The Gong Show

Name: The Gong Show
Start: 2026-05-03T16:00:00-04:00
Location: Give A Hoot Comedy Club

Schedule

Sun, 03 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Give A Hoot Comedy Club | Gaithersburg, MD

Give A Hoot Comedy Club,
Montgomery Counties only full time comedy club.
Presents The Gong Show
Yes the Gong Show, where you can show off your talent on our stage, just email us at [email protected] and sign up

Tickets are available at https://giveahootcomedy.com
Full La Mexicana menu available in showroom
Tickets are $10 in advance and 150 at the door..
Doors open 6pm and showtime 7pm
The Gong Show is an American amateur talent contest created by Chuck Barris in 1976 and franchised by Sony Pictures Television to many countries. Each performer was evaluated by a panel of three celebrity judges who could strike a gong to end a performance they disliked. A small cash prize has typically been awarded to each episode's winner. The Gong Show is known for its absurdist humor, and often features amateurish, racy or questionable performers interspersed with more legitimate acts. The actual competition was typically secondary to the outlandish acts, and the series is also known for its free-form style which featured various interruptions, digressions and running jokes.
The Gong Show was broadcast on NBC's daytime schedule from June 14, 1976, through July 21, 1978, and in first-run syndication from 1976 to 1980 and 1988 to 1989, briefly revived in 2008 hosted by Dave Attell, and was revived in 2017 for broadcast on ABC. The show was created and originally produced by Barris, who also served as host for the NBC run and from 1977 to 1980 in syndication. Its most recent version was executive-produced by Will Arnett and hosted by Tommy Maitland, a fictional character performed by Mike Myers (uncredited in Season 1).