The Comedy Studio
About
The Comedy Studio is an independent comedy club in Harvard Square known for developing new talent in an intimate, inclusive room. It has won Boston Magazine’s Best of Boston award for comedy club three years running and was called “the greatest comedy club on earth” by a producer for Conan. Shows feature emerging comedians, and big names occasionally drop by, while the club’s open mic, which it calls famous, is back on the schedule.
Rick Jenkins founded the club in 1996 on the top floor of the Hong Kong Restaurant, and it moved through several Cambridge and Somerville locations before settling in Harvard Square. Over the years its stage hosted Eugene Mirman, Ali Wong, Sarah Silverman, Pete Holmes, Mike Birbiglia, Colin Jost, Sam Jay, Jen Kirkman and many others early in their careers. Now under new management, the club aims to be where entertainers come home when in Boston.
What to Know
- The club runs programs to support and develop professional comedians and other performing artists.
- Comedians it helped launch include Dan Mintz and Larry Murphy of Bob’s Burgers.
- The Boston Globe covered the club’s reopening.
- It bills itself as an uncensored, mutually respectful hangout open to all.
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