BATSU Live

BATSU! batsulive.com NYC and BATSU! Live is a diner theatre experience with productions running in New York City's East Village and Chicago's Old Town.

is America's only Japanese "batsu game" show, with ongoing productions in New York City and Chicago, Pop Ups in Los Angeles (2024), London (2023-2024), 3 SOLD OUT runs at Edinburgh Fringe (2023-2025), and national tour (2025-2026). In Japan, there is a style of comedy known as batsu game (罰ゲーム), where comedians compete in challenges of all kinds with the losers receiving a punishment. Chicago brin

g this comedy style to America, with comedians competing to avoid electric shocks, paintballs, a giant egg-smashing chicken, and many more hilarious jaw-dropping punishments! Purchase BATSU! the Punishment Card Game, where everyone wins, except the loser! Available at www.getbatsu.com.

07/29/2026

ONE WEEK AWAY FROM FRINGE! 🔥

We’re so excited to bring back to the with our partners for the FOURTH year in a row! 🔴

So excited to make memories and share some BATSU! with you all!

Are you excited to have the best summer ever? 👀

07/20/2026

Happy BATSU! NYC 3,000th Show Week! 🔥

Can you believe it?

BATSU! NYC has been around SO long that it out lasted all these crazy famous shows. The cool thing? We’re still going, baby. 😎

Here is the full list of shows we used:
* BATSU! NYC - 3,000+ (Still rocking)
* Hello Dolly - 2,844
* My Fair Lady - 2,717
* Hairspray - 2,642
* Avenue Q - 2,534
* The Producers - 2,502
* Hadestown - 2,340
* Dear Evan Hansen - 1,672
* Evita - 1,567
* The Sound of Music - 1,443
* Music Man - 1,375
* Funny Girl - 1,348
* Billy Elliot - 1,312
* Spiderman: T.O.D. - 1,026

Would love to see you this week to help us celebrate this crazy milestone!

What was your favorite show that we are running longer than?

07/11/2026

We are so excited to invite you to our kickstarter launch for the new version of our world famous BATSU! Party Card Game happening July 15th! 🔥

We’ve got new goals everyday and we’d love to have you along for the ride!

Link in our bio!
Are you excited for the new version of the card game?

07/02/2026

“In a shocking trade, LeBron James joins the cast of BATSU! on the eve of their 4th Edinburgh Fringe Festival run after leaving the LA Lakers June 30th”
- Sources Inside ESPN

“Yeah I’m stoked.”
- LeBron James

Are you excited to see LeBron James next time you VISIT BATSU!?

06/17/2026

BATSU! Chicago hits TEN YEARS! 🔥🔥

Come out this weekend to help us celebrate, we’d love to have you.

This show would not be able to hit such an amazing milestone without our partnership with or our wonderful cast that shows up every show ready to bring the BATSU! 🔴

This Saturday we will have joining us to perform! Hailing from Tokyo, and known for her incredible sound and multigenre prowess, Aya, is a trilingual talent (English, Spanish, and Japanese) who has captivated audiences across the US and Japan!

Can’t wait to party with you all this weekend!

06/12/2026

Edamovement is BACK at BATSU! 🔥

The Japanese artistic movement is coming back to collaborate with us and we couldn’t be more excited! We’d love to have you join us to keep this hot BATSU! summer going.

Want tickets? Good. Ticket link in bio!

Can’t wait to hangout.

06/08/2026

Are you ready for the best night of your life? 🔥
We’re ready to give it to you tomorrow 6/9 7pm ONLY at BATSU! NYC 🏳️‍🌈

ArmaGAYddon is our way of celebrating our LGBTQ+ cast members and fans with one of our biggest BATSU!’s of the year and we’d love to have your butt in a seat for it!

Tickets available at the link in our bio!

We’ll see you there. 🔴

06/05/2026

New York City, WOW! 🔥

You’ve already almost sold us out for ArmaGAYddon 2026!
If you haven’t experienced BATSU!’s way of celebrating Pride Month, don’t worry there is still time.

Next Tuesday June 9th come celebrate Pride the only way we know how, with tons of BATSU!

Also with a very, VERY special surprise from 👀

Trust me, you won’t want to miss it. Tickets in our bio.

We’ll see you there. 🔥

05/19/2026

Best. Birthday. Ever.
Feels like everyone has a birthday now a days..
Why not spend it at BATSU! ?

04/22/2026

Edamovement is BACK at BATSU! This Friday April 24th! You’re not going to want to miss this! 🔥

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