Comedy club · La Jolla, California

The Comedy Store La Jolla, CA: Shows, Open Mic and Booking

916 Pearl St, La Jolla, CA 92037

The short answer

The Comedy Store La Jolla is a comedy club in La Jolla, California, at 916 Pearl St. Shows run Tuesday to Sunday; tickets $10–$35 + fee, 21 and over, 2-drink minimum. For comics, it runs an open mic (Tuesdays, 7:00–8:00 PM) 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 California on the Comedy Calendar →

For comics

Open micTuesdays, 7:00–8:00 PM — the Set of the Night contest; no cover — Call 858-454-9176 between noon and 5:00 PM on the Tuesday the week before and give your name; names are drawn at random at 5:00 PM on Instagram and Facebook Live (or call back after 5:30 PM); 3-minute sets; check in with the host at 6:45 PM source ↗
Getting bookedThrough the Tuesday open mic and its Set of the Night contest; questions to lajolla@comedystore.com source ↗
ShowsTuesday to Sunday source ↗

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

What the room asks of comics
What you can say on stage
  • No clean-only rule: the club calls itself uncensored, with shows from clean to blue. source ↗
Its other 9 rules
Hearing back
  • Watch the drawing online or call back after 5:30pm to learn if you made it. source ↗
On stage
  • Open-mic sets are 3 minutes, with a two-minute warning light. source ↗
  • All shows, the open mic included, are 21+ with valid ID. source ↗
Open mic and new talent
  • Call 858-454-9176, 12–5pm on the Tuesday a week before you want to perform, and give your name. source ↗
  • Lineup is drawn at random at 5:00PM on Instagram Live and Facebook Live. source ↗
  • Check in with the host at 6:45pm when doors open. source ↗
House rules
  • Not in the showroom when your name is called: you lose your spot, no exceptions. source ↗
  • No filming or flash photography; doing either gets you banned from performing at the club. source ↗
  • Invited, not required: bring friends and family as your audience; 2-drink minimum applies to every guest. 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

Tickets$10 to $35 general admission, plus a service fee; the Tuesday open mic and showcase have no cover source ↗
Age21 and over with a valid ID; a foreign ID needs a passport too source ↗
MinimumTwo-drink minimum per person; soft drinks, juice, coffee or water count source ↗
PhonesPhone-free: phones and smart watches go into locked Yondr pouches until the show ends; anyone using a device in the showroom is walked out source ↗
ParkingStreet parking in La Jolla 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 The Comedy Store La Jolla: 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 The Comedy Store La Jolla

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 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