We are most proud of our mainstage shows which feature smart topical scenes, hysterical stand-up and our famous improvisation comedy. There are monthly theme nights and plenty of visiting comedians from all around the world. At Boom Chicago, there are fantastic shows almost every night, with only the occasional stinker. And damn, now the backspace button doesn’t work.
We also teach improvisation! The Boom Chicago Academy has almost 250 active students which makes an exciting Amsterdam comedy community. New Intro to Improv classes start five times a year and we offer improv taster classes almost every week for only €30. Join the fun!
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Our New Thursday Night Shot of Improv is an unfiltered, high-energy, comedy show where the audience drives the madness! Bring your wildest ideas. Great suggestions earn free shots!
Party starts at 21:00 with a Happy 45 Mins: Half price beer, wine, and GiG hard seltzers!
Our world-class comedy improvisers turn your crazy ideas into a sizzling show. They create totally new scenes, characters and even songs on the spot. It’s absolutely amazing!
Boom Chicago launched the careers of Seth Meyers, Jordan Peele, and stars of Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt and Joe Kelly). Best of all, the next generation is on stage tonight!
Boom Chicago is famous for taking audience stories and turning them into hysterical comedy. WTF Improv takes it to the next level with even more audience participation and more opportunities to be in the show.
Don’t be intimidated. Jump on the opportunity to be in the show with you and your friends!
It’s so much fun you’ll say WTF!
You cannot escape the algorithm! It knows everything about you, what you like, and what makes you mad. Is it any wonder we can’t look away from our phones?
Our newest show features some of the world’s best improvisers, hysterical scenes and musical comedy made up on the spot. They even improvise with a Boom-trained AI!
More than 1200 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Google reviews!
What the hell is going on in America? And the Netherlands? Boom’s founder Pep Rosenfeld (Saturday Night Live) and Greg Shapiro (Comedy Central News) are back to tackle it all. They are unfiltered, unapologetic and very funny.
You can’t beat 5 stars on Trip Advisor! and 4.8 stars on Google! Yes, this show is that funny!
At 22:15 every Friday and Saturday (plus some Tuesdays and Sundays), we present a great bill that will keep you laughing. It’s four great comedians on one incredible bill! Culture clash has never been this funny!
First grab dinner somewhere. Then head to the Comedy Embassy at Boom Chicago!
The best Boom Chicago cast in years improvises a hysterical comedy show based on true, funny stories. They take these stories and turn into rich characters, sharp scenes and hysterical songs right before your eyes!
The team also includes an improvising technician and a wonderful live musician. You won’t believe it’s improvised! This is long-form improv at its finest!
A hysterical evening of queer comedy every first Thursday of the month! See the best queer talent in Amsterdam and mix it up with stand-up comedy, musical numbers, improv, storytelling, and the occasional drag superstar. Hosted by the fantastic Katie Nixon. Happy hour is 20:30-21:30… half price all drinks!
Pro Wrestling Holland (PWH) and Boom Chicago bring you an incredible 5th Edition! There will be serious taunts, incredible acrobatics, and strangely ineffective referees. The wrestlers are incredible. The buzz is electric. The crowd is fun. It’s fun from start to finish.
Whether this is your first time or you are a super fan, let’s RUMBLE! Limited VIP and stage seats are available and worth the money!
Line dancing, cold beer, country hits, and a damn good time.
The only place in the city where you can dance and sing your heart out to country music all night long. Whether you’re a first-timer or a pro, young or old, coming solo or with friends… everyone’s welcome on the floor.
¡El éxito Argentino de comedia aterriza en Ámsterdam para seguir viviendo una fiesta en cada función!
En 2026, Fernanda Metilli, Connie Ballarini, Malena Guinzburg y Natalia Carulias salen de gira europea con el éxito que agota entradas desde hace años.
Nicolás de Tracy es uno de los comediantes jóvenes con mayor crecimiento este último tiempo. Después de más de 10 años de carrera, logró afianzarse como una figura de referencia en el stand up local.
A hit wherever it goes, the show King Kong Fran, by actress and clown Rafaela Azevedo, makes its Amsterdam debut in 2026 after sold-out performances across Europe in 2025. Blending cabaret, circus, and the “gorilla woman” act, the performance introduces the character Fran, who subverts feminine stereotypes with humor and irony.
Welcome to Slide Slam: World Championship of PowerPoint Karaoke. Come witness the competitive art of improvised presentations, where seven seasoned presenters and one audience wildcard will attempt to persuasively present a PowerPoint deck they have never seen before. Will there be moments of struggle? Inevitably. Will there be laughter? Absolutely.
Shane Todd is an Irish comic hailing from Hollywood and has just completed his third world tour with show, ‘Full House’, – Shane’s eleventh hour. The last few years have seen Shane sell out venues in the UK, Ireland, Australia, USA, and the Middle East.
Greipur Hjaltason — Iceland’s Comedian of the Year 2020 (yes, the competition wasn’t exactly fierce up north 😏) — has rapidly become one of the most recognizable voices in European stand-up comedy. Now, for the very first time, he’s taking his unique brand of humor on tour across Europe, ready to meet the people who helped propel him to international fame.
Roy Wood Jr. twice Emmy-nominated documentary producer and writer. Roy hosts CNN’s Have I Got News for You, an American adaptation of a long-running UK comedy series, Prior to this he served 8 years as a correspondent on Comedy Central’s Emmy-winning The Daily Show (2015-2023).
Paradise Gothic is Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa’s sharp, darkly funny show that dives into immigration, anarchism, “radical” Buddhism, and the absurd task of building a meaningful life inside late-stage capitalism. With his signature postcolonial wit, he explores corporate tech culture, spiritual burnout, and the bizarre comedy of trying to remain human in a world increasingly run by spreadsheets.
Mario Adrion is a stand-up comedian from a small town in Germany who gained over 3.5 million followers by posting his comedy across various social platforms. His comedy is refreshingly vulnerable, playing with the struggles and stereotypes of being a retired male model and a European living in the United States. Over the past few years, Mario has been touring “The German Efficiency Tour” around the world, with sold-out shows across the US, UK, Europe, and the Middle East.
Legend meets legend in IDOL WORSHIP, the acclaimed onstage conversation and performance event starring cult film icon Mink Stole and drag impresario Peaches Christ. For one unforgettable night, the queens of underground cinema and counterculture unite to celebrate Mink’s legacy: her career, scandal, glamour, and divine weirdness, from her early days with John Waters and the Dreamlanders to her decades of scene-stealing film, stage, and music work.
Whether on stage, online, at home as a mom, Jiaoying brings an unfiltered, modern, and global comedic voice that resonates with Gen Z & Boomers alike. Her bold, fearless comedy—blending immigrant identity, dark humor, and viral social commentary—has made her a digital phenomenon and a can’t-miss performer!
Natalie Cuomo is an internationally touring stand-up comedian. Her debut album Shut Up You Loved It released by The Stand Comedy Club Records, debuted at #1 on the iTunes comedy charts. Natalie can be seen on Ink Master: No More Ink! Season 16 on Paramount Plus.
El ser humano sólo utiliza un 10% del cerebro.
Hace unos años se decía que esta frase era falsa. Sin embargo, hoy en día creo que es cierta. De hecho, hay gente que lo utiliza un 0%. Igual que hay cervezas 0,0%, también hay cerebros 0,0%.
In Swanky, Sindhu Vee is taking her “outspoken, frank and funny stand-up” (Evening Standard) across the country for her first tour in five years. Having become one of the most exciting and sought-after comedy talents internationally, European audiences can get ready for her most sophisticated, intimate, and swanky show yet.
Christopher Hall, once first on the dancefloor and last on the night bus, is now in his early mid-30s (very different from the late early’s) and reflecting on his younger life-of-the-party self. This theatrical showboy started out putting on shows in the front room for his parents, then spent his early and late mid-20s having dance-offs in Soho’s gay bars and performing in musicals on cruise ships.
