World's Smallest Comedy Night

Every Monday night for the past five years, Hurley’s Irish Pub on Crescent St. has been hosting the World’s Smallest Comedy Night, where established comics and relative newcomers — and sometimes out-of-towners — test out material in front of an audience in a charming Irish pub’s showroom. “I think it’s still maintained a grassroots sort of feel,” says Lyng.

“Monday nights especially were mics that were no-stress, no-stakes… a place where comics can really come in and try that brand new material that they’re not sure about in — an environment where there’s not going to be any kind of judgment or negative consequences for doing some material that bombs.”

https://cultmtl.com/2023/09/how-the-worlds-smallest-comedy-night-evolved-from-low-stakes-standup-to-a-montreal-classic/