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From July 11 to 21, Amsterdam will host the fourth Boom Chicago Comedy Festival, featuring 35 shows and 160 performers from 12 countries. Enjoy stand-up, improv, sketch, and LGBTQ+ shows, plus workshops and after-parties.

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Double the duo, double the fun! Dick Nixon and Pussy Catstellvi (Boom cast members Katie Nixon and Matt Castellvi) team up with Digital Soul (Jos Dirkx and Emmy award-winning musician, Sacha Hoedemaker) for characters, songs, freestyling and improvising with AI.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Date: Tuesday, 16 July
๐Ÿ•’ Time: 19:00
๐Ÿ“ Location: Rozengracht 117

Tools, tricks, and techniques for improvising in the style of Stephen Sondheim with members of The Improvised Sondheim Project Jeff Bouthiette and Liz Joynt Sandberg!

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Date: Saturday, 13 July
๐Ÿ•’ Time: 13:00-16:00
๐Ÿ“ Location: Rozengracht 117

The Boom Chicago Academy’s hysterical house teams perform together in one laugh-filled show. This is the perfect ending to a great comedy festival. Drinking continues late into the night! We’re comedians and actors. We don’t work on Mondays!

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Date: Sunday, 21 July
๐Ÿ•’ย Time: 20:00
๐Ÿ“ย Location:ย Rozengracht 117

A devilishly funny comedy program that doesn’t fit into an hour. This 75-minute extravanganza features stand-up comedians getting messed with, improv, animation, video sketch, and live sketch all hosted by the MOST FAMOUS Hollywood STAR: Herbert S. Tuttleton.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Date: Saturday, 13 July
๐Ÿ•’ Time: 23:00
๐Ÿ“ Location: Rozengracht 117

Five comics from the Indian sub-continent, now living in the Netherlands, come together with hot bits and spicy jokes about their lives and more. It’s Dutch expat comedy with a global perspective!

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Date: Sunday, 21 July
๐Ÿ•’ย Time: 17:00
๐Ÿ“ย Location:ย Rozengracht 117

Watch these Amsterdam comedy scientists create laughs from their personal experiences and crazy perspectives. Comedy is one part science and one part art. The creation is magic!

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Date: Sunday, 21 July
๐Ÿ•’ Time: 16:00
๐Ÿ“ Location: Rozengracht 117

The unshockable American comedian Carly Blair and Sally Porter, England’s leading (and only) dominatrix-standup talk about dating, relationships, and sex Sex SEX! At the end, ask the uninhibited comedians for their wise and possibly dubious advice. Follow it at your own risk.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Date: Sunday, 21 July
๐Ÿ•’ย Time: 19:00
๐Ÿ“ย Location:ย Rozengracht 117

Embark on a comedic journey that transcends borders and tickles the expat soul with “Nietย Normaal” โ€“ the expat comedy experience like no other! Join us for our hilarious lineup of Matt Castellvi and Robert Mac.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Date: Tuesday, 16 July
๐Ÿ•’ย Time: 20:30
๐Ÿ“ย Location:ย Rozengracht 117

HEADLINING ACTS

JULY 12, 13

Tools, tricks, and techniques for improvising in the style of Stephen Sondheim with members of The Improvised Sondheim Project Jeff Bouthiette and Liz Joynt Sandberg!

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Date: Saturday, 13 July
๐Ÿ•’ Time: 13:00-16:00
๐Ÿ“ Location: Rozengracht 117

A devilishly funny comedy program that doesn’t fit into an hour. This 75-minute extravanganza features stand-up comedians getting messed with, improv, animation, video sketch, and live sketch all hosted by the MOST FAMOUS Hollywood STAR: Herbert S. Tuttleton.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Date: Saturday, 13 July
๐Ÿ•’ Time: 23:00
๐Ÿ“ Location: Rozengracht 117

JULY 14, 15, 16

Double the duo, double the fun! Dick Nixon and Pussy Catstellvi (Boom cast members Katie Nixon and Matt Castellvi) team up with Digital Soul (Jos Dirkx and Emmy award-winning musician, Sacha Hoedemaker) for characters, songs, freestyling and improvising with AI.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Date: Tuesday, 16 July
๐Ÿ•’ Time: 19:00
๐Ÿ“ Location: Rozengracht 117

Embark on a comedic journey that transcends borders and tickles the expat soul with “Nietย Normaal” โ€“ the expat comedy experience like no other! Join us for our hilarious lineup of Matt Castellvi and Robert Mac.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Date: Tuesday, 16 July
๐Ÿ•’ย Time: 20:30
๐Ÿ“ย Location:ย Rozengracht 117

JULY 21

The Boom Chicago Academy’s hysterical house teams perform together in one laugh-filled show. This is the perfect ending to a great comedy festival. Drinking continues late into the night! We’re comedians and actors. We don’t work on Mondays!

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Date: Sunday, 21 July
๐Ÿ•’ย Time: 20:00
๐Ÿ“ย Location:ย Rozengracht 117

Five comics from the Indian sub-continent, now living in the Netherlands, come together with hot bits and spicy jokes about their lives and more. It’s Dutch expat comedy with a global perspective!

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Date: Sunday, 21 July
๐Ÿ•’ย Time: 17:00
๐Ÿ“ย Location:ย Rozengracht 117

Watch these Amsterdam comedy scientists create laughs from their personal experiences and crazy perspectives. Comedy is one part science and one part art. The creation is magic!

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Date: Sunday, 21 July
๐Ÿ•’ Time: 16:00
๐Ÿ“ Location: Rozengracht 117

The unshockable American comedian Carly Blair and Sally Porter, England’s leading (and only) dominatrix-standup talk about dating, relationships, and sex Sex SEX! At the end, ask the uninhibited comedians for their wise and possibly dubious advice. Follow it at your own risk.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Date: Sunday, 21 July
๐Ÿ•’ย Time: 19:00
๐Ÿ“ย Location:ย Rozengracht 117

WORKSHOPS

Tools, tricks, and techniques for improvising in the style of Stephen Sondheim with members of The Improvised Sondheim Project Jeff Bouthiette and Liz Joynt Sandberg!

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Date: Saturday, 13 July
๐Ÿ•’ Time: 13:00-16:00
๐Ÿ“ Location: Rozengracht 117

FULL LINEUP ANNOUNCED 9 APRIL!

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