Thursday nights in Bangkok now come with a side of belly laughs. The Comedy Joint’s weekly takeover of The Live Lounge isn’t the kind of evening where a nervous stranger reads half-written jokes from their phone. It’s slickly produced, confidently staged and has quietly turned into the heartbeat of the city’s comedy calendar. What makes it sing is the mix – international acts passing through with sharpened sets sit alongside local comics who know exactly how to skewer life here. The result is never the same twice: new punchlines, fresh chaos, the sort of laughter that rattles the tables. Add to that pints of Tiger, Asahi and Heineken running on happy-hour repeat and you’ve got a Thursday night that feels less like routine and more like ritual.
Every Thursday. B300 via here. The Live Lounge, 7.30pm