Hamburger Comedy Pokal 2027
The dates, the rooms, and your whole night planned around the show.
29 January 2027 · Schmidts TIVOLI
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The short answer
Hamburger Comedy Pokal (Main round in ten Hamburg cultural centres) runs 29 January 2027 in Hamburg, Germany, at Schmidts TIVOLI and Alma Hoppes Lustspielhaus. Hamburg's comedy competition for soloists, duos and trios in comedy, stand-up, Kabarett and musical comedy, played across ten cultural centres with 45-minute sets in the main round. Seven finalists compete at Schmidts TIVOLI for 6,000 euros in prize money, with the top three places decided by the audience and a separate 500-euro jury prize.
The next edition
- 29 January 2027 Main round in ten Hamburg cultural centres
- 30 January 2027 Five semi-finals
- 31 January 2027 Second Chance Show, Schmidt Theater
- 1 February 2027 Final, Schmidts TIVOLI, Reeperbahn, 19:30
- 15 March 2027 – 1 July 2027 Applications for the 25th Hamburger Comedy Pokal 2028 · how to enter ↗
Submission deadlines: the festival and contest calls open now, closing first →
Plan the night
Pick the room, and D.O.C.'s planner builds the night around the show: when to leave, getting there and back, parking, dinner nearby and somewhere still open after, for 29 January 2027. Change the date on the plan for another night of the run.
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Questions
When is Hamburger Comedy Pokal 2027?
29 January 2027 (Main round in ten Hamburg cultural centres), in Hamburg, Germany.
Where is Hamburger Comedy Pokal held?
In Hamburg, Germany: Schmidts TIVOLI, Spielbudenplatz 27-28, 20359 Hamburg; Alma Hoppes Lustspielhaus, Ludolfstr. 53, 20249 HH-Eppendorf.
How do I get tickets for Hamburger Comedy Pokal?
From its own site, hamburgercomedypokal.de. D.O.C. sells no tickets.
How do I enter Hamburger Comedy Pokal?
Applications for the 25th Hamburger Comedy Pokal 2028: opens 15 March 2027, closes 1 July 2027, on hamburgercomedypokal.de.
How do I plan a night out at Hamburger Comedy Pokal?
D.O.C.'s planner builds the night around the show at Schmidts TIVOLI: when to leave, getting there and back, parking, dinner nearby and somewhere still open after. It's free — Komic Bacon's Six Degrees at the top of this page, or “Plan the night”.
Sources
- Hamburger Comedy Pokal — Wettbewerb ↗
- Hamburger Comedy Pokal — Bewerbung 2028 ↗
- Hamburger Comedy Pokal — home page ↗
- Schmidts TIVOLI: address ↗
- Alma Hoppes Lustspielhaus: address ↗
Updated 8 October 2026 · Hamburger Comedy Pokal's facts from its own site, read 4 October 2026. Dates, rooms and tickets can change; its own site has the last word.
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