Comedy club · Chicago, Illinois

Laugh Factory Chicago, IL: Shows, Open Mic and Booking

3175 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60657

The short answer

Laugh Factory Chicago is a comedy club in Chicago, Illinois, at 3175 N Broadway. Shows run nightly; tickets $20 at the door, 18 and over, two-drink minimum. For comics, it runs an open mic (Tuesdays, 9:00 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 Illinois on the Comedy Calendar →

For comics

Open micTuesdays, 9:00 PM — Sign-up at 7:00 PM; a random draw at 7:30 PM picks 15 names for that night and 5 for the following week's show source ↗

Getting bookedIn its rules for comics, below

ShowsNightly source ↗

Room311-seat theater plus a 100-seat balcony source ↗

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

What the room asks of comics

How to get booked

Comedians seeking bookings: email a professional resume to info@laughfactory.com. source ↗

Its other 6 rules

On stage

Open-mic sets are 3 minutes. source ↗

Open mic and new talent

Tuesday open mic: sign-up is at 7:00 pm for the 9:00 pm show. source ↗
A 7:30 random draw picks 15 comics for that night and 5 for the next week. source ↗
Anyone may sign up; arrive at 7:00 PM to enter the bucket draw. source ↗

House rules

New performers are advised to start at the Open Mic. source ↗
Each night one open-mic comic is picked to perform on a future showcase. 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$20 general admission at the door ($30 VIP); tickets can be bought ahead online or by phone source ↗

Age18 and over source ↗

MinimumTwo-drink minimum a person; drinks may be alcoholic or not source ↗

PhonesNo phone calls, cameras or video or audio recording once the show starts source ↗

ParkingStreet parking in the area; public transit, rideshare or taxi encouraged 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 Laugh Factory Chicago: 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, 23 September 2026.

Near Laugh Factory Chicago

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The Lincoln Lodge — Chicago · booking info
The Comedy Bar (Chicago) — Chicago · open mic · booking info
Comedy Plex Comedy Club — Oak Park · about 9 mi · open mic
BABS Comedy Club — Forest Park · about 9 mi · open mic · booking info
Zanies Rosemont Comedy Club — Rosemont · about 12 mi · booking info

Comedy clubs in Illinois → · 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