Comedy club · Chicago, Illinois

The Comedy Bar (Chicago), IL: Shows, Open Mic and Booking

162 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611

The short answer

The Comedy Bar (Chicago) is a comedy club in Chicago, Illinois, at 162 E Superior St. Shows run nightly; 17 and over, two-item minimum. For comics, it runs an open mic (Mondays) 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 Illinois on the Comedy Calendar →

For comics

Open micMondays — a free open mic after Late Nite Mic with Vik Pandya — Sign up in person when doors open at 7:00 PM; limited spots; your own name only; you must be there when the show begins. The club takes sign-ups in person Monday to Thursday source ↗
Getting bookedBooking inquiries through the contact form on the club's Work for Us page, https://comedybar.com/workforus/ source ↗
ShowsNightly — weekly shows Monday to Wednesday, headliners Friday to Sunday, Thursdays some weeks source ↗
Room140 guests (third-floor main stage) source ↗

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

What the room asks of comics
Open mic and new talent
  • Open-mic sign-ups are in person, Monday through Thursday. source ↗
  • The list starts when doors open at 7 PM. source ↗
  • Spots are limited; come early. source ↗
  • You can only sign up your own name. source ↗
House rules
  • All performers must be present when the show begins. 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

Age17 and over (21 and over to drink); under 17 with a parent or guardian; no children under 13 source ↗
MinimumTwo-item minimum a person from the food and drink menu source ↗
ParkingLimited valet outside Gino's East (cash only, fees vary); rideshare, transit or a reserved spot suggested source ↗

As the club's own pages give them, read 30 September 2026 — tap or hover a source for its exact words. Not published there: the ticket prices and the phone rule.

Club Etiquette: how to be the table the room loves →

Plan the night

The night planner builds an evening around The Comedy Bar (Chicago): where to eat before, the trip there and home, and what the night costs.

Plan a night here → The club's site ↗

Open, according to its own website on 23 September 2026. Listed then: Paul Elia, Friday 9 October 2026, 7:00 and 9:00 PM.

Near The Comedy Bar (Chicago)

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