What's New at Epic Comedy Berlin (Summer 2026)
Ori Halevy at The Epic Comedy Showcase
It's been a strangely busy summer for three people whose entire job is telling jokes in dingy Berlin bars and basements.
So here's an honest update on what's going on at Epic Comedy Berlin, what's changing, and why we've been a bit quiet online.
Spoiler: nobody's dead.
We're just reorganising, which in German is pronounced “verschlimmbessern.”
Our English comedy shows in Berlin are still on
If you're looking for an English comedy show in Berlin tonight, or at least this week, here's where we are…
Wednesdays — Saying The Wrong Thing at The Wall Comedy in Friedrichshain
Berlin’s most experienced comedians bring new jokes, half-finished bits, and the occasional idea that should never have left the notebook. You get to watch stand-up actually being built, which is somehow funnier than watching it finished.
We don't fully understand it either.
The room loves it.
Doors open at 20:00, show is at 20:30.
Fridays — The Epic Comedy Showcase at Zosch in Mitte
Our flagship, and the closest thing our comedy club has to a home game. The top English-speaking comedians in Berlin, plus whoever funny happens to be passing through the city that week.
If you're bringing a visiting friend to one show, bring them to this one. It does the work for you. You can just sit there and take credit for Berlin.
Doors at 20:00, show at 21:00.
Darkest Thoughts, our improvised comedy game-show, is having a summer nap
Darkest Thoughts ran its last Zosch date on the 3rd of July and is off for the summer now, resting, thinking dark thoughts, getting a head start on the emotional groundwork needed for a Berlin winter.
If you haven't seen it, we take the best international comedians in Berlin, hand them your darkest thoughts (written down anonymously by you), and watch them get turned into live stand-up comedy on the spot.
Your weirdest thought becomes someone else's problem. It's the one show Netflix can’t match.
Mostly because Netflix doesn't know what's wrong with you.
We do.
You wrote it down.
See, there’s you writing it down. Don’t deny it, we know that’s you.
It comes back on the 5th September with a new home, a new night, and a much more civilised start time: Saturdays at 20:30 on the indoor stage at Monbijou Theater in Mitte.
Yes, prime time.
Yes, we're as surprised as you are that they let us in.
Full post about the move coming soon, so we'll spare you all the details for now.
Why we've gone a bit quiet on social media
You may have noticed fewer clips from us lately. Or you may not have noticed at all, which honestly hurts more.
Here's the truth: we hit pause on content for a bit.
We filmed over 60 live shows at the Edinburgh Fringe last year, plus a bunch of local shows and podcast episodes here in Berlin, which means we're now sitting on a mountain of footage, and somewhere between reviewing all of that and running weekly shows, a newsletter, and a website, plus doing a bunch of mics around town, we realised we were spending more time editing and uploading than making things good.
So we're sorting out the boring internal stuff, who does what, how it gets done, so that when the clips come back they come back properly.
And they will come back!
In the meantime you can check out all our older videos on YouTube.
The Wise Fools Pod: comedy meets philosophy
Wise Fools, which started life as a live panel show in Berlin - created and hosted by Brendan Hickey - has now become our first podcast series.
Each episode takes a philosopher, a big idea, or a cultural concept and hands it to stand-up comedians, who treat it with all the respect you'd expect.
Brendan has a master’s degree in philosophy (I know, we were as surprised as you must be), so at least SOMEONE at the table has read the book.
In episode 1, Brendan, Ori Halevy and Dayne Brasher take on Mark Fisher's idea that culture is stuck on repeat. Then they immediately prove him right by turning it into Spider-Man jokes (among other things).
The thumbnail for episode 1. Can someone check on Brendan? I’m genuinely worried about him.
The plan was an episode a month. Then the reorganising happened. So the pod is on hold until we have the time to do it right.
In the meantime, episode 1 is up, and if there's a philosopher or an idea you'd like to see mistreated, leave it in the YouTube comments.
No promises. But we do read everything, and we do feel things.
The Patreon is open, and it's free
We've launched the Epic Comedy Berlin Patreon, and joining costs exactly nothing - which is a price we felt confident about.
It's where the uncut and uncensored versions of the podcast live, the ones where we don't have to mute words or trim the darker jokes to keep the algorithm calm. If you're watching there, you're getting the version with the edges left on. Let’s just hope no one tries to cancel us…
It's also where we want people to actually get involved.
There's a community Discord, updates from inside ECB, and a direct line to tell us what you want more of, shape future podcast and show ideas, or just hang out with the people who come to the shows.
It's early days over there and the feed is still growing, but that's exactly why now is a good time to be in it. The first people in a room always get the good seats.
We started a newsletter
The first monthly issue just went out and we're (just a little) proud of it.
Once a month you get what's on, which shows are worth your evening, what's happening with the podcast, free drinks (& other goodies), and a section on jokes we're still developing, so you can watch them mutate in real time before they hit a stage.
That's it. One email, some laughs, some free drinks, no clinginess.
This is Berlin, we know the rules.
So that's where we're at. Live comedy shows, a website, a podcast, a Patreon, a newsletter, and three people slowly losing their minds running English comedy shows in Berlin.
Come see a show. We'll be the ones on stage pretending this is all under control.
See you there,
Ori, Brendan and Aaron
Epic Comedy Berlin
FAQ
Quick answers for people who scrolled this far.
Where can I see English comedy in Berlin tonight?
If it's Wednesday: Saying The Wrong Thing at The Wall Comedy in Friedrichshain. If it's Friday: The Epic Comedy Showcase at Zosch in Mitte. If it’s Saturday and its after 5th September, Darkest Thoughts at Monbijou Theater in Mitte.
Is the comedy in English or German?
English, all of it. Our comedians come from everywhere, and the one language the whole room shares is English. You don't need a word of German to have a good night. Honestly, some of us have lived here ten years and still don't.
What time do the shows start?
Saying The Wrong Thing & Darkest Thoughts: doors 20:00, show 20:30. The Epic Comedy Showcase: doors 20:00, show 21:00. Come early, the good seats know they're the good seats.
When is Darkest Thoughts back?
The 5th of September 2026, then every Saturday, doors at 20:00, show start at 20:30 on the indoor stage at Monbijou Theater in Mitte.
Do I need to book ahead?
You can try your luck at the door, but seating is limited and Fridays fill up. If you're more than two people, or you're the type who likes sitting together, book ahead.
