New Comedy Club To Open This Summer In Downtown Detroit

DETROIT — A new comedy club will open this summer in Downtown Detroit, District Detroit announced Thursday.

The Detroit House of Comedy will open inside Detroit’s Hockeytown Cafe at the corner of Woodward Avenue and Montcalm Street, according to a news release.

The 300-seat club is expected to host multiple shows per week that include stand-up acts, improv and podcasts events and focusing on supporting comedians from Detroit and throughout Michigan, according to a release.

The club's co-owners, John Tobin and Rick Bronson have more than 60 years of comedy and entertainment experience between the two of them.

"We are really looking forward to providing top quality and wide-ranging entertainment for hard working Detroiters and the city’s many visitors," Tobin said. "Stand-up comedy and its many off shoots bring joy and laughter to people by looking at life through diverse voices with different points of view. Comedians are always challenging the status quo and the absurd, and we feel that people, particularly today, are really looking for that kind of entertainment."