50 First Jokes

Schedule

Fri, 02 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, Michigan 48104 | Ann Arbor, MI

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50 comics all tell their first joke of the year
The tradition that started two decades ago at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York, and now is a much-anticipated event also in Los Angeles and other cities, is coming back to Ann Arbor! Fifty of the area's up-and-coming and veteran comics come together to tell the first jokes they've written for the new year, kicking off the 2026 comedy scene in the most righteous way possible! It's fast, it's fresh, and above all it's funny. It's also not going to break the bank, so why not check out some Michigan comic voices you may not have known about?
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