Amsterdam: Boom Chicago English Comedy Show & Drinks

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Duration2h

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You're Already in Your Seat at Boom Chicago, Drink in Hand

You sit at a table with drinks, watch improv and sketch comedy performed entirely in English, and stay after to meet the cast in the bar. The show runs 90 minutes most nights (75 minutes on Sundays), with stand-up on Fridays and Saturdays at 10:15 PM. Table seating and drink service are included; the venue is wheelchair accessible and near public transport.

Step-by-step itinerary

Enjoy English comedy show at Boom Chicago

Arrive at Boom Chicago venue
Take table seating with drink service
Watch fast and funny English comedy show
Stay after show to meet the cast

The Experience

The lights dim at Boom Chicago and you're three minutes into a sketch that didn't exist ten minutes ago. The performers are riffing off something someone shouted from the audience, and the whole room is laughing at a joke that will never happen the same way twice. This is what happens when you walk into Amsterdam's longest-running English-language comedy venue — improv, sketch, and songs made up on the spot, all in one night, all performed by comedians who've gone on to write for Saturday Night Live and create shows like Ted Lasso.

The show format shifts depending on when you go. Sunday nights run 75 minutes if you want to keep it tight, while Fridays and Saturdays flip to stand-up at 10:15 PM — a different energy altogether. Weeknight shows are the full improv-and-sketch mix. You're seated at a table, not crammed into a row, and the bar staff brings drinks before the lights go down and during the intermission, so you're never dry-mouthed through the punchlines. After the final bow, the cast hangs around the bar, and you can actually talk to them, ask how they came up with that bit, maybe hear a story about how they landed the gig.

Boom Chicago has been doing this for over 30 years in the same Amsterdam location. The roster changes, but the energy doesn't — it's the kind of room where a bad night doesn't happen because the whole thing lives or dies on what the audience gives back. Bring a date, bring a group of friends, bring whoever you want to hear laugh out loud in a language you actually understand. It's a proper night out, not a tourist checkbox.

What’s included

Entry to the Boom Chicago comedy show, table seating, drink service before and during the performance, and access to the bar afterward to meet the cast.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Boom Chicago

Is this one for you?Book this if you want a night out in Amsterdam that doesn't require you to follow a script or translation — the comedy is fast, the seating is comfortable, and the drinks keep coming while you're laughing.