Comedy club · Wilmington, North Carolina

Dead Crow Comedy Room, Wilmington, NC: Shows and Open Mic

511 N 3rd St, Wilmington, NC 28401

The short answer

Dead Crow Comedy Room is a comedy club in Wilmington, North Carolina, at 511 N 3rd St. Shows run Thursday to Saturday; tickets $15–$35 + fee, 16+ (under 18 w/ parent). For comics, it runs an open mic (Thursdays, 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 North Carolina on the Comedy Calendar →

For comics

Open micThursdays, 8:00 PM; free — Sign up at the club at 7:00 PM; doors 6:30 PM source ↗
Getting bookedThe club publishes no submission route; ask in person.
ShowsThursday to Saturday — Thursday is the open mic; Wednesdays are trivia and improv source ↗

Per the club's own site, read 23 September 2026.

What the room asks of comics
On stage
  • Each comedian gets three minutes of stage time. source ↗
Open mic and new talent
  • Open mic every Thursday 8pm; sign-up is in person at 7pm. source ↗
House rules
  • No cost to take part in the open mic. source ↗
  • Open mic is open to both seasoned and new comics. 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

Tickets$15 to $35 general admission, VIP $28 to $45, plus a $3 to $9 service fee; door tickets are cash only source ↗
Age16 and over; 16- and 17-year-olds need a parent or guardian with them; valid ID required source ↗
PhonesNo phone use during shows, including calls, photos or video 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 parking.

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

Plan the night

The night planner builds an evening around Dead Crow Comedy Room: 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 23 September 2026. Listed then: Paul Kelly (one night only), Thursday 8 October 2026, 7:00 PM.

Near Dead Crow Comedy Room

Comedy clubs in North Carolina → · 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 23 September 2026; its rules for comics read 25 September 2026; fans' facts read 30 September 2026