Comedy Clubs in North Carolina
The short answer
D.O.C.'s Club Directory has 7 rooms in North Carolina — 6 comedy clubs and 1 regular comedy venue in 6 cities, checked on their own websites. 2 run an open mic, 3 publish how comics get booked and 5 publish their ticket prices. Charlotte has the most, with 2.
The rooms, town by town
Cary 1 room
- Raleigh Improv Its pageThursday to Sunday, the odd Wednesday · 21 and over · Two-item minimum · $26.67–$32.95 · Says how to get booked
Charlotte 2 rooms
- The Comedy Club at Duckworth'sThursday to Saturday headliners, with Sunday and some Tuesday and Wednesday shows
- The Comedy Zone - Charlotte Its pageWednesday to Sunday most weeks, with two shows on Friday and Saturday · 18 and over · No minimum · $20–$45 + fee · Says how to get booked
Fayetteville 1 room
- Paddy's Comedy ClubThursdays · Comedy venue
Greensboro 1 room
- The Comedy Zone Greensboro Its pageFriday and Saturday · 18 and over · $20 to $55
Raleigh 1 room
- Goodnights Comedy Club Its pageTuesday to Sunday · 18 and over · Two-item minimum · $28–$49 · Open mic · Says how to get booked
Wilmington 1 room
- Dead Crow Comedy Room Its pageThursday to Saturday · 16+ (under 18 w/ parent) · $15–$35 + fee · Open mic
On stage soon in North Carolina
- Friday 2 October 2026, 7:00 PM — Maddy Smith (Maddy Smith Presents: Bad Genes Tour) · the listing ↗ · at Raleigh Improv, Cary
- Friday 2 October 2026, 7:00 PM — Craig Conant · the listing ↗ · at Goodnights Comedy Club, Raleigh
- Friday 2 October 2026, 7:00 PM — Brendan Sagalow · the listing ↗ · at Dead Crow Comedy Room, Wilmington
- Friday 2 October 2026, 7:30 PM — Matt Braunger · the listing ↗ · at Goodnights Comedy Club, Raleigh
- Friday 2 October 2026, 9:15 PM — Maddy Smith (Maddy Smith Presents: Bad Genes Tour) · the listing ↗ · at Raleigh Improv, Cary
- Friday 2 October 2026, 9:15 PM — Craig Conant · the listing ↗ · at Goodnights Comedy Club, Raleigh
- Friday 2 October 2026, 9:30 PM — Brendan Sagalow · the listing ↗ · at Dead Crow Comedy Room, Wilmington
- Friday 2 October 2026, 9:45 PM — Matt Braunger · the listing ↗ · at Goodnights Comedy Club, Raleigh
- Saturday 3 October 2026, 4:00 PM — D'Lai · the listing ↗ · at Goodnights Comedy Club, Raleigh
- Saturday 3 October 2026, 6:30 PM — Orlando Leyba · the listing ↗ · at Raleigh Improv, Cary
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. North Carolina on the Comedy Calendar, night by night →
Comedy clubs in the other states → · North Carolina 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