Quatsch Comedy Hot Shot 2026
The dates, the rooms, and your whole night planned around the show.
1 November 2026 · Quatsch Comedy Club Berlin
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The short answer
Quatsch Comedy Hot Shot (Hot Shot Berlin (monthly, first Sunday)) runs 1 November 2026 in Berlin, Germany, at Quatsch Comedy Club Berlin. The Quatsch Comedy Club's monthly newcomer competition in Berlin, started in 2003 as the Talentschmiede: up to eight comedians get six minutes each and the audience's applause decides who goes through. Once a year the favourites meet in a final in Berlin before an expert jury, including founder Thomas Hermanns, for the title Hot Shot des Jahres.
The next edition
- 4 October 2026 Hot Shot Berlin (monthly, first Sunday)
- 1 November 2026 Hot Shot Berlin (monthly, first Sunday)
- Closes 1 November 2026 Applications for the January–March 2027 shows (deadline 1 November of the previous year)
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 1 November 2026. Change the date on the plan for another night of the run.
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Questions
When is Quatsch Comedy Hot Shot 2026?
1 November 2026 (Hot Shot Berlin (monthly, first Sunday)), in Berlin, Germany.
Where is Quatsch Comedy Hot Shot held?
In Berlin, Germany: Quatsch Comedy Club Berlin, Friedrichstr. 107, 10117 Berlin-Mitte.
How do I get tickets for Quatsch Comedy Hot Shot?
From its own site, quatsch-comedy-club.de. D.O.C. sells no tickets.
How do I enter Quatsch Comedy Hot Shot?
Applications for the January–March 2027 shows (deadline 1 November of the previous year): closes 1 November 2026.
How do I plan a night out at Quatsch Comedy Hot Shot?
D.O.C.'s planner builds the night around the show at Quatsch Comedy Club Berlin: 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
Updated 8 October 2026 · Quatsch Comedy Hot Shot'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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