Frequently Asked Questions

What is laugh.town?

laugh.town is a comedy website where clubs and comedians can publish all of their stuff. We collect comedians, comedy venues, live shows, specials, albums, and more. The data is openly published using the AT Protocol so anyone can build on it. A metaphor here is like: RSS is to podcasts as ATProto + laugh.town is to all the other work you'll want to share.

How do I sign in?

laugh.town uses atmosphere accounts (same as your Bluesky account) for sign-in via the ATProtocol. If you're not already on Bluesky, you can create an account at bsky.app. Or, you can wait for a bit and i'll support creating an account on laugh.town shortly.

How do I claim my page?

If you're a comedian or venue owner, email tyler@laugh.town, ideally from an email hosted on your public website's domain. You can also shoot a DM to @laughtownlarry on Instagram or @laugh.town on Bluesky. Then I'll hit the button to verify you and you'll be able to edit your laugh.town page.

How do edit suggestions work?

For unclaimed pages, any signed-in user can suggest edits to comedian and venue pages. Click on a field to edit it, make your changes, and click Submit. Your suggestions are published to your AT Protocol account and reviewed by a moderator, who can accept or reject individual changes.

Once your page is claimed, you'll be the manager of that page. Community updates are intended to be useful for record keeping of past comedians more than they're for managing current comedians' pages.