McCurdy's Comedy Theatre, Sarasota, FL: Shows, Open Mic and Booking
1923 Ringling Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34236
The short answer
McCurdy's Comedy Theatre is a comedy club in Sarasota, Florida, at 1923 Ringling Blvd. Shows run Wednesday to Sunday, some Monday and Tuesday specials; tickets $26–$42, 18 and over, two-item minimum. For comics, it runs an open mic (Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9:00–10:00 PM, in the Green Room bar after the 7:00 PM show) 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 Florida on the Comedy Calendar →
For comics
Per the club's own site, read 23 September 2026.
On stage
- Open-mic spots are booked in advance; 5 minutes each. source ↗
- Performers must be 18+ with valid ID. source ↗
Open mic and new talent
- Open-mic sign-up is by email. source ↗
- Send your info through the Contact Us page (or email the staff contact named on the listing). source ↗
House rules
- No admission cost and no drink minimum for open-mic 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
As the club's own pages give them, read 30 September 2026 — tap or hover a source for its exact words.
Plan the night
The night planner builds an evening around McCurdy's Comedy Theatre: where to eat before, the trip there and home, and what the night costs.
Open, according to its own website on 23 September 2026. Listed then: Joe DeVito, 8–11 October 2026.
Near McCurdy's Comedy Theatre
- Sunshine City Comedy Club — St. Pete Beach · about 30 mi · open mic
- Coconuts Comedy Club — St. Pete Beach · about 30 mi
- Visani Comedy Theater — Port Charlotte · about 36 mi
- Tampa Funny Bone Comedy Club & Restaurant — Tampa · about 44 mi · open mic
- Clearwater Comedy Club — Clearwater · about 48 mi
- Side Splitters Comedy Club (Tampa) — Tampa · about 50 mi · open mic
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 23 September 2026; its rules for comics read 25 September 2026; fans' facts read 30 September 2026