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Comedy club · Princeton, New Jersey

Catch A Rising Star, Princeton, NJ: Shows and Booking

Hyatt Regency Princeton, 102 Carnegie Center, Princeton, NJ 08540

The short answer

Catch A Rising Star is a comedy club in Princeton, New Jersey, at Hyatt Regency Princeton, 102 Carnegie Center. Shows run Friday and Saturday most weeks, 8:00 PM (some Saturdays 7:30 PM); tickets about $28–$44, 14+ with adult, two-item minimum. For comics, it advertises no open mic but 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 New Jersey on the Comedy Calendar →

For comics

Open micNot advertised on its site
Getting bookedCatch A New Rising Star competitions, held at the chain's clubs: email contest@catcharisingstar.com to sign up source ↗
ShowsFriday and Saturday most weeks, 8:00 PM (some Saturdays 7:30 PM) source ↗

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

What the room asks of comics
Open mic and new talent
  • Comics sign up for the Catch A New Rising Star competitions, run at the chain's clubs, by emailing contest@catcharisingstar.com 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 $28.50 and VIP $39.50 plus tax for Jackie Martling; TicketWeb lists $30.19 to $44.04 across three Princeton shows source ↗
AgeAges 14 to 17 must come with an adult; 21 to drink source ↗
MinimumTwo items (food or drink) per person during the show 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: the phone rule and parking.

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

Plan the night

The night planner builds an evening around Catch A Rising Star: where to eat before, the trip there and home, and what the night costs.

Plan a night here → The club's site ↗

Seen running on its own site, 29 September 2026.

Questions about Catch A Rising Star

Where is Catch A Rising Star?

Catch A Rising Star is at Hyatt Regency Princeton, 102 Carnegie Center, in Princeton, New Jersey.

When are the shows at Catch A Rising Star?

Friday and Saturday most weeks, 8:00 PM (some Saturdays 7:30 PM). That is from the club's own site; each show's own page has its time and lineup.

Does Catch A Rising Star have an open mic?

Its own site advertises none. Stage Time has open mics by night.

How do comics get booked at Catch A Rising Star?

Catch A New Rising Star competitions, held at the chain's clubs: email contest@catcharisingstar.com to sign up.

How much are tickets at Catch A Rising Star?

General admission $28.50 and VIP $39.50 plus tax for Jackie Martling; TicketWeb lists $30.19 to $44.04 across three Princeton shows. The price of each show is on its own ticket page.

Is there an age limit at Catch A Rising Star?

Ages 14 to 17 must come with an adult; 21 to drink.

Near Catch A Rising Star

Comedy clubs in New Jersey → · 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 3 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