The Laughing Tap is Milwaukee's home for stand up comedy — a locally founded, comic-run club presenting national, regional and local standup every weekend, plus a free weekly open mic. Founded in 2020 in Walker's Point by Matt Kemple, Kaitlin McCarthy and Greg Bach under Milwaukee Comedy LLC (the producers behind the Milwaukee Comedy Festival), the club outgrew its original room and moved downtown in early 2026 to the historic George Watts & Sons building on N Jefferson St. It is an intimate 80-seat room with a full bar of Wisconsin craft beer, spirits and non-alcoholic options — and, unusually for a comedy club, no drink or item minimum of any kind. Touring headliners on the calendar include Dulcé Sloan, Langston Kerman, Punkie Johnson, Sean Patton, Tom Thakkar, Mohanad Elshieky and Nick Vatterott.
Top performers
Comedy and Magic Show
7:00 PMThu, Sep 17$22.69
Zach Martina
7:30 PMFri, Sep 18$28.36
Zach Martina
7:30 PMSat, Sep 19$28.36
Zach Martina
10:00 PMSat, Sep 19$22.69
Dulcé Sloan
7:30 PMFri, Sep 25$28.36
Dulcé Sloan
10:00 PMFri, Sep 25$28.36
Dulcé Sloan
7:30 PMSat, Sep 26$28.36
Dulcé Sloan
10:00 PMSat, Sep 26$28.36
Ed Larson
7:00 PMSun, Sep 27$28.36
Mohanad Elshieky
7:30 PMFri, Oct 2$28.36
Mohanad Elshieky
7:30 PMSat, Oct 3$28.36
Mohanad Elshieky
10:00 PMSat, Oct 3$28.36
Nick Vatterott
7:30 PMFri, Oct 16$28.36
Nick Vatterott
7:30 PMSat, Oct 17$28.36
Nick Vatterott
10:00 PMSat, Oct 17$28.36
Alex Kumin
7:30 PMFri, Oct 23$28.36
Alex Kumin
7:30 PMSat, Oct 24$28.36
Alex Kumin
10:00 PMSat, Oct 24$22.69
Kelly Ryan
7:30 PMFri, Oct 30$28.36
Kelly Ryan
7:30 PMSat, Oct 31$28.36
Kelly Ryan
10:00 PMSat, Oct 31$22.69
Tom Thakkar
7:30 PMFri, Nov 6$28.36
Tom Thakkar
7:30 PMSat, Nov 7$28.36
Tom Thakkar
10:00 PMSat, Nov 7$28.36
Sarah Perry
7:30 PMFri, Nov 13$28.36
Sarah Perry
7:30 PMSat, Nov 14$28.36
Sarah Perry
10:00 PMSat, Nov 14$22.69
Sean Patton
7:30 PMFri, Nov 20$28.38
Sean Patton
7:30 PMSat, Nov 21$28.38
Sean Patton
10:00 PMSat, Nov 21$28.38
Shane Torres
7:30 PMFri, Nov 27$28.36
Shane Torres
7:30 PMSat, Nov 28$28.36
Shane Torres
10:00 PMSat, Nov 28$28.36
Punkie Johnson & Kalea McNeill - The Backpack Tour
7:30 PMFri, Dec 4$28.36
Punkie Johnson & Kalea McNeill - The Backpack Tour
7:30 PMSat, Dec 5$28.36
Punkie Johnson & Kalea McNeill - The Backpack Tour
10:00 PMSat, Dec 5$22.69
Chris Higgins
7:30 PMFri, Dec 11$28.36
Chris Higgins
7:30 PMSat, Dec 12$28.36
Chris Higgins
10:00 PMSat, Dec 12$28.36
Steven Gillespie
7:30 PMFri, Dec 18$28.36
Steven Gillespie
7:30 PMSat, Dec 19$28.36
Steven Gillespie
10:00 PMSat, Dec 19$22.69
Langston Kerman
7:30 PMFri, Mar 26$28.36
Langston Kerman
10:00 PMFri, Mar 26$28.36
Langston Kerman
7:30 PMSat, Mar 27$28.36
Langston Kerman
10:00 PMSat, Mar 27$28.36
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J.F. Harris
10:00 PMSat, Sep 12$22.69
J.F. Harris
7:30 PMSat, Sep 12$28.36
J.F. Harris
7:30 PMFri, Sep 11$28.36
Akeem Woods
10:00 PMSat, Sep 5$28.36
Akeem Woods
7:30 PMSat, Sep 5$28.36
Akeem Woods
7:30 PMFri, Sep 4$28.36
KC Shornima
10:00 PMSat, Aug 29$22.69
KC Shornima
7:30 PMSat, Aug 29$28.36
KC Shornima
7:30 PMFri, Aug 28$28.36
Kate Willett
10:00 PMSat, Aug 22$22.69
Kate Willett
7:30 PMSat, Aug 22$28.36
Kate Willett
7:30 PMFri, Aug 21$28.36
The Milwaukee Comedy Challenge
7:30 PMFri, Aug 14$22.69
The Milwaukee Comedy Challenge
7:00 PMWed, Aug 12$17.02
Justin Leon
7:30 PMSat, Aug 8$22.69
Justin Leon
7:30 PMFri, Aug 7$22.69
The Milwaukee Comedy Challenge
7:00 PMWed, Aug 5$11.35
Ton Johnson
7:30 PMSat, Aug 1$22.69
Ton Johnson
7:30 PMFri, Jul 31$22.69
The Milwaukee Comedy Challenge
7:00 PMWed, Jul 29$11.35
Every comedian who's been on a lineup at The Laughing Tap.
- Dulcé Sloan375.2K
- Chris Higgins241.7K
- Mohanad Elshieky180.8K
- KC Shornima150.3K
- Punkie Johnson124.9K
- Langston Kerman110.5K
- Shane Torres91.5K
- Akeem Woods80.1K
- JF Harris69K
- Alex Kumin68.6K
- Ed Larson67.9K
- Sean Patton62.6K
- Kelly Ryan52.6K
- Kate Willett50.8K
- Zach Martina30.4K
- Tom Thakkar27K
- Sarah Perry14.7K
- Kalea McNeill12.3K
- Steve Gillespie10.8K
- Justin Leon8.7K
- Nick Vatterott5.7K
- Ton Johnson2.5K
- Two Brothers One Mind880
- Matthew Teague638
