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Looking for a laugh? Here are eleven upcoming comedic performances where you can get a good laugh and save money. Please keep in mind, quantities are limited on tickets, so if you’re really interested, snag them while they’re still available!
Did you know? The Baltimore Improv Group, located at The BIG Theater on 1727 North Charles Street, Baltimore is a local nonprofit that offers FREE improv comedy, stand up and sketch shows just about every night of the week — check out their calendar here.
For a limited time, save up to 51% on tickets to a stand-up comedy show at Magooby’s Joke House at 9603 Deereco Road in Lutherville-Timonium.
Teddy Carpenter Takes the Mic
- Where: Baltimore Comedy Factory — 5625 O’Donnell Street, Baltimore
- When: March 14
- Times: 8pm
- Regular price: $22
- Discounted price: $14.50 Purchase your discount tickets here | Discounted tickets ($17.50) are also available through Groupon
Watching comedy veteran Teddy Carpenter perform when he’s in the “zone” is no different than watching Michael Jordan dunk or Jimi Hendrix jam. It’s the essence of (comic) genius: Every punchline hits, every glance devastates, every twitch and tic sends the crowd roaring, louder than ever. It has to be experienced to be believed. One of the legends of HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, Carpenter has gone on to tape four comedy specials for BET.
Comedian Big Jay Oakerson
- Where: Magooby’s Joke House — 9603 Deereco Road, Lutherville
- When: March 14, 15 & 16
- Time: 8pm on Thursday | 9:45pm on Friday & Saturday
- Regular price: $10
- Discounted price: $5 Purchase your discount tickets here
Stand-up comic Big Jay Oakerson has performed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, BET’s Comic View and P. Diddy’s The Bad Boys of Comedy on HBO. He recently performed in front of thousands of metal fans while hosting Rockstar Mayhem Fest. The New York Times called him a “Master of the Dirty Joke,” so you can be sure that he won’t hold back when he takes the stage.
Burlesque! The Sweet Spot Variety Show
- Where: Baltimore Soundstage – 124 Market Place, Baltimore
- When: March 17
- Time: 7pm
- Regular price: $25-$40
- Discounted price: $12.50-$20 Purchase your discount tickets here.
The Sweet Spot is the first-ever high-energy, heart-pounding, fist-pumping, laugh-out-loud “Pop Erotica” burlesque show in the world. Running in over 30 cities so far, this sensational theater production takes you on a lively adventure celebrating the sexier side of life. Get ready to experience the world’s best performance poets, live body-art models, sultry burlesque dancers, live music, fashion, comedy, games, giveaways and the most electrified host you have ever seen. All this mixed in with today’s Top 40 hits.
Whose Live Anyway?
- Where: The Modell Lyric – 140 W. Royal Avenue, Baltimore
- When: March 22
- Time: 8pm
- Regular price: $48 and up
- Discounted price: $31 Purchase your discount tickets here.
This touring version of Whose Line Is It Anyway? starring Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, Dave Foley, and Joel Murray, is 90 minutes of hilarious improvised comedy and song all based on audience suggestions. Audience participation is key to the show so bring your suggestions and you might be asked to join the cast onstage. Whose Live Anyway? showcases some of the improv games made famous on the long-running TV show as well as some exciting new ones. Appropriate for all ages.
Comedian Tony Roberts
- Where: Baltimore Comedy Factory — 5625 O’Donnell Street, Baltimore
- When: March 21, 22 & 23
- Times: 8pm on Thursday | 8pm & 10:30pm on Friday | 7pm, 9:30pm & 11:30pm on Saturday
- Regular price: $20 – $24
- Discounted price: $13 – $15.50 Purchase your discount tickets here | Discount ($16 – $19) is also available through Groupon
Known as the “Sergeant of Comedy,” Tony Roberts spent 10 years in the Army before embarking on a career in stand-up. He’s been seen on his own Showtime comedy special, Wired!, and on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, BET’s ComicView, as well as the syndicated hits Showtime at the Apollo and Mr. Box Office. When he’s not cracking audiences up across the nation and beyond, Roberts has also appeared in a number of films and toured the country with the stage plays If These Hips Could Talk and Ain’t Nothing Like Family.
Workaholics’ Eric Griffin
- Where: Magooby’s Joke House — 9603 Deereco Road, Lutherville
- When: March 22 & 23
- Time: 9:45pm on both nights
- Regular price: $20
- Discounted price: $5 Purchase your discount tickets here
Comedy Central’s Workaholics fans know and love him as series regular Montez, but comedian Erik Griffin is also a popular headliner at comedy clubs across the country. He’s also starred in his own Comedy Central special and released a comedy album, Technical Foul, while scoring appearances on Live at Gotham, Comics Unleashed and Showtime’s Comics Without Borders. Griffin also popped up on History Channel’s Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black.
Stress Free Friday Comedy
- Where: Sully’s Comedy Cellar — 9306 Harford Rd., Parkville
- When: March 29
- Time: 8:30pm
- Regular price: $17
- Discounted price: $10 Purchase your discount tickets here
BET alum Stacey Carver and some of his funny friends help audiences unwind from the week during a Friday of laughter.
NYC Comedy Invades Baltimore
- Where: Joe Squared — 33 W. North Avenue, Baltimore
- When: Every 2nd Saturday of the month
- Times: 7:30pm
- Regular price: $10
- Discounted price: $5 Purchase your discount tickets here
Jordan Raybould is a rising star on the New York comedy scene, and now he’s hitting Joe Squared in Baltimore to share the love. As if that weren’t enough reason to make you want to turn off the TV and head out for some real laughs, Jordan’s bringing some of his funny New York friends with him. They’re people you’ve seen on Comedy Central, MTV, Netflix and other places.
Girl Code Comedian Carly Aquilino
- Where: Magooby’s Joke House — 9603 Deereco Road, Lutherville
- When: April 11, 12 & 13
- Time: 9:45pm on both nights
- Regular price: $10 – $20
- Discounted price: $5 – $7.50 Purchase your discount tickets here
Carly Aquilino is a stand-up comedian described by audience members as “funny” and by her father as “a huge mistake.” As a New York native, she first stepped on stage at Gotham Comedy Club and has since been quickly rising in the comedy scene, performing at the most popular clubs in New York. Carly feels proud of having her stand-up featured on Sirius XM radio and is especially proud that she once made her grandma Marilyn laugh so hard that her teeth fell out. Carly also starred in MTV’s Girl Code.
Comedian Mike Britt
- Where: Magooby’s Joke House — 9603 Deereco Road, Lutherville
- When: April 19 & 20
- Time: 9:45pm on both nights
- Regular price: $20
- Discounted price: $5 Purchase your discount tickets here
Mike Britt has appearanced on the Late Show with David Letterman, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Def Comedy Jam and his own Comedy Central special. In addition to bringing down the house at the famed Just For Laughs festival, “Mike B.” has also entertained comedy fans all over the United States and as far away as Jamaica and Holland on the Just For Laughs Canadian Comedy Tour.
Brewery Comedy Tour
- Where: Valhalla Brewing Company – 41 Cherry Hill Rd., Elkton
- When: May 3
- Time: 8pm
- Regular price: $20
- Discounted price: $10 Purchase your discount tickets here
Laughs are on tap for this nationwide tour that has already hit 900 breweries across the U.S. More than a dozen New York and L.A. stand-ups are currently on the road, sampling the local fare, local brews and providing the finest and funniest in comedy entertainment. This stop at Valhalla Brewing Co in Elkton is set to feature a lineup whose credits include top festivals, TV and major club appearances.
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