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The Ember List · the Boston area
Comedy & stand-up events in the Boston area
Browse stand-up headliners, club showcases, improv and sketch shows, and comedy open mics in the Boston area.
We reviewed 14,000+ Boston-area events to pick the 23 best comedy shows in the Boston area between September 20 and September 26. Updated daily.
Our best picks: comedy shows in the Boston area — September 20–26
Monday, Sep 21, 2026 7:30p — Luckys Lounge, 355 Congress St, Boston, MA
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A 12-week series of beginner's classes with instruction from Comedian Jack Simon. Learn how to seamlessly integrate interactive improv games, scenes, and skillful storytelling that all come together with performance. This will be an in-person program at the Main Library . Space is limited to 15 participants. Due to the…
Tuesday, Sep 22, 2026 7:30p — Bell In Hand Tavern, 45 Union Street, Boston, MA
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Wednesday, Sep 23, 2026 6:00p — The Jungle, 6 Sanborn Ct, Somerville, MA
Wednesday, Sep 23, 2026 8:00p — Goofs Comedy Club, 432 McGrath Highway, Somerville, MA
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The Teen Library Representatives present: Comedy Night! Once a month, we will gather to tell jokes and workshop stories, and present them to each other in an open performance. Thursday, September 24 at 4PM in the Waltham Public Library Lecture Hall. Generously supported by the Friends of the Waltham Library and the Lib…
18+ w/ 2-Item Suggested Minimum. Please Arrive Early to Guarantee Seating. 18+ w/ 2-Item Suggested Minimum. Billy Wayne Davis has appeared on Conan, Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, lent his voice & producing skills to SquidBillies, hosted a travel doc for CMT, opened for Sturgill Simpson, and worked with Sacha Bar…
Thursday, Sep 24, 2026 8:00p — The Anchor, 1 Shipyard Park, Charlestown, MA
Thursday, Sep 24, 2026 8:00p — Goofs Comedy Club, 432 McGrath Highway, Somerville, MA
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Friday, Sep 25, 2026 7:00p — White Bull Tavern, 1 Union St, Boston,, MA
Friday, Sep 25, 2026 7:00p — The Loov, 72 Joy Street, Somerville, MA
Friday, Sep 25, 2026 7:30p — Improv Asylum, 216 Hanover st, boston, Massachusetts
Friday, Sep 25, 2026 8:00p — The Charles River Speedway, 525 Western Avenue, Boston, MA
Friday, Sep 25, 2026 8:00p — Goofs Comedy Club, 432 McGrath Highway, Somerville, MA
Need a nightcap of pure, unadulterated hilarity? The Late Night Show is the definitive late-night comedy experience in Boston, where the jokes are as fresh as the craft cocktails. Featuring a new, uncensored lineup of the city’s sharpest stand-up and sketch comics each week, we specialize in the kind of high-energy, no…
Friday, Sep 25, 2026 10:00p — Goofs Comedy Club, 432 McGrath Highway, Somerville, MA
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Saturday, Sep 26, 2026 5:00p — Cambridge KiOSK, 0 Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Saturday, Sep 26, 2026 7:00p — Goofs Comedy Club, 5 Callender Street, Cambridge, MA
Saturday, Sep 26, 2026 7:00p — Improv Asylum, 216 Hanover st, boston, Massachusetts
Saturday, Sep 26, 2026 7:00p — Bill's Bar, 5 Lansdowne Street, Boston, Massachusetts
Saturday, Sep 26, 2026 7:30p — Summer Shack, 149 Alewife Brook Pkwy, Cambridge, MA
Saturday, Sep 26, 2026 8:00p — The Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St, Watertown, MA
Saturday, Sep 26, 2026 9:00p — Goofs Comedy Club, 432 McGrath Highway, Somerville, MA
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