Calling all comedy lovers! The Berlin Fringe, a theater and comedy festival at Comedy Café Berlin, has returned after a few-year hiatus and is full of more laughs than ever! Beginning today (27.07.23) and running through Sunday (30.07.2023), the Fringe will play host to eleven shows by award-winning comedians. Whether you’re looking for stand-up, improv, physical comedy – or even something a little more experimental – there’s something for every funny bone. Lisa Frischemeier — you may know her as the host of the feminist stand-up showcase Witch Hunt or have seen a copy of her new book I See Vulvas Everywhere — has put together a diverse lineup, with standup and storytelling, acts drawing from both international and local talent. Why not kick off the weekend at Matilde Keizer’s work in progress The Seven Women one Woman Show, which incorporates clown and improv? Chase that with The Town Cryer, Brooke Finegold’s blended poetry and storytelling act, or the improvised musical performance by Band Practice. Josh Glanc, hailing from Australia and traveling from the UK, is a well-known talent whose unique performances have sold out shows at London’s Soho Theatre and the Edinburgh Fringe. And there’s only one way to find out what Berlin New Stand Up Award 2023 winner Theo Mason Wood’s Blood Sweat and Gluten is all about.
Comedy Café Berlin, also known affectionately as CCB, has been proudly planted on Neukölln’s Weserstraße since 2015 as Berlin’s first international, alternative comedy venue. Their regular programming features long-form improv, sketch, and stand-up comedy in both English and German – and more! Not to mention a full bar with local craft beer from BRLO and Berliner Berg, friendly staff, and an unpretentious, welcoming community. If you’re hungry for even more comedy after this weekend, CCB has shows going on every Thursday through Saturday, as well as open improv “jams” on Sundays and an excellent training school with a range of courses and workshops. And keep a lookout: in September they’re holding another international festival, Das Improv Festival.
Text: Rose Miles / Photos: Benny J Johnson & Marcelle Bradbeer / Graphics: Bernd Grether / Credit: Comedy Café Berlin
Comedy Café Berlin, Roseggerstr.17, 12059 Berlin–Neukölln; map
Berlin Fringe 27.–30.07.2023. Want to make the most of the Fringe’s schedule? Buy a 5 Show Festival Pass and save up to 20€ on your tickets.
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