Comedy club · San Diego, California

American Comedy Co., San Diego, CA: Shows and Open Mic

818 6th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101

The short answer

American Comedy Co. is a comedy club in San Diego, California, at 818 6th Ave. Shows run Thursday to Saturday, some Sundays and Wednesdays, and a Tuesday open mic; tickets $24–$48, 21 and over, two-drink minimum. For comics, it runs an open mic (Tuesdays, 8:00 PM), and publishes no other route to the stage — ask in person.

On stage soon

Lineups belong to the club and the comedians, and can change; the listing has the last word. More shows in California on the Comedy Calendar →

For comics

Open micTuesdays, 8:00 PM — Gaslamp Open Mic and $5 Happy Hour (doors 7:15 PM); no cover, no drink minimum — Sign up between 7:15 and 7:50 PM; names are pulled; bring one friend for an extra minute if your name is pulled, or five friends for a guaranteed spot source ↗
Getting bookedThe club publishes no submission route; ask in person.
ShowsThursday to Saturday, some Sundays and Wednesdays, and a Tuesday open mic source ↗

Per the club's own site, read 29 September 2026.

What the room asks of comics
Each rung: what it asks and pays
  • The best open-mic sets are considered for host and feature spots opening for touring headliners. source ↗
Open mic and new talent
  • Gaslamp Open Mic (Tuesdays): sign up between 7:15 and 7:50 PM for stage time. source ↗
  • Bring one friend for an extra minute if your name is pulled; bring five friends for a guaranteed spot. source ↗
House rules
  • Open-mic comics are paid, or “hooked” off stage, by audience vote. source ↗

From the club's own pages, read 29 September 2026 — hover a rule for its exact words, or open its source. Where two of its pages disagree, both are here.

More stage time: Stage Time has open mics by night, and the Gig Board has calls for comics posted by the rooms themselves.

For fans

TicketsGeneral admission $24 to $48 (most $29), VIP $41 to $65, plus service fees; some weeknight shows free source ↗
Age21 and over unless the show description says otherwise; valid photo ID (passport for non-U.S. citizens) source ↗
MinimumTwo drinks per person during the show; a 10% surcharge and 22% gratuity are added to checks source ↗
PhonesNo phones, cameras or video out during the show; photos only before and after source ↗
ParkingGarages and lots nearby, including Downtown ACE Parking next door at 870 Sixth Avenue source ↗

As the club's own pages give them, read 30 September 2026 — tap or hover a source for its exact words.

Club Etiquette: how to be the table the room loves →

Plan the night

The night planner builds an evening around American Comedy Co.: where to eat before, the trip there and home, and what the night costs.

Plan a night here → The club's site ↗

Open, according to its own website on 29 September 2026. Listed then: Tommy Pope, Thursday 1 October 2026, 8:00 PM (also Friday 2 and Saturday 3 October).

Near American Comedy Co.

Comedy clubs in California → · The Club Directory, coast to coast →

The Club Directory is also in the back of the D.O.C. book, Stand-Up Comedy: From Writing to Touring — $29, over 1,000 pages.

Updated 2 October 2026 · the club's facts from its own site, read 29 September 2026; its rules for comics read 29 September 2026; fans' facts read 30 September 2026