Capital Laughs at Tonic, Washington, DC: Shows and Booking
2036 G Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20036
The short answer
Capital Laughs at Tonic is a regular comedy venue in Washington, D.C., at 2036 G Street Northwest. Shows run Saturday, 8:00 PM; tickets $9 to $18, 21 and over. For comics, it advertises no open mic but publishes how to get booked.
A regular comedy venue, not a comedy club — stand-up runs here alongside its other shows.
On stage soon
No dated show here on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar yet — the venue's own calendar has what is on: its listings ↗
Lineups belong to the venue and the comedians, and can change; the listing has the last word. More shows in Washington, D.C. on the Comedy Calendar →
For comics
Per the venue's own site, read 29 September 2026.
The tape it wants
- Travelling comics who want more than one spot, or a paid spot, should send a tape and a message on Instagram. source ↗
Its other 10 rules
On stage
- A typical show has 8 to 10 passed comics doing 5, 7 and 10-minute sets (some paid); helpers, out-of-towners and host picks get 4 to 5 minutes. source ↗
Open mic and new talent
- Two emails a week: the sign-up email goes out on Thursday at 9:30 PM the week before, and the bookings email on Wednesday at 8:00 AM the week of the show. source ↗
- Comics new to comedy or to the area are asked to help fill the room: barking or flyering, bringing friends, coming with a recommendation, sending a funny tape or helping produce. source ↗
- Out-of-town comics fill in the Google form in the Thursday email the week before their visit and tick “Out-of-Town.” source ↗
House rules
- No harassment of other comedians of any kind; comics who engage in it, encourage it or fail to report it are not booked. source ↗
- A panel of hosts and respected local comics votes a few times a year on a “passed” list; passed comics who request a spot get one, with preference for paid spots, if they arrive on time. source ↗
- Call times: helpers by 7:15 PM, other comics 7:45 PM, the 10-minute spot 8:30 PM. source ↗
- Arriving after 8:00 PM for a 5 or 7-minute spot, or after 9:00 PM for a 10-minute spot, means losing the pay and possibly the spot. source ↗
- Bring some new material each week and do not run over the light. source ↗
- No filming or photography without written permission from the comic being filmed and a producer of the show. source ↗
From the venue's own pages, read 29 September 2026 — hover a rule for its exact words, or open its source. Where two of its pages disagree, both are here.
More stage time: Stage Time has open mics by night, and the Gig Board has calls for comics posted by the rooms themselves.
For fans
Plan the night
The night planner builds an evening around Capital Laughs at Tonic: where to eat before, the trip there and home, and what the night costs.
Open, according to its own website on 29 September 2026. Listed then: The Saturday Stand-Up Showcase, Saturday 3 October 2026, 8:00 PM.
Near Capital Laughs at Tonic
- The DC Improv — Washington · open mic · booking info
- The Comedy Loft of DC — Washington · booking info
- Capital Laughs at Cafe Saint-Ex — Washington · booking info
- Capital Laughs at Town Tavern — Washington · open mic · booking info
- Hotbed — Washington · booking info
Comedy clubs in Washington, D.C. → · The Club Directory, coast to coast →
The Club Directory is also in the back of the D.O.C. book, Stand-Up Comedy: From Writing to Touring — $29, over 1,000 pages.
Updated 2 October 2026 · the venue's facts from its own site, read 29 September 2026; its rules for comics read 29 September 2026; fans' facts read 30 September 2026