Jokers Comedy

What Jokers Comedy does

Jokers Comedy Sàrl is a Swiss privately-held comedy production and talent management company founded in 2017 and headquartered at Rue d'Italie 2, Vevey. The company produces, books, and diffuses a roster of more than 20 French-speaking Swiss comedians — including multiple Société Suisse des Auteurs (SSA) award winners — across stand-up, improvisation, mentalism, musical comedy, and theatrical formats. It serves three primary customer segments: entertainment venues seeking professional comedy programming (D! Club, Caustic Comedy Club, Théâtre de Carouge, Salle Métropole, L'Azimut, Théâtre Boulimie, Club ABC), private event organizers needing comedians for functions, and the general public purchasing tickets to live shows. Distribution combines direct-to-consumer ticket sales via jokerscomedy.ch, third-party platforms (Infomaniak Events, Monbillet), and venue partnerships across Romandy Switzerland and neighboring regions.

The business model is event-driven and transaction-based: revenue accrues from ticket sales, artist booking fees, and venue programming arrangements, with no disclosed subscription or recurring component. Core products include the BRUT improvisation show, the Roméo/Juliette musical comedy, the Revue de Lausanne, and individual artist one-man shows. Beyond live production, Jokers Comedy operates two cultural venues (Pavillon Naftule, opened November 2024 in Lausanne, and Théâtre Hameau Z'arts in Payerne) and since 2024 has held production and artistic direction of Les Dicodeurs, a daily humoristic radio game show broadcast on Radio Télévision Suisse's La Première. Marketing relies on the company website, email newsletter, and organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram), with no paid acquisition or app-based distribution disclosed.

Jokers Comedy is an independent operator with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, subsidiaries, or parent company. The company does not list any patents, proprietary technology, APIs, AI/ML capabilities, or app products; the business is fundamentally a creative services operation. Sub-brands include BRUT (improvisation). No revenue, headcount, or financial figures are publicly disclosed, limiting quantitative assessment, but the cadence of venue launches, broadcast partnerships, and roster additions through 2024–2025 indicates an active expansion phase.

Name

Jokers Comedy

Legal name

Jokers Comedy Sàrl

Website

https://jokerscomedy.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jokers Comedy is a Swiss comedy production and talent management company founded in 2017 that books, produces, and diffuses a roster of French-speaking Swiss comedians across live venues, the Pavillon Naftule cultural space, and the RTS radio show Les Dicodeurs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Comedy Production and Talent Management

NAICS

Other Performing Arts Companies (711190), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (71151)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Stand-Up Comedy Shows (MPAGACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Improv Comedy Performances (MPAGACAB), Comedy Club & Showcase Nights (MPAGACAE), Sketch Comedy Shows (MPAGACAC)

Keywords

• Live comedy production
• Comedian talent management
• Comedy event booking
• Comedy venue operations
• Radio comedy production

Headquarters

HQ city

Vevey

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Event production and ticket sales: Jokers Comedy produces comedy shows and events, working with venues to host performances of their roster of artists. Revenue comes from ticket sales and venue partnerships.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Jokers Comedy produces, manages, and distributes comedy talent across French-speaking Switzerland. Its core offering combines live comedy show production (stand-up, improvisation, musical comedy), artist booking and management for partner venues and private events, cultural venue operations (Pavillon Naftule in Lausanne, Théâtre Hameau Z'arts in Payerne), and radio show production (Les Dicodeurs on RTS La Première).

Product overview

Jokers Comedy is a comedy production company that produces and distributes humor events across Switzerland and neighboring regions since 2017. The company operates as a unified production platform offering live comedy shows featuring its roster of artists, including signature formats like the BRUT improvisation show and musical productions like Roméo/Juliette. Beyond performances, Jokers Comedy also manages cultural venues (Pavillon Naftule, Théâtre Hameau Z'arts), produces radio content (Les Dicodeurs), and organizes the traditional Revue de Lausanne. The portfolio centers on stand-up comedy and theatrical humor, supported by venue operations and content production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BRUT: An improvisational show featuring 4 performers who invent stories on the spot based on audience suggestions.

Products and services

• Comedy Shows and Events Stand-up comedy performances, improvisation shows, and humor events produced and distributed by Jokers Comedy featuring its roster of Swiss and neighboring-region artists, staged at partner venues and at the company's own venues across French-speaking Switzerland.
• BRUT Signature improvisation show in which four performers create entirely original stories on-the-fly based on audience suggestions, with each performance being unique and never repeated. Targeted at comedy audiences and partner venues.
• Roméo/Juliette Original musical comedy created by Joseph Gorgoni and the Revue de Lausanne troupe, mixing family, inheritance, money, and Shakespearean classics into a comedic musical story. Targeted at theatre and comedy audiences in Romandy.
• Les Dicodeurs Daily humorous radio game show produced and artistically directed by Jokers Comedy since 2024, broadcast on Radio Télévision Suisse's La Première. Targeted at French-speaking Swiss radio listeners.
• Pavillon Naftule Cultural venue opened in November 2024 in Lausanne, conceived as a dedicated space unique in French-speaking Switzerland for comedy and humor programming. Targeted at live comedy audiences, partner venues, and event organizers.
• Revue de Lausanne Traditional Swiss review show featuring local talent and current-events commentary. Targeted at regional French-speaking Swiss audiences.
• Théâtre Hameau Z'arts Theatre venue in Payerne operated by Jokers Comedy, providing professional administration and programming support. Targeted at live performance audiences and performing arts organizers.
• Blaise Bersinger — Chiante Noël Holiday comedy show featuring Blaise Bersinger with musical accompaniment by the Kuma group, centered on the absurdity of Christmas music albums. Targeted at French-speaking Swiss audiences seeking seasonal humor entertainment.

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Since 2024, Jokers Comedy has been in charge of production and artistic direction of Les Dicodeurs, a daily humoristic radio game show broadcast by RTS on La Première.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Comédie de Genève: Geneva-based performing arts institution producing theatre and comedy in French-speaking Switzerland. Comparable regional venue/producer in the same Swiss Romandy market, though broader in scope (theatre beyond comedy).
• Théâtre de Vidy-Lausanne: Lausanne theatre producing contemporary performing arts including comedy. Comparable regional venue operator in the same Swiss Romandy geography; overlaps with Jokers' venue programming model (e.g., Théâtre de Carouge bookings).
• La Manufacture (Lausanne): Lausanne-based higher school of performing arts and producing entity, active in French-speaking Swiss theatre and comedy production. Comparable regional performing-arts production footprint in the Romandy market where Jokers competes for talent and audiences.
• Le Radiant (Lyon): Venue in nearby Lyon that books French-language stand-up, humour, and music tours. Comparable as a regional venue that depends on the same pool of touring French-language comedians that Jokers manages — making it both a programming partner and indirect competitor for tour routing.

Broad incumbents

• Comédie-Française: National French theatre company with permanent troupe producing classical and contemporary repertoire. Larger-scale incumbent in French-language performing arts production; comparable only as a benchmark for institutional production scale, not direct competitor.
• Olympia Production: Historic Paris-based concert and comedy venue/producer (Vivendi). Larger-scale incumbent in French-language live comedy programming, with broader artist rosters and international touring — comparable business model (venue + production + artist booking) but at a much larger scale.
• Juste Pour Rire / Just for Laughs Group: Global French-language comedy festival and production group with TV, touring, and talent management operations. Comparable talent-production-television model to Jokers, but at international scale and with broader North American/European reach.

Direct peers

• Montreux Comedy: Swiss-based French-language comedy brand operating the Montreux Comedy Festival and related tours/productions. Directly comparable to Jokers Comedy in Swiss Romandy focus, French-language stand-up, talent management, and venue/event programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/jokersprod
• Instagraminstagram.com/jokers_off/?hl=fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jokers-comedy

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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