Comedy club · Bristol, Tennessee

Blue Ridge Comedy Club, Bristol, TN: Shows, Open Mic and Booking

560 English St, Bristol, TN 37620

The short answer

Blue Ridge Comedy Club is a comedy club in Bristol, Tennessee, at 560 English St. Shows run Friday and Saturday shows at 8:00 PM on many weekends, the odd Thursday; tickets $5–$25, 18 and over. For comics, it runs an open mic (Wednesdays, 8:00 PM) and publishes how to get booked.

On stage soon

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

For comics

Open micWednesdays, 8:00 PM — Comedy Open Mic; Thursdays, 7:00 PM — Music (and Comedy) Open Mic — Sign up in person before 8:00 PM on Wednesdays (doors 7:00 PM; comics who arrive after 8:00 PM may not get on); no cover charge source ↗
Getting bookedFor the Blue Ridge Comedy Festival (10–12 December 2026), send a five-minute video link and a short bio through the festival form on the club's website, with a $25 fee paid by 11 October source ↗
ShowsFriday and Saturday shows at 8:00 PM on many weekends, the odd Thursday; open mics on Wednesdays and Thursdays source ↗

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

What the room asks of comics
How to get booked
  • Include a short bio of about 150 words and your city and state. source ↗
The tape it wants
  • A five-minute clip is required; only the first five minutes of a longer video are watched. source ↗
  • Send a YouTube or similar link viewable in a browser — no Dropbox, Google Drive or password-protected links. source ↗
Its other 8 rules
Hearing back
  • A committee reviews every submission; applying does not guarantee a spot. source ↗
On stage
  • Competition sets are five minutes in the preliminaries, eight in the semi-finals and fifteen in the finals. source ↗
Open mic and new talent
  • For the Wednesday open mic, sign up in person before 8:00 PM. source ↗
  • Comics who arrive after 8:00 PM may not get on; performers should arrive before the show starts. source ↗
  • Thursday performers sign up for a spot. source ↗
House rules
  • The Thursday open mic takes performers of all kinds, comics included. source ↗
  • The festival submission fee is $25, paid by 11 October. source ↗
  • Every past competition winner has headlined the club within a year of winning. 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 seating $5 to $25 on the shows it listed for October 2026; premium and front-row seats $5 to $10 more source ↗
Age18 and over; shows include adult language and themes source ↗
ParkingParking is limited, so arrive early source ↗

As the club's own pages give them, read 30 September 2026 — tap or hover a source for its exact words. Not published there: a minimum and the phone rule.

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

Plan the night

The night planner builds an evening around Blue Ridge Comedy Club: 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: The Dirty Show, Friday 9 October 2026, 8:00 PM.

Near Blue Ridge Comedy Club

Comedy clubs in Tennessee → · 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