The Grisly Pear Midtown, New York, NY: Shows and Booking
243 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019
The short answer
The Grisly Pear Midtown is a comedy club in New York, New York, at 243 W 54th St. Shows run nightly; tickets $20 + fees, 21 and over, 2-item minimum. For comics, it advertises no open mic but publishes how to get booked.
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 New York on the Comedy Calendar →
For comics
Per the club's own site, read 1 October 2026.
Open mic and new talent
- Open-mic sign-up is in person only: show up and sign up source ↗
- Every open mic costs $5 for five minutes, paid in cash source ↗
- Open-mic times are on the club's Midtown open-mic calendar and can change without notice source ↗
House rules
- The Sunday 2:00 PM Midtown mic is a Spanish-language open mic (weekly since Sunday 13 September 2026) 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 and parking.
Plan the night
The night planner builds an evening around The Grisly Pear Midtown: 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 The Grisly Pear Midtown
Where is The Grisly Pear Midtown?
The Grisly Pear Midtown is at 243 W 54th St, in New York, New York.
When are the shows at The Grisly Pear Midtown?
Nightly. That is from the club's own site; each show's own page has its time and lineup.
Does The Grisly Pear Midtown have an open mic?
Its own site advertises none. Stage Time has open mics by night.
How do comics get booked at The Grisly Pear Midtown?
Open mics: show up and sign up in person; $5 for 5 minutes, cash only read 4 October 2026.
How much are tickets at The Grisly Pear Midtown?
$20 plus a $3.24 fee (every Midtown show checked, Saturday 10 October to Saturday 7 November 2026). The price of each show is on its own ticket page.
Is there an age limit at The Grisly Pear Midtown?
21 and over.
The other Grisly Pear rooms
- The Grisly Pear – Greenwich Village — New York, NY · booking info · tickets $10–$20 + fees
Comedians based in New York
As their SUCDb records give where they are based — 167 in all, the first 24 here:
- Aaron Berg
- Aaron McCann
- Adrienne Iapalucci
- Alaire Thomas
- Alex English
- Alex Kumin
- Alex Quow
- Ali Sultan
- Alvin Kuai
- Andy Haynes
- Anthony DeVito
- Ashley Gavin
- Austin Nasso
- Bassam Shawl
- Bonnie McFarlane
- Brandon Barrera
- Brendan Sagalow
- Brittany Brave
- Brittany Carney
- Caitlin Peluffo
- Carmen Lynch
- Carolina Montesquieu
- Caroline Hanes
- Casey Balsham
Near The Grisly Pear Midtown
- Broadway Comedy Club — New York · open mic · booking info
- Stand Up NY — New York · open mic · booking info
- Comedy Village — New York
- West Side Comedy Club — New York · open mic · booking info
- Rodney's Comedy Club — New York · booking info
- New York Comedy Club – Upper West Side — New York · booking info
The Grisly Pear Midtown is one of 33 comedy rooms D.O.C. lists in New York, each checked on its own website. Comedy clubs in New York → · 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