Ticketing Built for Comedy Clubs & Live Comedy Venues
Open mics, headliner shows, improv nights, comedy series. Sell tickets online and check people in at the door — without the overhead of enterprise ticketing software or the fees of marketplace platforms.
The Problem
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You run shows every week, and every show needs tickets.
Thursday open mic. Friday headliner. Saturday late show. Sunday improv jam. Setting up each event on a bloated platform with features designed for stadium concerts is tedious work you don't have time for. You need something you can set up in minutes, not hours.
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Your door person changes every shift.
Maybe it's the bartender pulling double duty on slow nights. Maybe it's a friend of the headliner helping out. Maybe it's a different host every weekend. Training someone on a ticketing app before a show is not realistic — and asking them to download one is even less so.
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Your venue is a basement, a back room, or a bar.
Comedy thrives in intimate spaces, and intimate spaces often have terrible WiFi. If your scanner stops working because the signal dropped, you've got a line of people holding phones with QR codes and nowhere to go.
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Comedy tickets are cheap, but couples and groups buy together.
A $15 cover for two people shouldn't come with $6 in platform fees. Most ticketing platforms charge per ticket, which means a couple on a date night pays more in fees proportionally than a single buyer. Your audience notices.
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You don't need reserved seating — you need people in the room.
Comedy works best when the crowd is packed tight, not spread across assigned seats. General admission is the standard. You don't need a seating chart builder — you need to know how many people are coming and get them through the door fast.
How Atrium Helps
| Feature | Why It Matters |
|---|---|
| Browser-based QR scanner | Your door person opens a link on their phone and starts scanning. No app download, no app store search, no "is this compatible with my phone?" |
| PIN-based staff access | Different person at the door every night? Give them the PIN. They're scanning in 10 seconds. No accounts, no passwords, no onboarding. |
| Offline scanning | Works without WiFi. Your comedy basement, back-room bar, or outdoor stage doesn't need a network upgrade to scan tickets. |
| Per-order pricing | A couple buying two $15 tickets pays one set of fees. A group of six for a birthday outing pays one set of fees. Your audience keeps more money — and they associate that with your venue, not the platform. |
| Instant email delivery | Buyers get QR codes in their inbox immediately after purchase. No will-call confusion, no printed lists, no "I bought tickets but I don't have them." |
| Multiple ticket types | General admission, VIP (front row / meet-and-greet), early bird, group rates. Set pricing per show and adjust as lineups change. |
| Event passes | Running a weekly show? Sell a monthly pass or a season pass. Passes work with the same scanner — no separate workflow. |
| Free events | Open mic with no cover? RSVP-only on Atrium at no cost. Track who's coming without charging anyone. |
| Promo codes | Comp tickets for performers, industry discounts, social media promotions. Create codes per show or across your whole calendar. |
Example Setup
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Create your recurring shows
Set up "Laughtrack Lounge — Friday Night Headliner" with dates for the next month. Add your venue address, show time (doors at 7:30, show at 8:00), and a description of the lineup. Upload your headliner's promo photo.
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Configure ticket types
General Admission: $15. VIP (Front Row + Meet the Comic): $30. Date Night 2-Pack: $25. Set capacity at your room's limit. Atrium tracks sales against your cap and closes ticket sales when you're full.
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Share and promote
Post your Atrium event link on Instagram, your venue's website, and your email list. Each show gets its own link, but they all live under your organization page so fans can browse your full calendar.
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Work the door
Show night. Your bartender/host/friend-of-the-headliner opens the scanner URL on their phone, enters the 4-digit PIN, and starts scanning. Green check = valid ticket, come on in. Red X = already scanned or invalid. The whole setup takes less time than pulling a beer. If someone says "I bought tickets but I can't find the email" — the scanner has a search function. Look up by name or email, check them in manually.
Pricing for Comedy Clubs & Live Comedy Venues
| Scenario | Ticket Revenue | Atrium Fees (Free Tier) | You Keep |
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| Couple, 2 × $15 ($30 order) | $30.00 | $1.87 (6.2%) | $28.13 |
| Solo GA @ $15 | $15.00 | $1.33 (8.9%) | $13.67 |
| VIP front row @ $30 | $30.00 | $1.87 (6.2%) | $28.13 |
| Group of 6 for birthday @ $15 ($90 order) | $90.00 | $5.30 (5.9%) | $84.70 |
| Full 100-cap room, avg $15/ticket | $1,500.00 | ~$95 (6.3%) | ~$1,405 |
| Monthly (4 shows, avg 80 tickets/show) | $4,800.00 | ~$305 (6.4%) | ~$4,495 |
Includes Stripe processing fees (2.9% + $0.30 per order). Atrium platform fee is 3% + $0.30 per order on the Free tier. Actual fees vary based on order size distribution.
You Don't Need a Comedy-Specific Platform
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