Comedy Slam Berlin

In the organizer's words:

Four of the country's best slam poets come together at Berlin's Comedy Slam to read themselves into the audience's diaphragm with their funniest texts. They will shake your stomach muscles in two rounds. A workout for the diaphragm! And you decide the funniest text by applause. At the end of the evening, you'll be lying on the floor laughing and one of the comedy slammers will take home the audience-voted triumph.

Admission: 19:30

Start: 20:00

What makes the comedy slam special

As with poetry slams, the focus here is on text and performance. The rules for the performers: 8 minutes time limit, no props, only self-written texts. And the audience decides who wins the evening. But unlike usual, the Comedy Slam Berlin only features funny texts: literature to make you laugh.

What sets the Comedy Slam apart from the usual stand-up shows that populate Berlin's comedy clubs? It's not just a series of jokes. Here you'll hear consistent stories, tales, poems and a bit of a message. The whole variety of the poetry slam. With the diaphragm shakers of comedians. Poetry slam meets stand-up.

Four invited slammers compete against each other in a tough contest: And you decide who can best combine the high art of literature with that of humor.