Amsterdam Comedy – Monday Night Laughs: Matt Castellvi September 21st

Start your week with Amsterdam's most iconic comedy show—where the jokes are fresh, the crowd is buzzing, and no two nights are ever the same.

Here's the deal: We pack De Prael with the best comedians from the Dutch scene AND heavy-hitters flying in from the US and UK circuit. Think Netflix specials, Comedy Central, BBC, Live at the Apollo—yeah, we've had them all. April Macie, Tom Rhodes, Ria Lina, Desiree Burch... the list goes on.

The Vibe: Show up early, grab a beer, meet some fellow expats, maybe make a Monday night crew. Doors open well before showtime at 8pm, so you've got time to settle in and vibe out.

The Details: 📍 De Prael, Oudezijds Armsteeg 26
🎟️ €10 + fees
💰 Flash your ticket = 10% off food & drinks all night

All shows in English. All shows unpredictable. That's the point.

Stop doom-scrolling. Get your ticket and actually laugh this Monday.
September 21st - Matt Castellvi is a Chicago-born stand-up comedian with nearly 20 years of experience performing around the world. A Boom Chicago cast alum and Chicago Reader Best Stand-Up runner-up, he has performed multiple Edinburgh Fringes and opened for comedians including Nate Bargatze, Josh Johnson, and Iliza Shlesinger. @lolztellvi
Otter Lee is a NYC-based Chinese American stand-up comedian, actor, and voiceover artist. He previously played a cartoon version of himself on the Emmy-nominated political interview segment Stephen Colbert Presents: Tooning Out the News. His 2024 debut hour of stand-up and songs, “Princess Syndrome,” opened at the Edinburgh Fringe to great critical praise from One4Review, a beloved Fringe publication. Internationally, he’s performed at such venues as The Top Secret Comedy Club in London, The Comedy Clubhouse in Barcelona, and Carolines on Broadway in New York! ,

Bianca Lala - is an international stand-up comedian from Romania, known for sharp, self-aware comedy and a relentlessly global stage presence. She has performed in 56 cities across 22 countries. Bianca has opened for Victor Pătrășcan, Zach Mama, Mark Simmons, and Joe Sutherland, and has shared the stage with comics such as Tatty Macleod, April Macie, Tamer Kattan, Kyla Cobbler, Bianca Cristovao, and Radu Isac.

Her set “What Doesn’t K*ll You Makes You Kinky” is currently the most-viewed video on Red Mic’s YouTube channel, with 240k+ views. She performs primarily in English, but also in German, French, Russian, and Romanian. Bianca has appeared on Romanian national TV (iUmor) and is the founder of an English-language theatre in Prague, where she also writes and produces original comedy plays.
Newby Colin Bridgewater- A Glaswegian who came to Amsterdam for two months and never left. Dry Scottish observations, misplaced confidence, and the quiet panic of a man who discovered stand-up in his forties and is still not sure why.

October 5, Dave Thompson,

October 19 (Special edition Ollie Horn)
November 2 Rhaul Kholi

November 16 Frankie Marcos, Zuva Maartens

Novmeber 30 Mike Sheer, Eniko Varga
December 14 Aaron Simmons
January 11 Headliner Michael Harrison is an award-winning comedian, actor, filmmaker and podcaster. As a standup comedian, he tours the globe performing in comedy clubs, cruise ships, colleges, corporates, churches, and temples. Among his many achievements in the field, he has done an Amazon comedy special, Dry Bar comedy special, a nationally syndicated half hour comedy special, and a comedy album which debuted at #1 on I-tunes, Spotify, and Amazon. Avid radio listeners may have heard clips from this album on several programs all over Sirius XM where he is in constant rotation.

Furthermore, Michael was featured on the CBS late night show Comics Unleashed and in several prestigious comedy festivals including Montreal’s Just for Laughs, the Big Pine Comedy Festival in San Diego and at the New York Comedy Festival.

In the acting world, Michael has appeared on numerous TV shows including “The Bridge”, “A Good Cop”, “Queer as Folk”, and “Being Erica”. To add another feather to his cap, Michael also produced a series of satirical shorts that he wrote, directed and starred in! These shorts include the mockumentary "Selfish History Channel”, animated classic "Basement Biden", and the multi award-winning "Delusional Man at Work" and "Where's my White Privilege.” The latter of which earned him the Gold Award for the Best Actor in a Comedy from the Best Actor Awards-NY and was a Finalist for Funniest Short at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival.

Michael also produced and moderated the hit podcast “Character Debates”. This podcast earned him the Audience award at the Dark Comedy Filmfest, Best Comedic Podcast at Minnesota Webfest, and was nominated for best Comedic Podcast from the World Wide Comedy Awards and All the Laughs Comedy Awards in Atlanta.

Charming, candid, and laugh out loud funny, Michael Harrison is an act you won’t want to miss.
January 25 Nadine
February 8, 22 Habib Siam, Erin Crouch
March 8 (Special Woman's day show - women 50% off) Edo Burger

March 22
April 5,
April 19 Meka Mo
May 3, 17, 31

Meet your host:

MC Kendra was born into a Reagan-era hunter-gatherer society in Alaska, and started playing saxophone at age 8 inspired by the musical stylings of Lisa Simpson. After surviving the treacherous journey down the infamous Alaskan-Canadian hi-way she studied Music at the University of Oregon finally leaving the US in 2004 in search of a better life (and an affordable Master’s degree). She bought a one-way ticket to Amsterdam, never looked back and has been entertaining folks in Amsterdam ever since.

GDPR: Generally speaking, shows are recorded. By buying a ticket and attending the show you agree to being filmed and used for promotional purposes.

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Info: If you want to come early for drinks or food De Prael is open even earlier. Show them your ticket to the comedy show for a discount!

Info: International Locals have a meetup before the show at 7:15pm

Info: We aim to end by 10 or 1015 latest. We know it's a school night! However, the bar stays open until midnight for drinks!

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De Prael Brewery, 26 Oudezijds Armsteeg, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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