Dark Mode #97 - The Loose Stool Dark Comedy Open Mic

Dark Mode is the dark comedy show Berlin deserves. Born from the ashes of the infamous Berlin Offensive, we’ve spent over six years giving a stage to the jokes most people are too scared to tell. Holocaust gags? Dead baby jokes? That’s just the warm-up. If you love comedy that pushes boundaries and makes you wonder if you’ll need to apologize for laughing, you’re in the right place. This is where dark humor thrives—no filters, no limits, and definitely no safe spaces.
Welcome to The Loose Stool! Berlin's darkest, dirtiest open mic night where quality control is left at the bathroom door. Unlike the premium polish of Dark Stars, this is where aspiring comedians and the most shameless performers come to let loose—and we mean really loose. Think of it as the back alley to Dark Stars’ fancy dinner party.

If you’re expecting refined, well-crafted jokes, then Loose Stool is not for you. This is an open mic, people. We have no idea what’s going to come out—some jokes will K*ll, and others will stink like, well, stool. But that’s part of the fun. It’s unpredictable, it’s chaotic, and most importantly, it’s fun!

Hosted by Nir Gottleid, the man who has made a career out of making Germans uncomfortable, Loose Stool is both a disaster and a delight. Nir has dragged himself back from touring Europe to personally watch your soul shrivel as you laugh at jokes you’d never dare repeat in public. And honestly, that’s what makes this open mic so fun.

So, if you’ve got a twisted sense of humor, a strong stomach, and no problem with moral ambiguity, Loose Stool is the comedy cesspool you’ve been waiting for. Brace yourself for a night of chaos, comedy, and probably a few things you’ll regret hearing.

OUR LINEUPS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHORTLY BEFORE THE SHOW: To catch the freshest faces in dark humor, keep an eye on our social media @darkmodecomedy and @thenireast as well as our website at https://dark-mo.de and stay tuned to see our lineup annoucnements on social media!

Doors are at 20:00 - show starts at 20:30!

YOUR HOST: NIR GOTTLEID (@thenireast):

Nir Gottleid (@thenireast on instagram) is an Israeli comic who has performed in the throughout Europe, the US, and Israel. He has come to Germany to, as he says, “make Germans feel uncomfortable as a form of reparations”; he would prefer to date Germans to achieve his goal, but sadly German women have intelligence, common sense, and eyes — therefore he’s forced to do comedy instead. His combination of dark humor, self-deprecation, and obscene “dad jokes” will leave him in stitches, because you are very likely to stab him after his set.

" has a command of the traditional pace, rhythms and tightly written gags of stand-up that assure you that you’re in capable hand", "a flair for gags that make you wince and laugh in equal measure", "a self loathing stoner" - Chortle, UK

You can see some of his work here:

Instagram (www.instagram.com/thenireast)

YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@thenireast)

and

TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@thenireast)

you can also find the rest of the links here: linktr.ee/nirgottleid

Nir has been touring Europe, and has produced multiple successful shows such as “The Berlin Offensive”, “Schindler’s Fist”, and more. He is widely regarded as the darkest comedian in the English comedy scene in Germany and more than meets that expectation by awkwardly talking to audiences about things he most definitely shouldn’t be talking about.

His first solo show, “The Revenge of the Jew-Di” is a 60 to 90 minute exploration of holocaust puns, the life of an Israeli expat in Germany, dating in modern day Berlin, and more. It is currently on tour in Germany and Europe and you can get tickets and see show times here!

Nir is touring with his second solo show as well, "Middle Rage", and talks about the fun sides of depression, anxiety, cats, hate crimes dating as a single old man, and the bitterness rage and feeling of acceptance that can only come with a life exhaustively lived.

ABOUT DARK MODE:

Dark Mode is Berlin's premiere prime time Dark Comedy destination - and is produced and hosted by Nir Gottleid. You can find out all about Dark Mode here: https://dark-mo.de

Doors are at 20:00 - show starts at 20:30!

Host or Publisher Nir Gottleid