Comedy club · Burlington, Vermont

Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, VT: Shows, Open Mic and Booking

101 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05401

The short answer

Vermont Comedy Club is a comedy club in Burlington, Vermont, at 101 Main Street. Shows run Wednesday to Saturday, open from 6:00 PM, and the odd Sunday event; tickets $10 to $30, all ages (18+ advised). For comics, it runs an open mic (Wednesdays, 8:30–10:00 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 Vermont on the Comedy Calendar →

For comics

Open micWednesdays, 8:30–10:00 PM — the Standup Open Mic, presented by Vermont Comedy Arts; free — Sign up at 8:00 PM at the Box Office, lining up in the order you arrived; 3 minutes, random order; an overflow list is kept in case there is time at the end. source ↗
Getting bookedThe club's General Standup Booking form asks for your name, email, a link to a set, socials, avails, bio and credits, and any dates you will be in Vermont; the club warns you may not get a reply and points locals to the Wednesday open mic source ↗
ShowsWednesday to Saturday, open from 6:00 PM, and the odd Sunday event source ↗
RoomShowroom seats 140 at cabaret tables source ↗

Per the club's own site, read 24 September 2026.

What the room asks of comics
How to get booked
  • Halloween 'Possessed' show (31 October): apply by Friday 9 October 2026; lineup final by 12 October. source ↗
The tape it wants
  • General booking is through the club's Google Form; a link to a standup set is required. source ↗
What you can say on stage
Its other 15 rules
Hearing back
  • You may not get a reply; they get many requests and have very limited openings. source ↗
  • Possessed applicants must be free 8 PM Saturday 31 October; applying doesn't guarantee a slot. source ↗
On stage
  • Burlington locals are pointed to the Wednesday open mic (or a class). source ↗
  • Open mic sets are 3 minutes, in random order. source ↗
  • Open mic is all ages; 18+ recommended for adult content. source ↗
  • Vermont's Funniest Comedian 2026: entrants must live in Vermont full time; college students eligible. source ↗
  • Contest sets: prelims 3 minutes, semis 6, finals 9. source ↗
Open mic and new talent
  • Wednesday Standup Open Mic: sign up at 8:00 PM at the Box Office; show 8:30–10. source ↗
  • An overflow list covers comics who miss the main list, if time allows. source ↗
  • Contest slots are limited; register early; a first-come wait list covers drop-outs. source ↗
House rules
  • Line up at the Box Office in arrival order; don't rush the line. source ↗
  • Possessed performers dress as and cover the material of a favorite comedian (first and second choice asked). source ↗
  • Contest entrants must be available all three nights. source ↗
  • $30 application fee; register and pay by midnight Friday 30 October 2026. source ↗
  • New judges each round, so repeating your best material is encouraged. 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

TicketsGeneral admission $10 to $30, plus a service fee of $1.99 to $3.99 source ↗
AgeAll ages; 18 and over recommended source ↗
ParkingStreet parking (cheaper downhill from the club) and nearby parking garages 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 and the phone rule.

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

Plan the night

The night planner builds an evening around Vermont Comedy Club: 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, 24 September 2026.

Near Vermont Comedy Club

Comedy clubs in Vermont → · 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 24 September 2026; its rules for comics read 25 September 2026; fans' facts read 30 September 2026