Comedy club · Fort Collins, Colorado

The Comedy Fort, Fort Collins, CO: Shows and Open Mic

167 N College Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524

The short answer

The Comedy Fort is a comedy club in Fort Collins, Colorado, at 167 N College Ave. Shows run Wednesday to Monday; tickets free–$40, 21 and over. For comics, it runs an open mic (Mondays), and publishes no other route to the stage — ask in person.

On stage soon

Lineups belong to the club and the comedians, and can change; the listing has the last word. More shows in Colorado on the Comedy Calendar →

For comics

Open micMondays — Sign up online a week ahead — sign-ups close at 6:00 PM on the Monday before; chosen comics are emailed a week ahead; check in at the front desk by 6:45 PM; a standby list opens at the door at 6:30 PM; two minutes the first time, three after that, four or more for regulars; free, 21 and over source ↗
Getting bookedThe club publishes no submission route; ask in person.
ShowsWednesday to Monday — headliners Friday and Saturday at 6:00 and 8:30 PM, showcases on Wednesday and Thursday, varied Sunday shows and the Monday open mic source ↗

Per the club's own site, read 29 September 2026.

What the room asks of comics
Hearing back
  • Comics chosen for the list are emailed a week before the show. source ↗
Its other 13 rules
On stage
  • The open mic is open to anyone 21 and over. source ↗
  • Open-mic sets run two to four minutes. source ↗
  • Two minutes for a first set at the club. source ↗
  • Three minutes after the first set, for comics who keep signing up. source ↗
  • Four minutes or more for regulars and semi-regulars. source ↗
Open mic and new talent
  • The open mic is every Monday and free to perform at. source ↗
  • Sign-ups are a week ahead and close at 6:00 PM on the Monday before. source ↗
  • The final list and times are posted in the showroom just before the show. source ↗
  • Every sign-up is tracked; signing up often raises the chance of getting on. source ↗
  • A standby list opens at the door at 6:30 PM; standby comics learn about 10 minutes before the start whether they are on. source ↗
House rules
  • Set length is not a ranking of the comic. source ↗
  • Performers check in at the front desk before 6:45 PM or may lose their spot. source ↗
  • Open-mic questions go by email to the host at Luke@comedyfortcollins.com. source ↗

From the club's own pages, read 29 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

TicketsFree to $40 on the shows it listed for 30 September to 18 October 2026; most paid shows $8 to $23 plus a $2 fee source ↗
Age21 and over source ↗
PhonesPhotos before or after the show only; no photos or video during it source ↗
ParkingFree street parking along College Avenue; hourly garage just behind on Laporte, $1 an hour with the first hour free 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: a minimum.

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

Plan the night

The night planner builds an evening around The Comedy Fort: 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 29 September 2026. Listed then: Josh Gondelman, Friday 2 October 2026, 6:00 PM.

Near The Comedy Fort

Comedy clubs in Colorado → · 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 29 September 2026; its rules for comics read 29 September 2026; fans' facts read 30 September 2026