Comedy club · South Bend, Indiana

The Drop Comedy Club, South Bend, IN: Shows and Open Mic

435 S. Michigan St., South Bend, IN 46601 (inside The Rocki Button Creative)

The short answer

The Drop Comedy Club is a comedy club in South Bend, Indiana, at 435 S. Michigan St.. Shows run Friday at 9:00 PM and Saturday at 8:00 PM, plus the Tuesday open mic; tickets $15 most shows, 21 and over, two-item minimum. For comics, it runs an open mic (Tuesdays, 7:00 PM Eastern (doors 6:30 PM)), and publishes no other route to the stage — 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 Indiana on the Comedy Calendar →

For comics

Open micTuesdays, 7:00 PM Eastern (doors 6:30 PM) — Sign up and go up. The first hour is Another Drop in the Bucket, a mic with topics pulled from a bucket; from 8:00 PM the regular mic, 5 minutes each, with the light at 4. Comics travelling 45 miles or more can message ahead to be put on the list, and get 7 minutes every other week source ↗
Getting bookedThe club publishes no submission route; ask in person.
ShowsFriday at 9:00 PM and Saturday at 8:00 PM, plus the Tuesday open mic; times vary with special events source ↗

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

What the room asks of comics
On stage
  • Regular mic from 8:00: 5 minutes each, light at 4 minutes. source ↗
  • Venue is 21+; ID required at check-in. source ↗
Its other 5 rules
Open mic and new talent
  • Tuesday open mic is sign-up/go-up; doors 6:30 PM, start 7:00 PM Eastern. source ↗
  • Comics travelling 45+ miles can message ahead to be listed and get 7 minutes every other week. source ↗
House rules
  • First hour is a prompt mic: comics pull topics from a bucket; light heckling is OK. source ↗
  • Comics who badly run the light get played off with music. source ↗
  • Regular mic etiquette: minimal table talk, no heckling, no disruptions; stay and support others. 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

TicketsMost regular weekend tickets $15; the special Joe DeRosa shows on 11 October 2026 are about $39 to $50 with fees source ↗
Age21 and over; ID checked at check-in source ↗
MinimumTwo-item minimum per guest during the show source ↗
ParkingStreet parking, plus a lot right behind the building (inside The Rocki Button, 435 S. Michigan St.) 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 phone rule.

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

Plan the night

The night planner builds an evening around The Drop Comedy Club: 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: Joe DeRosa, Sunday 11 October 2026, 5:00 and 7:00 PM.

Near The Drop Comedy Club

Comedy clubs in Indiana → · 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