International Stand-Up Comedy
Stand-up is the same act everywhere: one person, one microphone, a room that came to laugh. D.O.C. covers it country by country — the comedy clubs, the nights, the festivals and the comedians who came up there — starting with the United States and Scotland, with six more countries on the way.
The short answer
D.O.C. covers stand-up comedy in six of its twelve countries so far: the United States, with 316 comedy clubs, and Scotland, with 8 rooms and nights, and England, with 19 rooms and nights, and Ireland, with 10 rooms and nights, and Canada, with 18 rooms and nights, and Australia, with 15 rooms and nights. Each room's facts come from its own website.
Stand-up comedy by country
On D.O.C. now
United States
316 comedy clubs in 50 states and Washington, D.C., each with a show seen on its own listings — with their nights, open mics, tickets and age rules, a page for each state and a map.
The Club Directory →
On D.O.C. now
Scotland
8 comedy rooms and nights in 5 cities — Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee and Inverness; next up, Glasgow International Comedy Festival (from 10 March 2027) and Edinburgh Festival Fringe (from 6 August 2027).
Stand-up comedy in Scotland →
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England
19 comedy rooms and nights in 11 cities — London, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle, Nottingham, Bristol, Brighton, Bath and Oxford; next up, Brighton Dome Comedy Festival (from 16 October 2026) and Nottingham Comedy Festival (from 30 October 2026).
Stand-up comedy in England →
On D.O.C. now
Ireland
10 comedy rooms and nights in 4 cities — Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick; next up, Galway Comedy Festival (from 20 October 2026).
Stand-up comedy in Ireland →
On D.O.C. now
Canada
18 comedy rooms and nights in 8 cities — Toronto, Montreal, Greater Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Halifax; next up, Sorry! Comedy Festival (from 4 November 2026) and Winnipeg Comedy Festival (from 26 April 2027).
Stand-up comedy in Canada →
On D.O.C. now
Australia
15 comedy rooms and nights in 8 cities — Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and Hobart; next up, Adelaide Fringe (from 19 February 2027) and Melbourne International Comedy Festival (from 24 March 2027).
Stand-up comedy in Australia →
On the way
The next six of D.O.C.'s twelve countries. Each gets its own page — its comedy rooms, its festivals and its comedians — when its rooms have been read on their own sites.
- Wales
- New Zealand
- South Africa
- Netherlands
- Germany
- India
Updated 4 October 2026
Comedy festivals, contests and awards → · The Comedy Calendar: who is on, night by night → · SUCDb: the comedians and their records →