{"id":42,"date":"2023-10-10T04:47:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T04:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theactorshandbook.com\/42-2\/"},"modified":"2023-10-10T05:07:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T05:07:29","slug":"stand-up-comedy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theactorshandbook.com\/theatres\/stand-up-comedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Stand-Up Comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mainContent\">\n<h1>Theatres: Stand-Up Comedy<\/h1>\n<p>[See also Ch. 1: Improvisation Theatre]<\/p>\n<h2>Websites<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Seattle Comedy <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seattlecomedy.org\/groups\/improv\/\">seattlecomedy.org\/groups\/improv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The entire Seattle Comedy Scene in one Neat Little Website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seattle Improv <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seattleimprov.com\/seattle-improv-theaters--groups.html\">seattleimprov.com\/seattle-improv-theaters&#8211;groups.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seattle Improv theaters and groups including class listings.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Seattle<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The Rendezvous Jewelbox Theater<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2322 2nd Ave<\/p>\n<p>Seattle, WA 98121<\/p>\n<p>(206) 441-5823<\/p>\n<p>booking@therendezvous.rocks,<\/p>\n<p>theater@therendezvous.rocks<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/therendezvous.rocks\">therendezvous.rocks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/SeattleRendezvous\">facebook.com\/SeattleRendezvous<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact: Booking@therendezvous.rocks<\/p>\n<p>Initially opened as a Speakeasy in 1926, The Rendezvous offers nightly entertainment of live music, comedy, film, theatre, burlesque and more! Restored to its original condition, the Jewelbox Theater has a professional standard PA, stage lighting system, and performance stage. Email for availability and pricing information. Stand-up comedy and storytelling at the Rendezvous include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Naked Brunch!\u2013 Seattle\u2019s only all-improvised comedy open mic every Saturday at The Rendezvous! Co-produced by Alyssa Yeoman and Matthew Valdespino. Doors at 3:30pm; Show at 4:00pm.<\/li>\n<li>The Magic Hat presented by Emmett Montgomery and Friends\u2013The Magic Hat is a friendship machine that will make the world a better place. Performers include storytellers, stand up comics, sketch performers, characters and more. There are also five 5 minute lottery spots to create unexpected wonderfulness.<\/li>\n<li>The Comedy Nest\u2013The Comedy Nest is an inclusive weekly comedy open mic on Tuesdays with a focus on encouraging female and female-friendly comedians. Half of our open mic spots will be reserved for self-identifying women. The night closes out with a featured comic doing a longer set. Signup with three minutes of material the Sunday before the Tuesday show at comedynestseattle@gmail.com.<\/li>\n<li>Wicked Awesome Wednesday Showcase\u2013Features 6 or more of Seattle\u2019s best up and coming comedians.<\/li>\n<li>KARAJOKEY!\u2013A comedy\/karaoke show that brings a handful of some of the best comics in town onstage, but they won\u2019t know until they spin the wheel of misfortune whether they will be performing a comedy set or singing a mystery karaoke tune. Plus, pre-booked comedy sets with special guests and following the show is an hour of open karaoke. Co-hosted by Moth StorySlam Seattle production team, Comedy Womb founder, Danielle K.L. Gregoire and Wine Shots: Comedy\u2019s Happiest Hour co-founder, comedian Elicia Sanchez.<\/li>\n<li>Turbo Turkey&#8211; An evening of long form improv, short form improv games and some sketch comedy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(See Theatre Production Guide: Road-Houses)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seattle International Comedy Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>c\/o Comedy Underground<\/p>\n<p>109 S Washington St<\/p>\n<p>Seattle, WA 98104<\/p>\n<p>pgreyy@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/seattlecomedycompetition.org\">seattlecomedycompetition.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/seattlecomedycompetition\">facebook.com\/seattlecomedycompetition<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact: Peter Greyy, Director of Talent<\/p>\n<p>From its start in 1979, the Seattle International Comedy Competition has grown to become America&#8217;s biggest touring comedy competition. The competition selects 32 comedians from around the world to compete in Western Washington for cash and prizes. The SICC is heavily scouted by television and movie talent executives, managers, agents, bookers, and producers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>South Puget Sound<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Tacoma Comedy Club <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>933 Market St<\/p>\n<p>Tacoma, WA 98402<\/p>\n<p>(253) 282-7203<\/p>\n<p>openmic@tacomacomedyclub.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tacomacomedyclub.com\">tacomacomedyclub.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/tacomacomedy\">facebook.com\/tacomacomedy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact: Renee Fandt<\/p>\n<p>Besides bringing The Spokane Comedy Club brings A-List comedy acts to Tacoma, TCC offers two nights a week for developing comics.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New Talent Tuesdays. Show time is 8 PM and set length is between 3-6 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Open Mic on Wednesdays. Show time is 8 PM and set length is 4 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To sign-up for Open Mic or New Talent Tuesdays, email openmic@tacomacomedyclub.com each month between the 20th-25th with your availabilities for the following month. Selected comics will be e-mailed between the 26th-28th. If you are not pre-selected, there are several open spots that you can put your name in the hat for at 7 PM, these spots will be drawn right before the show starts at 8 PM.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>East Side<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Valley Center Stage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PO Box 1123<\/p>\n<p>North Bend, WA 98045<\/p>\n<p>(425) 831-5667<\/p>\n<p>gary@valleycenterstage.org<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.valleycenterstage.org\">valleycenterstage.org <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact:\u00a0 Gary Schwartz, Executive Director.\u00a0 Valley Center stage produces 3 full-length productions (musicals and plays) and several special events (variety, stand-up comedy and improv) each season.\u00a0To audition, email headshot and resume.\u00a0 Auditions are announced on the the Valley Center Stage email list, the TPS website and the Performers Callboard list-serv.\u00a0 Rehearsals are held 2 to 3 evenings per week with some weekend commitments.\u00a0 Performance schedules vary.\u00a0 Actors are not paid.\u00a0 (See Ch.1 Theatres: Community Theatre, Musical Theatre, Improvisation Theatre.\u00a0 See Also Theatre Production Guide: Road Houses)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Eastern Washington<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Spokane Comedy Club<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>315 W. Sprague<\/p>\n<p>Spokane WA 99201<\/p>\n<p>(509) 318-9998<\/p>\n<p>info@spokanecomedyclub.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spokanecomedyclub.com\">spokanecomedyclub.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/spokanecomedy\">facebook.com\/spokanecomedy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact: Todd Armstrong<\/p>\n<p>The Spokane Comedy Club brings A-List comedy acts to Spokane. Every Wednesday night at SCC is open mic night. If you are interested in performing, please show up between 7 and 7:45 PM to sign-up. Spots are between 3-5 minutes. Show starts at 8 PM.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Portland<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The Brody Theater<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>16 NW Broadway<\/p>\n<p>Portland, OR 97209<\/p>\n<p>(503) 224-2227<\/p>\n<p>info@brodytheater.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brodytheater.com\/\">brodytheater.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>\nTom Johnson, Artistic Director.\u00a0 The Brody Theater<br \/>\nproduces improvised and stand-up comedy theater and offers stand-up and improv classes.\u00a0 Auditions are announced on the website.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Theatres: Stand-Up Comedy [See also Ch. 1: Improvisation Theatre] Websites Seattle Comedy seattlecomedy.org\/groups\/improv The entire Seattle Comedy Scene in one Neat Little Website. Seattle Improv seattleimprov.com\/seattle-improv-theaters&#8211;groups.html Seattle Improv theaters and groups including class listings. Seattle The Rendezvous Jewelbox Theater 2322 2nd Ave Seattle, WA 98121 (206) 441-5823 booking@therendezvous.rocks, theater@therendezvous.rocks therendezvous.rocks facebook.com\/SeattleRendezvous Contact: Booking@therendezvous.rocks Initially opened [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":166,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Stand-Up Comedy - The Actors Handbook<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theactorshandbook.com\/theatres\/stand-up-comedy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Stand-Up Comedy - The Actors Handbook\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Theatres: Stand-Up Comedy [See also Ch. 1: Improvisation Theatre] Websites Seattle Comedy seattlecomedy.org\/groups\/improv The entire Seattle Comedy Scene in one Neat Little Website. 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