Comedy Underground Hamilton NEEDS YOUR HELP!

Comedy Underground in Hamilton was founded in October of 2024 by Jacob & Anya Anderson, who liquified all their assets, and moved their family from the west coast, here to Hamilton in search of a better life. They took every dime of their life savings, just under $30k, and put it into what is now "Comedy Underground" at 303 York Blvd in Hamilton. They have had a VERY bad run of luck, some due to unfortunate circumstances, and some due to a combination of the city of Hamilton, and their landlord.

On the very DAY they took possession, Jacob badly broke his ankle moving in, and was taken to hospital in an ambulance. He is still suffering the affects, and owes a hospital bill to this day for the visit. This has not only kept him from being able to earn a living, it slowed the renovations to an almost crashing halt, leaving Anya to shoulder much of the workload. After applying for licensing and permits, and a lengthy delay due to his injuries, the city of Hamilton had a "cyber attack," and all paperwork was lost, and had to be re-submitted from scratch, and paid for again, putting them back MONTHS, and AGAIN costing more money.

Since taking possession, they have had the furnace die, some major electrical issues, and MULTIPLE water and sewer leaks, the last of which shut the club down, until repairs to a pipe could be done. Since they locked into a long-term COMMERCIAL lease, the landlord has washed his hands of responsibility, and insisted Jacob and Anya pay for all/any future repairs out of pocket. The city is now requiring them to have an engineer inspect, and submit paperwork, before they are allowed to re-open. This process can take anywhere from 2-6 weeks, and the lowest quote they could get was for $4305 with taxes. For the past 3 months, they have been paying rent and bills with credit, and have run out of both money and credit, and are at an absolute standstill.

Adding to the stress further, they had their vehicle break down, and cost over $1000 in towing and repairs, which has now crippled them. Jacob has sold his beloved Mustang, and all of his personal valuables to keep the dream of the club alive, but that barely covered the rent, and outstanding bills overdue.

Comedy Underground is a place that makes Hamilton, and not only the COMEDY community better, but the community in general better. Anya and Jacob are honest and decent people, who have bent over backwards to give opportunities to those who otherwise might not gave gotten the opportunities, and asked for nothing in return. The club welcomes all, and discriminates against no one, and was showing a very bright future. They need our help to pay off the city, so they're given the "OK" to re-open. We, as a community need Comedy Underground as much as they need us, so let's please come together to help them, and save the club they've worked a lifetime to try and build for us!