The Joke Comedy Club can be privatized for a company evening, a team-building session, a seminar, a conference, a preview screening or a staff meeting, with a show room that seats 60 and a bar. The venue is at 37 rue Quincampoix in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, a short walk from Châtelet. It offers two formulas: the space alone, or the space with a private show by comedians selected by the team.
Seminars and company events
The official privatisation page lists private parties, team building, seminars, conferences, previews, company meetings, film shoots and even karaoke evenings. The venue describes itself as a modern, intimate room that is easy to reach in central Paris, and says it adapts to the request of each client. For a company, the appeal is a setting outside the usual meeting rooms. A short conference or a presentation can take place on the stage, followed by drinks at the bar. The venue lists several well-known organizations among its past clients, including RATP, EDF, Google Cloud, L'Oréal and Spie batignolles.
Rooms and capacities
The show room seats 60 people. The venue operates two show rooms for its public programming, but the official capacity figure for private events refers to one room, the show room, with 60 seated guests. The bar is part of the first formula, which is described as the room plus the bar, and the layout can be adjusted to the needs of the event. The second formula adds a private show with three to five professional comedians for the whole group. The team also lists additional services that can be added in the quote request: a caterer, a bartender or server, security, a photographer, technical equipment and a stage manager.
Catering
The bar serves cocktails and beers, and the venue runs a bar and restaurant concept. For private events, the quote form includes a caterer, bartenders and servers as options, so the food and drink service is defined with the team for each event. The official page does not publish a menu for corporate groups, so the formula should be agreed with the venue before the date.
History and setting
The Joke presents itself as a comedy club and a bar in one address, with evening shows in several formats, including open mic nights, tryout nights and best-of programs. It says that more than 1,000 spectators come each week and that more than 300 artists have been programmed. For a private event, this means the room is a working stage with professional lighting and sound handled by a stage manager, and the guests are in a real comedy club rather than a converted meeting room.
Getting there
The address is 37 rue Quincampoix, in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement, which the venue describes as two steps from Châtelet and at the heart of Paris. Châtelet and Les Halles concentrate several metro lines and the RER, so guests coming from all parts of the Paris region can reach the venue without changing more than once in most cases. Parking in the area is difficult, as spectators note on the site, and public transport is the practical option for a group.
