THE LAUGH CLUB

What THE LAUGH CLUB does

The Laugh Club is a single-location live comedy venue based in Chandigarh, India, founded in 2017 and operating with approximately 12 employees. It hosts live standup comedy performances featuring professional comedians from across India in what the company describes as a 'small space with big potential.' The venue serves adults and young adults in the Chandigarh region seeking live professional comedy entertainment in an intimate setting — a market segment underserved outside major Indian metro cities.

The company's core offering is scheduled live comedy shows, with tickets sold directly to consumers through its website (laughclub.in) or via phone booking. The technology stack is minimal: a WordPress-based booking and account management system rather than any proprietary platform. There are no disclosed APIs, integrations, mobile apps, or proprietary technology features. Distribution is entirely direct-to-consumer with no third-party ticketing partners, resellers, or aggregators identified.

The Laugh Club generates revenue on a per-event transactional basis via ticket sales (one-time purchase model). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is set per event. The business operates without any disclosed funding rounds, institutional investors, partnerships, or M&A activity, and has no named management team in available sources. Marketing relies primarily on direct booking channels supplemented by a social media or YouTube presence for top-of-funnel audience development.

Name

THE LAUGH CLUB

Legal name

The Laugh Club

Website

https://laughclub.in

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Laugh Club operates a single-location live comedy venue in Chandigarh, India, hosting standup comedy performances by professional comedians for local adult audiences. Revenue is generated through direct ticket sales via its website and phone bookings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Entertainment / Comedy Club Services

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

akta.pro primary industry

Comedy Clubs (Nightlife Venues) (MPAGAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Stand-Up Comedy Shows (MPAGACAA), Comedy Shows & Spoken-Word Events (THAJAFAC)

Keywords

• Live comedy shows
• Standup comedy venue
• Comedy club
• Live entertainment
• Comedy performances

Headquarters

HQ city

Chandigarh

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Live Event Tickets: Revenue generated from selling tickets to live standup comedy shows at the physical venue. Customers purchase tickets in advance through the website or at the door for scheduled performances featuring professional standup comedians.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Laugh Club is a live standup comedy venue that hosts in-person standup comedy performances at its physical comedy club in Chandigarh, India. The company sells tickets to individual audiences for scheduled standup comedy shows at the club.

Product overview

The Laugh Club is a live comedy entertainment venue in Chandigarh, India. The company operates as a single-location performance venue hosting stand-up comedy shows featuring professional comedians from across India. The primary offering is live comedy events for which customers can purchase tickets through the company's booking system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live Standup Comedy Shows Scheduled in-person standup comedy performances hosted at The Laugh Club venue in Chandigarh, India, for individual audience members who purchase tickets to attend.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Broad incumbents

• Comedy Central India (Viacom18): National standup comedy brand and programming franchise that books, promotes, and broadcasts comedy in India. Comparable as a curator/promoter of Indian standup talent, though distribution is TV/digital rather than a single ticketed venue.

Direct peers

• That Comedy Club (Bengaluru): Bengaluru-based dedicated standup comedy club running scheduled ticketed shows in an intimate-venue format. Direct comparable to The Laugh Club's single-city, ticketed standup venue model.
• Canvas Laugh Club (Canvas Laugh Factory): India's most established dedicated standup comedy club chain, headquartered in Mumbai with additional locations. Directly comparable to The Laugh Club as both operate ticketed standup-only venues booking professional Indian comedians for live audiences using an intimate-club format.
• The Comedy Store India: Long-running standup comedy venue in Mumbai hosting weekly ticketed shows featuring leading Indian comedians. Comparable product (ticketed standup), customer segment (comedy enthusiasts), and venue-based event-driven revenue model.
• Habitat Comedy Club (The Habitat): Delhi-based live entertainment venue well known for standup comedy nights alongside music programming. Comparable as a ticketed live comedy venue serving urban comedy audiences with touring professional comedians.

Emerging players

• East India Comedy (EIC): Indian comedy collective that produces live shows, digital content, and tours featuring comedians. Comparable through its booking of the same pool of touring Indian standup talent and its dual live-event plus content model.
• Pingla Comedy Club: Smaller-format Indian standup comedy club focused on nurturing emerging comedians and ticketed shows. Comparable niche positioning as a dedicated comedy venue outside the large metro clubs, similar to The Laugh Club's regional positioning.

Others

• BookMyEvent / Paytm Insider: Large Indian ticketing and event-discovery platforms listing live comedy shows across cities. Adjacent ecosystem participant that distributes tickets for venues like The Laugh Club and is a structural channel partner.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-laugh-club

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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