Comedy club · Salt Lake City, Utah

Wiseguys Comedy Club – The Gateway, Salt Lake City, UT: Shows, Open Mic and Booking

190 South 400 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84101

The short answer

Wiseguys Comedy Club – The Gateway is a comedy club in Salt Lake City, Utah, at 190 South 400 West. Shows run Wednesday to Saturday; tickets $15–$40 + fees, 21 and over, no minimum. For comics, it runs an open mic (Wednesdays, 7:00 PM, in The Showroom) 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 Utah on the Comedy Calendar →

For comics

Open micWednesdays, 7:00 PM, in The Showroom — Email wiseguysopenmic@gmail.com asking for a spot, no more than a week ahead; selected comics are emailed by 6:00 PM the Tuesday before; check in by 6:00 PM; 3-minute sets; performers must be 21 or over; a standby list opens at 6:00 PM if spots free up. The club's FAQ also describes a Tuesday Bucket List mic in The Lounge at 7:30 PM, which its calendar did not show — ask before you go source ↗
Getting bookedNot hiring comedians; new performers email the open mic address to request a Wednesday open mic spot — wiseguysopenmic@gmail.com source ↗ read 30 September 2026
ShowsWednesday to Saturday — Wednesday is the open mic — plus some Sundays and the odd Tuesday source ↗
RoomThe Showroom: 300 seats source ↗

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

What the room asks of comics
How to get booked
  • The club says it is not hiring comedians; new performers should try the open mic. source ↗
Each rung: what it asks and pays
  • Some open mic slots are set aside for touring professional comedians. source ↗
Its other 16 rules
Hearing back
  • They reply only if you're selected; checking your email is up to you. source ↗
  • Selected comics are emailed by 6pm the Tuesday before the mic. source ↗
On stage
  • Out-of-town comics can email and the club will try to make room. source ↗
  • Open mic performers must be 21 or older. source ↗
  • Open mic sets are 3 minutes; stick to your time. source ↗
Open mic and new talent
  • Open mic: email wiseguysopenmic@gmail.com to request a spot. source ↗
  • One request, for yourself only, sent no more than one week ahead. source ↗
  • No night-of sign-ups; every performer must email a request. source ↗
  • If spots open up at 6pm, a stand-by list opens for unscheduled performers. source ↗
  • Check in at the front desk by 6pm or your spot goes to standby. source ↗
  • FAQ: 'Bucket List' mic, Tuesdays 7:30pm in The Lounge; sign up at the club that night. source ↗
House rules
  • Performers get in free; audience admission is $5. source ↗
  • If not picked, keep emailing requests; be persistent, patient and nice. source ↗
  • No-shows are less likely to get future open mic spots. source ↗
  • Running order is random, set by that night's emcee. source ↗
  • Stay out of staff's way and the aisles; order from a server and tip. 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$15 to $40 for a regular seat on the shows it listed, plus service fees; some shows add a higher tier, up to $135 with a meet-and-greet source ↗
Age21 and over with valid ID, no exceptions source ↗
MinimumNo food or drink minimum source ↗
PhonesNo photos or video during the show; some performers keep phones out of the show source ↗
ParkingThe Gateway's South Garage is closest (entrances on 400 West and 200 South); it charges and the club does not validate; street parking nearby 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 Wiseguys Comedy Club – The Gateway: 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: Joanne McNally, Thursday 8 October 2026, in the Showroom.

Near Wiseguys Comedy Club – The Gateway

Comedy clubs in Utah → · 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