Looking for the best improv comedy show in Columbus? Longform Nite at Hashtag Comedy Club delivers fast-paced, unscripted laughs with top local performers. One audience suggestion sparks a night of unpredictable, high-energy comedy. Friday, March 21 at 7 PM in the Short North. Get your tickets now!
Well, you’re in luck! Alex Harshaw has assembled an incredible lineup of comics for a night of non-stop laughter. Each performer is a certified headliner with credits around the country; bringing a wide variety of witty takes and hilarious viewpoints that will have you falling out of your seat with laughter. Grab a drink, have a seat, and see why Columbus is quickly becoming a rising destination for stand-up comedy!
Doors 6:45, Show starts promptly at 7pm
Laurie Kilmartin is a comedian and an Emmy-nominated/WGA Award-winning writer for CONAN. She has also written for the 2025 Academy Awards ceremony, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, The Late LateShow, and Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. She has performed standup on CONAN, The Late LateShow with James Corden, Comedy Central and Showtime. Her one-hour comedy special Cis Woke Grief Slut was named one of the best comedy specials of 2024 by NPR’s Bullseye with Jesse Thorn. Major festival appearances include Just for Laughs, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Moontower Comedy Festival.
Laurie has written two books, Dead People Suck and the New York Timesbestseller Shitty Mom. She and fellow comic Jackie Kashian host a popular podcast about standup comedy called The Jackie and Laurie Show. Her new album, Corset, was released at #1 on the iTunes charts. Laurie’s recent TV appearances include After Midnight (CBS), The Talk (CBS), Sherri(syndicated) and being interviewed by Hillary and Chelsea Clinton on Gutsy Women(AppleTV).
Laurie’s standup special 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad made Vulture's list of Top Ten Comedy Specials of 2016. In a January 2024 profile piece, the Los Angeles Times said that “Kilmartin has become one of the most fearless, respected performer-writers in the L.A. standup scene.”
