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Step into The Laughter Loft, the iconic cabaret of the 17th arrondissement. Enjoy a homemade dinner served at your table before a comedy and magic show up close with the artists. The most intimate experience in Paris!

Camille
Cabaret & Show Expert
In the large Parisian cabarets, the spectator is a number in a row. At The Laughter Loft, they become a partner. The difference is measured in centimeters: here, you are literally within arm's reach of the artists. The magician performs his trick less than a meter from you. The comedian looks you in the eye when delivering the punchline. This physical proximity creates a form of total immersion, impossible to reproduce in a 500-seat theatre. You're not just watching a show: you're part of it. It's this rare alchemy, in a venue of only 42 seats, that makes The Laughter Loft the most intimate cabaret in the capital.
In a sector as ruthless as the Parisian live performance scene, surviving 45 years is not a performance: it's a demonstration of value. Each year passed is an additional proof that The Laughter Loft keeps its promises, evening after evening, audience after audience. Behind this longevity is an authentic family welcome, a demanding program that refuses to sacrifice quality for quantity, and a commitment to the fundamentals that have made the venue's reputation. When you choose The Laughter Loft, you choose four and a half decades of artisanal excellence, where so many other addresses have disappeared.
The evening begins at 7:00 PM with a personalized welcome and a kir aperitif served in the cozy atmosphere of the room. Dinner is then served at the table in a soft musical ambiance, allowing guests to fully enjoy the VIP Comedy Menu in three courses with wine included, without any rush. At 9:00 PM sharp, the curtain rises for a ninety-minute uninterrupted show: a succession of comedy, magic, and mentalism acts performed by a line-up of artists mixing young revelations and confirmed headliners. The performance concludes around 10:30 PM with a collective finale where the entire room, artists and audience together, celebrate an extraordinary evening, before a possible nighttime stroll to the nearby Arc de Triomphe.
11 bis Rue des Renaudes
75017 Paris
Laura N.
Laura N. · May 2026
Such a warm welcome and perfect artists
Julien T.
Julien T. · May 2026
An absolutely unforgettable festive atmosphere
Marine C.
Marine C. · April 2026
Laughter and a fantastic emotion
Nicolas F.
Nicolas F. · March 2026
A cabaret so intimate and touching
Camille P.
Camille P. · February 2026
What friendliness and exceptional humor
LE GRENIER DU RIRE
Paris 17th - Ternes
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What are the reviews for The Laughter Loft cabaret?
The Laughter Loft receives unanimously positive reviews, with a special mention consistently for the incomparable conviviality of the venue and the quality of the meal served at the table. Spectators particularly praise the proximity to the artists, a unique feature of this 42-seat venue where you immediately feel at home. The quality of the programming, which mixes established comedians and energetic young talents, is regularly cited as a pleasant surprise. Many return several times a year, knowing that the line-up changes with each performance. The warm, attentive, and family-like welcome from the team is also a recurring highlight in spectator feedback.
What is the menu offered at The Laughter Loft dinner show?
The VIP Comedy Package includes a complete meal served at the table from 7:00 PM, featuring a welcome kir (or sparkling wine, Martini, soda, or orange juice), a two-salmon crustade or a gourmet plate from Périgord as a starter, a fillet of hake with Hollandaise sauce or chicken strips in Norman sauce as a main course, and an apple tart or chocolate fondant for dessert. Wine is included in the package, a bottle of red or white for two. The cuisine is entirely homemade, with attention to quality products and generous portions. The menu evolves with the seasons and the selection of the month, ensuring a renewed experience. You can book the entire package via the VIP Comedy Dinner Show.
Where is The Laughter Loft restaurant show located exactly?
The Laughter Loft is located at 11 bis Rue des Renaudes, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, a few steps from Place des Ternes. The address is ideally served by the Ternes metro (line 2) or the Charles de Gaulle - Étoile stations (lines 1, 2, 6, and RER A) about ten minutes on foot. Buses 30, 31, 43, 84, and 92 stop directly at Ternes or Place des Ternes. For motorists, the INDIGO Ternes and Wagram parking lots are less than five minutes on foot from the cabaret, in this calm and prestigious district of northwest Paris.
How much does the dinner show at The Laughter Loft cost and is there a special rate?
The Laughter Loft's package is offered from 80 € all-inclusive, representing a particularly solid value for money for a Parisian dinner show. For this price, you get a complete three-course dinner with wine included, a welcome kir aperitif, and a ninety-minute show with several artists on the program. By comparison, the major tourist cabarets in Paris often offer packages well beyond this price for a much less intimate experience. The rate is the same for all guests, ensuring total transparency and no unpleasant surprises when booking. You can check the real-time price and book directly the VIP Comedy Dinner Show.
What types of artists perform at The Laughter Loft?
The Laughter Loft programs a wide variety of live performance artists, with a strong emphasis on comedy in all its forms and magic. Each evening mixes stand-up comedians, magicians, mentalists, and sometimes artists from the open mic scene, those young talents who tread a professional stage for the first time. The programming also includes established artists, seen on television, like La Bajon or Olivier de Benoist, who choose The Laughter Loft for its warmth and the quality of contact with the audience. The line-up changes with each performance, making each visit unique and unpredictable.
What are the reception and show times at The Laughter Loft?
The Laughter Loft welcomes its guests from 7:00 PM for dinner, which takes place in a soft musical ambiance before the curtain rises. It is recommended to arrive at this time to fully enjoy the welcome kir aperitif and the table-served meal without rush. The show starts at 9:00 PM sharp and lasts about ninety minutes, with an uninterrupted succession of comedy, magic, and mentalism acts. Plan to finish your evening around 10:30 PM, which leaves you plenty of time to enjoy a nighttime stroll to the Arc de Triomphe or Place des Ternes before heading home.
Can you celebrate a birthday or a bachelorette party at The Laughter Loft?
The Laughter Loft is one of the most suitable places in Paris to celebrate a birthday, a bachelor or bachelorette party in an unforgettable atmosphere. Its 42-seat configuration makes it ideally sized to host a group of friends or colleagues in a privatizable or semi-privatized setting depending on availability. The Laughter Loft team is accustomed to organizing these event evenings, as well as retirement parties, with personalized attention and special touches to mark the occasion. The proximity to the artists guarantees strong moments of complicity. To gather your entire group, book the VIP Comedy Dinner Show.
Is The Laughter Loft show suitable for children and families?
The Laughter Loft offers convivial, warm, and accessible humor that suits a wide audience, including teenagers and families. The magic and mentalism acts are particularly appealing to younger audiences, and the general ambiance of the live performance in a human-sized setting is much more accessible than a large televised show. However, some stand-up acts may contain references or a register more suited to adults, depending on the evening's programming. It is therefore recommended to inquire directly with the team at the time of booking if you wish to come with young children, to ensure that the evening's programming is suitable for all your guests.
Is The Laughter Loft suitable for a couple's evening?
Yes, the cozy and intimate atmosphere of The Laughter Loft makes it a lovely option for a romantic evening. You enjoy a table-served dinner, in a warm 42-seat setting where you feel very close to the stage, followed by a show full of lightness and surprises. It's a Parisian evening as gourmet as it is joyful, far from the anonymity of large venues. The all-inclusive format of the VIP Comedy Dinner Show allows you to think of nothing but having a good time together.
How does The Laughter Loft differ from the major Parisian cabarets?
The Laughter Loft stands out for its intimacy and direct proximity to the artists, in contrast to the vast impersonal halls. Where a large cabaret hosts several hundred spectators, The Laughter Loft gathers 42, which changes everything: each joke is almost addressed to you personally, each magic trick unfolds less than a meter from you. With 45 years of existence, this café-theatre focuses on complicity with the audience and a program renewed every evening. The table-served meal, homemade and wine included, completes an experience that the large tourist machines struggle to match in terms of human warmth.
What exactly does the dinner show package at The Laughter Loft include?
The VIP package includes a complete meal served at the table with aperitif, starter, main course, dessert, and a bottle of wine for two, followed by a 90-minute show mixing comedy and magic. You enjoy an all-inclusive evening, with no hidden extras, except for drinks ordered beyond those included in the package. Confirmation is sent immediately after booking. To benefit from this complete package, simply book the VIP Comedy Dinner Show, starting from 80 €.
How do I book and access The Laughter Loft with my e-ticket?
Booking is done online in a few clicks: choose your date, validate the VIP Comedy Dinner Show and you receive your confirmation immediately. On the day, simply present your e-ticket at the entrance, directly on your phone, with no need for printing. No checkout is required: your place is guaranteed, and your entry is smooth, without unnecessary waiting. Weekends and event evenings often sell out, so early booking is highly recommended to secure your preferred date.
The dim light, the murmur of conversations, the clinking of glasses. Then, suddenly, a burst of laughter cuts through the room like a spark. Welcome to The Laughter Loft, where every evening begins long before the curtain rises. From the aperitif, something happens: the venue itself conspires to put everyone in a good mood. The room, with its 42 seats tightly packed in an old-fashioned café-theatre atmosphere, creates an immediate bond between tables. People smile at each other, talk, and collectively prepare for what's to come.
And what's to come is a line-up of artists of rare richness, renewed at each performance to ensure total surprise. The comedy show starts at 9:00 PM sharp, but the atmosphere is already well established. Comedians take the stage in a space so close to the audience that you can see the sweat on the magician's brow when he deliberately misses a trick only to amaze you the next moment. Mentalism, close-up magic, hard-hitting stand-up: each act flows into the next in a perfectly orchestrated rhythm, an hour and a half of non-stop show. To experience the entire evening, from the welcome drink to the finale, simply book the VIP Comedy Dinner Show.
The ambiance of the meal naturally extends into that of the show: here, you laugh with your mouth still slightly sweet from dessert, and that's exactly how things should always be. Laughter is never solitary. It spreads, it infects, it creates shared memories. That's the magic of live performance in such an intimate space: every joke belongs to the whole room, every magic trick leaves all 42 spectators gasping at the same time, in a complicit silence that always precedes the explosion of collective amazement. Many dinner shows exist in Paris, but few offer this density of emotion per square meter, and that's precisely what makes the show at The Laughter Loft truly unique.
A dinner show is judged as much by the plate as by the stage. At The Laughter Loft, the cuisine is not an afterthought: it's a serious proposition, carefully crafted, served with a smile, and designed to prepare the palate as well as the mind for the festivities to follow. The meal begins with a welcome kir, served from 7:00 PM during the reception. This aperitif moment is not trivial: it sets the tone, creates a connection between guests at the same table, and allows the teams at The Laughter Loft to establish that warm atmosphere that has been their signature for four and a half decades.
The VIP Comedy Menu then unfolds with elegance. For starters, a two-salmon crustade, delicate and generous, or a gourmet plate from Périgord for lovers of Southwest flavors. For the main course, tender and generous chicken strips in Norman sauce, or a fillet of hake in Hollandaise sauce for fish enthusiasts. And to finish off beautifully, a chocolate fondant or an apple tart that almost makes you regret the show is about to begin. Almost. Wine is included in the package, a bottle of red or white for two, selected to accompany each stage of the meal without overpowering the flavors.
The whole constitutes a quality meal that many Parisian restaurants, without a show on the program, would struggle to match at this level of generosity. What the selection of the month brings is a lively cuisine, adapted to the seasons, never static: the offerings evolve, the recipes are renewed, but the spirit remains the same. Truly nourishing, with love and skill, before truly making you laugh, with talent and generosity. This friendly dinner show designed from start to finish avoids the trap of large tourist machines where the plate is just a formality. To book your table and your seat in one go, opt for the VIP Comedy Dinner Show: here, both promises are kept.
There are places that transcend fashions, crises, and trends with disconcerting serenity. The Laughter Loft is one of them. For 45 years, it has animated the nights of the 17th arrondissement of Paris with remarkable consistency, a commitment to its founding values that commands respect in a live performance sector where many others have disappeared. This legendary cabaret is often described by regulars as the last true small neighborhood cabaret in the capital.
No excessive glitz, no overwhelming special effects, no high-tech scenography that overshadows the artists' talent. No: a warm, intimate setting designed to keep the human element at the center. The walls have absorbed decades of laughter, and this memory is physically felt as soon as you step through the door. This 42-seat venue is not a constraint: it's a philosophy. By choosing to stay small, The Laughter Loft has chosen to remain great in what truly matters, the warmth of the welcome, the quality of the programming, and the authenticity of the connection between the audience and the stage.
This café-theatre in Paris perpetuates a tradition that is both popular and demanding, that of the neighborhood show that dares to program both young talents seeking their first stage and established comedians, seen on television, like La Bajon or Olivier de Benoist, who return here for the pleasure of direct contact with a real audience. This longevity is not the result of chance. It is the result of an authentic family welcome, a passionate team that knows its audience by name, and a carefully curated program that refuses to sacrifice quality for quantity. The most intimate in the capital, The Laughter Loft is so without ostentation, naturally, as an obvious inheritance from 45 years of artisanal know-how. The best way to verify this is to book your dinner show evening at The Laughter Loft and push that famous door.
Meet at 11 bis Rue des Renaudes, in one of the most elegant and lively districts of Paris. The Ternes metro (line 2) literally drops you at the door, and the Charles de Gaulle - Étoile stations (lines 1, 2, and 6, as well as RER A) are less than ten minutes away on foot for those who prefer to stretch their legs before dinner. Bus lines 30, 31, 43, 84, and 92, with their stops at Ternes and Place des Ternes, complete a remarkably dense access network for this area.
This prestigious district of the 17th arrondissement offers much more than just a convenient address. After the show, nothing prevents you from extending the evening with a digestive stroll towards the Arc de Triomphe, whose nighttime gilding illuminates Place de l'Étoile less than ten minutes away on foot. A royal way to end a memorable evening under the Parisian stars. For those coming by car, the INDIGO Ternes parking and Wagram parking are both less than five minutes away on foot from The Laughter Loft. This outing in the 17th of Paris thus fits easily into any configuration, whether you're coming from the center of Paris, the suburbs, or even another city for a special evening.
The Place des Ternes itself, with its flower markets, lively brasseries, and nighttime bustle, provides an ideal setting for a stroll before or after your dinner show. Arrive early to wander, leave late to savor: that's exactly the philosophy of a successful Parisian evening. And at the heart of this exceptional setting, it's the VIP Comedy Dinner Show that remains the highlight of the evening, that moment when the prestigious district is no longer just a backdrop to your uproarious laughter.