Swimming with Sharks is a live comedy show and a podcast built around one simple idea: comics don’t just tell jokes - they survive the room.

Hosted by Noah “Shark” Robertson and Thomas Gunter, it’s part showcase, part open-mic chaos experiment, part talk-show/podcast… and it’s filmed in front of a real crowd, with real stakes. You sign up, you get thrown into the deep end, and you either swim or you sink - all while the hosts and panel actively stir the waters.

This isn’t a quiet “stand here, do your set, next comic” night.

It’s a high-energy, unpredictable comedy arena where:

Comics get stage time plus interaction

The room can pivot into riffs, crowd moments, surprise prompts, and curveballs

The show can stretch and evolve mid-set (sometimes thanks to a “Briefcase of Destiny”-style wildcard)

The audience gets the feeling they’re watching something that’s happening right now, not something polished in a vacuum

It’s built for clips (big reactions, sharp turns, “did-that-just-happen?” moments), but it’s also built for community — a place where new comics can get a shot and experienced comics can get challenge

Swimming with Sharks shines a light on the gritty reality of running a weekly open mic. Sometimes, it just completely devolves into chaos.