India's stand-up runs late and in several languages. In Mumbai, The Habitat puts stand-up on at 10pm and again at midnight, runs a comedy open mic on Monday nights and records stand-up specials live in Above The Habitat, its second room, for 160 seated. In Bengaluru, Ministry of Comedy in Koramangala lists shows in Hindi, Hinglish, English, Telugu and Gujarati, and The Underground runs two rooms, in Koramangala and Indiranagar, with Kannada comedy among its acts. This autumn Vir Das takes his Sounds of India dates on to Ahmedabad, Chennai, Goa and Kochi.
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The short answer
For stand-up comedy in India, D.O.C. lists 3 rooms and nights in 2 cities — Mumbai and Bengaluru (2) — 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 the 3 comedians SUCDb holds who came up in India.
D.O.C.'s India page: the comedy clubs and open mics in Mumbai and Bengaluru with what is on next, the comedians on the road, the festival, the routes in for comics, and the Indian comedians SUCDb holds.
Stand-up comedy in Mumbai
For stand-up comedy in Mumbai, The Habitat on 3rd Road has shows nightly at 10pm and midnight, a curated line-up on Thursday and Friday evenings, Mass Bunk showcases on weekend afternoons and a comedy open mic on Mondays.
ShowsA comedy and music cafe, an intimate 55-to-70-seater, with stand-up daily at 10pm and at midnight; a curated line-up of five or six comics with a host, almost two hours, on Thursdays and Fridays at 8pm; and Mass Bunk, an hour-long showcase, on Fridays at 6pm and on Saturdays and Sundays at 4pm. source ↗
ListedThe curated line-up: five or six comics from the poster, with a host — Thursday 15 October 2026, 8pm, on its calendar as of 11 October 2026 source ↗
Open micComedy Open Mic on Mondays at 7pm and 9pm, ₹300 a ticket; next on Monday 12 October 2026. source ↗
Getting bookedPerformers write in through the contact form on its site, choosing Perform at The Habitat. source ↗
TicketsThrough BookMyShow and Insider, linked from its site: the 10pm and midnight shows ₹300 Monday to Friday and ₹500 at weekends; the Thursday and Friday line-up and the Monday open mic ₹300; Mass Bunk ₹199. source ↗
Age18 and over; a government-issued ID may be asked for at the door. source ↗
AlsoIts second room, Above The Habitat, holds 160 seated or 250 standing; its live tapings have included Amazon Prime Video stand-up specials. source ↗
For stand-up comedy in Bengaluru, look to Koramangala: Ministry of Comedy on 80 Feet Road and The Underground's flagship club both have shows through October and November 2026, in Hindi, English, Telugu, Kannada and more, and The Underground has a second, bigger room, Big Pitcher, in Indiranagar.
ShowsA comedy club in Koramangala with stand-up through the week, from afternoon solo hours to very late night shows; its October 2026 listings run in Hindi, Hinglish, English, Telugu and Gujarati. Its site quotes Daniel Sloss: "Great little room.". source ↗
ListedGHUTNE 2.0, stand-up by Shashwat Maheshwari, in Hindi — Sunday 18 October 2026, 7pm, 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.
Tickets₹199 to ₹499 for its October 2026 stand-up, sold through BookMyShow. source ↗
AlsoIn English on its listings: Ashwin Srinivas Live on Saturday 31 October 2026 at 8pm; Sarat Uday's Konchem Konchem of Everything, in Telugu and English, is on Sunday 25 October at 5pm. source ↗
ShowsBengaluru's dedicated stand-up comedy operation, in its words, with two rooms: its flagship Underground Comedy Club in Koramangala, for headliners, specials and long-running shows such as Jokes Premier League, and Big Pitcher in Indiranagar, a bigger room with the same booking. source ↗
ListedAIR 1, with Harshith Mahawar (also at 8pm) — Saturday 24 October 2026, 6pm, 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.
TicketsSold through BookMyShow and District, linked from its site. source ↗
AlsoFurther ahead on its listings: Varun Nair's Beta Male on Saturday 14 November, Radhika Vaz's Lurking on Sunday 15 November and Sapan Verma's Out Of Syllabus on Sunday 13 December 2026. source ↗
District and Dome Entertainment's festival of headliners only, billed as India's first: 14 comics on one stage across two nights at Dome SVP Stadium, Mumbai, from 6pm, in Hindi and English, for audiences 16 and over, with tickets from ₹750. source ↗
For comics: getting on stage in India
The routes into stand-up comedy in India that the rooms and festivals publish themselves.
The comedy club in Hauz Khas Village, which first opened its doors in 2019, runs regular open mics at its own room and at other venues in the city; comics register through the open mic form on its site, and its team gets in touch. source ↗
Jagriti rents its stage to comedy from Tuesday to Friday, and for two shows a day at weekends at 3.30pm and 7.30pm: write to its programming team with the show, the artist's bio and 5-to-8-minute footage, and dates are offered after a review. 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.
Indian comedians in SUCDb
The comedians SUCDb holds who came up in India, each with their record — and their next date when the Comedy Calendar has one.
Indian stand-up comedian, actor and international touring performer: his specials include Landing, For India, Losing It and Abroad Understanding, and on screen he starred in Delhi Belly (2011) and Go Goa Gone (2013) and wrote and starred in Hasmukh (Netflix, 2020). His Sounds of India dates run to Kochi on 5 December 2026.
Mumbai stand-up comedian and writer, a founding member of the comedy collective AIB and co-creator of On Air With AIB; his special Wake N' Bake came out on Amazon Prime Video in 2020, and his show Getting There played Soho Theatre in London in August 2026.
Mumbai stand-up comedian, born in Dubai, who started at open mics at 21, became a regular on India's comedy scene and appeared on TLC's Queens of Comedy; Oh No!, Urooj Ashfaq's UK debut, won Best Newcomer at the 2023 Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
Questions about stand-up comedy in India
Where can I see stand-up comedy in India?
In Mumbai, The Habitat; in Bengaluru, Ministry of Comedy and The Underground. 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 Bengaluru?
Ministry of Comedy in Koramangala lists English shows among its Hindi, Telugu and Gujarati ones: Ashwin Srinivas Live, in English, is on Saturday 31 October 2026 at 8pm.
Are there comedy shows in Mumbai tonight?
The Habitat on 3rd Road has stand-up daily at 10pm and at midnight, ₹300 Monday to Friday and ₹500 at weekends, with tickets through BookMyShow and Insider.
Where are the open mics in Mumbai?
The Habitat runs a comedy open mic on Mondays at 7pm and 9pm; comics ask for a spot through the contact form on its site.
Which comedy clubs are in Bengaluru?
Ministry of Comedy on 80 Feet Road in Koramangala, and The Underground, with its flagship club in Koramangala and a second room, Big Pitcher, in Indiranagar.
Are comedy clubs in India 18 and over?
1 of the 3 rooms listed here says 18 and over for their evening comedy, but the rule is each room's own: The Habitat: 18 and over; a government-issued ID may be asked for at the door.
How do new comedians get into stand-up comedy in India?
Comedy Open Mic at The Habitat, Mumbai — Mondays at 7pm and 9pm; performers write in through the contact form on The Habitat's site, choosing Perform at The Habitat.
Laughter Nation open mics, Delhi — The comedy club in Hauz Khas Village, which first opened its doors in 2019, runs regular open mics at its own room and at other venues in the city; comics register through the open mic form on its site, and its team gets in touch.
Staging an hour at Jagriti Theatre, Bengaluru — Jagriti rents its stage to comedy from Tuesday to Friday, and for two shows a day at weekends at 3.30pm and 7.30pm: write to its programming team with the show, the artist's bio and 5-to-8-minute footage, and dates are offered after a review.
Which Indian comedians are in SUCDb?
Vir Das, Rohan Joshi and Urooj Ashfaq — 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. 7 sites, 13 pages:
