HammerJokes, Parkville, MD: Shows, Open Mic and Booking
Downstairs at The Bowman, Parkville, MD
The short answer
HammerJokes is a comedy club in Parkville, Maryland, at Downstairs at The Bowman. Shows run Thursday and Saturday, 8:15 PM; tickets $22–$45. For comics, it runs an open mic (Thursdays) and publishes how to get booked.
On stage soon
No dated show here on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar yet — the club's own calendar has what is on: its listings ↗
Lineups belong to the club and the comedians, and can change; the listing has the last word. More shows in Maryland on the Comedy Calendar →
For comics
Per the club's own site, read 1 October 2026.
On stage
- The Baltimore Showcase books Baltimore comics who live and work there. source ↗
Open mic and new talent
- Open-mic sign-up is in person only. source ↗
- Thursday open mic: doors open at 7:30 PM and the mic starts at 8:00 PM. source ↗
House rules
- The Thursday open mic is broadcast live on Rumble. source ↗
From the club's own pages, read 4 October 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
As the club's own pages give it, read 4 October 2026 — tap or hover a source for its exact words. Not published there: the age rule, a minimum, the phone rule and parking.
Plan the night
The night planner builds an evening around HammerJokes: where to eat before, the trip there and home, and what the night costs.
Open, according to its own website on 1 October 2026. Listed then: Bonnie McFarlane, Saturday 24 October 2026.
Questions about HammerJokes
Where is HammerJokes?
HammerJokes is at Downstairs at The Bowman, in Parkville, Maryland.
When are the shows at HammerJokes?
Thursday and Saturday, 8:15 PM. That is from the club's own site; each show's own page has its time and lineup.
Does HammerJokes have an open mic?
Yes: Thursdays — doors 7:30 PM, mic starts 8:00 PM — Sign up in person only.
How do comics get booked at HammerJokes?
The Thursday open mic: doors at 7:30 PM, mic at 8:00 PM, sign-up in person only read 4 October 2026.
How much are tickets at HammerJokes?
$25 general admission or $45 VIP for Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson, Friday 4 December 2026; Bonnie McFarlane on Saturday 24 October 2026 is $22. The price of each show is on its own ticket page.
Near HammerJokes
- Magoobys Joke House — Timonium · about 7 mi · open mic · booking info
- Baltimore Comedy Factory — Baltimore · about 7 mi
- The Port Comedy Club — Baltimore · about 8 mi · open mic
- Bonkerz Comedy Club – Cumberland (Rocky Gap Casino Resort) — Flintstone · about 110 mi
HammerJokes is one of 5 comedy rooms D.O.C. lists in Maryland, each checked on its own website. Comedy clubs in Maryland → · 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 4 October 2026 · the club's facts from its own site, read 1 October 2026; its rules for comics read 4 October 2026; fans' facts read 4 October 2026