Spain's stand-up speaks several languages. In Madrid, the Madrid Comedy Lab, founded in 2023 by two international comedians as a weekly showcase in a bar, now runs English stand-up comedy almost nightly in its own room in the Barrio de las Letras, with Carmen Lynch, Todd Barry and Rory Scovel among its guests.
In Barcelona, The Comedy Clubhouse puts on open mics, showcases and touring headliners at two venues in the old town, mostly in English, with shows in Italian, Russian, Catalan and Spanish too, while the Barcelona Comedy Club, started in 2012 by Jose Bailón and Néstor Flórez, takes Spanish-language stand-up to bars and halls around the city. In Valencia, the Teatro Olympia, a theatre for more than 100 years, hosts the city's comedy festival, La Rialleta, through October 2026.
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The short answer
For stand-up comedy in Spain, D.O.C. lists 4 rooms and nights in 3 cities — Madrid, Barcelona (2) and Valencia — 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 3 comedians SUCDb holds who came up in Spain.
D.O.C.'s Spain page: the comedy clubs and nights in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia, in English and in Spanish, the festivals, and the open mics where comics get on stage, with show times straight from the rooms themselves.
Stand-up comedy in Madrid
For English stand-up comedy in Madrid, the Madrid Comedy Lab on calle del Amor de Dios, right off the Antón Martín metro in the Barrio de las Letras, runs showcases on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights and open mics through the week where anyone can turn up and perform.
ShowsThe first and only English-language comedy club in Madrid, in its own words: started in 2023 by two international comedians living in Madrid as a weekly showcase in a bar, now an independent club with its own showroom and a full bar in the Barrio de las Letras, which has hosted Rory Scovel, Carmen Lynch and Todd Barry. source ↗
ListedThe Friday Showcase: Madrid's comics and visiting guests, the line-up changing each week — Friday 16 October 2026, 10pm, on its calendar as of 11 October 2026 source ↗
Open micBrave Potatoes, a show-up-and-go-up English stand-up open mic on Tuesdays at 8.30pm: anyone can perform, with no spot to reserve ahead — write your name at the door by 8.30pm; €8 for the audience. source ↗
Getting bookedIts site publishes no submission route; ask the club in person.
Tickets€15.99 general admission for the Friday Showcase, €12.99 each for groups of four or more, and a limited early-bird price of €10.99; doors at 9.30pm, the show from 10pm to 11.30pm. source ↗
AlsoShows almost every night of the week, from showcases of professional comics to open mics where anyone can perform, each with its own theme and line-up. source ↗
Barcelona's English stand-up comedy centres on The Comedy Clubhouse in the Ciutat Vella: Canvis Nous, a cosy room built for stand-up, and Laietana, a bar and kitchen with live comedy, with open mics most nights and Michelle Wolf on its October 2026 listings. Spanish-language stand-up comes from the Barcelona Comedy Club, which takes its shows to bars and halls around the city.
ShowsLive comedy across two venues a short walk apart in the heart of Barcelona: Canvis Nous, its original room, a cosy space designed purely for live stand-up, and Laietana, its social venue, with food, a bar and live comedy, music, karaoke and pub quizzes; three stages in all. source ↗
ListedWednesday Night Comedy, a stand-up showcase in English — Wednesday 14 October 2026, 9pm, on its calendar as of 11 October 2026 source ↗
Open micEnglish open mics at Laietana most nights: Shitty Mic on Mondays, where anyone can perform; Fat Goose and Serving Jokes, an LGBTQ+ open mic, on Tuesdays; Big Mic Energy for women, non-binary comics and newcomers; and Show Up Go Up on Friday and Saturday afternoons, where anyone who shows up can perform. source ↗
Getting bookedIts site publishes no submission route; ask the club in person.
Tickets€10 to €12 for Friday Night Live at Canvis Nous, with touring comics and surprise drop-ins; many open mics are free. source ↗
AlsoMost shows are in English; others are in Italian, Russian and Catalan, one a week is in Spanish, and a show in any language other than English says so clearly. source ↗
ShowsSpanish-language stand-up since September 2012, when Jose Bailón and Néstor Flórez built it from what was then the city's only stand-up open mic: professional shows each week, its Barcelona Comedy Club Selection, and international guests such as Franco Escamilla, Carlos Ballarta and Ricardo O'Farrill. source ↗
ListedEl primer ladrillo: comics build new material from the first brick, behind the Mercat del Clot — Wednesday 14 October 2026, 8pm, on its calendar as of 11 October 2026 source ↗
Open micIts open mic is the one with the longest tradition in the city, by its own account. source ↗
Getting bookedIts site publishes no submission route; ask the promoter in person.
AlsoNéstor Flórez's stand-up hour Antisistema (pero flojito) plays Sala ECA, Carrer d'Ausiàs Marc 143, on Saturday 17 October 2026 at 8pm. source ↗
Valencia's stand-up plays the Teatro Olympia on Carrer de Sant Vicent Màrtir, a theatre for more than 100 years, which hosts the Valencia Comedy collective and, through October 2026, the city's comedy festival, La Rialleta.
ShowsValencia Comedy, a collective of seven Valencian stand-ups — Rafa Alarcón, Óscar Tramoyeres, Jesús Manzano, Álex Martínez, Darío Piera, Pablo Carrascosa and Pablo de los Reyes — some of them known from Paramount Comedy and El Hormiguero, brings its show Los más buscados to the theatre. source ↗
ListedValencia Comedy: Los más buscados — Sunday 22 November 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.
Tickets€18 in the stalls and stall boxes and €16 upstairs for Valencia Comedy, plus a €2 booking fee. source ↗
AgeMiguel Lago's Lago Comedy Club is not recommended for under-16s. source ↗
AlsoMiguel Lago brings Lago Comedy Club, classic stand-up with one comic, a rug, a spotlight and a microphone, on 5 and 6 March 2027; €24. source ↗
Valencia's comedy festival at the Teatro Olympia, which opened in 1915. Its 2026 programme runs from Saturday 10 October to Sunday 1 November with Ignatius Farray, Petite Lorena, Comandante Lara & Cía, Led Varela, David Domínguez, Pedro Ángel Roca, Guelmi and Cómicas, a bill of Martita de Graná, Patricia Espejo and Antonia Triviño; ten of its fifteen shows were sold out as of 11 October 2026. source ↗
The comedy strand of Barcelona's Festival Cruïlla, on its Escenari Bonpreu Esclat stage, added a third day in 2026: from Thursday 9 to Saturday 11 July, with Ignatius Farray, Ana Morgade, Ana Polo, Manel Vidal, Godai Garcia and Carlo Padial among 33 slots. source ↗
For comics: getting on stage in Spain
The routes into stand-up comedy in Spain that the rooms and festivals publish themselves.
A show-up-and-go-up English open mic on Tuesdays at 8.30pm: anyone can perform, with no spot reserved in advance; write your name at the door by 8.30pm. source ↗
English open mics at Laietana, Via Laietana 6, most nights: Shitty Mic on Mondays, from pros to newbies; Show Up Go Up on Friday and Saturday afternoons, where anyone who shows up can perform; Big Mic Energy for women, non-binary comics and newcomers; and Serving Jokes, an LGBTQ+ open mic. source ↗
The open mic Néstor Flórez created and hosted from 2011, then the only stand-up open mic in Barcelona, grew into the Barcelona Comedy Club; it has the longest tradition in the city, in the club's words. 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.
Spanish comedians in SUCDb
The comedians SUCDb holds who came up in Spain, each with their record — and their next date when the Comedy Calendar has one.
Spanish-Welsh stand-up who moved from Majorca to Wales as a teenager; the special EspañYOLO came out in 2021.
Questions about stand-up comedy in Spain
Where can I see stand-up comedy in Spain?
In Madrid, Madrid Comedy Lab; in Barcelona, The Comedy Clubhouse and Barcelona Comedy Club; in Valencia, Teatro Olympia. 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 Madrid?
At the Madrid Comedy Lab, calle del Amor de Dios 13 in the Barrio de las Letras, right off the Antón Martín metro, which calls itself the first and only English-language comedy club in Madrid. It runs showcases on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, with the Friday Showcase at 10pm for €15.99, and Brave Potatoes, a show-up-and-go-up open mic, on Tuesdays at 8.30pm.
Where can I see English comedy in Barcelona?
At The Comedy Clubhouse in the Ciutat Vella: Wednesday Night Comedy and other showcases at Laietana, Via Laietana 6, Friday Night Live and weekend showcases at Canvis Nous, Carrer dels Canvis Nous 10, for €10 to €12, and English open mics most nights. Michelle Wolf is on its October 2026 listings.
What are the best comedy clubs in Barcelona?
D.O.C. lists two with dated shows ahead on their own listings: The Comedy Clubhouse, with shows across two old-town venues, mostly in English and once a week in Spanish, and the Barcelona Comedy Club, which has brought Spanish-language stand-up to bars and halls around the city since 2012, next with El primer ladrillo at Olson Bar, behind the Mercat del Clot, on Wednesday 14 October 2026.
Where are the open mics in Madrid and Barcelona?
In Madrid, Brave Potatoes at the Madrid Comedy Lab on Tuesdays at 8.30pm: write your name at the door by 8.30pm. In Barcelona, The Comedy Clubhouse's English open mics at Laietana: Shitty Mic on Mondays, Fat Goose and Serving Jokes on Tuesdays, Big Mic Energy, and Show Up Go Up on Friday and Saturday afternoons.
Is there a comedy festival in Spain this autumn?
La Rialleta, Valencia's comedy festival at the Teatro Olympia, runs from Saturday 10 October to Sunday 1 November 2026, with Ignatius Farray, Petite Lorena and Comandante Lara & Cía on its programme; ten of its fifteen shows were sold out as of 11 October 2026.
What age do you need to be for comedy clubs in Spain?
Each room sets its own rule: Teatro Olympia: Miguel Lago's Lago Comedy Club is not recommended for under-16s.
How do new comedians get into stand-up comedy in Spain?
Brave Potatoes open mic at the Madrid Comedy Lab — A show-up-and-go-up English open mic on Tuesdays at 8.30pm: anyone can perform, with no spot reserved in advance; write your name at the door by 8.30pm.
Open mics at The Comedy Clubhouse, Barcelona — English open mics at Laietana, Via Laietana 6, most nights: Shitty Mic on Mondays, from pros to newbies; Show Up Go Up on Friday and Saturday afternoons, where anyone who shows up can perform; Big Mic Energy for women, non-binary comics and newcomers; and Serving Jokes, an LGBTQ+ open mic.
The Barcelona Comedy Club open mic — The open mic Néstor Flórez created and hosted from 2011, then the only stand-up open mic in Barcelona, grew into the Barcelona Comedy Club; it has the longest tradition in the city, in the club's words.
Which Spanish comedians are in SUCDb?
Victoria Martín, Carmen Lynch and Ignacio Lopez — 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, 21 pages:
