Overtime Comedy @ Substation

About our show Had a long week at work? Well get ready to relax as we turn the office into a cool comedy club to start the weekend right. For over 5 years, we've been keeping local comedy fun, affordable, and—most importantly—funny, and The Substation is one of our favorite places to party. Come see fresh lineups featuring comics from HBO, Sirius XM, and Late Night performing alongside local up-and-comers in an office turned comedy club and bar. About The Substation The Substation powers a dynamic and warm community space by uniquely combining coworking, innovative activations, and a collaborative approach to programming.

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Downtown Comedy Club: Andrew Mayer

About your headliner "Silly, whimsical, smart, and–most importantly– incredibly funny.” Andrew Mayer is a Boston-based stand-up comedian, performing in clubs and festivals across the country since 2004. He has previously won the Boston Comedy Festival, and has been a featured performer in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival and Seattle International Comedy Competition. Andrew’s most recent album, Having a Nice Time, can be heard in regular rotation on Sirius XM Radio. About our show Located steps from Boston Commons in a cozy restaurant side-room, Downtown Comedy Club is a favorite destination for tourists and locals alike. Enjoy a beer brewed on-site, a plate of globally-inspired comfort food, and a fresh lineup of comedians from HBO, Sirius XM, and Late Night performing alongside local favorites. About Democracy Brewing We are Democracy Brewing, a worker-owned brewery and pub committed to making great beers and supporting our community. Democracy Brewing is a meeting place with the atmosphere and camaraderie of your local neighborhood pub mixed with an old world beer hall.

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Downtown Comedy Club: Tooky Kavanagh

About your headliner With razor-sharp wit and a charm once described as “ineffable,” Tooky (rhymes with cookie) Kavanagh (no “U”) speaks her mind with honesty, charisma, and edge. She headlines shows all around New England and has opened for a slew of prominent national acts including <a href="https://www.hannaheinbinder.com/">Hanna Einbinder</a> (<a href="https://www.hbomax.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GYIBToQrPdotpNQEAAAEa?gclid=Cj0KCQjw3eeXBhD7ARIsAHjssr9axcSUeixhAmgRYQajL0hSpBf9AxrQrVdb78GEwdiXSYfBWWUHkGYaAvfoEALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;utm_id=sa%7C71700000082906735%7C58700007037259549%7Cp63322867969">HBO Max’s Hacks</a>), <a href="https://www.matteolanecomedy.com/">Matteo Lane</a> (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHtaXqDklDTydmwgLj5siMg">The Advice Special series on YouTube</a>), <a href="https://www.mariabamford.com/">Maria Bamford</a> (<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4789300/">Lady Dynamite on Netflix</a>), and <a href="http://daveattell.com/">Dave Attell</a> (Insomniac on Comedy Central). Her additional stand-up credits include: Big Pine Comedy Festival; Blue Ridge Comedy Festival; Rogue Island Comedy Festival; HBO’s Women In Comedy Festival; Boston Comedy Festival; Comic-In-Residence at the Comedy Studio. Her most recent turn at acting was co-starring in Salesmen (available now on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Salesmen-Corey-Rodrigues/dp/B09Q3LXHBT">Amazon Prime Video</a>), as well a few shorts for the 48 Hour Film Festival. Her current favorite side project is co-hosting the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/p/Total-Dad-Movies-with-Tooky-Dave-and-Mike-100063552193249/">Total Dad Movies podcast</a>, which is available on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tdm-total-dad-movies-with-tooky-dave-mike/id1695912028">Apple Podcasts</a> and <a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2183356">all other streaming platform</a>s. She regularly performs at Boston-Based institutions such as Laugh Boston, The Wilbur theater, Off Cabot, and The Comedy Studio. Also, she's the one who described her own charm as “ineffable,” but it's still true! About our show Located steps from Boston Commons in a cozy restaurant side-room, Downtown Comedy Club is a favorite destination for tourists and locals alike. Enjoy a beer brewed on-site, a plate of globally-inspired comfort food, and a fresh lineup of comedians from HBO, Sirius XM, and Late Night performing alongside local favorites. About Democracy Brewing We are Democracy Brewing, a worker-owned brewery and pub committed to making great beers and supporting our community. Democracy Brewing is a meeting place with the atmosphere and camaraderie of your local neighborhood pub mixed with an old world beer hall.

Downtown Comedy Club: Tawanda Gona

About your headliner Tawanda Gona is a 31 year old Comedian/Writer/Actor based out of New York City. He was born in Zimbabwe and has moved up and down the east coast since he was 3 years old. Tawanda has been featured in the Boston Globe, and the following Comedy Festivals: -Bridgetown Comedy Festival -Memphis Comedy Festival -Rogue Island Comedy Festival -CROM Fest -Laughing Skull Comedy Festival -Host of FastenFest About our show Located steps from Boston Commons in a cozy restaurant side-room, Downtown Comedy Club is a favorite destination for tourists and locals alike. Enjoy a beer brewed on-site, a plate of globally-inspired comfort food, and a fresh lineup of comedians from HBO, Sirius XM, and Late Night performing alongside local favorites. About Democracy Brewing We are Democracy Brewing, a worker-owned brewery and pub committed to making great beers and supporting our community. Democracy Brewing is a meeting place with the atmosphere and camaraderie of your local neighborhood pub mixed with an old world beer hall.

Valentines Day @ Downtown Comedy Club

VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL Today only, we're offering our group rate for couples! About our show Located steps from Boston Commons in a cozy restaurant side-room, Downtown Comedy Club is a favorite destination for tourists and locals alike. Enjoy a beer brewed on-site, a plate of globally-inspired comfort food, and a fresh lineup of comedians from HBO, Sirius XM, and Late Night performing alongside local favorites. About Democracy Brewing We are Democracy Brewing, a worker-owned brewery and pub committed to making great beers and supporting our community. Democracy Brewing is a meeting place with the atmosphere and camaraderie of your local neighborhood pub mixed with an old world beer hall.

Downtown Comedy Club: Jason Cordova

About our show Located steps from Boston Commons in a cozy restaurant side-room, Downtown Comedy Club is a favorite destination for tourists and locals alike. Enjoy a beer brewed on-site, a plate of globally-inspired comfort food, and a fresh lineup of comedians from HBO, Sirius XM, and Late Night performing alongside local favorites. About Democracy Brewing We are Democracy Brewing, a worker-owned brewery and pub committed to making great beers and supporting our community. Democracy Brewing is a meeting place with the atmosphere and camaraderie of your local neighborhood pub mixed with an old world beer hall.

Downtown Comedy Club: Dan Crohn

About your headliner Dan Crohn has been performing stand up comedy in and around Boston for years. His&nbsp;jokes can be heard on XM Radio and he has been a guest on the popular podcast WTF with Marc Maron. A semi-finalist in the Boston Comedy Festival and the Laughing Skull Festival, Dan's stories of family and friends have entertained audiences from all over the country. Dan was named one of the top 100 comics for Season 9 of Last Comic Standing. His former day job of teaching 4th graders has provided him with endless amount of material. He has wanted to be a comedian since the age of eight when he stumbled upon his Father's Henny Youngman records. About our show Located steps from Boston Commons in a cozy restaurant side-room, Downtown Comedy Club is a favorite destination for tourists and locals alike. Enjoy a beer brewed on-site, a plate of globally-inspired comfort food, and a fresh lineup of comedians from HBO, Sirius XM, and Late Night performing alongside local favorites. About Democracy Brewing We are Democracy Brewing, a worker-owned brewery and pub committed to making great beers and supporting our community. Democracy Brewing is a meeting place with the atmosphere and camaraderie of your local neighborhood pub mixed with an old world beer hall.

Downtown Comedy Club: Tait Winston

About your headliner 	Tait Winston is a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer based in New York City. Tait’s been featured in The New York Comedy Festival, Art Basel Miami, and The Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He was the male MC of Channing Tatum Presents: Magic Mike Live in Miami – and has appeared on HBO, Hulu, and Paramount+. You may have heard his voice in campaigns for Truly Hard Seltzer, Meta, or Nissan. Come see Tait live—and experience some soulfully irreverent madness. Check <a href="https://www.instagram.com/taitwinston/?hl=en">Tait’s Instagram</a> for upcoming dates &amp; content! About our show Located steps from Boston Commons in a cozy restaurant side-room, Downtown Comedy Club is a favorite destination for tourists and locals alike. Enjoy a beer brewed on-site, a plate of globally-inspired comfort food, and a fresh lineup of comedians from HBO, Sirius XM, and Late Night performing alongside local favorites. About Democracy Brewing We are Democracy Brewing, a worker-owned brewery and pub committed to making great beers and supporting our community. Democracy Brewing is a meeting place with the atmosphere and camaraderie of your local neighborhood pub mixed with an old world beer hall.

Downtown Comedy Club: Chanel Ali

About your headliner Chanel Ali is a standup comedian, writer, and actress living in New York City. She hosted the Food Network digital series <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpfv1AIjenVPhFrwcZGIzBWnz89YrS14a">Food Debate!</a> and was a cast member on MTV’s Girl Code. Chanel was honored as a "New Face" at the 2019 Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, and she can be seen on the Starz series Night Train with Wyatt Cenac and Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks on TruTV. In 2020, Chanel appeared in the CC Stand-Up/Refinery 29 series <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twa2BrASx2I">Taking the Stage </a>and <a href="https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/speak-up-chanel-ali-tien-tran">Speak Up </a>and on the Netflix series Dash &amp; Lily. Her debut comedy album Chanel No.1 debuted at #2 in 2020 About our show Located steps from Boston Commons in a cozy restaurant side-room, Downtown Comedy Club is a favorite destination for tourists and locals alike. Enjoy a beer brewed on-site, a plate of globally-inspired comfort food, and a fresh lineup of comedians from HBO, Sirius XM, and Late Night performing alongside local favorites. About Democracy Brewing We are Democracy Brewing, a worker-owned brewery and pub committed to making great beers and supporting our community. Democracy Brewing is a meeting place with the atmosphere and camaraderie of your local neighborhood pub mixed with an old world beer hall.

Downtown Comedy Club: Alex Giampapa (SPECIAL: REHEARSAL TAPING!)

About your headliner 	Alex Giampapa began performing stand-up comedy in Boston at the age of 19 and soon became a popular act all across New England. He’s performed with comedians like Bill Burr, Hannibal Buress, Luis J Gomez, Ilana Glaser, Sarah Cooper, Judah Friedlander, Gary Gulman, Sammy Obeid, Eugene Mirman, Eric D’Alessandro, Adam Devine and Erik Griffin. Alex headlines shows nationwide, and has been featured in many comedy festivals including The Rogue Island Comedy Festival (Newport, RI), The Big Pine Comedy Festival (Flagstaff, AZ), The Boston Comedy Festival, The Vermont Comedy Festival and The Motor City Comedy Festival (Detroit, MI). 	His edgy, but relatable style has made him a popular choice for many different types of audiences: 	“His voice and onstage demeanor may be soothing, but that doesn’t mean [he] won’t bring a scorching set of well-crafted jokes, hot takes on current events, and a good, healthy dose of social commentary” - <a href="https://vanyaland.com/">Vanyaland</a> 	Alex has had digital success too: he’s been featured on Comedy Central Asia, Funny or Die, and has been the #1 post on Reddit three times. His “War Money” joke has gone viral on multiple occasions and was shared by celebrities/politicians such as Mos Def, DL Hughley, Gina Carano, Niecy Nash, Jamaal Bowman and Nina Turner. 	Alex also wrote, produced, directed and co-starred in a comedy pilot, Poor Effort. About our show Located steps from Boston Commons in a cozy restaurant side-room, Downtown Comedy Club is a favorite destination for tourists and locals alike. Enjoy a beer brewed on-site, a plate of globally-inspired comfort food, and a fresh lineup of comedians from HBO, Sirius XM, and Late Night performing alongside local favorites. About Democracy Brewing We are Democracy Brewing, a worker-owned brewery and pub committed to making great beers and supporting our community. Democracy Brewing is a meeting place with the atmosphere and camaraderie of your local neighborhood pub mixed with an old world beer hall.

Downtown Comedy Club: Emily Ruskowski

About Emily Ruskowski Emily Ruskowski is a Boston-based stand up comedian. She has performed across the country and participated in several comedy festivals. In 2015, she was named of one the Comedy Studio's Comics in Residence and opened for Maria Bamford at the Wilbur. About our show Located steps from Boston Commons in a cozy restaurant side-room, Downtown Comedy Club is a favorite destination for tourists and locals alike. Enjoy a beer brewed on-site, a plate of globally-inspired comfort food, and a fresh lineup of comedians from HBO, Sirius XM, and Late Night performing alongside local favorites. About Democracy Brewing We are Democracy Brewing, a worker-owned brewery and pub committed to making great beers and supporting our community. Democracy Brewing is a meeting place with the atmosphere and camaraderie of your local neighborhood pub mixed with an old world beer hall.

Downtown Comedy Club: Chris Post

Downtown Comedy Club: Shivani Davé

About your headliner. Shivani Davé is an NYC-based, Indian-American stand up comic and writer from Boston. She regularly performs at the top clubs around NYC and tours around the country and internationally. She is the host of the web series/podcast “Smacking Balls &amp; Talking Smack” and the New York Comedy Festival featured show: “Top 5 Comedy”. She has featured in major international festivals like the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, New York Comedy Festival, and is a 2024 Ladies of Laughter finalist. Shivani has worked and opened for well known comics like Dave Attell, Gary Gulman, Nimesh Patel, and Bonnie McFarlane. About our show Located steps from Boston Commons in a cozy restaurant side-room, Downtown Comedy Club is a favorite destination for tourists and locals alike. Enjoy a beer brewed on-site, a plate of globally-inspired comfort food, and a fresh lineup of comedians from HBO, Sirius XM, and Late Night performing alongside local favorites. About Democracy Brewing We are Democracy Brewing, a worker-owned brewery and pub committed to making great beers and supporting our community. Democracy Brewing is a meeting place with the atmosphere and camaraderie of your local neighborhood pub mixed with an old world beer hall.

About your headliner Jason Cordova is a Boston-based comedian. He has made a name on the national scale, on shows like HBO's Pause with Sam Jay, and performed at legendary clubs like Gotham Comedy Club, The Stand, The Comedy Connection, and Foxwoods Casino. After his first time on stage in 2009, he hasn't stopped, carving out a lane for himself in the Boston comedy scene and rising up the ranks with his hard-hitting, brutal honesty that somehow makes us all feel not so different from each other. About our show Located steps from Boston Commons in a cozy restaurant side-room, Downtown Comedy Club is a favorite destination for tourists and locals alike. Enjoy a beer brewed on-site, a plate of globally-inspired comfort food, and a fresh lineup of comedians from HBO, Sirius XM, and Late Night performing alongside local favorites. About Democracy Brewing We are Democracy Brewing, a worker-owned brewery and pub committed to making great beers and supporting our community. Democracy Brewing is a meeting place with the atmosphere and camaraderie of your local neighborhood pub mixed with an old world beer hall.

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Wondering what to do in Boston? Places to eat? Free activities? Good for a group? Date night spot? Girls night out? The best things to do? Ask Joyraft!

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Your guide to everything free in and around Boston. From events, to fairs, to festivals, to outdoors. Joyraft has all the free events happening near you.

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Where to eat and drink in Boston? Joyraft has Boston’s newest bars, restaurants and specials. Drinks and pre fixe dinner menus. Cambridge & Somerville too.

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Overtime Comedy @ Substation

Downtown Comedy Club: Andrew Mayer

Downtown Comedy Club: Tooky Kavanagh

Downtown Comedy Club: Tawanda Gona

Valentines Day @ Downtown Comedy Club

Downtown Comedy Club: Jason Cordova

Downtown Comedy Club: Dan Crohn

Overtime Comedy @ Substation

Downtown Comedy Club: Tait Winston

Downtown Comedy Club: Chanel Ali

Downtown Comedy Club: Alex Giampapa (SPECIAL: REHEARSAL TAPING!)

Downtown Comedy Club: Emily Ruskowski

Downtown Comedy Club: Chris Post

Downtown Comedy Club: Shivani Davé

Downtown Comedy Club: Jason Cordova