Pats Place 4 Comedy

What Pats Place 4 Comedy does

Pats Place 4 Comedy is a privately-held live comedy show production company based in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, that produces and hosts stand-up comedy events across multiple venues in the New Jersey and Metro New York area. The company operates as a small, owner-operated promoter with 1–10 employees, hosting shows at partner venues including Center Playhouse in Freehold, Studio;Space in Somers Point, and Costa Verde. Comedian lineups are curated by host and producer Randi Simon Lupo and producer Patrick Mirucki, featuring a mix of established New York-area comedians and emerging talent, with recurring themed events such as the "Supersized Women of Comedy" showcase.

The business sells tickets through two channels: on-site door sales at $25 per ticket and discounted online tickets at $20 via Brown Paper Tickets. Audience acquisition is supported by a WordPress-based website listing show schedules, an email newsletter powered by Mailchimp with a birthday-month signup for repeat-attendee discounts, and basic social sharing to Facebook and X/Twitter. There is no proprietary technology platform, mobile application, or data infrastructure — the underlying "product" is fundamentally the live entertainment experience itself.

The company is founder-owned and operated with no disclosed institutional investment, parent company, or external funding. Documented operations trace back to at least 2010 based on archival show photos, though firmographic records list a 1980 founding date; the company remains actively operating with scheduled shows into 2026. Revenue is generated entirely through ticket sales at small-to-mid-sized local venues, with no disclosed corporate sponsorship, merchandise, streaming, or licensing revenue streams.

Name

Pats Place 4 Comedy

Legal name

Pats Place 4 Comedy

Website

https://patsplace4comedy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Comedy Entertainment

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110)

akta.pro primary industry

Stand-Up Comedy Shows (MPAGACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Performing Arts Centers & Presenters (Programming/Booking) (MPAGABAM)

Keywords

• Live comedy shows
• Stand-up comedy
• Comedy event production
• Live entertainment venue
• Comedy show booking

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlantic Highlands

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pats Place 4 Comedy produces and hosts live stand-up comedy shows at various local New Jersey venues, featuring a mix of top New York-area comedians and rising new talent. Shows are presented at venues such as Costa Verde, Center Playhouse in Freehold, and Studio;Space in Somers Point, with tickets sold at the door ($25) or online at a discount ($20).

Product overview

Pats Place 4 Comedy is a comedy show production company that organizes and hosts live stand-up comedy events in the Metro New York area, featuring both established and emerging comedians. The company operates through various venue partnerships including Costa Verde, Center Playhouse in Freehold, and Studio;Space in Somers Point, NJ. Their primary offering consists of live comedy show events with ticket sales, comedian bookings, and audience engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live Stand-Up Comedy Shows Live stand-up comedy shows hosted and produced by Randi Lupo at various New Jersey venues (Costa Verde, Center Playhouse in Freehold, Studio;Space in Somers Point), featuring a mix of top New York-area comedians and emerging talent. Tickets are sold at the door for $25 or online for $20.
• Online Ticketing via Brown Paper Tickets Discounted online ticket purchasing for Pats Place 4 Comedy shows through Brown Paper Tickets, offering local audiences a $20 per-ticket price compared to the $25 door rate.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Stress Factory Comedy Club: Long-running New Brunswick, NJ comedy club producing live stand-up shows in the same regional market as Pats Place 4 Comedy. Closest geographic and product peer — fixed-venue model rather than touring, but same end-customer and comedian roster.
• Gotham Comedy Club: Established NYC comedy club producing nightly ticketed stand-up shows featuring working NYC comedians. Same product, same NY comedian pool, comparable ticket-price band as Pats Place.
• The Stand NYC: NYC comedy club combining a restaurant/bar with nightly stand-up programming. Highly comparable curated-lineup stand-up product and audience segment to Pats Place's NJ shows.
• Levity Live: Multi-state comedy club operator (NY, NJ, PA, others) running fixed-venue ticketed stand-up shows. Comparable mid-tier regional comedy-club model to Pats Place with a stronger venue footprint.
• Laughing Devil Comedy Club: NYC-based comedy club producing ticketed live stand-up shows with rotating local and touring comedians. Same product offering, same NY-metro customer base as Pats Place 4 Comedy.
• Helium Comedy Club: Multi-location comedy club (Portland, Philadelphia, other cities) producing ticketed stand-up shows with touring comedian lineups. Directly comparable product and business model to Pats Place, with similar pricing tiers and venue-partner model.

Regional players

• Goodnights Comedy Club: Raleigh, NC-based comedy club producing ticketed stand-up shows with regional touring comedians. Highly comparable small-city live-comedy-producer model, though operating in a different geography.
• Comedy Zone: Regional comedy club chain producing live stand-up shows across multiple Southeast US cities. Comparable fixed-venue ticketed comedy model to Pats Place, operating in a different regional footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Comedy Cellar: Iconic NYC comedy club operating multiple rooms with curated stand-up lineups. Same core product (curated live stand-up at a fixed/semi-fixed venue), but a much broader, brand-recognized incumbent drawing from the same NY-area comedian pool that Pats Place books.

Emerging players

• Don't Tell Comedy: Pop-up comedy show producer that books comedians into non-traditional venues (bars, restaurants, theaters) for ticketed live shows. Highly comparable to Pats Place's multi-venue, third-party-venue, comedian-curator model, though operating at a national scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/patsplace4comedy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pats-place

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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