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Acme Comedy Co.

Charlie Roettger Has Great Hair, Better Jokes, and $1,000 as Acme’s 2025 Funniest Person Contest Winner

'I want to ... go through the stage of my career where I do a bunch of shows for two weeks, then come back with less money than I started with.'

September 4, 2025

Read an Excerpt From ‘Home Club,’ a New Book on the History of MN’s Legendary Acme Comedy Co.

Racket contributor Patrick Strait catalogs the world-famous comedy club's 'up-and-comers and comebacks.'

Tia Hannes Wins Acme’s Funniest Person Contest but Still Needs a Haircut

She's the third woman to win the contest in the last four years. Hell yeah.

September 7, 2023

Acme Comedy Co. at 30

The Minneapolis club that almost wasn't and the two women who made it what it is today.

November 3, 2021