Sam Jay

Sam Jay has done it all: She's a great stand-up, a prized TV writer (including for "Saturday Night Live"), a sitcom star ("Bust Down") and a talk show host ("Pause with Sam Jay.") You can see her specials on Comedy Central and Netflix. Originally from Boston, comedy has taken her around the world -- and now it's bringing her back to DC to headline our main showroom for a second time.

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Admission Policies

• Please note: An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. Senior citizens and people with underlying medical conditions are especially vulnerable. By visiting our establishment, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19.
• Patrons must be 18 or older to attend events or classes at the DC Improv. Any exceptions are clearly noted in the event descriptions.
• There is a two-item minimum per customer. This can be any combination of food items or beverages. Bottled water and soft drinks count as items. (The two-item minimum does not apply to comedy classes.)
• Coupons or passes for free admission cannot be used for a show listed as a "special event."

Seating Policies

• Matinees, the first show of any evening in our main showroom and all shows in our lounge showroom are seated by time of arrival. The earlier you arrive, the more options you'll have. Please note that the size of your party can affect what options are available to you, as certain tables and areas are designated for larger parties.
• "Late shows" in the main showroom have assigned seating. Assignments are made in order of ticket purchase. Generally speaking, the earlier you buy tickets, the closer you will be to the stage.
• If tickets are designated as being at a "reserved table," your party will have a table to itself. For general admission tickets, if your party does not fill an entire table, you may be sharing a table with other patrons.

Stand-up comic and Emmy-nominated writer ("Saturday Night Live") Sam Jay was recently seen on HBO’s "Pause with Sam Jay," a weekly late-night series on which she served as host and executive producer. She also starred in the Peacock series "Bust Down." In 2020, she debuted her first one-hour stand up special "Sam Jay: 3 in the Morning" on Netflix.

In 2019, Sam made her Netflix debut on "The Comedy Lineup" and released her album "Donna’s Daughter" through Comedy Central Records. "Donna's Daughter" was produced by Coach Tea and contains sporadic beats and "skit-like" interludes that make it sound as much like a hip-hop mixtape as it does a standup record. Also in 2018, Sam wrote for The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards and the MTV Movie & TV Awards. Sam’s 2018 TV credits include a recurring role on TV Land’s "Nobodies" and a guest star in Season 5 of Comedy Central’s Broad City.

In 2017, Sam was a standout of the Just For Laughs: New Faces. She was the host of "Ricking Morty," the Rick and Morty post-show on Adult Swim and she was a cast member of MTV’s "SafeWord." Sam made her late-night television debut on ABC’s "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and her half-hour stand-up Comedy Central Presents premiered in 2017 to rave reviews.

Sam’s television credits also include a part in the award-winning film "Pinsky," Starz’s "Take My Wife," Comedy Central’s "White Flight," "Crank Yankers," and "The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail"; as well as Viceland’s "Party Legends" and "Flophouse."