Comedy clubs and live shows near you
The best comedy clubs in 46 US cities (85 clubs, each checked against its own website and the map), plus 31 comedy festivals and 26 comedy schools.
Albuquerque
- Hyena's Comedy Club Albuquerque: Albuquerque's headliner club under Winrock Town Center. 2100 Louisiana Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM.
Atlanta
- Laughing Skull Lounge: A small Midtown room, attached to the Vortex, known for showcasing new and touring comics. 878 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA.
- The Punchline: Atlanta's oldest comedy club, now in Sandy Springs. 280 Hilderbrand Dr, Sandy Springs, GA.
Austin
- Cap City Comedy Club: Austin's long-running headliner club. 11506 Century Oaks Terrace, Bldg B Unit 100, Austin, TX.
- Comedy Mothership: Joe Rogan's Sixth Street club in the old Ritz theater, home of Kill Tony, with a strict no-phones policy. 320 E 6th St, Austin, TX.
- Creek and the Cave: Multi-room club that moved from Queens to Austin, packed with open mics and indie shows. 611 E 7th St, Austin, TX.
- The Velveeta Room: Small, late-night Sixth Street room that's been a workshop for Austin comics for decades. 521 E 6th St, Austin, TX.
Baltimore
- Magooby's Joke House: Baltimore's headliner club, just north of the city. 9603 Deereco Rd, Timonium, MD.
Birmingham
- StarDome Comedy Club: Birmingham's landmark comedy club, open for four decades, with big-name headliners in a large showroom. 1818 Data Dr, Hoover, AL.
Boise
- Liquid Laughs: Boise's comedy club downtown, with touring headliners upstairs and local shows below. 405 S 8th St, Boise, ID.
Boston
- Laugh Boston: Seaport club with touring headliners and a strong roster of Boston comics. 425 Summer St, Boston, MA.
- Improv Asylum: Improv and sketch theater in the North End. 216 Hanover St, Boston, MA.
- Nick's Comedy Stop: Theater District mainstay from the Boston comedy boom of the '80s. 100 Warrenton St, Boston, MA.
- The Comedy Studio: A small, comic-run room known for finding talent early. 5 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA.
Buffalo
- Helium Comedy Club Buffalo: Buffalo's headliner club near the waterfront. 30 Mississippi St, Buffalo, NY.
Charlotte
- The Comedy Zone Charlotte: Charlotte's headliner club at the NC Music Factory. 900 NC Music Factory Blvd, Charlotte, NC.
Chicago
- The Second City: The sketch and improv theater that launched Bill Murray, Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell. 1616 N Wells St, Chicago, IL.
- Zanies Chicago: Chicago's classic stand-up room in Old Town, intimate and brick-walled. 1548 N Wells St, Chicago, IL.
- Laugh Factory Chicago: Lakeview outpost of the Laugh Factory, with nightly showcases and touring headliners. 3175 N Broadway, Chicago, IL.
- The Lincoln Lodge: Chicago's long-running independent stand-up showcase, now in its own Logan Square home. 2040 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL.
- UP Comedy Club: Second City's stand-up room in Piper's Alley, with headliners and showcases. 230 W North Ave, Chicago, IL.
Cincinnati
- Go Bananas Comedy Club: Cincinnati's longtime headliner club. 8410 Market Place Ln, Cincinnati, OH.
Cleveland
- Hilarities 4th Street Theatre: Cleveland's big comedy theater on East 4th Street. 2035 E 4th St, Cleveland, OH.
Dallas-Fort Worth
- Addison Improv: The Dallas area's big headliner room. 4980 Belt Line Rd, Addison, TX.
- Hyena's Comedy Nightclub: Fort Worth's headliner club in Sundance Square. 604 Main St, Fort Worth, TX.
Denver
- Comedy Works Downtown: A basement club on Larimer Square that many comics name as one of the best rooms in the country. 1226 15th St, Denver, CO.
- Comedy Works South: Comedy Works' larger second club south of Denver. 5345 Landmark Pl, Greenwood Village, CO.
Detroit
- Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle: Detroit's longtime comedy club, where Tim Allen got his start. 310 S Troy St, Royal Oak, MI.
Grand Rapids
- Dr. Grins Comedy Club: Grand Rapids' headliner club inside The B.O.B. downtown. 20 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI.
Houston
- Houston Improv: Houston's main headliner room. 7620 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX.
- The Riot Comedy Club: Comic-run club on Washington Avenue with stand-up most nights. 1925 Washington Ave, Houston, TX.
Indianapolis
- Helium Comedy Club Indianapolis: Indianapolis's headliner club, downtown. 10 W Georgia St, Indianapolis, IN.
Jacksonville
- The Comedy Zone Jacksonville: Jacksonville's headliner club on the Southside. 3130 Hartley Rd, Jacksonville, FL.
Las Vegas
- Brad Garrett's Comedy Club: Brad Garrett's club inside the MGM Grand. 3799 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV.
- Comedy Cellar Las Vegas: The New York Comedy Cellar's Las Vegas room, inside the Rio. 3700 W Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV.
- Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club: Jimmy Kimmel's club on the LINQ Promenade. 3545 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV.
Los Angeles
- Hollywood Improv: The Improv's flagship on Melrose, with a main room for headliners and the smaller Lab for newer shows. 8162 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA.
- Laugh Factory: Jamie Masada's Sunset Boulevard club, packed with surprise drop-ins and the source of the Laugh Factory's huge YouTube library. 8001 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA.
- The Comedy Store: Mitzi Shore's club on the Sunset Strip, with the Main Room, Original Room and Belly Room running at once. The home base for generations of LA comics. 8433 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA.
- Dynasty Typewriter: Alt-comedy theater in a historic Wilshire Boulevard building, home to podcasts tapings and experimental shows. 2511 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA.
- Flappers Comedy Club: Burbank's comedy club with two rooms and shows most nights. 102 E Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA.
- The Comedy & Magic Club: Beach-town club where Jay Leno famously worked out material on Sunday nights for decades. 1018 Hermosa Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA.
- The Ice House: One of America's oldest comedy clubs, a Pasadena institution since 1960. 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA.
Louisville
- Louisville Comedy Club: Louisville's headliner club, downtown on Main Street. 110 W Main St, Louisville, KY.
Madison
- Comedy on State: Madison's headliner club on State Street. 202 State St, Madison, WI.
Miami
- Miami Improv: Miami's headliner club, in the Shops at Doral. 3450 NW 83rd Ave, Doral, FL.
Milwaukee
- Milwaukee Improv: Milwaukee's headliner club, west of the city in Brookfield. 20110 Lower Union St, Brookfield, WI.
Minneapolis
- Acme Comedy Co.: A comics' favorite in the North Loop, known for treating comedians and crowds well. 708 N 1st St, Minneapolis, MN.
- House of Comedy Minneapolis: The headliner room at the Mall of America. 408 E Broadway, Bloomington, MN.
Nashville
- Zanies Nashville: Nashville's headliner club. 2025 8th Ave S, Nashville, TN.
- Third Coast Comedy Club: Nashville's local comedy hub in Marathon Village, with stand-up and improv most nights. 1310 Clinton St, Nashville, TN.
New York
- Comedy Cellar: The basement room on MacDougal Street where the biggest names drop in unannounced most nights. Shows run back to back, often with six or more comics per lineup. 117 MacDougal St, New York, NY.
- Gotham Comedy Club: A big, polished Chelsea showroom known for headliners and TV tapings, including Gotham Comedy Live. 208 W 23rd St, New York, NY.
- Broadway Comedy Club: A Midtown showcase club near Broadway with packed nightly lineups. 318 W 53rd St, New York, NY.
- Eastville Comedy Club: Brooklyn club with nightly showcases and weekend headliners. 487 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY.
- New York Comedy Club: Showcase club with rooms on East 24th Street and in the East Village, running shows seven nights a week. 241 E 24th St, New York, NY.
- Stand Up NY: Upper West Side club running nightly showcases since the 1980s. 236 W 78th St, New York, NY.
- The Comic Strip Live: One of the city's oldest stand-up clubs, an early home for Eddie Murphy, Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock. 1568 2nd Ave, New York, NY.
- The Stand: Showcase club near Union Square with a restaurant upstairs and strong late lineups. 116 E 16th St, New York, NY.
Orlando
- SAK Comedy Lab: Orlando's long-running improv theater downtown, where Wayne Brady got his start. 55 W Church St, Orlando, FL.
Philadelphia
- Helium Comedy Club Philadelphia: The original Helium, on Sansom Street, with national headliners. 2031 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA.
- Punch Line Philly: Fishtown club in a converted industrial building, with headliners and a full bar. 33 E Laurel St, Philadelphia, PA.
Phoenix
- Stand Up Live: Downtown Phoenix club with headliners most weekends. 50 W Jefferson St, Phoenix, AZ.
- Tempe Improv: The Improv's Phoenix-area room. 930 E University Dr, Tempe, AZ.
Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh Improv: Pittsburgh's headliner room at The Waterfront. 166 E Bridge St, Homestead, PA.
Portland
- Helium Comedy Club Portland: Portland's headliner club. 1510 SE 9th Ave, Portland, OR.
Providence
- Comedy Connection: Rhode Island's headliner club, just across the river from Providence. 39 Warren Ave, East Providence, RI.
Raleigh-Durham
- Goodnights Comedy Club: Raleigh's headliner club. 401 Woodburn Rd, Raleigh, NC.
Rochester
- Comedy at the Carlson: Rochester's headliner comedy club. 50 Carlson Rd, Rochester, NY.
Sacramento
- Punch Line Sacramento: Sacramento's headliner club. 2100 Arden Way, Sacramento, CA.
Salt Lake City
- Wiseguys Comedy Club West Jordan: Salt Lake's headliner club, in West Jordan. 3763 W Center Park Dr, West Jordan, UT.
San Antonio
- LOL San Antonio: San Antonio's headliner club on Loop 410. 618 NW Loop 410, San Antonio, TX.
San Diego
- The Comedy Store La Jolla: The Comedy Store's La Jolla club. 916 Pearl St, San Diego, CA.
- American Comedy Co.: A basement club in the Gaslamp with national headliners. 818 6th Ave, San Diego, CA.
San Francisco Bay Area
- Cobb's Comedy Club: North Beach club with national headliners most nights. 915 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA.
- Punch Line San Francisco: The city's oldest stand-up club, intimate and close to the stage. 444 Battery St, San Francisco, CA.
- Rooster T. Feathers: A South Bay club with a long record of breaking comics. 157 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA.
- San Jose Improv: The Improv in a restored downtown San Jose theater. 62 S 2nd St, San Jose, CA.
Seattle
- Laughs Comedy Club: Seattle's full-time stand-up club, north of the University District, with touring headliners on weekends. 5220 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA.
Spokane
- Spokane Comedy Club: Spokane's headliner club, downtown. 315 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA.
St. Louis
- Helium Comedy Club St. Louis: St. Louis's headliner club at the Saint Louis Galleria. 1151 St Louis Galleria St, Richmond Heights, MO.
Tucson
- Laff's Comedy Caffe: Tucson's headliner club. 2900 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ.
Washington, DC
- DC Improv: Washington's main stand-up club, near Dupont Circle. 1140 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC.
- Arlington Drafthouse: A movie house turned comedy venue just across the river from DC, with touring headliners at tables. 2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA.
- DC Comedy Loft: A Dupont Circle club upstairs from a bar, with showcases and headliners. 1523 22nd St NW, Washington, DC.
Updated November 12, 2026.