Adult Programming
Comedy Night
at the Puppet Co.
Curated by Stephen Major, these comedy nights bring live music, improv, sketch, and stand-up comedians to share a puppetry-inspired night of laughs. Our Comedy Night in December of 2025 featured the Artless Bards, Steve Has Friends, Beep Vs The Sea Improv, and Meridian Hill’s Sketch Comedy.
Next Comedy Night: December 5, 2026
Past Evening Events
Puppet Slams
Puppet Slams are an evening of short-form puppetry skits. Sponsored by the Puppet Slam Network, Slams often give experienced puppeteers a chance to show off a newly built puppet or workshop an idea. Previous skits have included an abridged shadow puppet version of Peer Gynt, dinosaur puppets recounting Shakespeare, and duck Céline Djon singing of her love for Big Bird.
Next Slam Date Coming Soon
Photo of Mollie Greenberg at 2025 Puppet Slam, taken by Sage Cassamas.
Daisy O’Danny’s Hootenanny!
If you’ve never been to a Daisy O’Danny Hootenanny, you’re in for a treat. A perennial Maryland Renaissance performer, Daisy brings her wit and charm to the Puppet Co. for a raucous, rip-roaring time You can don the attire you've been looking for a reason to wear, grab a puppet, and join us for an evening singalong of song parodies so full of euphemisms and bad jokes that the ghosts of the trad songwriters might rise from their graves to break Daisy's ukulele
Witching Hour
An adult variety show combining puppetry, burlesque, and drag, Witching Hours have become infamous for a great time! Our last Witching Hour in November of 2026 was curated and produced by Jamie Wood.
Witching Hour has
it’s own socials:
Facebook: Witching Hour
Instagram: @PuppetWitchingHour
Bluesky: @PuppetWitchingHour
Paige O’Malley
and Dr. Torcher
2025 Witching Hour
Photo credit:
Steve Parke
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