Dark Mode #93 – FREE SHOW Dark Roast & Nir’s Birthday

Dark Mode is Berlin’s premium and most venerable dark comedy show – come for the pain, stay for the laughs.

Why is this show here? Because it’s my birthday party, and on my birthday I want the most horrible nastiest human beings to ever exist to make fun of you, me and the world.

Get ready for something strong and unforgiving. Welcome to Dark Roast, where comedy goes blacker than your morning coffee and the jokes are as bitter as a Berlin bureaucrat.

This open mic event is a blend of the darkest comedy Berlin has to offer, with a few extra scoops of sarcasm, irony, and just a dash of existential dread.

What to Expect: Comedians from all walks of life will take the stage to deliver the most unfiltered, raw, and downright hilarious dark humor. No topic is too taboo. No boundary too sacred. After a short set, they will make fun of the birthday boy. The birthday boy will then retaliate.

The Best Part?
It’s free! Yes, you heard that right—entry is on the house. No need to stress about door fees or breaking the bank, just come in, sit down, and let the laughs wash over you like a bitter cup of life. Don’t worry, we’ll wait outside begging for money after the show is over. This is Berlin after all, we want you to feel at home.

Get ready for a night where nothing and no one is safe from the fire—this is Dark Roast.

YOUR HOST: NIR GOTTLEID (@thenireast):

Nir Gottleid (@thenireast on instagram) is an Israeli comic who has performed in the throughout Europe, the US, and Israel. He has come to Germany to, as he says, “make Germans feel uncomfortable as a form of reparations”; he would prefer to date Germans to achieve his goal, but sadly German women have intelligence, common sense, and eyes — therefore he’s forced to do comedy instead. His combination of dark humor, self-deprecation, and obscene “dad jokes” will leave him in stitches, because you are very likely to stab him after his set.

“has a command of the traditional pace, rhythms and tightly written gags of stand-up that assure you that you’re in capable hand”, “a flair for gags that make you wince and laugh in equal measure”, “a self loathing stoner” – Chortle, UK

You can see some of his work here:

Instagram (www.instagram.com/thenireast)

YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@thenireast)

and

TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@thenireast)

you can also find the rest of the links here: linktr.ee/nirgottleid

Nir has been touring Europe, and has produced multiple successful shows such as “The Berlin Offensive”, “Schindler’s Fist”, and more. He is widely regarded as the darkest comedian in the English comedy scene in Germany and more than meets that expectation by awkwardly talking to audiences about things he most definitely shouldn’t be talking about.

His first solo show, “The Revenge of the Jew-Di” is a 60 to 90 minute exploration of holocaust puns, the life of an Israeli expat in Germany, dating in modern day Berlin, and more. It is currently on tour in Germany and Europe and you can get tickets and see show times here!

Nir is touring with his second solo show as well, “Middle Rage“, and talks about the fun sides of depression, anxiety, cats, hate crimes dating as a single old man, and the bitterness rage and feeling of acceptance that can only come with a life exhaustively lived.