Comedy Clubs in New Jersey
The short answer
D.O.C.'s Club Directory has 5 rooms in New Jersey — 5 comedy clubs in 5 cities, checked on their own websites. 0 run an open mic, 2 publish how comics get booked and 4 publish their ticket prices.
The rooms, town by town
Morris Plains 1 room
- The Dojo of ComedyFriday and Saturday on booked weekends
New Brunswick 1 room
- Stress Factory New Brunswick Its pageThursday to Sunday, some Tuesdays and Wednesdays · Two-item minimum · $25–$45 + fee · Says how to get booked
Point Pleasant Beach 1 room
- Uncle Vinnie's Comedy Club Its pageWednesday to Saturday, the odd Sunday event · $20 food minimum · $27–$37 show only
Princeton 1 room
- Catch A Rising Star (Hyatt Regency Princeton) Its pageFriday and Saturday most weeks, 8:00 PM (some Saturdays 7:30 PM) · 14+ with adult · Two-item minimum · About $28–$44 · Says how to get booked
Rutherford 1 room
- Bananas Comedy Club Its pageThursday-to-Sunday runs on booked weeks only · 16 and over · Two-item minimum · $29.99–$48.99
On stage soon in New Jersey
- Friday 2 October 2026, 7:00 PM — Sarper Güven · the listing ↗ · at Bananas Comedy Club, Rutherford
- Friday 2 October 2026, 7:30 PM — Rachel Feinstein · the listing ↗ · at Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Arts, Mahwah
- Saturday 3 October 2026, 6:30 PM — Maddy Smith · the listing ↗ · at Catch A Rising Star (Hyatt Regency Princeton), Princeton
- Saturday 3 October 2026, 7:00 PM — Sarper Güven · the listing ↗ · at Bananas Comedy Club, Rutherford
- Saturday 3 October 2026, 9:00 PM — Maddy Smith · the listing ↗ · at Catch A Rising Star (Hyatt Regency Princeton), Princeton
- Saturday 3 October 2026, 9:30 PM — Sarper Güven · the listing ↗ · at Bananas Comedy Club, Rutherford
- Sunday 4 October 2026, 6:00 PM — Dylan Carlino · the listing ↗ · at Catch A Rising Star (Hyatt Regency Princeton), Princeton
- Sunday 4 October 2026, 6:00 PM — Alaire Thomas · the listing ↗ · at Catch A Rising Star (Hyatt Regency Princeton), Princeton
- Thursday 8 October 2026, 7:00 PM — Russell Peters · the listing ↗ · at Stress Factory Comedy Club, New Brunswick
- Thursday 8 October 2026, 7:00 PM — Libbie Higgins · the listing ↗ · at Catch A Rising Star (Hyatt Regency Princeton), Princeton
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. New Jersey on the Comedy Calendar, night by night →
Comedy clubs in the other states → · New Jersey 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