Santa Barbara Comedy Club, CA: Shows
Backstage Comedy Club, 519 State Street (The Red Piano private entrance), Santa Barbara, CA 93101
The short answer
Santa Barbara Comedy Club is a comedy club in Santa Barbara, California, at Backstage Comedy Club, 519 State Street. On its calendar: weekly stand-up on Friday and Saturday, 7:00 to 9:00 PM; tickets $20, 15 and over with a parent, 2-item minimum. For comics, it advertises no open mic and publishes no submission route — 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 California on the Comedy Calendar →
For comics
Per the club's own site, read 1 October 2026.
What you can say on stage
- The club avoids vulgar comedians but welcomes every point of view source ↗
From the club's own pages, read 4 October 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 4 October 2026 — tap or hover a source for its exact words. Not published there: the phone rule.
Plan the night
The night planner builds an evening around Santa Barbara Comedy Club: where to eat before, the trip there and home, and what the night costs.
Seen running on its own site, 1 October 2026.
Questions about Santa Barbara Comedy Club
Where is Santa Barbara Comedy Club?
Santa Barbara Comedy Club is at Backstage Comedy Club, 519 State Street, in Santa Barbara, California.
When are the shows at Santa Barbara Comedy Club?
Weekly stand-up on Friday and Saturday, 7:00 to 9:00 PM. That is from the club's own site; each show's own page has its time and lineup.
Does Santa Barbara Comedy Club have an open mic?
Its own site advertises none. Stage Time has open mics by night.
How do comics get booked at Santa Barbara Comedy Club?
It publishes no submission route; ask the club in person.
How much are tickets at Santa Barbara Comedy Club?
$20 general admission for Friday Night Laughs on Friday 9 October 2026 (Saturday Night Live Stand-Up on 24 October is also $20). The price of each show is on its own ticket page.
Is there an age limit at Santa Barbara Comedy Club?
Ages 15 and up are welcome with parents at all shows.
Comedians based in Santa Barbara
As their SUCDb records give where they are based:
Near Santa Barbara Comedy Club
- J.R.'s Comedy Club — Santa Clarita · about 65 mi
- Westside Comedy Theater — Santa Monica · about 74 mi · open mic · booking info
- The Well Comedy Club — Bakersfield · about 77 mi
- HaHa Comedy Club — North Hollywood · about 78 mi · open mic
- The Comedy Chateau — North Hollywood · about 78 mi · open mic · booking info
- The Comedy Store — Los Angeles · about 79 mi · open mic
Santa Barbara Comedy Club is one of 44 comedy rooms D.O.C. lists in California, each checked on its own website. Comedy clubs in California → · 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 4 October 2026 · the club's facts from its own site, read 1 October 2026; its rules for comics read 4 October 2026; fans' facts read 4 October 2026