Comedy in the Cellar, Fargo, ND: Shows, Open Mic and Booking
614 Main Ave, Fargo, ND 58103 (downstairs, below Front Street Taproom)
The short answer
Comedy in the Cellar is a comedy club in Fargo, North Dakota, at 614 Main Ave. Shows run Friday and Saturday headliners; tickets $20–$35, 21 and over. For comics, it runs an open mic (Wednesdays, 8:00 PM (doors 7:00 PM, sign-up 7:30 PM)) and publishes how to get booked.
On stage soon
No dated show here on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar yet — the club's own calendar has what is on: its listings ↗
Lineups belong to the club and the comedians, and can change; the listing has the last word. More shows in North Dakota on the Comedy Calendar →
For comics
Per the club's own site, read 24 September 2026.
How to get booked
- Include an updated bio, credits, years of experience and where you're based. source ↗
The tape it wants
- Include video clips, a link to your website and headshots. source ↗
On stage
- Up to 20 comics per open mic, doing 3- or 5-minute sets. source ↗
- The open mic is free and 21+. source ↗
Open mic and new talent
- Wednesday open mic: doors 7 PM, sign-up 7:30 PM, show 8 PM. source ↗
- Open mic stage time is not guaranteed. source ↗
From the club's own pages, read 25 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
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, the phone rule and parking.
Plan the night
The night planner builds an evening around Comedy in the Cellar: where to eat before, the trip there and home, and what the night costs.
Seen running on its own site, 24 September 2026.
Questions about Comedy in the Cellar
Where is Comedy in the Cellar?
Comedy in the Cellar is at 614 Main Ave, in Fargo, North Dakota.
When are the shows at Comedy in the Cellar?
Friday and Saturday headliners — Friday at 8:00 PM, Saturday at 7:00 and 9:30 PM — some Thursday specials, and the Wednesday open mic. That is from the club's own site; each show's own page has its time and lineup.
Does Comedy in the Cellar have an open mic?
Yes: Wednesdays, 8:00 PM (doors 7:00 PM, sign-up 7:30 PM) — Sign up at 7:30 PM; up to 20 comics doing 3- or 5-minute sets; stage time not guaranteed; free, 21 and over.
How do comics get booked at Comedy in the Cellar?
Email frontstreettaproom@gmail.com with an up-to-date bio, credits, years of experience, where you are based, video clips, website, headshots, your weekends available and how you heard about the club.
How much are tickets at Comedy in the Cellar?
$20 to $27 in advance, $25 to $35 at the door, on the shows listed from October 2026 on (most weekends $25 advance, $32 door). The price of each show is on its own ticket page.
Is there an age limit at Comedy in the Cellar?
21 and over.
Near Comedy in the Cellar
Comedy clubs in North Dakota → · 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 24 September 2026; its rules for comics read 25 September 2026; fans' facts read 30 September 2026