About Comedy Club Haug Rotterdam

Comedy Club Haug is the first stand-up comedy stage in Rotterdam and the largest comedy club in the Netherlands by number of shows, venue size and ticket volume. You’ll find us at Boompjeskade 11, right on the river Maas. There’s comedy almost every day in one of our three rooms: the Main Room, the Corner Room and At The Bar. On stage you’ll see the best national and international stand-up talent, alongside promising newcomers. You sit at small tables close to the stage and order drinks and snacks through table service, without missing a single joke.

Our regular program

Best of Stand-Up: the name says it all. Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, a line-up of top comedians in the Main Room. This really is the cream of the crop: our own club regulars, joined by big names from home and abroad.
Chuckle-Up! in English: looking for comedy in English? Every Friday at 9:30pm, our stage goes fully international with Chuckle-Up! in English. A weekly stand-up show built for expats, tourists and anyone who prefers their punchlines without translation.
Open Mic: every Wednesday you can catch new and upcoming comedy talent in Dutch, and once a month in English. This is where many comedians take their first steps.
Club Haug regulars try-out: once a month on a Monday, our club regulars test new material.
Solo and double shows: regularly and irregularly, established names and rising talent perform their own shows in the smaller rooms of the club.
Shtick Fest: our very own comedy festival, every November.

Comedians from all over the world

We book solo and double shows by comedians from all over the world. Daniël Arends, Ronald Goedemondt, Peter Pannekoek, Hans Teeuwen, Patrick Laureij, Louis CK, Najib Amhali, Theo Maassen, Maria Bamford and Tommy Tiernan, among others, have all taken our stage. Check out our full program to see who’s coming up soon, or take a look at our gallery.

Comedians at Comedy Club Haug are selected for charisma and authenticity: honesty about who they really are. Authenticity as a comedian is the most important factor here. Only those who stand out from the mainstream get a stage to develop further at Comedy Club Haug.

The people behind the club

The owners, Marcel Haug and Debbie van Polanen, are known as the producers and founders of The Stand-Up Club and the International Comedy Festival Rotterdam, among others. At Men at Work TV Productions, Marcel Haug made more than 350 TV programs, including The Comedy Factory and Raymann is Laat. There he booked talent such as Amy Winehouse, Kanye West, Tony Woods, Patrice O’Neal, Jimmy Carr, Zach Galifianakis, Jim Jefferies, Maria Bamford and Bill Burr.

Co-owner / Booker
Marcel Haug

Co-owner / Marketing, PR, Ticketing & Partnerships
Debbie van Polanen