Events

Laugh Basement, our weekly stand-up comedy showcase hosted by Hewitt Pagenstecher and DJ Bholt, returns with headliner Jeremiah Coughlan! Jeremiah is a comedian with a very distinct style. Dave Attell recently described him on stage as “someone who looks like he knows everything there is to know about parrots.” With his candid, conversational brand of self-deprecating humor, Jeremiah has become a regular performer at clubs all over the U.S. including Helium Comedy Club. He has been featured on Audible’s comedy series “Sounds Like America” and performed all over the country and internationally at festivals including The SF Sketchfest, The Badgerland Comedy Fest, The Savage Henry Comedy Festival, and The 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival where he was nominated as “Best of the Fest” by the festival’s organizers. Monday’s show also features comedians Arlo Weierhauser, James Bosquez, Alex Durazzo and Zane Thomas!. $10

Laugh Basement, our weekly stand-up comedy showcase hosted by Hewitt Pagenstecher and DJ Bholt, returns with headliner Timmy Booth!
Timmy lives in Seattle where he brought home a Pacific-Northwest-best third place in the 2022 Seattle International Comedy Competition. He's been featured on Cut, The New Yorker and The CBC. Steve Hofstetter called him a "hilarious weirdo." He brought his show Timmy Booth's Manhole to the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The Wee Review called it "a ramshackle hour of messy goodness that won't soon be forgotten." Monday’s show also features comedians Aaron Thomas, Jewels Field, Brandon Lyons and Andrea Menchaca! $10

Laugh Basement, our weekly stand-up comedy showcase hosted by Hewitt Pagenstecher and DJ Bholt, is back with headliner Mx. Dahlia Belle! Mx. Dahlia Belle is a Portland-based comedian known for razor-sharp wit, emotional precision and fearless vulnerability. They are best recognized from their appearance on the Netflix comedy special Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda. Monday’s show also features comedians Skylar King, Jeff Epstein, Aleah, Taye Courtney and Jaren George! $10

Laugh Basement, our weekly stand-up comedy showcase hosted by Hewitt Pagenstecher and DJ Bholt, returns with headliner Bo Johnson! Bo is a comedian from Seattle who can be found headlining clubs, breweries and theaters across the United States and Canada. His stand up has been featured on Netflix is a Joke Radio, season two of Kevin Hart Presents: Hart of the City on Comedy Central, Don’t Tell Comedy Secret Sets (twice), Hulu & LOL Live! at the prestigious Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. He was a finalist in the 39th annual Seattle International Comedy Competition and is a regular at festivals including Bumbershoot, SF Sketchfest, the Double Down Comedy Experience sponsored by Zappos, Life is Beautiful in Las Vegas, Rifflandia in Victoria BC, Prizefest and Big Pine Comedy Festival in Phoenix. Bo has opened for major acts including Marc Maron, Joe Dombrowski, Jessica Kirson and David Nihill. With a growing online audience Bo’s jokes have been viewed millions of times online. Most recently he released his first full length special, “Two Sailboats” in 2025. Deadline included Bo in their Future of Funny list and regarding his special wrote,  “For my money, Bo Johnson had one of the best debut specials in recent memory in Two Sailboats, a self-released hour culminating in a joke performed by his father…”

Monday’s show also features Geneva Rust-Orta. Geneva is a Brooklyn-based comedian originally from Oakland, CA. In Sept 2025 she released her debut comedy special, “Normal Father” on YouTube. The audio album will be released through Burn This Records in April 2026. She was a finalist in the Don’t Tell Comedy Competition DTCCCC 2025 and was featured in Limestone, Flyover, Fountain City and Cleveland Comedy Festivals. $10