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Best Comedy Theatre in Washington

A John Waters Christmas at Birchmere Music Hall

A John Waters Christmas

John Waters loves Christmas, and he wants you to know. The legendary cult-filmmaker takes to the stage with his traditional one-man monologue, extolling the virtues of everyone's favorite holiday, from offering advice on Christmas films and music to asking the important questions you've always wanted to be answered by the people's pervert, such as 'Is Santa erotic?'

Shear Madness at Kennedy Center Theater Lab

Shear Madness

An American theatre institution, Shear Madness is the longest-running non-musical show in American history. It ran in Boston at the Charles Playhouse for over 30 years and has enjoyed hugely successful productions the world over. Now it continues in Washington DC for its open run at the Kennedy Center, in time for the holiday season! Part comedy farce and part murder mystery, no two shows are the same!

Primary Trust at Signature Theater

Primary Trust

After its critically lauded sellout premiere run in New York, Eboni Booth's Pulitzer Prize-Winning play Primary Trust comes to Washington's Signature Theatre. An innovative production about new beginnings directed by Taylor Reynolds the warming comedy follows Kenneth, a 36-year-old bookstore owner whose world is turned upside down when he loses his job.

Clue at Kennedy Center Opera House

Clue

Based on the board game and the cult movie classic, Clue is a fiendishly funny murder mystery, where everyone is a suspect, and the next potential victim! Featuring all the colorful characters from the game, from Colonel Mustard to Mrs. White, Clue leads us from room to room in a whirlwind of slapstick comedy and real theatrical verve.

A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the Forum at Signature Theater

A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the Forum

Lend me your ears! Roman politics meets musical farce in this firm musical favorite, coming to Signature Theatre this fall, with music and lyrics written by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. First premiering in 1962 on Broadway, the show was notable for winning several Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Author (Musical). Set around the antics of crafty Roman slave Pseudolus, he sets out to gain the hand of a non-too-bright courtesan for his master, to win his freedom.

Michael Blaustein at Warner Theater

Michael Blaustein

You might have seen him on MTV's Punk'd, you might have seen him making the rounds on Comedy Central, or maybe even heard him on your favorite podcast (Stiff Socks ring a bell?). But this time you get to see Michael Blaustein live with your own eyes! The actor, writer, and comedian extraordinaire is hitting the road for a multidate comedy tour across the States this summer!