Name: Amsterdam Comedy Show: Monday Night Laughs - Headliner Paul Currie
Start: 2026-03-09T20:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-03-09T22:00:00+01:00
Location: Micro brewery. Brouwerij De Prael

Amsterdam Comedy Show: Monday Night Laughs - Headliner Paul Currie

Kendra Borgen

Micro brewery. Brouwerij De Prael

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 &amp; drinks all nightAll shows in English. All shows unpredictable. That's the point.Stop doom-scrolling. Get your ticket and actually laugh this Monday. March 9th - Special Birthday Edition - All Headliners Three headliners. One unforgettable Monday night. We're pulling out all the stops for this one. An anarchic Irish clown who shatters every rule of stand-up, a high-energy LA crowd-work machine who's headlined in 20+ countries, and a wildly unhinged multi-award-winning force of nature who's basically done it all — on one stage, one night only. De Prael is going to be loud, unpredictable, and absolutely electric. Grab your crew, grab a beer, and come ready to laugh. Paul Currie fuses traditional stand up with the energy and crowd work of his street performing background and utilising his performance art skills they developed while studying theatre. Barney Rivera is known for his energetic crowd work, global perspective, and Latino-flavored humor that connects with international audiences. “Charming, witty and alarmingly unhinged" Phil Nichol is the kind of performer you have to see to believe, and even then you'll question your own memory. Want to know more about the comedians? Here you go! Paul Currie (IR) was born in County Antrim in North of Ireland and still lives &amp; works in Belfast. He has carved a reputation for themselves since 2004 as an uncompromising alternative comedian, street performer &amp; avant garde clown artist in the UK, Ireland, Australia and around Europe building up a fan base with his unique style of genre breaking performance stand up.We're pulling out all the stops for this one. An anarchic Irish clown who shatters every rule of stand-up, a high-energy LA crowd-work machine who's headlined in 20+ countries, and a wildly unhinged multi-award-winning force of nature who's basically done it all — on one stage, one night only. De Prael is going to be loud, unpredictable, and absolutely electric. Grab your crew, grab a beer, and come ready to laugh.Three headliners. One unforgettable Monday night.We're pulling out all the stops for this one. An anarchic Irish clown who shatters every rule of stand-up, a high-energy LA crowd-work machine who's headlined in 20+ countries, and a wildly unhinged multi-award-winning force of nature who's basically done it all — on one stage, one night only. De Prael is going to be loud, unpredictable, and absolutely electric. Grab your crew, grab a beer, and come ready toThree headliners. One unforgettable Monday night.We're pulling out all the stops for this one. An anarchic Irish clown who shatters every rule of stand-up, a high-energy LA crowd-work machine who's headlined in 20+ countries, and a wildly unhinged multi-award-winning force of nature who's basically done it all — on one stage, one night only. De Prael is going to be loud, unpredictable, and absolutely electric. Grab your crew, grab a beer, and come ready to laugh.Paul came to prominence by winning The Big Tickle comedy festival NEW COMER AWARD in Derry City in 2005.Paul fuses traditional stand up with the energy and crowd work of his street performing background and utilising his performance art skills they developed while studying theatre for 3 years in Newtownabbey Tech.Paul has appeared on TV comedy show “LIVE AT THE ELECTRIC”. Their first solo performance show at Edinburgh fringe was in 2009, Paul then returned in 2011 as part of Avalon’s prestigious “COMEDY ZONE” a showcase that launched names like The Mighty Boosh, Stewart Lee, Lee Evans, Al Murray, Russell Howard.Paul won the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Comedians Choice award for BEST SHOW in 2018. Paul again was nominated in 2023 for BEST SHOW for their latest silent show SHTOOM which was brought to Soho Theatre London in Feb 2024, and to Australia &amp; NZ Arts Festivals in March/April 2024.Paul has performed at the Adelaide Fringe, the Melbourne Comedy Festival &amp; Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, Utrecht comedy fest, Belgium, Dresden, Brussels, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Arhaus, Copenhagen, Hamar: Norway, with sell out performances and 5 star reviews.“EXCEPTIONAL” ★★★★★ - Mervyn Stutter (Edinburgh awards 2023)“Currie has created a real masterpiece of comedy. Unique and jaw dropping. ★★★★★ -Entertainment Now (Ed Fringe 2023)"The best comedy I saw of the Fringe this year was Paul Currie." STEWART LEE★★★★★ “An expert presentation in absurdist humour. Simply unmissable!”★★★★★. (Melbourne International Comedy Festival)EDINBURGH FRINGE AWARD 2018: WINNER Best Show, Comedians ChoiceBEST SHOW - Nominee: Leicester Comedy Fest 2015 /2017/ 2019 &amp; 2022WINNER - Artists Award: Edinburgh Fringe 2017 Barney Rivera (US) is a global comedian who has performed at comedy and entertainment venues around the United States and across the world. Being based in Los Angeles, CA Barney has headlined in over 20 countries including Japan, Portugal, Mexico, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and many more. Rivera has been featured Netflix is a Joke, on international television in China, Japan, booked in the USA as a guest comedian on CBS’s the Late Late Show, and has even delivered his own presentation and comedy performance for Tedx Talk. He was also chosen as the best next generation comedian at the Singapore Comedy Festival, and was a finalist at the Palm Springs International Comedy Festival (PSICF).Barney was handpicked to feature on tour with comedians such as Doug Stanhope, Neal Brennan, Dylan Moran, Tom Green, and Theo Von amongst many others. Barney has performed numerous times overseas entertaining the troops in Atsugi, Yokosuka, Singapore, San Diego, and Guam. He is a Mexican and an American whose presence brings a unique world view with Latino flavor that has a huge payoff of laughter — a stage favorite and a must see. Phil Nichol (UK)Comedian/Actor/Writer/Director/MusicianAs a stand-up, Phil is internationally renowned, having performed in 52 countries and appearing on Festival TV Galas including Just for Laughs, Melbourne International CF, New Zealand CF and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. His last international tour show, Your Wrong, played over 130 shows in 13 countries. Phil has filmed four stand-up comedy specials including his Edinburgh Comedy award winning show The Naked Racist and the groundbreaking Nearly Gay for ITV2. His early career with seminal Canadian comedy act Corky and the Juice Pigs spanned ten years with the pinnacle of the Juice Pigs success being two memorable seasons on Mad TV.Acting-wise, Phil Nichol recently played pagan pub landlord, Paul Chambers, in AgathaRaisin for Acorn and Sky Max. He has appeared as Mark in Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney's hit Channel 4 sitcom Catastrophe and as Jerry in the award-winning BBC3 show Uncle. Phil played gay priest Drew in the Greg Davies sitcom Man Down. He was guest lead, George Harper, in BBC’s Siblings and most memorably, he was seen in BBC4's BAFTA nominated Holy Flying Circus playing ex Monty Python animator/director, Terry Gilliam.On the stage, Phil recently appeared in London’s West End as Loco Chanelle in the Olivier award nominated, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. He starred alongside Christian Slater in One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Boy George in Taboo and Bill Bailey in the fringe sensation Twelve Angry Men. Phil travelled to New York with the Donmar Warehouse to perform in The Machine written by Academy award nominated Matt Charman. Phil is presently playing Dick Marlin, leading the brand new Spiegelworld cirque cabaret show, The Hook, in Atlantic City.Phil has won numerous performance awards including the 2005 Stage Award for Acting Excellence (The Zoo Story), the 2006 Edinburgh Comedy Award (The Naked Racist) and a Scotsman Fringe First for the monologue Somewhere Beneath It All, A Small Fire Burns Still (2011).Phil has developed three feature films, Say You Love Satan (Warp Films), Yinka and Dinka’s House of Hoax (Sinner Films) and most recently, Bardo, an environmentally friendly faerie tale. Phil has devised numerous formats and ideas for UK television including a sitcom pilot, Plum, for the Comedy Unit/BBC Scotland. Phil was commissioned by Screen Scotland to direct Yinka and Dinka’s House of Hoax. He has directed sketches for ITV2 and BBC 3.Phil has also directed extensively for the theatre as founder and Artistic director of the award-winning Comedians Theatre Company, which is now in its 19th year having produced over 30 productions including a radio series for BBC Radio 4.Phil has written and produced four comedy albums, three with Corky and the Juice Pigs and one solo comedy album, Late Night Electric Watermelon. He has released one solo music album, Ethel’s Little Ditties and a rock parody album by his band Muscle is due for release later this year. Phil was born in Glasgow, grew up in Toronto, and now resides in London, England.

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