Stand-Up Showcase

Stand-Up Showcase brings four comedians to the DC Improv for a varied evening of stand-up, featuring performers from the Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia, and broader comedy scenes. The showcase is designed to highlight emerging and established talent across different comedic styles in an intimate club setting.

The lineup includes Dom Grayer, Matty Litwack, Charles Engle, and Nick Hopping. Grayer is a DMV-based comedian known for relaxed, candid material and has opened for Shane Gillis, Leonard Ouzts, and Guy Torry. Litwack is a comedian and writer who left a physics PhD program, has written for publications including The Washington Post, the New Zealand Herald, and Scientific American, and has performed at several comedy festivals. His credits include Fox’s “Laughs,” National Geographic Channel’s “Crowd Control,” a Boston Comedy Festival finalist spot, and winning the Devil Cup in New York City. Engle combines personal openness with observations about the absurdity of everyday life and has appeared at multiple comedy festivals, including the New York, Big Pine, Seattle International, and Tours for the Troops festivals. Hopping, based in New York City, was named a New York Comedy Festival Comic to Watch, has performed nationwide, released four comedy specials, and built a large audience with his sketches.

When: December 11–13

Showtimes: Friday at 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m.; Saturday at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.; Sunday at 7 p.m.

Tickets: $26.50, including service charges

Lineup: Dom Grayer, Matty Litwack, Charles Engle, and Nick Hopping

Run time: Approximately 90 minutes

Venue: DC Improv, 1140 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036

Ages: Not specified on the page

Venue contact: 202-296-7008 or support@dcimprov.com