Brazil's stand-up, in Portuguese, runs on comedy clubs. Curitiba Comedy Club, which opened in 2010 as the country's first dedicated comedy club by its own account, plays from Tuesday to Saturday in Santa Felicidade; in São Paulo, Bixiga Comedy Club in Bela Vista has shows daily with comedians from across Brazil, and Lilith Comedy Club in Vila Prudente seats 50; and in Santa Catarina the Porão Comedy Club puts more than 20 shows a week on its two stages in Blumenau and Balneário Camboriú, with an open mic for new comics.
In April 2026 the Festival de Curitiba hosted the Risorama, the stand-up night curated by Diogo Portugal that calls itself the first event of its kind in Brazil.
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The short answer
For stand-up comedy in Brazil, D.O.C. lists 5 rooms and nights in 4 cities — São Paulo (2), Curitiba, Blumenau and Balneário Camboriú — each with a dated show coming up as of 11 October 2026. Below: each room's nights, its open mic and how comics get on, tickets and the age rule; the festivals; and the 1 comedian SUCDb holds who came up in Brazil.
D.O.C.'s Brazil page: the comedy clubs in São Paulo, Curitiba, Blumenau and Balneário Camboriú, the open mics and contests for new comics, and the Risorama festival, with show times straight from the clubs themselves.
Stand-up comedy in São Paulo
São Paulo's stand-up spreads across the city: Bixiga Comedy Club on Rua Rui Barbosa in Bela Vista, with shows daily, and the 50-seat Lilith Comedy Club in Vila Prudente.
ShowsOne of São Paulo's busiest comedy clubs, by its own account, with shows daily, comedians from across Brazil and a welcoming room; on Wednesdays at 9pm a rotating cast of the scene's sharpest comics, and the house opens at 6pm for food and drink. source ↗
ListedQuarta do Stand-Up: a rotating lineup — Wednesday 14 October 2026, 9pm, on its calendar as of 11 October 2026 source ↗
Open micNot advertised on its site
Getting bookedIts site publishes no submission route; ask the club in person.
TicketsR$40 for one, R$70 for two, plus a booking fee; entry up to 15 minutes after the show starts. source ↗
AlsoNoite dos Novos Humoristas, a night of Brazil's newest comedians with a different lineup each week, on Fridays at 7.15pm through 30 October 2026. source ↗
Rua Capitão Pacheco e Chaves, 981, Vila Prudente, São Paulo
ShowsA small, cosy comedy club of 50 seats at a new address in Vila Prudente, with a bar of beers and cocktails, plates and snacks; tables may be shared. source ↗
ListedJansen Serra: Pais e Filhos, family stories in an intimate show — Saturday 17 October 2026, 9pm, on its calendar as of 11 October 2026 source ↗
Open micNot advertised on its site
Getting bookedIts site publishes no submission route; ask the club in person.
Age16 and over; younger guests only with a responsible adult. source ↗
AlsoDoors at 8pm, the show at 9pm, about 60 minutes; the club asks guests to arrive early. source ↗
Curitiba Comedy Club, open since 2010, now plays a premium stage in Santa Felicidade on Avenida Manoel Ribas, and the Festival de Curitiba brought the Risorama to the city in April 2026.
Av. Manoel Ribas, 6121, Santa Felicidade, Curitiba, PR
ShowsOpened in 2010 as Brazil's first dedicated comedy club, by its own account, and now a premium stand-up room in Santa Felicidade, with established comedians and new talent, food and drink; the idea began when founder Joca Madalosso saw American comedy clubs up close in 2005 and 2006. source ↗
ListedBabu Carreira: Monstra — Tuesday 13 October 2026, 9pm, on its calendar as of 11 October 2026 source ↗
Open micOpen mic nights for developing comedians in five-minute sets, a chance to test material and stage presence; places are limited each night and chosen from the sign-up form. source ↗
Getting bookedComics who want the stage contact the team on WhatsApp for the rules, the dates open and how to sign up, or fill in the open mic form. source ↗
AgeSet show by show on its programme: 16 and over for Babu Carreira's Monstra on 13 October 2026. source ↗
AlsoOpen from Tuesday to Saturday, its programme published about a month ahead, doors at 7pm; on its October 2026 programme, Léo Ritter's O Riso É uma Prece (14 October), PH Saraiva, Mateus Caniceiro and Raphael Bulk (15 October) and Gustavo Furlin (16 October). source ↗
Shopping Park Europeu, Rod. Paul Fritz Kuehnrich, 1600, Itoupava Norte, Blumenau, SC
ShowsSanta Catarina's most underground comedy club, by its own name: stand-up from Tuesday to Sunday for about 170, at tables for two, four or six, with adult shows, themed nights, national guests and local names; the house opens at 6pm and shows start between 8pm and 8.30pm. source ↗
ListedRogerio Morgado, live — Monday 12 October 2026, 8pm, on its calendar as of 11 October 2026 source ↗
Open micAn open mic each week in Blumenau and Balneário Camboriú: five minutes to test new material before a real stand-up audience, with the club's resident comedians watching and talking it through afterwards. source ↗
Getting bookedNew comics sign up on its open mic form with their name, contact, social media and experience; the club gets in touch with a date, a time and the house rules. source ↗
TicketsOnline only, on Sympla, with no box office; tables are not reserved, so the earliest arrivals choose first. source ↗
Av. 4ª Avenida, 940, Centro, Balneário Camboriú, SC
ShowsThe Porão's second room, from Wednesday to Sunday, for about 200 with single tickets and shared tables; the house opens at 6pm and shows start between 8pm and 8.30pm. source ↗
ListedCia. Mequetrefes, live — Wednesday 14 October 2026, 8.30pm, on its calendar as of 11 October 2026 source ↗
Open micThe Porão's weekly open mic, in Balneário Camboriú as in Blumenau: five minutes on stage, a real audience and feedback from the resident comedians. source ↗
Getting bookedIts site publishes no submission route; ask the club in person.
TicketsOnline only, on Sympla, with no box office. source ↗
Curated by Diogo Portugal, one of the pioneers of stand-up in Brazil, the Risorama calls itself the first event of its kind in the country: a night laid out like a big comedy club, different styles of stand-up on one bill, with bar service at shared tables. At the 34th Festival de Curitiba (30 March to 12 April 2026) it played on 3, 4, 6 and 7 April; after the festival, the Risorama tours Brazil. source ↗
For comics: getting on stage in Brazil
The routes into stand-up comedy in Brazil that the rooms and festivals publish themselves.
A weekly open mic in both rooms: five minutes to try new jokes, timing or a character before a warm stand-up crowd, with feedback from the resident comedians. Sign up on the form; the club calls with a date. source ↗
Five-minute sets for developing comedians on the club's stage in Santa Felicidade, with limited places each night chosen from its sign-up form; the team gives the rules and the dates open on WhatsApp. source ↗
A competition to find and develop new stand-up talent, modelled on the selection nights of Los Angeles comedy clubs: comics perform before an audience and a jury of professionals, with prizes for the winners. Entry is R$50 per comedian. Rounds at Bixiga Comedy Club in São Paulo on Sunday 25 October and at All Game Comedy in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday 1 November 2026. source ↗
Each room's line above says whether it runs an open mic and how it books. At home in the United States,
Stage Time has open mics by night and the Gig Board has calls for comics.
Brazilian comedians in SUCDb
The comedians SUCDb holds who came up in Brazil, each with their record — and their next date when the Comedy Calendar has one.
From Porto Alegre: he helped bring American-style stand-up to Brazil, co-founded the Comedians Comedy Club in São Paulo in 2010 and hosted Band's CQC and A Liga; his Netflix specials include A Arte do Insulto and Ultimato (2018), and he now performs stand-up in English in the United States.
Questions about stand-up comedy in Brazil
Where can I see stand-up comedy in Brazil?
In São Paulo, Bixiga Comedy and Lilith Comedy; in Curitiba, Curitiba Comedy Club; in Blumenau, Porão Comedy Club Blumenau; in Balneário Camboriú, Porão Comedy Club Balneário Camboriú. Each had a dated show coming up as of 11 October 2026; its line above has the address, the nights and the age rule.
What are the best comedy clubs in São Paulo?
D.O.C. lists two São Paulo clubs with dated shows ahead as of 11 October 2026. Bixiga Comedy Club, Rua Rui Barbosa 574 in Bela Vista, calls itself one of the city's busiest, with shows daily and comedians from across Brazil: Quarta do Stand-Up, a rotating lineup, on Wednesdays at 9pm, R$40, 14 and over. Lilith Comedy Club, a 50-seat room in Vila Prudente, has Jansen Serra's Pais e Filhos on Saturday 17 October 2026 at 9pm, 16 and over.
Where can I see stand-up comedy in Curitiba?
At Curitiba Comedy Club, Avenida Manoel Ribas 6121 in Santa Felicidade, which opened in 2010 as Brazil's first dedicated comedy club by its own account. It is open from Tuesday to Saturday with doors at 7pm; on its October 2026 programme, Babu Carreira's Monstra on Tuesday 13 October, Léo Ritter on 14 October, PH Saraiva, Mateus Caniceiro and Raphael Bulk on 15 October and Gustavo Furlin on 16 October. The Festival de Curitiba hosted the Risorama in April 2026.
Where can I see stand-up comedy in Santa Catarina?
The Porão Comedy Club has two rooms. In Blumenau it plays the Shopping Park Europeu in Itoupava Norte from Tuesday to Sunday, for about 170, with Rogerio Morgado on Monday 12 October 2026 at 8pm; in Balneário Camboriú it plays 4ª Avenida 940 in the centre from Wednesday to Sunday, for about 200, with Cia. Mequetrefes on Wednesday 14 October 2026 at 8.30pm. Tickets are online only, on Sympla; both rooms are 18 and over, with ID at the door.
Are there stand-up open mics in Brazil?
Yes. The Porão Comedy Club runs an open mic each week in Blumenau and Balneário Camboriú, five minutes before a real stand-up audience with feedback from its resident comedians; comics sign up on its form. Curitiba Comedy Club gives developing comedians five-minute sets, with limited places each night chosen from its sign-up form. In São Paulo, Bixiga Comedy Club's Noite dos Novos Humoristas puts Brazil's newest comedians on stage on Fridays at 7.15pm through 30 October 2026.
Is there stand-up comedy in Rio de Janeiro?
The Desafio Stand-Up a 1000, a contest for new comics before an audience and a jury of professionals, holds a round at All Game Comedy in Rio on Sunday 1 November 2026, after a São Paulo round at Bixiga Comedy Club on Sunday 25 October; entry is R$50 per comedian.
When is the Risorama?
The Risorama, the stand-up night curated by Diogo Portugal, played the 34th Festival de Curitiba on 3, 4, 6 and 7 April 2026, different styles of stand-up on one bill with bar service at shared tables; after the festival, it tours Brazil.
Are comedy clubs in Brazil 18 and over?
2 of the 5 rooms listed here say 18 and over for their evening comedy, but the rule is each room's own:
Bixiga Comedy: 14 and over
Lilith Comedy: 16 and over; younger guests only with a responsible adult
Curitiba Comedy Club: set show by show on its programme: 16 and over for Babu Carreira's Monstra on 13 October 2026
Porão Comedy Club Blumenau: 18 and over, with ID at the door
Porão Comedy Club Balneário Camboriú: 18 and over, with ID at the door
How do new comedians get into stand-up comedy in Brazil?
Porão Comedy Club open mic, Blumenau and Balneário Camboriú — A weekly open mic in both rooms: five minutes to try new jokes, timing or a character before a warm stand-up crowd, with feedback from the resident comedians. Sign up on the form; the club calls with a date.
Curitiba Comedy Club open mic — Five-minute sets for developing comedians on the club's stage in Santa Felicidade, with limited places each night chosen from its sign-up form; the team gives the rules and the dates open on WhatsApp.
Desafio Stand-Up a 1000, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro — A competition to find and develop new stand-up talent, modelled on the selection nights of Los Angeles comedy clubs: comics perform before an audience and a jury of professionals, with prizes for the winners. Entry is R$50 per comedian. Rounds at Bixiga Comedy Club in São Paulo on Sunday 25 October and at All Game Comedy in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday 1 November 2026.
Which Brazilian comedians are in SUCDb?
Rafi Bastos — each with a record of their career and its sources.
Sources
The facts on this page come from the rooms', festivals' and awards' own websites, as of 11 October 2026; the
comedians' lines are from their SUCDb records, which carry their own sources. 4 sites, 16 pages:
