The Best Comedy Events in Seattle This Month: What’s Actually Worth Your Night Out

Comedy events in Seattle are having a bit of a moment right now. You can feel it in the way Capitol Hill bars empty out early so people can make their shows, or how your group chat suddenly turns into a Ticketmaster support group. Over 600 people are already circling this week’s highlights alone, which means if you’re still in the “we’ll just see what’s available day-of” camp…good luck with that.

The names you keep hearing aren’t a coincidence. The Special Purpose is back for a reunion show (yes, finally) with very special guests The Suffering Yuckheads, which is exactly the kind of unhinged, inside-jokey chaos Seattle comedy nerds live for. 206 Versus 253 is bringing that hyper-local, friendly-trash-talk energy—ideal if you love jokes about bridges, Sounder trains, and who actually has the better pho. Something New: A Drag Variety Show is where you go when you want comedy with sequins, camp, and at least one moment you absolutely cannot explain to your coworkers on Monday. Love Me Or Leave Me leans into relationship drama and feelings (but, you know, funny). Two Minute Hate is for people who like their comedy fast, sharp, and a little feral.

You’ve also got the bigger anchors that keep the whole thing from spinning off into space. Laughs Comedy Club is still the go-to if you want a classic club experience—tight lineups, proper stage, actual sightlines—without flying to LA. The 5th Avenue Theatre occasionally flips from big Broadway energy to comedy-forward events, which is perfect if you’re trying to convince your theater-kid friend that stand-up can be a capital-A Art. Clock-Out Lounge, down in White Center, is where you go when you want your comedy with pizza, pinball, and that slightly chaotic house-party vibe.

And then there are the one-off must-knows. Samay Raina’s "Still Alive" tour stop in Seattle (Feb 22, 2026) is already on the radar for anyone who tracks international comics and loves being able to say "oh, I saw him back when he played here" five years later. That’s more of a plan-ahead, put-it-in-the-calendar-now situation.

If you’re trying to choose: book The Special Purpose reunion first if you want “I was there when…” bragging rights. Hit Something New: A Drag Variety Show when you’re in full going-out mode and want spectacle plus jokes. 206 Versus 253 is perfect for locals who appreciate a good area-code roast. Love Me Or Leave Me works for a date night where you’re both fine with getting gently roasted by proxy. Two Minute Hate is for the comedy superfans who don’t mind things getting weird and borderline unhinged—in a good way.

This is what discovery looks like in Seattle right now: bouncing between a club in the U District, a drag-heavy lineup on the Hill, and a weirdo variety show in a room that looks like it used to host punk matinees. Pick one, commit, and for the love of all that is holy in the Fremont Troll’s stone heart, buy your tickets before day-of.