Comedy, stand-up and improv: Brussels loves to put on a show!

08 April 2025

Group of smiling people clapping hands in the theater, focus on audience. Dark tone.

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In need of a little dose of humour? Want to have a giggle with your friends at an uplifting one-man show? Do you enjoy stand-up comedy over a beer and keeping spirits high? Thanks to our selection of comedy and improv shows, treat yourself to an evening of real 'made in Brussels' comedy!

Temples of comedy in Brussels

Open mic nights, New York-style comedy clubs, cosy theatre-cafés and trendy bars where you can enjoy a little shot of irony… here’s a great selection of venues where comedy reigns supreme!

TTO - Théâtre de la Toison d'Or

Kings of Comedy Club

Modelled on the comedy clubs of New York, the Kings of Comedy Club (KOCC) is the new hotspot for comedians and comedy fans in Brussels. A stage, more than 70 seats, a bar and a kitchen make up this extraordinary venue that's like no other. The comedians come on stage and face an audience that has come to enjoy an evening of humour and good-natured fun. A cosy atmosphere, a red brick wall, a wall of fame... the KOCC is a little slice of America in the heart of the Ixelles cemetery neighbourhood.

Kings of Comedy Club

RITCS Cinema

Situated in the bustling heart of Brussels, at the Antoine Dansaertstraat near the Oude Graanmarkt, RITCS is the Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema & Sound. It is the ultimate meeting place for film aficionados. CINEMA Equipped with state-of-the-art digital film projectors and a magical silver screen seven metres in width, CINEMA RITCS offers 123 seats (+2 wheelchair accessible ones) to experience a fascinating world of moving images. On top of that, many of our screenings are professionally introduced by RITCS-professors, filmmakers, cinephiles, students or other high-profile foreign or domestic guests. CAFE The RITCS Café is a cultural café that is housed in the buildings of RITCS | Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema & Sound. During the day students can go to the café for a drink, a cosy chat, or use it as a workplace. From 5 p.m. everybody is welcome. RITCS Café organizes events weekly: comedy nights, live performances, debates, quizzes, and many more. Keep an eye on their Facebook page for the upcoming events! www.facebook.com/ritcscafe/

RITCS Cinema

Comedy Ket

L'Os à Moelle

Opened in spring 1960, ‘l’Os à Moelle’ is the oldest cabaret in Brussels. This cellar with its indefinable charm, located under Jacques Brel’s Birth House, has always been keen to open its doors to artists of all horizons. Singers, actors, comedians; many have stepped onto the cabaret stage!

L'Os à Moelle

Théâtre l’Improviste

Le TRAC

Magic Land Théâtre

The Magic Land Théâtre was born out of a collective dream in the 1970s. It now has its active, around fifty creations, several international tours and participation regular at most major Belgian cultural events. His multiple expériences artistic works carried out on so many fronts have allowed him to forge a style so particular, far removed off the beaten track of classical theater. If we had to classify the "Magic land" in a category " popular theater "is undoubtedly the adjective which would suit best even if Patrick Chaboud its founder prefers to speak of a theater of exchanges, meetings, surprises, debates, emotions and forcing anger sometimes too. At the Magic land theater, the scenic barriers conventional have long since been abolished in order to build bridges between genders, heater, dance, music, circus, humor. The Magic Land Theater is ultimately, above all, a living theater, a theater in perpetual "reinvention" to better ward off ideas black.

Theatres & concert halls

Magic Land Théâtre

Cirque Royal

This former circus built in 1878 is probably one of the nicest venues in Brussels. The artistic management of the site, long granted by the Botanique, is in the hands of Brussels Expo now. Music programming remains the central activity, however, dance, theater or opera sometimes invest its arena too.

Cirque Royal

Le Petit Chapeau Rond Rouge

This attractive cafe-theatre is open from Wednesday to Saturday from 7p.m. Besides theatrical and humorous performances, there are also jazz and rock concerts.

Le Petit Chapeau Rond Rouge

Espace Toots

Le Petit Kings

Theatres & concert halls

Le Petit Kings

Théâtre Royal des Galeries

Le Fridge

Fou Rire

Compagnies and organisers: the maestros of laughter in Brussels

They travel from one stage to another and have the people of Brussels in stitches: a brief overview of the troupes that have the capital laughing out loud.

Live Comedy

EN / NL

Insecure & dangereux

What the Fun

English Comedy Brussels

Brussels Volkstejoêter

NL / Brusseleir

Comedy Ket

Comme Eddy Club

Side Splitters Comedy

Maccheroni Comedy

Ann Vaida as your host and a rotating line-up of 9 women comedians, new and established, from Belgium and beyond.

COMEDY BRUSSELS PRESENTS: ROBERT WHITE LIVE IN BRUSSELS! Brussels, get ready this is not your average Tuesday night out. On October 20, Comedy Brussels is taking over the iconic RITCS Café for a massive, high-energy night of world-class, English-language stand-up that is guaranteed to sell out fast.

HEADLINER: ROBERT WHITE (UK) Britain's Got Talent | Winner of the Malcolm Hardee AwardDirect from the UK, musical stand-up sensation Robert White is heading to Brussels! He famously rose to nationwide prominence as the hilarious runner-up on ITV's Britain's Got Talent, winning over millions with his fast-paced, chaotic, and uniquely brilliant comedy style.Robert famously describes himself as "the only autistic, gay, dyslexic, cross-lateral, quarter-welsh, webbed-toed, hyper-sensitive, gluten-intolerant, pseudo-genius musical comedian there is… probably! " Armed with his keyboard, a frantic stage presence, and razor-sharp improvised musical skills, his risqué, self-deprecating songs and waspish asides will have you hooked from the second he steps on stage.★★★★★ "...souped-up risqué keyboard-based songs, waspish asides and neurotically charged camperie... Superb" — The Telegraph ★★★★ "Surprisingly original, and funny." — The Daily Mail MIDDLE ACT: RIC DIEZ "Sadman Ric" | Kill Tony Golden Ticket WinnerPrepare yourself for pure, unfiltered dark comedy. Known globally as "Sadman Ric," Ric Diez is a viral Kill Tony Golden Ticket Winner taking Europe and the US by storm. Armed with deadpan delivery, razor-sharp one-liners, and hilariously bleak observations, Ric will have you belly-laughing at things you definitely shouldn't. OPENER: Pearl Her comedy dives headfirst into sex, love, motherhood, divorce and the spectacularly bad decisions we make when we’re horny. It's a raw ode to surviving the human condition. MC: AUSTIN SHALE Brussels' favorite host is back at the helm, steering the night with lightning-fast crowd work, effortless charm, and unstoppable energy.

RITCS café

Brussels

Theatre

English Comedy at RITCS cafe: Robert White & Ric Diez

Unseasoned Chicken Breast

Le Petit Chapeau Rond Rouge

Etterbeek

Theatre

Unseasoned Chicken Breast

The Schuman Show

The Schuman Show is the one and only comedy show about the European Union. With a mix of sketches, songs, stand-up and improv, we will poke fun at the latest news in EU and world politics, and the absurdities of life in the EU "bubble".

The Schuman Show, the Brussels sensation that draws hundreds of people to the theatre for each new edition, it's entering its sixth season. And, for better or worse, there's plenty to joke about! A group of experienced comedians will play in hilarious sketches, catchy songs, and mind-blowing improvised scenes to try to find the fun side of politics and of the European Union institutions. Whether you are a seasoned EU insider, you just arrived to work in Brussels, or just curious what the hell it is that eurocrats consider funny, there is something in the show for you. Get your tickets before they run out to avoid dissapointment. Tickets are not numbered, so we recommend to come early and have a drink at the bar. Once the show starts there will be no admission. Location: Espace Lumen, Chaussée de Boondael 36, 1050 Ixelles

Theatre, music, cabaret… intimate venues to warm up in in Brussels!

With their velvet seating and soft lighting, small clubs, cafe-theatres and cabarets are intimate venues in which to meet in small groups. In this article, we share with you our favourite addresses for small audiences, a warm atmosphere and proximity to the artists. Are you ready for an experience on a human scale?

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Let’s keep the fun going !

To keep the fun going and get a taste of Belgian surrealism... book a visit to these weird and wonderful museums!

Fantastic Art Museum

Brussels is fantastic! This museum, one of the most atypical of Brussels, presents pieces of different generations which all link to the fantastic, the strange or surrealism. Its collection mixes many techniques and invites on a journey through the imaginary. Conceived as a cabinet of curiosities, the museum is sure to offer visitors a fantastic and unique walkthrough. As would Bosch, Breughel, Delvaux, Magritte, Hergé or Rops, you will not be able to ignore this spooky place in the heart of Brussels!

Fantastic Art Museum

Museum of Erotics and Mythology of Brussels

In a charming XVIIIth century house, at the Sablon, you will discover the fantastic history of Erotic art from Antiquity until today. This private collection, one of the most attractive in Europe, offers you the chance to see some rare pieces of paintings, sculptures, Greco-roman antiquities, Ivory, Japanese prints and other curiosities. Mythology and Erotism are deeply linked: "Erotism" comes from "eros", the Ancient Greek word for "love" or "desire", personified by the God Eros, son of Hermes and Aphrodite, representing the desire that reunites and creates the worlds. The purpose of this museum is to show the existence of the erotism since the sexual pleasure has been discovered by humanity.

Museum of Erotics and Mythology of Brussels

Comic Art Museum

A world full of comics An accomplished attraction located in the heart of Brussels, the Comics Art Museum has been honouring the creators and heroes of the 9th Art for 30 years. The regularly renewed permanent exhibitions and a diversified programme of temporary exhibitions enable visitors to discover the countless aspects of comics art. Famous characters lead the way towards new adventures, an encounter with a world where creativity has no limits. Enhanced by an exceptional Art Nouveau home designed by Victor Horta, the Comics Art Museum is just as much a tribute to the pioneers as a glimpse of contemporary comics art.

Comic Art Museum

Train World

Train World is a unique railway experience that takes you from the very first steam locomotives to the flashing high-speed trains! It is a universe that appeals to all the senses in order to grasp the many different dimensions of the railways. A visit to Train World is an active and surprising outing. You can walk among locomotives, take a seat in 100-year-old trains, visit a railway house and walk across a real railway bridge. You will even experience how it feels to drive a train!

Train World

GardeRobe MannekenPis

The incredible Manneken-Pis dressing room awaits you at 19 Rue du Chêne, a stone's throw away from the famous fountain. A representative selection of more than one hundred costumes is presented according to seven themes: geography, folklore, charity and citizens’ associations, trades, celebrities and characters, sports and designers. They show the richness of this fabulous and uncommon collection, which today includes nearly 1,000 items! The sculpture’s clothing – which is a tradition dating back to the 17th century! – is still part of the folklore and historical heritage of the city of Brussels. Combined ticket giving access to the Brussels City Museum -Maison du Roi and the Garderobe MannekenPis.

GardeRobe MannekenPis

Sewer Museum

Why not visit the Brussels sewers and the Sewers museum during your next excursion in Brussels. A visit of Brussels' sewerage network - led by experienced guides or ex-workers - is extraordinary, full of surprises, but above all fascinating. The sewers have become vital to our way of life, so much so that it's hard to imagine what it was like before they existed. A visit of the Sewers Museum (and a real sewer!) is therefore an amazing, unusual and thrilling experience. Brussels' first sewerage network came into use in the 17th century, but they were very limited and a large part of the city's waste still found its way into the river Senne. The river carried waste and carrion and regularly overflowed, or dried out in the summer, leaving behind less-than-pleasant smells. It was partially due to this, that the government in the second half of the 19th century decided to completely transform the Senne and its neighbouring streets by building great boulevards to cover the insalubrious area. Between the two world wars a second transformation: a portion of the Senne was diverted and then covered over. The sewerage network improved and grew over the years, going from 45 km in 1847 to the 350 km that we have today. The entrance to the museum is housed in one of the toll pavilions that used to collect taxes on goods that entered the city.

Sewer Museum

Brussels Comics Figurines Museum

Where Comics come to life ! The Brussels Comics Figurines Museum will immerse you in a private collection of figurines from the world of Belgian comics (Tintin, Spirou, The Smurfs...), American comics (Spider-Man, Batman...), mangas and many others. You will also find these characters in other formats: with video games, explanatory videos or during a projection of cartoons in a period movie theater. This immersive, sound-enhanced experience will appeal to the whole family. It will bring back many memories for adults and will also be suitable for the youngest: the visit is easily accessible, with very visual and colorful displays. Trip Advisor awarded the Moof the certificate of excellence in the year 2014 to 2024. It is located in Brussels, behind the big statue of the white Smurf, in the HORTA gallery on LEVEL -1.

Brussels Comics Figurines Museum

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