Ft. Lauderdale Improv, Dania Beach, FL: Shows and Open Mic
177 N Pointe Dr, Dania Beach, FL 33004
The short answer
Ft. Lauderdale Improv is a comedy club in Dania Beach, Florida, at 177 N Pointe Dr. Shows run Wednesday to Sunday most weeks, with two shows on Friday and Saturday; tickets $30–$40, 18 or 21 by the show, two-drink minimum. For comics, it runs an open mic (about once a month, on a Sunday at 6:00 PM or a Wednesday at 7:30 PM), and publishes no other route to the stage — ask in person.
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 Florida on the Comedy Calendar →
For comics
Per the club's own site, read 29 September 2026.
On stage
- Open-mic spots are five minutes. source ↗
Open mic and new talent
- To sign up for Open Mic Night, email NewFacesFL@gmail.com (the address for the group's Florida rooms). source ↗
House rules
- A five-week stand-up class (15 students, $250) ends with a performance on the Improv stage in week six; sign up by email or phone. source ↗
- A Saturday five-week stand-up workshop (15 students, $275) also ends with a performance on the club's stage. 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
As the club's own pages give them, read 30 September 2026 — tap or hover a source for its exact words. Not published there: parking.
Plan the night
The night planner builds an evening around Ft. Lauderdale Improv: where to eat before, the trip there and home, and what the night costs.
Open, according to its own website on 29 September 2026. Listed then: Donnell Rawlings, Friday 2 October 2026, 7:30 PM.
Near Ft. Lauderdale Improv
- Miami Improv — Doral · about 20 mi · open mic · booking info
- Comic Cure at The Studio at Mizner Park — Boca Raton · about 21 mi · booking info
- Palm Beach Improv — Wellington · about 41 mi · open mic
- Off The Hook Comedy Club — Naples · about 100 mi · booking info
- Venturino's Comedy Club — Estero · about 106 mi
- Cape Coral Comedy Night at Rumrunners — Cape Coral · about 119 mi · booking info
Comedy clubs in Florida → · 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