Crosstown Comedy Festival 2025 | DANIEL VAN KIRK

Bombs Away! Comedy and Commonwealth Sanctuary are proud to present the Crosstown Comedy Festival, a comedy contest and celebration of the best comedians from Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, and across the country to compete to win the Festival. Join us each week on Thursdays at Commonwealth Sanctuary and Saturdays at Bombs Away! Comedy @ The Comet as we laugh and celebrate local comedy.

Each Round the audience will vote for their favorite Rookie and Veteran Comedians to move on to the next round. Comedians that move on will perform at the other participating venue in the next round. The Finals are August 29th at Commonwealth Sanctuary, and the Best of Fest featuring the best non finalists in the contest is on August 30th. Both shows are headlined by Marcella Arguello. The Winners will receive a cash prize and future bookings at both comedy clubs. Winning comedians each round will be decided by a combination of audience vote and judges scores.

This Event is at Bombs Away! Comedy @ The Comet | 4579 Hamilton Ave.

The heart and soul of Bombs Away! Comedy lies within the legendary, storied music venue known as The Comet. For 30 years, The Comet has been an iconic locale for music across every imaginable genre, and now hosts two Bombs Away! Comedy shows every Saturday night. If you’ve ever wanted to be the person who is able to say, “I saw them back when…,” these shows are the place to do it.

Reserve your tickets for an offbeat date, an unconventional night out with friends, and see some of America’s best comedy acts in an intimate setting. The Comet is a Northside institution featuring giant burritos, easy street parking with ample lighting, and a staggering selection of spirits and local craft beverages. If you’re not already hip to this staple in Cincinnati nightlife, join us!

Preliminary Round | The Comet Cincinnati | July 26th

Rookies

TBA

Veterans

TBA

Headliner

Daniel Van Kirk is a stand-up, writer, actor and host whose comedy brings people together. Named a “Comic To Watch” by Comedy Central and one of JFL’s 42 in Toronto, Daniel captivates audiences with an energy and connection that creates honesty, sincerity, and laughter. You may know him from Bob’s Burgers (FOX), Physical (Apple TV+), The NFL Network and The UCB Show. And he can also be heard every week co-hosting the hit podcasts, Dumb People Town with The Sklar Bros and Pen Pals with Rory Scovel. Writing-wise, Daniel got his training as a sketch writer/performer at the UCB and used his skills as a writer on Attention Deficit Theater for the CW, his own sketch show DVK on the Nerdist Channel. In 2021, the animated version of his podcast Dumb People Town was picked up for 6 episodes by Amazon and Daniel was showrunner/EP. Most recently he completed a role as writer/performer on the new Sklar Brothers UFC Channel show Nosebleeds. Daniel’s feature credits include Beer Fest 2 for Warner Brothers and the upcoming independent film Wine Club in which he also stars. Daniel tours the country, headlining clubs and appearing at festivals. Most recently he was at JFL in Austin and Montreal hosting his new show The Living Wake.

Time - 7PM / doors 6

The Venue - Bombs Away! Comedy Club is inside The Comet in Northside. The Comet is a legendary bar and music club in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati with a full service bar, as well as a full kitchen featuring tacos, massive burritos, and the best queso dip in Cincy. 4579 Hamilton Ave
Check Out their menu here - https://cometbar.com/dinner-menu/

Tickets - $20 adv / $25 Day of Show
Reserves your seat until 10 min before show time. If you have not arrived or contacted us before this time your seat may be given to someone on the wait list.

Your tickets are available for refund up to 24 hours before door time of listed show. Bombs Away! Comedy will allow transfer of ticket to a future show as available if you are unable to attend or your ticket is not eligible for refund. Contact us at aW5mbyB8IGJvbWJzYXdheWNvbWVkeSAhIGNvbQ== if you have any questions.

Parking - There is free street parking on Hamilton Ave. and surrounding the venue with well lit sidewalks. Please visit www.bombsawaycomedy.com for a map and more information. The address is 4579 Hamilton Ave

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