Comedy Clubs in New York
The short answer
D.O.C.'s Club Directory has 33 rooms in New York — 32 comedy clubs and 1 regular comedy venue in 12 cities, checked on their own websites. 11 run an open mic, 13 publish how comics get booked and 21 publish their ticket prices. New York has the most, with 19.
The rooms, town by town
Albany 1 room
- Albany Funny Bone Comedy Club & Restaurant Its pageFriday and Saturday every week · 21 and over · $22–$79
Bellmore 1 room
- Governor's Comedy Club – The Brokerage in BellmoreFriday and Saturday most weeks · 16 and over · Two-item minimum · $14–$35
Bohemia 1 room
- Governor's Comedy Club – McGuire's in Bohemia Its pageFriday and Saturday most weeks · 16 and over · 2-item minimum · $14–$30 + fee
Brooklyn 4 rooms
- Brooklyn Improv Its pageMost nights, in two rooms · 21 and over · Two-item minimum · $19.34–$42.75 · Says how to get booked
- Eastville Comedy Club Its pageWednesday to Monday, with up to three shows on Friday and Saturday · All ages · Two-drink minimum · $10–$40 plus fees · Open mic · Says how to get booked
- Flop House Comedy Club – WilliamsburgNightly · Open mic
- The Tiny CupboardMost nights · Open mic
Buffalo 1 room
- Helium Comedy Club Buffalo Its pageWednesday to Sunday, some Tuesdays · 18 and over · Two-item minimum · $28–$38 GA · Open mic
Levittown 1 room
- Governor's Comedy Club – Levittown Its pageThursday to Sunday most weeks · 16 and over · Two-item minimum · $18–$36.50
New York 19 rooms
- Broadway Comedy Club Its pageNightly, plus weekend afternoon shows · 18 and over · Two-drink minimum · $25 + fee · Open mic · Says how to get booked
- Caveat Its pageNo fixed stand-up night · Comedy venue · Says how to get booked
- Comedy CellarNightly · 21 and over · Two-item minimum · $10–$25
- Comedy VillageNightly · $22–$28
- Comic Strip Live Its pageNightly · 17 and over · Two-item minimum · $20–$27.45 · Open mic · Says how to get booked
- Flop House Comedy Club – East VillageSeveral nights a week
- Gotham Comedy Club Its pageNightly most weeks · 18 and over · 2-drink minimum · $35–$50 · Open mic · Says how to get booked
- Greenwich Village Comedy Club Its pageNightly · 18+ (13+ with parents) · Two-drink minimum · $25 standard · Says how to get booked
- The Grisly Pear – Greenwich VillageNightly, several shows a night, with midnight shows on some nights
- The Grisly Pear – MidtownNightly
- New York Comedy Club – East Village Its pageNightly · 18+ (16+ with adult) · $20 minimum · $9–$55 plus fees · Open mic · Says how to get booked
- New York Comedy Club – Midtown Its pageNightly · 18+ (16+ with adult) · $20 minimum · $25–$55 + fees · Open mic · Says how to get booked
- New York Comedy Club – Upper West Side Its pageNightly · 18 and over · $20 minimum · $15–$45 + fees · Says how to get booked
- Rodney's Comedy ClubNightly
- St. Marks Comedy ClubMost nights
- The StandNightly · 16+ with a 21+ · No 2-drink minimum · $20–$35 + fees
- Stand Up NY Its pageFriday and Saturday evenings for most house shows, with some Thursday shows · 18 and over · $20 minimum · $20–$35 · Open mic · Says how to get booked
- The Stand WestNo fixed nights · 21+ (16+ with guardian) · No minimum
- West Side Comedy Club Its pageTuesday to Sunday · 16+ with guardian · Two-item minimum · $10–$25 · Open mic · Says how to get booked
Poughkeepsie 1 room
- Laugh It Up Comedy ClubFriday or Saturday headliners on booked weekends, often two shows a night
Rochester 1 room
Saratoga Springs 1 room
- The Comedy Works SaratogaFriday at 8:00 PM and Saturday at 8:30 PM
Syracuse 1 room
- Syracuse Funny Bone Comedy Club & RestaurantFriday and Saturday every week · 21 and over · Two-item minimum · $22–$70
West Nyack 1 room
- West Nyack Levity Live Its pageThursday to Sunday, some Wednesdays · 21 and over · Two-item minimum · From $21–$43 · Says how to get booked
On stage soon in New York
- Friday 2 October 2026 — Margaret Cho · the listing ↗ · at Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown
- Friday 2 October 2026, 6:00 PM — Joe Fenti, Subhah Agarwal and Tom Zappia (Subhah Agarwal, Miss Lissa Knows, Cole Cosby, Cab Washington, Tom Zappia, Greg Melly, Sharief Johnson) · the listing ↗ · at Eastville Comedy Club, Brooklyn
- Friday 2 October 2026, 6:15 PM — Jay Jurden, Judy Gold and Marina Franklin (Judy Gold, Marina Franklin, Jay Jurden, Michael Rowland, Emily Walsh) · the listing ↗ · at New York Comedy Club Upper West Side, New York
- Friday 2 October 2026, 6:45 PM — Daniela Mora, Shane Torres and Tatiana Frank (Who's Next? Comedy Showcase ft. Daniela Mora, Tatiana Frank, Shane Torres, Charlie Flynn, Dvontre Coleman, and Meka Mo) · the listing ↗ · at Brooklyn Improv, Brooklyn
- Friday 2 October 2026, 7:00 PM — Aaron Branch · the listing ↗ · at Brooklyn Improv, Brooklyn
- Friday 2 October 2026, 7:00 PM — Chris D'Elia · the listing ↗ · at Helium Comedy Club Buffalo, Buffalo
- Friday 2 October 2026, 7:00 PM — Esther Povitsky, Judah Friedlander and Nore Davis (Judah Friedlander, Nore Davis, Esther Povitsky, Phil Duckett) · the listing ↗ · at New York Comedy Club, New York
- Friday 2 October 2026, 8:00 PM — Jim Norton · the listing ↗ · at The Paramount - Huntington, Huntington
- Friday 2 October 2026, 8:00 PM — Chase DuRousseau, Elle Orlando, Judah Friedlander and Marina Franklin (Marina Franklin, Judah Friedlander, Chase DuRousseau, Elle Orlando) · the listing ↗ · at New York Comedy Club on 4th Street, New York
- Friday 2 October 2026, 8:00 PM — Subhah Agarwal and Tom Zappia (Subhah Agarwal, Miss Lissa Knows, Cole Cosby, Cab Washington, Tom Zappia, Greg Melly, Sharief Johnson) · the listing ↗ · at Eastville Comedy Club, Brooklyn
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 York on the Comedy Calendar, night by night →
Comedy clubs in the other states → · New York 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