Comedy club · Washington, D.C.

The Comedy Loft of DC, Washington, DC: Shows and Booking

1523 22nd St NW, Washington, DC 20037

The short answer

The Comedy Loft of DC is a comedy club in Washington, D.C., at 1523 22nd St NW. Shows run Wednesday to Sunday; tickets $20–$35 + fee, 18 and over, 2-item minimum. For comics, it advertises no open mic but publishes how to get booked.

On stage soon

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

Open micNot advertised on its site
Getting bookedEmail a link to a performance video from the last three months, no longer than 10 minutes, with a short bio and a comedy résumé, to booking@dccomedyloft.com. No phone calls; replies are not guaranteed source ↗
ShowsWednesday to Sunday source ↗

Per the club's own site, read 23 September 2026.

What the room asks of comics
The tape it wants
  • Send a performance video from the last three months, no longer than 10 minutes. source ↗
  • Older or longer videos will not be considered. source ↗
Hearing back
Open mic and new talent
  • FAQ says all open mics are suspended until COVID-19 restrictions lift. source ↗
House rules

From the club's own pages, read 25 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

Tickets$20 to $25 general admission, $30 to $35 for preferred seats, plus a $4.50 to $5.50 service fee source ↗
Age18 and over unless a show says otherwise source ↗
MinimumTwo-item minimum from the menu (food, drinks, coffee or dessert); items from the tavern downstairs don't count source ↗

As the club's own pages give them, read 30 September 2026 — tap or hover a source for its exact words. Not published there: the phone rule and parking.

Club Etiquette: how to be the table the room loves →

Plan the night

The night planner builds an evening around The Comedy Loft of DC: where to eat before, the trip there and home, and what the night costs.

Plan a night here → The club's site ↗

Seen running on its own site, 23 September 2026.

Near The Comedy Loft of DC

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 23 September 2026; its rules for comics read 25 September 2026; fans' facts read 30 September 2026