Comedy Clubs in Michigan
The short answer
D.O.C.'s Club Directory has 7 rooms in Michigan — 7 comedy clubs in 6 cities, checked on their own websites. 3 run an open mic, 2 publish how comics get booked and 1 publishes its ticket prices. Detroit has the most, with 2.
The rooms, town by town
Ann Arbor 1 room
- Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase Its pageThursday to Saturday · 18 and over · No minimum · Open mic
Detroit 2 rooms
- The Comedy Bar (Detroit) Its pageFriday and Saturday, some Thursdays and Sundays · 17 and over · Two-item minimum · Says how to get booked
- Mic Drop Comedy Detroit Its pageWednesday to Saturday most weeks · 17 and over · No minimum
Grand Rapids 1 room
- Dr. Grins Comedy ClubThursday at 8:00 PM
Royal Oak 1 room
- Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle Its pageThursday to Saturday · 18 and over · Two-item minimum · $15–$35 · Open mic · Says how to get booked
Traverse City 1 room
- Traverse City Comedy ClubFriday and Saturday nights
Waterford Township 1 room
- One Night Stan's Comedy ClubThursday to Saturday · 18 and over · No minimum · Open mic
On stage soon in Michigan
- Friday 2 October 2026, 7:00 PM — Tony Rock · the listing ↗ · at Mic Drop Comedy Detroit, Detroit
- Friday 2 October 2026, 7:00 PM — Tee Sanders · the listing ↗ · at The Comedy Bar - Detroit, Detroit
- Friday 2 October 2026, 7:15 PM — Ian Bagg · the listing ↗ · at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle, Royal Oak
- Friday 2 October 2026, 9:30 PM — Tony Rock · the listing ↗ · at Mic Drop Comedy Detroit, Detroit
- Friday 2 October 2026, 9:45 PM — Ian Bagg · the listing ↗ · at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle, Royal Oak
- Saturday 3 October 2026, 7:00 PM — Ian Bagg · the listing ↗ · at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle, Royal Oak
- Saturday 3 October 2026, 7:00 PM — Tee Sanders · the listing ↗ · at The Comedy Bar - Detroit, Detroit
- Saturday 3 October 2026, 9:30 PM — Ian Bagg · the listing ↗ · at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle, Royal Oak
- Thursday 8 October 2026, 8:00 PM — Corey B · the listing ↗ · at Wealthy Theatre, Grand Rapids
- Friday 9 October 2026, 7:30 PM — Anthony Jeselnik (Anthony Jeselnik: Wrath of Man) · the listing ↗ · at Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor
These nights have gone by — the Comedy Calendar has what is next.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; the listing has the last word. Michigan on the Comedy Calendar, night by night →
Comedy clubs in the other states → · Michigan on the Club Directory's map →
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 rooms' facts are from their own sites; the day they were read is on their pages and directory cards