Have a Beer and a Laugh!

Sat, Jan 5, 2019

Loft Debut

January 11 – January 12

Adam Cayton-Holland

truTV’s “Those Who Can’t”, “CONAN”, “The Late Late Show with James Corden”, Viceland’s “Flophouse”, Comedy Central’s “@midnight”

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ with guardian for early shows.

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS

Fri, Jan 11, 2019

Sat, Jan 12, 2019

with:

The Cellar

January 11 – January 12

Jay Nog From MTV, John Moses From Gotham Comedy Live, And J-L Cauvin From The Late Late Show

with John Moses and J-L Cauvin

3 Great Comedians for the price of 1! Credits include Gotham City Live, MTV, Nat Geo, The Late Late Show, Sirius XM’s Raw Dog Channel.

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

21+ for late shows. 18+ with guardian for early shows.

Fri, Jan 11, 2019

Sat, Jan 12, 2019

The Cellar

January 11 – January 12

Paid Or Pain

As heard on Sirius XM

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

21+ for late shows. 18+ with guardian for early shows.

less

Fri, Jan 11, 2019

10:00 PM

Sat, Jan 12, 2019

10:00 PM

Special Event

January 12

Bier Baron’s 2nd Annual Cask Festival

For our 8th anniversary we bring back our an annual cask competition from breweries from across the country.

Attendees will receive a keepsake glass and be able to get a pour from each of the casks. You will also vote on which is the best cask with the winning brewery receiving a plaque as “The Best In Cask” and a matching plaque will be displayed in the bar for all to see.

Over the next few months we will be releasing more details about participating breweries and what their cask submissions will be.

FAQs:
-Why are you guys doing this event?
Partly because it is a way to celebrate our Anniversary starting this year and going forward. It also plays into one of the most important aspects of craft beer to us, that it is a community. Nothing is more about the craft beer community to us than being able to gather and discuss/sample beer with groups.

-How many casks will be there?
Our goal to have 30-35 casks at our 2019 festival. We want to be sure everyone gets a chance to try all the casks and also that we are not over serving anyone.

-What size will the pours be?
Each pour will be 5 ounces. After 20+ cask pours, trust us…5 ounces will be enough.

-What size are the casks? Will there be enough for everyone?
Most casks will be firkins. We have the pour size and limit 1 pour per person per cask so that everyone will get the opportunity to try all of the casks.

-What is included in the VIP tickets?
VIP Tickets will include a food voucher for $20 in food, reserved tables for your group, and other goodies to take home, and a complimentary ticket to a future beer event or dinner.

-Where will check in be?
We will have a table set out for check in right in front of the hotel/tavern (weather permitting). We will also have all of your “swag” and such there when you check in. If it is too cold, we will have check in in our upper bar. If you do not check in, you won’t be able to sample the beers. VIP ticket holders will have a separate check in table in order to spend up the process for them. Again this will be placed either outside or in the front of the bar depending on the weather. Check in for VIP tickets will also be 30 minutes earlier than general admission.

-What do we get at check in?
Your keepsake sampling glass, a wristband for sampling, and a punch/voting card for the event.

-What is the punch card for?
To make sure everyone is able to sample the casks we are limiting it to 1 pour per cask. Each punch card will have the breweries on it and will be punched once they are sampled. On the back of the cards will be spaces to write tasting notes and on the bottom will be where you fill in your votes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place casks. Once you have sampled all of the casks we ask that you turn in your cards so that we can tally all of the votes.

-Why are we voting?
We will be awarding plaques for Gold, Silver, and Bronze casks for the event. We will also be posting the annual results in the bar each year.

-What will we do for designated drivers for this event?
We will offer free entry and sodas for any designated drivers. However, that means NO sampling of beers.

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS.

Sat Jan 12 2019, 12:00 PM

January 13

Profs And Pints Presents: “The Tet Offensive: A 360-Degree View”

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS.

“The Tet Offensive: A 360-Degree View,” with Erik Villard, digital military historian for the US Army Center of Military History and author of Staying the Course: U.S. Army Combat Operations in Vietnam, Oct. 1967 to Sept. 1968.

January 30th marks the anniversary of the Tet Offensive, the massive North Vietnamese and Viet Cong military campaign that challenged President Johnson’s assertions that the US could see a light at the end of the tunnel in Vietnam.

Join Erik Villard, a leading scholar of that offensive, for a talk examining it not just from America’s perspective, but the perspectives of the North Vietnamese, Viet Cong, South Vietnamese, and the civilians caught in the middle.

He’ll discuss in detail the series of military attacks that the Viet Cong and their North Vietnamese allies launched at the end of January 1968. The campaign helped trigger a general uprising in South Vietnam that sowed chaos and destruction across its urban landscape and disrupted allied pacification programs just beginning to take hold in rural areas. It shook the foundation of the South Vietnamese state and forced the United States to reevaluate its military calculations in Southeast Asia.

For the enemy, however, such achievements came at a staggering cost in terms of lives, manpower, and material. he Tet offensive failed to cripple the South Vietnamese government or convince the United States to abandon its ally. As the dust settled, President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered his military commanders to press ahead with their current strategy unchanged apart from some short-term tactical adjustments and a modest increase in the U.S. troop deployment.

Drawing upon nearly two decades of research, Dr. Erik Villard will discuss the causes and consequences of the Tet Offensive in a talk that challenges the conventional interpretation of Tet and dispels some of our most stubborn myths about it.

Sun Jan 13 2019, 6:00 PM

January 14

Profs And Pints Presents: Dealing With Disaster

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“Dealing with Disaster,” with Joseph Fiksel, emeritus professor of integrated systems engineering and co-founder of the Sustainable and Resilient Economy program at The Ohio State University, author of Resilient by Design.

What have Americans learned from a 20-year string of disasters, including hurricanes, forest fires, tsunamis, oil spills, bridge collapses, gas explosions, and deliberate acts of terrorism and sabotage? Are we adequately prepared for the next crisis even though we cannot predict what it will be?

When a catastrophe does occur, we declare an emergency and rush to aid the victims, but the memory fades quickly and we return to business as usual, distracted by more immediate financial or political pressures. How can we do better?

There is a growing realization in both government and industry that we need to strengthen the resilience of our economic systems and urban communities, as well as the infrastructures that support them. In a complex, tightly-connected and volatile world, it is impossible to protect against all possible disruptions. Technological systems such as machines, buildings, and industrial supply chains are especially vulnerable to unexpected events. One promising route is to borrow from nature’s designs, which are inherently resilient and adapt to changing conditions. For example, we can develop “distributed systems,” which eschew centralized operations in favor of smaller-scale, independent units.

Start your new year by looking ahead with an expert who has worked with dozens of organizations to develop and implement strategies for resilience and sustainability. You will come away with a new appreciation of how critical systems can be made resilient in the face of economic turbulence, governmental dysfunction, global conflict, and climate change.

Mon Jan 14 2019, 6:00 PM

Free Show

January 15 – February 12

Pass The Mic – Presented By The Comedy Block

Tuesdays just got a whole lot better! Come pass the time with great food, 2-for-1 drink specials and price giveaways while it’s ABSOLUTELY FREE. But wait there’s more! We are looking for diverse improv/sketch groups to share the stage as well, so if you want a chance on stage, send us a shout!

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2 item minimum

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

Tue, Jan 15, 2019

8:00 PM Tue, Jan 22, 2019 8:00 PM

Tue, Jan 29, 2019 8:00 PM

Tue, Feb 5, 2019 8:00 PM

Tue, Feb 12, 2019 8:00 PM

Free Show The Cellar

January 16

DC Comedy Loft Open Mic Night

The DC Comedy Loft’s Official Open Mic Night! A FREE comedy show featuring some of the DMV’s funniest comics. Along with the comedy show you can order dinner and drink from our renowned beer selection! Come enjoy the show! (This is a prebooked show. For questions about the lineup or for time, email: comedyloftmic@gmail.com)

2 item minimum

Wed Jan 16 2019, 8:00 PM

January 17

Comedy Wars

DMV Comedy Wars- 3 teams (DC, MD, VA) go head- to head- to head in a battle for local comedy supremacy.

YOU as the audience get to vote for winners and provide SHAME to the losers- nerf balls, spaghetti, and silly string have been used before to shame third place finishers.

$10, silly string included

Featured in Washington Post:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2018/07/19/d-c-comedians-get-weird-with-these-12-shows/

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2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

Thu Jan 17 2019, 8:00 PM

The Cellar Loft Debut

January 18 – January 19

On The Verge Spotlight: Jourdain Fisher

BET’s “50 Central”, The New York Comedy Festival, Laughing Skull Festival, and Laugh Your Asheville Off.

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS.

Fri, Jan 18, 2019

7:30 PM 10:00 PM

Sat, Jan 19, 2019

7:30 PM 10:00 PM

January 20

Profs And Pints Presents: “Nation Of Drunkards”

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“Nation of Drunkards,” a history of alcohol in America, with Matthew R. Pembleton, adjunct lecturer at American University, fellow at the DC Policy Center, and author ofContaining Addiction: The Federal Bureau of Narcotics and the Origins of America’s Global Drug War.

The United States has often been described as a “nation of drunkards.” The (often excessive) consumption of alcohol is as American as apple pie, but so, too, are intense arguments about the harm and impact of drink on American life.

Drinking patterns and public attitudes toward alcohol and intoxication have changed dramatically over time, in ways that can teach us a lot about American culture and society. The same nation that once consumed an average of five to seven gallons of liquor per person per year also embarked on the hopeless quest of Prohibition and launched a War on Drugs.

How do we make sense of these contradictions in the American character? Let Profs and Pints show you American history through the saloon door and the bottom of a bottle, and learn about the rise, fall, and return of alcohol in America.

The talk will take you from the Whiskey Rebellion to the Craft Beer Revolution. You’ll revisit George Washington and the rise of the distilling industry, Johnny Appleseed and the ubiquity of hard cider, the Market Revolution and the Great Whiskey Binge, nativism and the Lager Beer Riots, Temperance and the women’s movement, Prohibition, and the renaissance of American brewing.

Sun Jan 20 2019, 6:00 PM

January 22

Profs And Pints Presents: “Bugs, Drugs, Evolution And Medicine”

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“Bugs, Drugs, Evolution and Medicine,” with Rui Diogo, associate professor of anatomy at Howard University’s College of Medicine and resource faculty member at George Washington University’s Center for the Advanced Study of Hominid Paleobiology.

Evolutionary medicine is a rapidly growing field that uses knowledge from evolutionary biology to better understand, prevent and treat disease. It’s offering an understanding of why our bodies are what they are, which allows us to have a better understanding of ‘imperfections’ that make us particularly vulnerable to certain diseases or sport injuries. It factors prominently into discussions of antibiotics, vaccines, obesity, and “poop treatments” to build the immunity of babies.

It’s also highly controversial. It remains on the fringes of pre-medical and medical education in the United States, a nation where medical students are not required to accept the theory of evolution, and many don’t. New genetic data is being used—often by people without adequate knowledge and scientific background—to try enhance the human body and build “superhumans.” Misunderstood science has revived old prejudices, to try to justify discriminatory treatment of immigrants and other groups.

Professor Diogo, who in November delivered a great Profs and Pints talk on evolution and racism, returns to the stage to give us an understanding of evolutionary medicine and its implications. He’ll discuss how it factors into worries about the impact of overmedication, a huge problem in the United States. He’ll talk about how it has played a role in medical developments such as the growing reluctance of doctors to give antibiotics to babies and their deliberate exposure of babies to fecal bacteria from their mothers. We’ll learn how environmental factors in the womb and elsewhere can switch genes on or off, leading to obesity and other problems, and how certain genetic factors can leave us particularly vulnerable to certain diseases or sports injuries.

You’ll leave with a much greater understanding of medicine and your own body.

Tue Jan 22 2019, 6:30 PM

January 23

Profs And Pints Presents: “Hamilton’s History Remix”

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“Hamilton’s History Remix,” with Richard Bell, associate professor of history at the University of Maryland.

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical was completely sold out at the Kennedy Center this past summer, and many of us have the triple-platinum cast album playing on repeat. Its crafty lyrics, hip-hop tunes, and big, bold story have even rejuvenated interest in the real lives and true histories that Hamilton: The Musical puts center stage.

Join Richard Bell, who previously wowed Profs and Pints audiences with his talks on Benjamin Franklin and on African Americans in the American Revolution, for a great examination of the history underlying the musical. In a talk aimed at people who’ve seen the show or know the soundtrack, he’ll explore the Hamilton phenomenon to reveal what its success tells us about the marriage of history and show business.

We’ll learn what this amazing musical got right and got wrong about Alexander Hamilton, the American Revolution, and the birth of the United States, and why that matters. We’ll examine some of the choices Hamilton’s creators made to simplify, dramatize, and humanize the complicated events and stories on which the show is based.

We will also talk about Hamilton’s cultural impact: what does its runaway success reveal about the stories we tell each other about who we are and about the nation we made?

Wed Jan 23 2019, 6:00 PM

Special Event

January 23

Good Joke/Bad Joke Bingo

Good Joke/Bad Joke Bingo

Part Stand-Up, part Game Show! Random numbers control what joke or story Shawn Wickens (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Mr. Robot, OITNB) tells. Some jokes are great. Some are not. The audience can follow along on bingo cards to win prizes. All prizes are hilariously bad!
Co-hosted by Lex Morales

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS.

Wed Jan 23 2019, 7:00 PM

with:

Special Event Loft Debut

January 25 – January 26

Christopher Titus: AMERIGEDDON Tour

with Rachel Bradley

Fox’s “Titus”, Comedy Central, Seven 90 Minute Specials

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ with guardian for early shows.

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS

Fri, Jan 25, 2019

7:00 PM 9:45 PM

Sat, Jan 26, 2019

7:00 PM 9:45 PM

with:

The Cellar Loft Debut

January 25 – January 26

Teddy Ray And Biniam Bizuneh

with Von Michael , Teddy Ray and Biniam Bizuneh

MTV’s “Wild ‘n Out”, Comedy Central’s “How To Be Broke”, Viceland, BET’s “Comic View”

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS.

Fri, Jan 25, 2019

Sat, Jan 26, 2019

7:30 PM 9:45 PM

January 27

Profs And Pints Presents: “Getting Congress Beyond Gridlock”

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“Getting Congress Beyond Gridlock,” with David Barker, professor of government and director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University.

If “politics is the art of compromise,” Capitol Hill is no Louvre.

Why is the US Congress so often so gridlocked? How can productive bipartisan negotiation be achieved in such a polarized era? Does the historically unique 116th Congress offer any hope?

Professor David Barker will discuss findings from several studies he has conducted over the past few years that shed light on the causes of modern political gridlock.

He’ll describe how gridlock has blossomed due to increases in education, the infusion of questions of morality into political debates, the emergence of “identity” politics, partisan media consumption, and what lawmakers perceive as electoral or cultural threats.

And he’ll discuss how these trends affect Democrats and Republicans in different ways.

Dr. Barker also will talk about how well-intentioned institutional reforms—such as the elimination of earmarks—have tied the hands of legislative negotiators.

Finally, he will examine whether the unique features of the 116th congress offer opportunities for bipartisan cooperation, and predict what we generally can expect to see happening in Congress over the next two years.

Sun Jan 27 2019, 6:00 PM

January 30

Profs And Pints: “Lessons From Dead Sheep”

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“Lessons from Dead Sheep,” a hilarious discussion of public perceptions and misperceptions of science with Dr. Adam Ruben, molecular biologist, comedian, and host of the Science Channel’s Outrageous Acts of Science.

In February 1997, Scottish scientists announced the birth of the first mammal cloned from an adult cell, a sheep named Dolly. As with any scientific breakthrough, some members of the public celebrated her birth, while others felt we had crossed a line into a brave new world, with military-grade human clones just around the corner.

While many valid objections to human cloning exist, much of the public’s fear of Dolly was based on a fundamental, science-fictional misunderstanding of cloning. This perception gap thwarts many branches of science, since a correct understanding of technology is not a prerequisite for forming an opinion about it.

Come hear the hilarious Dr. Adam Ruben discuss what controversies over experiments and research findings tell us about how the public views science and scientists. Using Dolly as a lens, he’ll describe failures and successes of science perception. He’ll discuss the archetype of the “mad scientist” and how we can use open communication to teach children that scientists do not all fit the stereotype of the insane, white-haired chemist holding an Erlenmeyer flask of bubbling green fluid.

You might leave thinking that a lot of experimentation you had feared really isn’t all that baaaaaaaaad.

Wed Jan 30 2019, 6:00 PM

January 30

Manon Mathews

Vine, Youtube, Just for Laughs

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS.

Wed Jan 30 2019, 7:00 PM

January 31

Profs And Pints Presents: “Elections In The Trump Era”

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“Elections in the Trump Era,” with John Sides, professor of political science at George Washington University and co-author of Identity Crisis: The 2016 Presidential Campaign and the Battle for the Meaning of America.

How did Donald Trump win the 2016 election, and what does that mean for the future of party politics in the United States?

Was the election more about racial anxiety, or economic anxiety? Should Democrats blame their loss on James Comey or Russian propaganda? Why did Democrats rebound so quickly in 2018, and what does that mean for 2020?

Professor Sides tackled such question in Identity Crisis, a new book that provides an in-depth account of the presidential election that defied the predictions of pundits and pollsters.

He’ll draw upon hard data and social-science evidence to discuss his key findings. Among them: Even before Trump ran for office, the Democratic and Republican parties were moving further apart on race and immigration. It was racial anxiety, not economic anxiety, that became more important to voters in 2016, to the extent that racial anxiety even drove economic anxiety. Since the Trump presidency, party divides over race and immigration have gotten even worse.

Professor Sides will show how understanding American politics today–and for the future–means understanding identity politics.

Thu Jan 31 2019, 6:00 PM

with:

January 31

Super Spectacular Comedy Show For Youth Opportunity With Jason Weems

with Grassroots Comedy DC

2 item minimum — ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS.

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Young adulthood. It’s something that’s uncomfortable, awkward and difficult for pretty much everyone except Justin Bieber- even for those who are privileged. For those from low-income families, it’s made even harder with youth not receiving the social, academic, and career skills needed for a prosperous life.

Grassroots Comedy DC has seen enough, which is why we’re partnering with the Latin American Youth Center (LAYC) to raise funds to support their mission to empower a diverse population of youth to achieve a successful transition to adulthood. As always, we’re going to do it the way we know best- a hilarious comedy show.

This show will be headlined by Baltimore comedy legend Jason Weems from NBC, HBO and FOX. As a semifinalist on Last Comic Standing and fresh off his new stand-up special “Unknown,” Jason brings the funny like very few can. He’s spent many years working with kindergartners, which has left him with severe panic attacks and has shaped his humor in a very unique way that is ideal for a show that supports youth. With this, and for a cause that is the future of humanity, it seems absurd NOT to attend. So grab a future oriented, youth friendly friend or five and come on out for this awesome night of meaningful hilarity!

Check Jason Weems out at: http://jasonweemscomedy.com/

Read more about our partner for this event at: Latin American Youth Center.

Thu Jan 31 2019, 7:30 PM

with:

February 01 – February 02

Saturday Night Live Reunion: Jeff Richards/Dean Edwards

with Harris Stanton , Jon Yeager , Dean Edwards and Jeff Richards

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

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS.

Fri, Feb 1, 2019

Sat, Feb 2, 2019

The Cellar Loft Debut

February 01 – February 02

On The Verge Spotlight: JC Currais

ABC, FOX, “Rooftop Comedy”, HBO, “Last Call with Carson Daly” and “Conan”.

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS.

Fri, Feb 1, 2019

Sat, Feb 2, 2019

February 03

Profs And Pints Presents: “Ancient Chinese Philosophy”

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“Ancient Chinese Philosophy,” with Justin Jacobs, associate professor of history at American University and scholar of ancient China and the Silk Road.

Tuesday, February 5th ushers in the Chinese New Year. Why not put yourself in the right mindset with a Profs and Pints talk on ancient Chinese philosophers, who left an enduring legacy still with us today?

Your guide to understanding these leading thinkers will be Justin Jacobs, who previously left Profs and Pints audiences spellbound with his talks on the Silk Road and “the real Indiana Jones.”

He’ll introduce some of the most important thinkers from ancient China—including Confucius, Mozi, Mencius, Xunzi, Zhuangzi, and Han Feizi—and he’ll discuss how they tried to change the world they lived in. He’ll examine what they had to say about the meaning of life, the role of the state, the importance of civilization, relationships among people, and how to gain and maintain power.

His talk also will cover one of the most violent and innovative periods in Chinese history—the Warring States era of 475–221 B.C.—and how its conclusion ushered in the age of empires in East Asia.

You’ll enter the Year of the Pig with the insights of a great professor, starting it off right.

Sun Feb 3 2019, 6:00 PM

February 07 – December 05

DC Gurly Show

The DC Gurly Show is the District’s oldest Queer burlesque troupe, producing our peerless performances for almost 14 years. Our mission is to foster an encouraging and supportive community of performers and fans in and around the nation’s Capital. DCGS welcomes individuals all shapes, sizes, colors, and orientations, and is an open, safe space for novice and seasoned performers alike to grow in all aspects of Burlesque stage craft. We are also dedicated to giving back to our local community through our popular Fund-Raise the Roof Shows, raising over $8,000 dollars for a wide variety of local charities in only 2 years!

So if you’ve ever wanted to get up on stage, or you just want to watch us do it, make sure that you don’t miss our monthly performances, taking place the first Thursday of every month, right here at the Bier Baron Tavern and Comedy Loft!

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2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS.

Thu, Feb 7, 2019

The Cellar Loft Debut

February 08 – February 09

Dan LaMorte

FOX’s Red Eye, NBC Universal’s COZI TV, AXS TV’s Gotham Comedy Live, TBS’ New York Comedy Festival, DC Underground Comedy Festival

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ with guardian for early shows.

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS

Fri, Feb 8, 2019

Sat, Feb 9, 2019

Loft Debut

February 08 – February 09

Jeff Dye

NBC’s “Better Late Than Never”, “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”, “Last Comic Standing”, Comedy Central Presents special, MTV.

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ with guardian for early shows.

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS

Fri, Feb 8, 2019

Sat, Feb 9, 2019

Special Event Loft Debut

February 09

K-VON: Once You Go Persian..

K-VON: “Once You Go Persian…”
(Comedy Show + Book Signing Tour)

From MTV’s “Disaster Date,” NBC’s ‘Last Comic Standing,’ Netflix, Showtime

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

PG-13 material; minors allowed with a guardian.

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS.

Sat Feb 9 2019, 5:00 PM

February 10

Profs And Pints Presents: “The Love Lecture”

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“The Love Lecture,” with Laura Papish, assistant professor of philosophy at George Washington University and teacher of a seminar on the philosophy of love, sex, and friendship.

Who wrote the book of love? Why does love have to be so sad? Is it a thin line between love and hate?

On a more serious note, how does our society’s understanding of love and romantic love shape our experience of it? Why do we think of love as mysterious and irrational? Do those we love need to be lovable?

Is love necessarily a morally good thing, or can it actually make it harder for us to be good?

Hear such questions fielded by Laura Papish, assistant professor of philosophy at George Washington University and teacher of a seminar on the philosophy of love, sex, and friendship.

Feel free to show up if you are lovelorn, love-stricken, or just love to hear interesting conversation over good food and good beer.

Sun Feb 10 2019, 6:00 PM

Live Taping Loft Debut

February 14

Here We Are Podcast

This is a live recording of the Here We Are Podcast for Stitcher Network.

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS.

Thu Feb 14 2019, 7:30 PM

The Cellar Loft Debut

February 15 – February 16

Shane Mauss

Conan, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Showtime, Comedy Central ‘Presents’ and ‘This Is Not Happening’

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS.

Fri, Feb 15, 2019

Sat, Feb 16, 2019

Special Event

February 16

Comedy School Graduation!

Come see the first DC Comedy Loft Comedy School students graduate! These comics will have been through 6 weeks of rigorous writing, practice, and feedback, and are taking the Loft stage for the first time ever. Hosted by teacher and comedian veteran, Robert Mac, it’s sure to be a delightful evening!

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2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS.

Sat Feb 16 2019, 7:00 PM

with:

The Cellar

February 21

Greg Stone

with Kandace Saunders

NBC’s America’s Got Talent, TruTV’s “Friends of the People,” AXS TV’s “Gotham Comedy Live”

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS.

Thu Feb 21 2019, 8:00 PM

February 21 – February 23

Bob Nelson

Tonight Show, David Letterman, Grand Ole Opry

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS.

Thu, Feb 21, 2019

Fri, Feb 22, 2019

Sat, Feb 23, 2019

Loft Debut

February 22 – February 23

Ralph Harris

Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, HBO Special, TGIF’s “On Our Own”

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ with guardian for early shows.

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Fri, Feb 22, 2019

Sat, Feb 23, 2019

February 25

Profs And Pints Presents: “Trapped In The Earth”

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“Trapped in the Earth,” with Alyssa Warrick, public historian and former instructor at Mississippi State University and guide at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky.

The soccer team members recently rescued from a cave in Thailand were hardly the first to be trapped deep below. Come hear the tale of Floyd Collins, whose 1925 entrapment in Kentucky led to nationwide changes in environmental conservation and served as a cautionary tale for how not to conduct cave rescues.

From the 1890s to the 1920s, rural landowners in south-central Kentucky sought to make money by guiding visitors to their region through the caves beneath their feet. They descended into a ruthless competition for tourist dollars known as the “Cave Wars,” which at times involved breaking into caves owned by their rivals to destroy precious stalactites and stalagmites. Among their chief prizes was Mammoth Cave, which, despite being a natural wonder, was not seen as large enough to be worthy of the national park status conferred upon Western sites such the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and Yosemite. It was managed at the time by the husband of a Washington socialite.

In February 1925, Floyd Collins, a local cave owner, became trapped in a cave while exploring it. The effort to rescue him was the biggest human interest story of the year and would eventually inspire songs, movies, and even an off-Broadway musical. It failed, however, to bring salvation to poor Floyd, who died during the rescue effort. His body was eventually hauled out and put on display by the dentist who purchased the cave Collins had owned. The death of Collins convinced many that the area’s poor locals did not know how to manage the caves, eventually inspiring Congress to establish Mammoth Cave National Park. It also transformed cave exploration in ways designed to prevent such mishaps. Come to the Bier Baron Tavern to hear from a scholar of the incident and its impact.

Mon Feb 25 2019, 6:00 PM

Special Event

February 27

The Bugle Podcast

10 Years Podcasting ● 300+ Episodes ● 70m+ Global Downloads

2 item (Food and Beverage) minimum

Doors close at showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

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Wed Feb 27 2019, 7:30 PM

February 28

Super Spectacular Comedy Show For Affordable Housing

2 item minimum — Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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Housing. It’s something you’d think all humans should be able to have- like food, water, and an ex’s Netflix password. With housing prices so high they could be in a Snoop Dog video, it’s harder now than ever before to afford a place to live. If you’re managing to find a way to pay for it, you’re one of the lucky ones- a 2018 regional census counted 6,904 homeless people in D.C. No joke there.

Grassroots Comedy DC has seen enough, which is why we’re partnering once again with our friends at with Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C., for a night of fundraising and hilarity, where we can all go back to our homes knowing that we’ve helped others in our community do the same.

Headliner to be announced! Check out our partner for this event: Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C.

Thu Feb 28 2019, 7:30 PM

Pop Up Comedy Show The Cellar

February 28

Trevor Wallace

All Def Digital, Buzzfeed, Unilad, Funny or Die, Super Deluxe, Fusion TV, Worldstar Hip Hop & MTV2

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

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Thu Feb 28 2019, 7:30 PM

The Cellar

February 28 – March 02

Alex Hooper And Chris James

America’s Got Talent, Comedy Central’s “Roast Battles 2”, Funny or Die’s Comics to Follow, Fox’s New Girl, TVLand, Nickelodeon

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ with guardian for early shows.

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Thu, Feb 28, 2019

Fri, Mar 1, 2019

Sat, Mar 2, 2019

with:

Loft Debut

March 01 – March 02

Derek Gaines And Monroe Martin

with Trevor Wallace

NBC’s “Will and Grace”, Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central’s “Adam Devine’s House Party”, MTV’s “Guy Code” “Broke A$$ Game Show” and “Joking OFF”, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

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Fri, Mar 1, 2019

Sat, Mar 2, 2019

The Cellar

March 08 – March 09

Rick Glassman

NBC’s “Undateable,” Netflix’s “A Futile and Stupid Gesture”

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

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Fri, Mar 8, 2019

Sat, Mar 9, 2019

Special Event Loft Debut

March 08 – March 09

Jonathan Kite

2 Broke Girls, American Dad

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

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Fri, Mar 8, 2019

Sat, Mar 9, 2019

Loft Debut

March 08 – March 09

Quinn Dahle From

The Tonight Show, Showtime, Comedy Central, Lopez Tonight and Carson Daly

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ with guardian for early shows.

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Fri, Mar 8, 2019

Sat, Mar 9, 2019

with:

The Cellar Loft Debut

March 14 – March 16

Amy Miller

with Geoffrey Asmus

Last Comic Standing. Portland’s Funniest 2013 and 2015, Viceland, Doug Loves Movies

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ with guardian for early shows.

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Thu, Mar 14, 2019

7:30 PM

Fri, Mar 15, 2019

Sat, Mar 16, 2019

March 22 – March 23

Justin Hires

MacGyver, Rush Hour (TV)

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

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Fri, Mar 22, 2019

Sat, Mar 23, 2019

with:

The Cellar Loft Debut

March 22 – March 23

On The Verge Spotlight: Catherine Cohen

with Maher Matta

“5 Comics to Watch in 2018”- Time Out NY

“an amazing voice. And She’s really f—– funny”- The Village Voice

“Follow Catherine Cohen while you’re young”- Vulture

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

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Fri, Mar 22, 2019

Sat, Mar 23, 2019

March 29 – March 30

Kelly Terranova

CMT, ESPN

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

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Fri, Mar 29, 2019

Sat, Mar 30, 2019

Loft Debut

March 29 – March 30

Comedian CP

Comedy Central’s “Detroiters”, HBO’s “All Def Comedy”, MTV’s “World Star TV”, Empire

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

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Fri, Mar 29, 2019

Sat, Mar 30, 2019

The Cellar

April 04

Alex Powers

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

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Thu Apr 4 2019, 8:00 PM

Loft Debut

April 05 – April 07

Adam Newman

Late Show with David Letterman, John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show, Gotham Comedy Live, Comedy Central’s The Half Hour, Amazon, HBO’s Last Week Tonight and Silicon Valley, TruTV’s Adam Ruins Everything, Comics Unleashed, MTV’s The CollegeHumor Show, Comedy Central’s @midnight.

2 item minimum

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

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

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Fri, Apr 5, 2019

Sat, Apr 6, 2019

Sun, Apr 7, 2019

7:00 PM

Special Event

April 05

Jon Reep

HAROLD AND KUMAR: ESCAPE FROM GUANTANAMO BAY, LAST COMIC STANDING, CMT, Comedy Central’s PREMIUM BLEND and COMEDY CENTRAL PRESENTS

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

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Fri Apr 5 2019, 7:30 PM

The Cellar

April 05 – April 06

Malcolm Hatchett

Kill Tony Podcast, DeathSquad

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

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Fri, Apr 5, 2019

Sat, Apr 6, 2019

April 12

Boast Rattle

Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, The Kennedy Center in DC, New York Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest, Moontower Comedy Festival

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

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Fri Apr 12 2019, 7:30 PM

April 12 – April 13

Daphnique Springs

All Def Comedy, How I Met Your Mother, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Comedy Get Down

2 item minimum

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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.

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

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Fri, Apr 12, 2019

Sat, Apr 13, 2019

April 12 – April 13

Kyle Ayers

Comedy Central, Friars Club Roasts

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

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Fri, Apr 12, 2019

9:45 PM

Sat, Apr 13, 2019

Special Event

April 19 – April 20

Ben Bailey

Cash Cab, two specials for Comedy Central, Netflix special, Last Call w/Carson Daly, The Late Show, The Tonight Show, The Today Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, NBC’s Who’s Still Standing for NBC, 30 Rock, Parenthood, Bad Parents, Don’t Shoot the Pharmacist, and Bad Meat, podcast Tall But True.

2 item minimum

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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.

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

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Fri, Apr 19, 2019

Sat, Apr 20, 2019

The Cellar

April 19 – April 20

Eddie Pence

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Live at Gotham, History of the Joke

2 item minimum

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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.

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

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Fri, Apr 19, 2019

Sat, Apr 20, 2019

The Cellar

April 25

T Murph

TruTV, Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks, MTV’s Wild N’Out, Key & Peele, BET’s Comic View, New York Comedy Festival, Just For Laughs, Second City Breakout Festival

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

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Thu, Apr 25, 2019

April 26 – April 27

Al Goodwin

LAUGHS on FOX, World Series of Comedy, HBO’s Lucky 21 Comedy Contest, House of Cards.

2 item minimum

Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.

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

21+ for late shows. 18+ for early shows

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Fri, Apr 26, 2019