Portugal's stand-up fills theatres in Portuguese and bar rooms in English. In Lisbon, Xafarix, a Santos bar and music venue since 1986, has stand-up in English on Fridays and Republic of Comedy's open mics on Mondays and Wednesdays and its showcase on Saturdays; the Teatro Villaret, which the actor Raúl Solnado had built and opened in 1965, lists stand-up through the autumn, Victor Patrascan's show in English among it; and the Teatro Tivoli BBVA on Avenida da Liberdade lists stand-up from November 2026.
In Porto, the Teatro Sá da Bandeira brings stand-up from André Pinheiro and Tiago Almeida this autumn. From 29 October to 1 November 2026, the first MEO Commedia a La Carte Fest brings Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, George Wallace and Tom Papa to Lisbon.
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The short answer
For stand-up comedy in Portugal, D.O.C. lists 4 rooms and nights in 2 cities — Lisbon (3) and Porto — each with a dated show coming up as of 11 October 2026. The festivals ahead: MEO Commedia a La Carte Fest, Thursday 29 October to Sunday 1 November 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 Portugal.
D.O.C.'s Portugal page: stand-up comedy in Lisbon and Porto, in Portuguese and in English, the theatres with stand-up on their stages, the festival, and the open mics where comics get on stage, with show times straight from the venues themselves.
Stand-up comedy in Lisbon
For English stand-up comedy in Lisbon, Xafarix in Santos has The Villain Comedy on Fridays, with comics from Lisbon and abroad, alongside Republic of Comedy's open mics on Monday and Wednesday nights and its Saturday showcase, Comedy Speakeasy!; the Monday open mic and the Friday show are pay what you want. Portuguese stand-up fills the Teatro Villaret on Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, which also has Victor Patrascan's show in English, and the Teatro Tivoli BBVA on Avenida da Liberdade.
ShowsEnglish stand-up among the bar's listings: the Republic of Comedy Open Mic on Mondays, Midweek Madness, another open mic, on Wednesdays, The Villain Comedy on Fridays — stand-up in English with comics from Lisbon and abroad — and Comedy Speakeasy!, Republic of Comedy's Saturday evening showcase; on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays doors open at 8.30pm for a 9pm start. source ↗
ListedComedy Speakeasy!, Republic of Comedy's Saturday showcase — Saturday 17 October 2026, 9pm, on its calendar as of 11 October 2026 source ↗
Open micThe Republic of Comedy Open Mic on Mondays at 9pm, doors at 8.30pm, pay what you want, billed as the wildest and most open show in Lisbon; Midweek Madness, another open mic, on Wednesdays. source ↗
Getting bookedIts site publishes no submission route; ask the club in person.
TicketsPay what you want for the Monday open mic and for The Villain Comedy on Fridays. source ↗
AlsoA Lisbon bar and live-music venue in the heart of Santos since 1986, opened in a former butcher's shop and named after the 18th-century Chafariz da Esperança fountain nearby. source ↗
Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo 30 A, 1050-122 Lisboa
ShowsStand-up through the autumn on its listings: Nany People's Como Salvar um Casamento (21 October), Laura (28 October), Sincera Mente (3 and 4 November), Se Os Meus Pais Soubessem (16 November), Victor Patrascan's The Biggest Problem in the World, in English (25 November), and Eduardo Madeira's Grande Entre os Assassinos (8 December 2026). source ↗
ListedComo Salvar um Casamento com Nany People, a relationship coach's comedy — Wednesday 21 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 venue in person.
Tickets€18 to €22 for Nany People, about 80 minutes; the box office opens on show days from Wednesday to Saturday, 6pm to 9.30pm, and on Sundays, 3pm to 6.30pm. source ↗
AgeOver-18s only for Victor Patrascan's show, which is entirely in English (M/18). source ↗
AlsoBy its own history, the only theatre in Portugal built on an actor's initiative: Raúl Solnado found an old Lisbon garage, had the theatre built from scratch and opened it in 1965, named for João Villaret; in 1969 its stage became the studio for the television programme Zip-Zip, and over the decades its most memorable productions have been comedies, António Feio's above all. source ↗
ShowsA theatre on Avenida da Liberdade with stand-up comedy on its season's listings: Sooshi Mango's Home Made World Tour (2 November), Peçanha's Protocolo de Segurança (10 November), Lei da Paridade (14 November), Filho de Paulos Sabe Nadar (23 November), Tiago Almeida's Maior Fã (1 and 2 December 2026) and Carlos Contente's En Passant (30 and 31 March 2027). source ↗
ListedSooshi Mango: Home Made World Tour — Monday 2 November 2026, 8.30pm, on its calendar as of 11 October 2026 source ↗
Open micNot advertised on its site
Getting bookedIts site publishes no submission route; ask the venue in person.
Tickets€37 for Sooshi Mango; doors at 7.30pm, the show at 8.30pm, about 1 hour 40 minutes with an interval. source ↗
AgeOver-16s for Peçanha's Protocolo de Segurança on 10 November 2026 (M/16). source ↗
In Porto, the Teatro Sá da Bandeira on rua de Sá da Bandeira, whose story goes back to a wooden circus of 1846, brings stand-up comedy to its main hall this autumn.
ShowsPorto's historic theatre, which grew from a wooden circus built in 1846 and a stone circus begun in 1858, with stand-up comedy among its listings: André Pinheiro's Mono (30 and 31 October), Tiago Almeida's Maior Fã (4 and 5 November) and Peçanha's Protocolo de Segurança (7 November 2026). source ↗
ListedMono, André Pinheiro's stand-up show — Friday 30 October 2026, on its calendar as of 11 October 2026 source ↗
Open micNot advertised on its site
Getting bookedIts site publishes no submission route; ask the venue in person.
AgeOver-16s for André Pinheiro's Mono (M/16). source ↗
Lisbon's new international comedy festival, created by Commedia a La Carte, in its first edition across several of the city's venues. Jerry Seinfeld headlines the MEO Arena on Sunday 1 November; on Saturday 31 October at 9pm, Jim Gaffigan, George Wallace and Tom Papa play a night Seinfeld conceived at the Coliseu dos Recreios, with Seinfeld making a special appearance, the Portuguese debut of each of the four. Herman José, The Umbilical Brothers and Ryan Hamilton are also on the bill. source ↗
For comics: getting on stage in Portugal
The routes into stand-up comedy in Portugal that the rooms and festivals publish themselves.
Republic of Comedy's open mic on Mondays at 9pm, doors at 8.30pm, pay what you want for the audience; Midweek Madness, another open mic, runs on Wednesdays. source ↗
A Lisbon comedy club on Avenida Duque de Loulé with stand-up every night, mixing experienced comics with younger ones and first-timers, and an open invitation to the funny one in the group who wants their five minutes on its stage. 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.
Portuguese comedians in SUCDb
The comedians SUCDb holds who came up in Portugal, each with their record — and their next date when the Comedy Calendar has one.
Portuguese stand-up based in New York, a regular at the Comedy Cellar, whose first solo hour, What If, debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2023.
Questions about stand-up comedy in Portugal
Where can I see stand-up comedy in Portugal?
In Lisbon, Xafarix, Teatro Villaret and Teatro Tivoli BBVA; in Porto, Teatro Sá da Bandeira. Each had a dated show coming up as of 11 October 2026; its line above has the address, the nights and the age rule.
Are there English comedy shows in Lisbon?
Yes. Xafarix, a bar in Santos, has The Villain Comedy on Fridays, stand-up in English with comics from Lisbon and abroad, pay what you want, and Republic of Comedy's Saturday showcase, Comedy Speakeasy!, with doors at 8.30pm for a 9pm start; Republic of Comedy's open mics run there on Mondays and Wednesdays. The Teatro Villaret has Victor Patrascan's The Biggest Problem in the World, entirely in English and for over-18s, on Wednesday 25 November 2026.
When is Jerry Seinfeld in Lisbon?
Jerry Seinfeld headlines the MEO Arena on Sunday 1 November 2026 at the MEO Commedia a La Carte Fest. On Saturday 31 October at 9pm, Jim Gaffigan, George Wallace and Tom Papa play a night he conceived at the Coliseu dos Recreios, with Seinfeld making a special appearance.
When is the Lisbon comedy festival?
The MEO Commedia a La Carte Fest, Lisbon's new international comedy festival, runs from Thursday 29 October to Sunday 1 November 2026 in its first edition, with Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, George Wallace, Tom Papa, Herman José, The Umbilical Brothers and Ryan Hamilton on the bill.
Where can I see stand-up comedy in Porto?
At the Teatro Sá da Bandeira, rua de Sá da Bandeira 108: André Pinheiro's Mono on 30 and 31 October, Tiago Almeida's Maior Fã on 4 and 5 November and Peçanha's Protocolo de Segurança on 7 November 2026.
Where are the open mics in Lisbon?
Republic of Comedy's open mic at Xafarix in Santos on Mondays at 9pm, with doors at 8.30pm and pay what you want for the audience, and Midweek Madness, another open mic there, on Wednesdays.
What age do you need to be for comedy clubs in Portugal?
Each room sets its own rule:
Teatro Villaret: over-18s only for Victor Patrascan's show, which is entirely in English (M/18)
Teatro Tivoli BBVA: over-16s for Peçanha's Protocolo de Segurança on 10 November 2026 (M/16)
Teatro Sá da Bandeira: over-16s for André Pinheiro's Mono (M/16)
How do new comedians get into stand-up comedy in Portugal?
Republic of Comedy Open Mic at Xafarix, Lisbon — Republic of Comedy's open mic on Mondays at 9pm, doors at 8.30pm, pay what you want for the audience; Midweek Madness, another open mic, runs on Wednesdays. Lisboa Comedy Club — A Lisbon comedy club on Avenida Duque de Loulé with stand-up every night, mixing experienced comics with younger ones and first-timers, and an open invitation to the funny one in the group who wants their five minutes on its stage.
Which Portuguese comedians are in SUCDb?
André De Freitas — 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. 6 sites, 16 pages:
