Comedy club · Seattle, Washington

Emerald City Comedy Club, Seattle, WA: Shows, Open Mic and Booking

210 Broadway E, Seattle, WA 98102

The short answer

Emerald City Comedy Club is a comedy club in Seattle, Washington, at 210 Broadway E. Shows run Tuesday to Sunday, with two shows on Friday and Saturday and weekend afternoon shows; tickets $22–$44 plus fees, 21 and over, two-item minimum. For comics, it runs an open mic (some Tuesdays, 7:00 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 Washington on the Comedy Calendar →

For comics

Open micSome Tuesdays, 7:00 PM — Open Mic Night — Send your availability through the club's online form to be considered for a five-minute set — sign-ups open on the 21st for the following month and close on the 20th; the lineup is posted on the 1st; priority to headliners, paid regulars and open-mic supporters. Walk-ins draw for one of 15 three-minute spots between 6:00 and 6:45 PM. Free, no item minimum source ↗
Getting bookedComics submit through the form at https://barkentertainment.wufoo.com/forms/maqo8lj00v48ve/ source ↗
ShowsTuesday to Sunday, with two shows on Friday and Saturday and weekend afternoon shows; some Mondays; the open mic on some Tuesdays source ↗

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

What the room asks of comics
Open mic and new talent
  • For a guaranteed open-mic slot, send your availability online to be considered for a five-minute set. source ↗
  • Sign-ups open on the 21st for the following month and close on the 20th; the final lineup is posted on the 1st. source ↗
  • Walk-ins arriving 6:00–6:45 PM enter a draw for one of 15 three-minute spots. source ↗
House rules
  • Signing up does not guarantee a spot; headliners, paid regulars and open-mic supporters come first. source ↗
  • No item minimum on open-mic nights. 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

Tickets$22 to $44 before fees on the shows listed for October 2026 (general admission $22–$32, reserved $32–$44); open mic free; same price at the door source ↗
Age21 and over with valid ID, unless a show says otherwise source ↗
MinimumTwo items per person (drink or food); happy-hour purchases don't count; no minimum at open mics source ↗
PhonesNo phone use during shows; step out to the restroom or front desk to check a phone source ↗
ParkingStreet parking within a few blocks (may take a few minutes to find); nearby lots often under $10 within about three blocks; one block from the Capitol Hill light rail station 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 Emerald City Comedy Club: 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.

Near Emerald City Comedy Club

Comedy clubs in Washington → · 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