Comedy club · Royal Oak, Michigan

Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle, Royal Oak, MI: Shows, Open Mic and Booking

310 South Troy Street, Royal Oak, MI 48067

The short answer

Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle is a comedy club in Royal Oak, Michigan, at 310 South Troy Street. Shows run Thursday to Saturday; tickets $15–$35, 18 and over, two-item minimum. For comics, it runs an open mic (Wednesdays) 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 Michigan on the Comedy Calendar →

For comics

Open micWednesdays — Open Mike — Call 248-542-9900 to get on the list; sign-up runs Wednesdays, 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM, for the following week; spots are not guaranteed source ↗
Getting bookedBookings: Billb@ComedyCastle.com source ↗
ShowsThursday to Saturday — Thursday at 7:30 PM, Friday at 7:15 and 9:45 PM, Saturday at 7:00 and 9:30 PM — plus the Wednesday open mike and some Sunday and Tuesday specials source ↗

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

What the room asks of comics
How to get booked
  • Advanced class needs Comedy 101 or a year performing plus seven good minutes. source ↗
Its other 6 rules
On stage
  • Venue-wide age policy is 18 and older (FAQ). source ↗
  • Detroit to Austin Comedy Challenge (Wednesdays, fall 2026): 6-minute sets, 10 rounds. source ↗
Open mic and new talent
  • Wednesday open mike: phone 248.542.9900 to get on the list. source ↗
  • Sign-up calls are taken Wednesdays 11am–6pm, for the following week. source ↗
  • Open mike spots are not guaranteed. source ↗
House rules
  • On special-event shows the comedian works off the door. 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

TicketsThursday shows $15–$30; Friday and Saturday shows $20–$35; special events cost more source ↗
Age18 and over source ↗
MinimumTwo-item minimum a person: two drinks, or a drink and a food item source ↗
PhonesPhones turned off during the show source ↗
Parking$10 self-parking across the street (Troy and 3rd); metered lots nearby; no valet 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 Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle: 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 Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle

Comedy clubs in Michigan → · 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