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Big Swings. Hilarious Misses. Join us at Kelly's Irish Times every Thursday at 8pm

Batting Cage Comedy is a FREE weekly stand-up show unlike any other in the district. If you're looking for wordplay or airplane jokes or punchlines like "amazeballs" and "umm, that's not even a thing?" -- THIS IS NOT THE SHOW FOR YOU. But if you want jokes that make you spit out your beer, embarrassing stories that'll have you squirming in your seat, and lineups full of comedians you can't wait to see again -- you're going to love this show. Each week features long-form sets from a few of the city's top comedians (with credits including Comedy Central, FOX, CBS, MTV, PBS, Sirius XM, & The Moth) in an intimate environment. In addition to performing the bits that have made these comics some of the most in-demand in the DMV, they'll bring their wildest and most exciting ideas to the stage, pushing their own boundaries as a performer, and generating next level laughter from consistently comedy-savvy, fun loving, wonderful audiences. Come be a part of something stupid, special, messy, and fun.

**Interested in the show, but want someone to go with? We're building a community of comedy lovers to make sure you never have to laugh alone. **

JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/530508418579276

AND/OR OUR MEETUP GROUP: https://www.meetup.com/thursday-comedy-meetup/

**Must be 21+ to attend.**

BOOKING: https://forms.gle/iBeV1ZkY77esdxWL8

***Note: By reserving a ticket online, you are adding your name to our mailing list.***

09/03/2026

WE'RE BACK TONIGHT COME LAUGH

06/10/2026

HOT SHOW ON THURSDAY with GUEST HEADLINER Will Purpura!!!

Also -- we're giving away 2 tickets to see Kesha! All you have to do is book tix online and be there tomorrow to see if you won.

willpurpuradc.eventbrite.com

05/12/2026

Other stuff going on at and this week, so we’re taking Thursday OFF (no show!) will be BACK on 5/21.

Some exciting shows coming up this summer including:

Long sets from room favorites & on 5/28

Our fav touring friend from NYC headlining on 6/11

And the return of our baseball-themed show on 7/16!

We’ve also got swinging by to do some Harolds on 5/21, 7/9, and 8/13

04/14/2026

4 years! Thats how long we’ve been doing this stupid little show.

Lots changed in that time:
-We’ve built awesome groups of regulars who turned this thing into a staple of their Thursday night routine
-Kevin filmed a special in this very room
-We hosted genuine alt comedy shows themed around baseball (with audience v comic flip cup!), the holidays (with the reindeer who ran over grandma making an unforgettable appearance), and even DC.
-Ethan revamped club swerve into offering this insane, elevated, awesome cocktail menu that’s fully custom and rosters with each season.
-We’ve thrown some awesome private shows, provided the perfect venue for touring out-of-town headliners where their audience could have a good time, & even teamed up with our pals at for a couple killer shows

This is a special thing we’ve got going. & what makes it special js our audiences who always have a ball, hate hacks, and love big swings.

Thank you to the folks whose support has made our first four years so special.

and the Catholic U crew!

Original fan Mike is a Nole!

Forever fan

Our buddy Armand!

, his koala ears, and friends!

The unforgettable .parsherf & pals
barger & the pals who attended I think 50 straight shows and made each and every one so fun

Comedy lovers like , , and Jake from Baltimore who always keep tabs on what’s happening in the scene.

Our buddy Sergio who we always love seeing in the crowd.

Jason Momoa lookalike Cal and his constant good vibes

That weird group of Republicans from the hill who attended like 10 straight shows in 2023, sat front row, never laughed, & said it was the time o their lives

superfan — GUESS WHAT: Winston’s gonna be on Netflix so now you can watch him as much as you want!

Friends of the show who come by nearly every week whether they’re on the bill or not.

& so many more.

Love you all. See you Thurs.

Kev & Chris

03/19/2026

Comedy is fun! Join us TONIGHT (3/19) for a killer show with fan favs .benton and also &

Starts at 8. Don’t miss. All takes place in downstairs at

01/08/2026

We’re baaaaack and ready for 2026! Come hang out at in the basement of TONIGHT (Thursday!) at 8pm.

12/19/2025

SWEET BABY JESUS - last night was unbelievable!

What an insanely cool (and massive!) crowd. And such an amazing lineup of creative hilarious characters, stories, and multimedia. From Pastor Heath to Billy from HR to Rudolph the Reindeer that hit grandma, I couldn’t stop laughing. Thank you to all who performs and brought their crazy ideas to the stage.

Thank you all for a wonderful 2025 and a MASSIVE thank you, especially, to who has been a one-man-show, essentially, booking, producing, and hosting Kelly’s almost entirely on his own all year long. He’s kept this thing alive and special and generally just rocks — if you run comedy shows, you should book him. Ya won’t regret it.

Thanks again to all who made last night such a treat. We’ll see you in the new year!

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12/18/2025

TONIGHT (Thurs, 12/18) - it’s our HOLIDAY ALT SHOW WITH SKTCH AND CHARACTERS AND SEASONAL BITS AND WOW WOW WOW.

We’ve put together a lineup unlike anything else in town — we’ve got reindeer, Jesus’ adoptive father, a Dickens character, presentations on holiday crafts, Xmas toys, and saving face after a disastrous holiday party, and other holiday jokes and bits galore.

PLUS our pals at are cooking up the best seasonal cocktails in the city! Get there early to get some in before the festivities start.

Tix at hohohodc.eventbrite.com

Featuring .skiff & more?!

12/08/2025

- Come one, come all to our comfy holiday variety show extravaganza. We’ll have your favorite folks from around the words of local stand-up, sketch, and improv performing all sorts of hilarious holiday bits.

Will Mrs. Claus come by to shed some light on the marital strife she and the big guy are having at their home up north?

Could a gambling addict share their foolproof strategy for cleaning up on high-stakes dreidel matchups?

Maybe those 3 kings of orientar will do a little bit where they explain what exactly frankenscence and myrrh are?

Anything could happen! So mark those calendars and join us at 8pm on December 18th!

COMEDY PERFORMERS: Interested in expanding your horizons, putting your act to the side for a night, and doing something new and inventive and fun? Sign-up via link in our bio and bring some holiday cheer/jokes/bits/riffs/laughs/etc.

Address

14 F St NW
Washington D.C., DC
20001

Website

http://battingcageshowdc.eventbrite.com/

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