BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Loop Social//loso//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20711235-9c49-4b7f-8645-3478228609df@locally-social.com DTSTAMP:20270128T003000Z DTSTART:20270128T003000Z DTEND:20270128T013000Z SUMMARY:Janet McNamara LOCATION:DC Comedy Loft and Bier Baron Tavern\, 1523 22nd St NW\, Washingto n\, DC 20037\, USA DESCRIPTION:Janet McNamara is a Boston-bred comedian now based in New York City\, where she recently\nbecame a regular at The Comedy Cellar following the viral success of her debut special\, Not\nSmart Enough. Her special w as also just featured on Vulture’s 2026 “9 New Comedy Specials\nYou Sh ould Definitely Watch” List.\nMost recently\, Janet was featured in the THIS AMERICAN LIFE segment "Diagnose Me\,\nMaybe?" and was listed in Vultu re's "Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2026".\nAfter spending 15 year s balancing stand-up with a career in accounting in her hometown of\nSumme rville\, MA\, Janet has emerged as one of comedy’s most distinctive voic es—pairing\nrazor-sharp joke writing with an unbothered\, plainspoken de livery that sneaks up on you and\nthen levels the room.\nPraised by Maria Bamford as “a fantastic comic with an amazing delivery and enviable timi ng of\nvery unique material\,” Janet has also had her stand-up shared by Amy Schumer and Bill Burr\,\nfurther cementing her reputation as a comic ’s comic with mainstream heat.\nHer offbeat perspective has been feature d on "Don't Tell Comedy”\, “America’s Got Talent” and\n“American Idol” (yes\, really). Janet has opened for Maria Bamford\, Gary Gulman\ , Jessica\nKirson\, and Eugene Mirman\, and has performed at festivals inc luding the Women in Comedy\nFestival\, Asheville Comedy Festival\, Rogue I sland Comedy Festival\, Boston Comedy Festival\,\nBig Sky Comedy Festival\ , and Hampton Beach Comedy Festival.\nHer debut comedy album\, Not Smart E nough\, is available now on PGF Records\n\nPlease note\, there is a 2 item per person minimum in the showroom. This can be any combination of food i tems or beverages. This does NOT include items bought in the basement at the Bier Baron Tavern.\n\nAll General Admission seating is first come firs t serve\, therefore we cannot guarantee seating together. Groups need to be particularly aware of this.