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About the club
The Comedy Lounge is Boise's only full-time comedy club. We opened in May 2019 as The Lounge at the End of the Universe, in the Gem Center for the Arts at 2417 Bank Dr, and we've been bringing nationally touring comedians to an intimate room ever since, including virtually, through a pandemic that arrived ten months after we opened.
The club is woman-owned, POC-owned, and veteran-owned. Our mission is straightforward: make sure every member of the audience and the performers have a great experience.
Fast facts
Founded: May 11, 2019
Address: 2417 Bank Dr, Boise, ID 83705, inside the Gem Center for the Arts
Capacity: 150+ seats
Show nights: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, with additional shows Sunday through Wednesday
Show format: About 90 minutes — host, feature act, headliner
Ownership: Woman-owned, POC-owned, veteran-owned
The people
Jen Adams - Talent buyer and show production. She is an accomplished comedian, writer, producer, and performer with more than 30 years of experience.
Brian Lee - Club operations, hospitality, and outreach. Nearly two decades managing the Boise Funny Bone. A United States Air Force veteran who has served on the boards of the Boise Soul Food Festival and the NAACP, and is a member of the Boise Black Business Alliance.
Coral Clark - Logistics and management maven specializing in back-of-house operations.
Who plays here
Our stage hosts comedians with credits across Netflix, HBO, Comedy Central, and late-night television. The full archive of past shows lists every comedian who has performed here since we opened — the most complete record of touring comedy in Boise anywhere.
Story angles
Boise's only full-time comedy club, and what it takes to book national headliners in a market this size. A woman-, POC-, and veteran-owned venue in Idaho's live entertainment scene. Opening ten months before a global pandemic and surviving it. Brian Lee's two decades in Boise comedy, from the Funny Bone to here. Jen Adams’s 35 years in show business and world travel. How a small room competes with bigger cities for touring talent.
Media contacts
Brian Lee — (208) 353-4776
Jen Adams — (208) 477-7546
Both are reachable by call or text. For general inquiries, leuboise@gmail.com or (208) 991-2296.
Photos
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