuring Precious Joubert and DJ Two Tone Jones, and food by Sides BBQ and Catering!

Tickets: $35 to $50. Click here.

The Importance of Being Earnest at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Nov 1-16

The Importance of Being Earnest at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Nov 1-16

Greenbelt Arts Center presents:
The Importance of Being Earnest
A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
By Oscar Wilde
Directed by Stephen Cox
Produced by Alan Duda

November 1 – 16, 2024
Fri. & Sat. at 8pm; Sun. at 2pm

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

The Importance of Being Earnest is an absolutely hilarious comedy from the supremely witty pen of Oscar Wilde. It skewers the exaggerated, prim manners of Victorian society and the follies of ascribing too much importance to fanciful surface ideals.

Ticket prices: $24 General Admission, $22 Seniors/Military, $12 Student/Youth. Buy tickets here.