Copenhagen's stand-up starts in the lanes of the old town. Comedy Zoo, Denmark's first comedy club, has played since 1993 and now runs a main room and the 40-seat Undergrunden on Kompagnistræde; Knock Knock Comedy Club, on Vimmelskaftet off Strøget, has shows daily, with an English open mic on Tuesdays and English specials through the autumn. In October the UP Comedy Festival fills stages across central Copenhagen with hour-long shows and closes with its own awards. Beyond the capital, Aarhus Comedy Club faces Dokk1 on Europaplads, Aalborg Comedy Club holds an open mic each Thursday, and Comedyklubben takes Danish comedians to theatres and breweries from Thisted to Rønne.
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The short answer
For stand-up comedy in Denmark, D.O.C. lists 4 rooms and nights in 3 cities — Copenhagen (2), Aarhus and Aalborg — 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 comedy on the road; the festivals and awards.
D.O.C.'s Denmark page: where to see stand-up comedy in Copenhagen, Aarhus and Aalborg, in Danish and in English, the comedy on the road, the UP Comedy Festival and its awards, and the open mics for new comics, with show times straight from the rooms themselves.
Stand-up comedy in Copenhagen
Copenhagen's stand-up lives in the old town: Comedy Zoo on Kompagnistræde and Knock Knock Comedy Club on Vimmelskaftet, off Strøget. Where to see English stand-up comedy in Copenhagen: Knock Knock's English open mic on Tuesdays and its English specials.
ShowsDenmark's first and largest comedy club, in its own words, and the place for Danish comedy: at least five shows a week — open mics, improv comedy, solo shows, test shows and club nights every weekend — in its main room, where guests sit close around tables, and in Undergrunden, an intimate 40-seat room opened in 2023 where the audience sits at eye level with the comedians. source ↗
ListedAnne Bakland: Forspil — Monday 12 October 2026, 7.30pm, on its calendar as of 11 October 2026 source ↗
Open micOpen mics among its weekly shows, including the Comedy Zoo onsdags mic, its Wednesday mic. source ↗
Getting bookedIts site publishes no submission route; ask the club in person.
Age15 and over, a fixed limit set with the comedians, even with an adult. source ↗
AlsoIt opened in Boltens Gård in 1993 and moved in 1998 into the old Delta Bio art-house cinema; since 2018 it has been owned by the comedians Torben Chris, Anders Fjelsted and Michael Schøt with the photographer Andreas Martin and its managing director, Martin Bo Andersen. The bar and the room open an hour before the show, and four seats near the door are kept at each show in the main room for guests who find crowds hard. source ↗
ShowsA comedy club in the heart of Copenhagen, open with shows daily: classic stand-up, several weekly open mics, new formats and test shows, one-man shows, Christmas shows and specials, English shows and comedians from abroad, with a lounge bar for cocktails; the club opens an hour before the show, and the entrance is through the gateway. source ↗
ListedEnglish Knock Knock Mic, the English open mic — Tuesday 20 October 2026, 7.30pm, on its calendar as of 11 October 2026 source ↗
Open micThe English Knock Knock Mic on Tuesdays at 7.30pm, where established comedians, upcoming talents and brand-new faces test new jokes: 35 kr, and students who show their card at the bar get it back off their first drink. source ↗
Getting bookedIts site publishes no submission route; ask the club in person.
Age15 and over for most shows; a few are 18 and over, marked in the show's description. source ↗
AlsoEnglish shows on its listings: Mike Rice on Friday 23 October, and Copenhagen Afterwork English Comedy Specials at 6pm on Friday 6 November and Friday 4 December 2026. source ↗
ShowsShows such as the Comedy Superliga, where experienced comedians play two rounds and the audience votes the night's winner, and an open mic where comedians test new material; doors at 7pm (last entry 7.50pm) for an 8pm start, with the entrance on the side facing Dokk1. source ↗
ListedComedy Superliga — Wednesday 14 October 2026, 8pm, on its calendar as of 11 October 2026 source ↗
Open micOpen Mic – Nye jokes live: comedians from around the country try new material; free entry, with booking required. source ↗
Getting bookedA professional comedy club for experienced comedians, in its own words; newcomers who want to try stand-up email the club to find a date, and there may be a wait. source ↗
AlsoA ramp at the entrance and an accessible toilet; doors usually open an hour before the show and close about ten minutes before it starts. source ↗
ShowsAalborg's only comedy club, in its own words, in the city centre: up-and-coming and established comedians from across the country take the stage each week, and past guests include Heino Hansen, Simon Talbot, Brian Lykke, Jacob Wilson and Christian Fuhlendorff. source ↗
ListedOpen Mic // Felix Bache — Thursday 15 October 2026, 8pm, on its calendar as of 11 October 2026 source ↗
Open micOpen Mic every Thursday, for 45 kr. source ↗
Getting bookedIts site publishes no submission route; ask the club in person.
AlsoComing up on its listings: Brian Mørk's iSeeYou on 21 October, a club night with Hartmann, Skovmand and Brink on 9 November, and the Comedy Queens Stand-Up Show on 10 November 2026. source ↗
Comedy shows close to you, wherever you live in Denmark, in its own words: Comedyklubben has sent Danish comedians out to towns around the country for more than ten years, with Crazy Comedy Banko and Comedy Surprise nights in theatres, breweries and local venues. source ↗
Denmark's new comedy festival, in its own words: hour-long shows from Friday 9 to Sunday 18 October 2026 on stages around central Copenhagen, from Comedy Zoo, Undergrunden and Knock Knock Comedy Club to Mojo, ICC Theatre, La Fontaine and Vartov, at 125 kr a ticket — 65 shows on Monday 12 October alone. source ↗
The festival's own awards, given as it closes each year: the critics' prize from a jury of stand-up reviewers, debut show of the year, originality, show of the year (the main prize), best joke, and the talent prize, decided in a final on the festival's last day after a run of talent shows narrows the field to seven. In 2025 Mikkel Klint Thorius won show of the year for Men Nok Om Mig, Jacob Tingleff the critics' prize, Cecilie Bau debut show of the year, Pernille Rosengren the originality prize and best joke, and Anders Manley the talent prize. source ↗
For comics: getting on stage in Denmark
The routes into stand-up comedy in Denmark that the rooms and festivals publish themselves.
An English open mic on Tuesdays at 7.30pm at Knock Knock Comedy Club, where established comedians, upcoming talents and brand-new faces test new jokes. source ↗
During the festival a run of talent shows narrows the field to seven new comedians, and the winner of the talent prize is chosen in a final on the festival's last day; Anders Manley won it in 2025. 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.
Questions about stand-up comedy in Denmark
Where can I see stand-up comedy in Denmark?
In Copenhagen, Comedy Zoo and Knock Knock; in Aarhus, Aarhus Comedy Club; in Aalborg, Aalborg Comedy Club. Each had a dated show coming up as of 11 October 2026; its line above has the address, the nights and the age rule.
Where can I see English stand-up comedy in Copenhagen?
At Knock Knock Comedy Club on Vimmelskaftet, off Strøget: its English Knock Knock Mic runs on Tuesdays at 7.30pm (next on Tuesday 20 October 2026, 35 kr), with Mike Rice on Friday 23 October and Copenhagen Afterwork English Comedy Specials at 6pm on Friday 6 November and Friday 4 December 2026.
What are the best comedy clubs in Copenhagen?
D.O.C. lists two Copenhagen rooms with dated shows ahead: Comedy Zoo on Kompagnistræde, which calls itself Denmark's first and largest comedy club and runs at least five shows a week across its main room and the 40-seat Undergrunden, and Knock Knock Comedy Club on Vimmelskaftet, with shows daily, weekly open mics and English shows.
Are there open mics in Copenhagen?
Yes. Knock Knock Comedy Club runs Knock Knock's Mandags Grin on Mondays and the English Knock Knock Mic on Tuesdays, where established comedians, upcoming talents and brand-new faces test new jokes; Comedy Zoo has open mics among its weekly shows, including its Wednesday mic.
When is the UP Comedy Festival?
The 2026 festival runs from Friday 9 to Sunday 18 October in central Copenhagen, with hour-long shows at 125 kr a ticket on stages from Comedy Zoo and Knock Knock to Mojo, ICC Theatre, La Fontaine and Vartov. It closes with the UP Comedy Prize, whose talent prize is decided in a final on the festival's last day.
Where can I see stand-up comedy in Aarhus and Aalborg?
In Aarhus, Aarhus Comedy Club on Europaplads, entered from the side facing Dokk1, with the Comedy Superliga on Wednesday 14 October 2026 at 8pm and a free open mic. In Aalborg, Aalborg Comedy Club on Maren Turis Gade, with an open mic each Thursday for 45 kr and Brian Mørk's iSeeYou on 21 October.
Are comedy clubs in Denmark 18 and over?
1 of the 4 rooms listed here says 18 and over for their evening comedy, but the rule is each room's own: Comedy Zoo: 15 and over, a fixed limit set with the comedians, even with an adult; Knock Knock: 15 and over for most shows; a few are 18 and over, marked in the show's description.
How do new comedians get into stand-up comedy in Denmark?
English Knock Knock Mic, Copenhagen — An English open mic on Tuesdays at 7.30pm at Knock Knock Comedy Club, where established comedians, upcoming talents and brand-new faces test new jokes.
Comedy Zoo open mics, Copenhagen — Open mics and test shows are among Comedy Zoo's five or more shows a week.
Aarhus Comedy Club: a first spot — A professional club for experienced comedians that still makes room for newcomers: email the club to find a date, and expect a wait.
Aalborg Comedy Club: Thursday open mic — An open mic each Thursday at Aalborg's comedy club on Maren Turis Gade.
UP Comedy Festival: the talent prize — During the festival a run of talent shows narrows the field to seven new comedians, and the winner of the talent prize is chosen in a final on the festival's last day; Anders Manley won it in 2025.
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. 7 sites, 15 pages:
