THE FUNNY THING ABOUT ATLANTIC CITY
IS
US.
We didn't inherit a room in a casino. We didn't have investors or a marketing budget. We had comedians, a boardwalk, and enough nerve to stop strangers and ask them to come watch us be funny. Everything else is just what happened next.
Founded 2016
Built on the Boardwalk
20+ Venues Produced
All of New Jersey
100+ Comedians
No Drink Minimum — Ever
HOW IT STARTED
Grassroots Doesn't Cover It.
In 2016, a group of stand-up comedians did something nobody had really done before in Atlantic City — they went outside. Not into a casino. Not into a venue with a built-in audience. Onto the Boardwalk. They stopped tourists, handed out flyers, cracked jokes in the Atlantic City wind, and tried to convince strangers to come watch them perform.
They'd later find out this was semi-illegal. It felt right at home.
"We were comedians doing what comedians do — whatever it takes to get in front of an audience."
It worked. Not because of a marketing strategy or a big launch. Because the comedy was good and the hustle was real. Word spread. Audiences came back. Shows filled up. Venues called — in Atlantic City, down the Shore, across New Jersey. We went wherever the show took us.
When Covid shut everything down in 2020, we put the show in a parking lot. First drive-in comedy show in Atlantic City history. Because the show goes on. It always has.
That's still how we operate. No formula. No shortcut. Comedians who take the work seriously — whatever room we're in, whatever city we're in, whatever it takes.
THE TIMELINE
Show by Show.
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2016
Started on the Boardwalk
Playground Pier, Atlantic City. Comedians flagging down tourists. Semi-legally. First shows, first audiences, first regulars.
Where it all started
2016–2019
Building Across New Jersey
Showboat, Taj Mahal, Tropicana (two rooms), Bally's, Harrah's, House of Blues, Bourre AC, Chelsea Beach Bar, Smoke House, Anchor Rock Club, Ducktown, Tennessee Ave Beer Hall, Bordentown Tap and Grill — and more. We went wherever the show took us.
20+ venues across NJ
2019
The Drive-In Show
Covid shut the venues down. We put the show in a parking lot. First drive-in comedy show in Atlantic City history. The show went on.
First in AC history
2022 - Present
Resorts Casino — Flagship Home
Settled into Resorts Casino Hotel on the Boardwalk. Directors Room and Starlight Ballroom. Our most consistent home since leaving Tropicana and the base we built the current operation from.
Current Flagship
2024
Expanding the Network
The Cove in Brigantine and High Point Pub in Absecon — taking AC Jokes into the surrounding area. Four active venues for the first time.
Regional expansion
2026
The Hook Comedy Series Launches
The Hook Theater at Caesars Atlantic City. Nationally touring headliners. A premium headline series that puts AC comedy on a new level. Josh Adam Meyers kicks it off April 23.
Now — Hook Series live
10+
Years producing comedy across New Jersey
20+
Venues produced — AC to Bordentown
100+
Comedians on our roster
$0
Drink minimum — ever, at any venue
WHAT WE STAND FOR
Three Things. Non-Negotiable.
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THE COMEDY COMEDY FIRST
We were founded by comedians, not promoters. Every booking decision, every venue choice, every show we produce starts with one question: is this going to be a good show? If the answer is no, we don't do it.
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WE OUTWORK EVERYBODY
4 venues. 20+ shows produced. 7 nights a week in summer. Private events on top of public shows. Drive-in comedy during a pandemic. We don't wait for the right conditions. We build them.
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NO MINIMUMS. EVER.
No 2-drink minimum. No cover charge nonsense. No fine print. You pay for a ticket, you watch the show. We trust the comedy to sell itself — and in 10 years, it always has.
EVERY STAGE WE'VE WORKED
We Go Wherever the Show Takes Us.
From casino showrooms to beach bars to a parking lot during a pandemic — over 20 venues across New Jersey. Some still standing, some not. Every one of them made us better at this.
The Full Venue List
20+
Current venues in gold · Former venues in gray · ✝ permanently closed
VENUES PRODUCED
CURRENT VENUES — 4 ACTIVE
Resorts Casino Hotel
The Hook at Caesars AC
The Cove · Brigantine
High Point Pub · Absecon
ATLANTIC CITY — FORMER VENUES
Harrah's Resort AC
Bourre AC ✝
Chelsea Beach Bar
Smoke House
Tennessee Ave Beer Hall
Ducktown
BEYOND ATLANTIC CITY — ACROSS NEW JERSEY
Playground Pier
Tropicana AC · 2 venues
Taj Mahal Casino ✝
Showboat Casino
House of Blues · Showboat
Bally's Atlantic City
Anchor Rock Club
Bordentown Tap and Grill · Bordentown NJ
House of Booze · Somers Point NJ
+ more
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We go wherever the show takes us. From the Atlantic City Boardwalk to Central Jersey — if the room is right and the crowd is ready, AC Jokes will be there.
Current active venue
Former venue
✝ Permanently closed
THE FUNNY THING ABOUT ATLANTIC CITY
IS THIS
DYSFUNCTIONAL
COMEDY FAMILY.
We're not a corporation. We're not a franchise. We're not a casino entertainment department running shows as an afterthought. We're comedians who built something from scratch on a boardwalk — and turned it into the most active independent comedy operation in New Jersey. There is much more to come.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
Real Audiences. Real Laughs.
★★★★★
"Fun girls night out. The guys were hilarious. I would definitely do this again!"
Kellie G. — Egg Harbor, NJ · TripAdvisor
★★★★★
"Tickets are really reasonable and there's no 2-drink minimum like other clubs."
William O. — Philadelphia, PA · TripAdvisor
★★★★★
"Audience was laughing so hard and I loved every minute of it!"
Jessica Q. — New York, NY · TripAdvisor