Hotbed, Washington, DC: Shows and Booking
2477 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009 (Adams Morgan)
The short answer
Hotbed is a comedy club in Washington, D.C., at 2477 18th St NW. Shows run nightly; tickets free–$25, 21 and over. For comics, it advertises no open mic but 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 Washington, D.C. on the Comedy Calendar →
For comics
Per the club's own site, read 29 September 2026.
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 them, read 30 September 2026 — tap or hover a source for its exact words. Not published there: a minimum, the phone rule and parking.
Plan the night
The night planner builds an evening around Hotbed: 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: DC's Best Showcase, Friday 2 October 2026, 8:00 PM.
Near Hotbed
- Capital Laughs at Town Tavern — Washington · open mic · booking info
- Capital Laughs at Cafe Saint-Ex — Washington · booking info
- The Comedy Loft of DC — Washington · booking info
- The DC Improv — Washington · open mic · booking info
- Capital Laughs at Tonic — 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 club's facts from its own site, read 29 September 2026; its rules for comics read 29 September 2026; fans' facts read 30 September 2026