New York Comedy Club Upper West Side, NY: Shows and Booking
236 W 78th Street, New York, NY 10024
The short answer
New York Comedy Club Upper West Side is a comedy club in New York, New York, at 236 W 78th Street. Shows run nightly; tickets $15–$45 + fees, 18 and over, $20 minimum. For comics, it advertises no open mic but publishes how to get booked.
On stage soon
- Sunday 4 October 2026, 9:00 PM — Eeland Stribling (Runnin' Late ft: Eeland Stribling, Dan Davies, Colin Cab Washington, Kareem Green) · the listing ↗Plan this night →
- Monday 5 October 2026, 7:30 PM — Gary Vider, Mark Normand and Matt Ruby (Good Eggs Presented by Mark Normand, Gary Vider, Matt Ruby) · the listing ↗Plan this night →
- Monday 5 October 2026, 10:00 PM — Eeland Stribling, Fumi Abe, Jake Velazquez and Maddy Smith (Maddy Smith, Neko White, Fumi Abe, Jake Velazquez, Eeland Stribling) · the listing ↗Plan this night →
- Tuesday 6 October 2026, 7:30 PM — Louis Katz and Nataly Aukar (Good Bits ft: Nataly Aukar, Louis Katz, Shaun Murphy, Jesse Eigner, Shivani Dave, Max Fine) · the listing ↗Plan this night →
- Tuesday 6 October 2026, 9:45 PM — Eric Neumann (Eric Neumann, Jack Finnegan, Rojo Perez, Ryan Thomas) · the listing ↗Plan this night →
- Wednesday 7 October 2026, 7:00 PM — Judy Gold (Judy Gold: We Will Laugh Again) · the listing ↗Plan this night →
- Monday 12 October 2026, 7:30 PM — Gary Vider, Mark Normand and Matt Ruby (Good Eggs Presented by Mark Normand, Gary Vider, Matt Ruby) · the listing ↗Plan this night →
- Monday 19 October 2026, 7:30 PM — Gary Vider, Mark Normand and Matt Ruby (Good Eggs Presented by Mark Normand, Gary Vider, Matt Ruby) · the listing ↗Plan this night →
These nights have gone by — the Comedy Calendar has what is next.
Lineups belong to the club and the comedians, and can change; the listing has the last word. More shows in New York on the Comedy Calendar →
For comics
Per the club's own site, read 23 September 2026.
How to get booked
- Include two references from comedians who work at New York Comedy Club. source ↗
The tape it wants
- Include a 5-minute clip. source ↗
Hearing back
- Expect a wait of at least a year to be considered for an audition. source ↗
From the club's own pages, read 25 September 2026 — hover a rule for its exact words, or open its source. Where two of its pages disagree, both are here.
More stage time: Stage Time has open mics by night, and the Gig Board has calls for comics posted by the rooms themselves.
For fans
As the club's own pages give them, read 30 September 2026 — tap or hover a source for its exact words.
Plan the night
New York Comedy Club Upper West Side has its own D.O.C. page, with the room's photo, its house rules and the night planner: where to eat, the trip there and home, and what the night costs.
Seen running on its own site, 23 September 2026.
Questions about New York Comedy Club Upper West Side
Where is New York Comedy Club Upper West Side?
New York Comedy Club Upper West Side is at 236 W 78th Street, in New York, New York.
When are the shows at New York Comedy Club Upper West Side?
Nightly. That is from the club's own site; each show's own page has its time and lineup.
Does New York Comedy Club Upper West Side have an open mic?
Its own site advertises none. Stage Time has open mics by night.
How do comics get booked at New York Comedy Club Upper West Side?
Audition requests by email to auditions@newyorkcomedyclub.com, with your contact details, a 5-minute clip and two references from comedians who work at the club; the club says the wait to be considered for an audition is at least a year.
How much are tickets at New York Comedy Club Upper West Side?
General admission $15 to $45 plus fees online; premium seats $20 to $55 plus fees. The price of each show is on its own ticket page.
Is there an age limit at New York Comedy Club Upper West Side?
18 and over; 16 and up with an adult, at the club's discretion.
The other New York rooms
- New York Comedy Club Stamford — Stamford, CT · open mic · tickets $25–$54
- New York Comedy Club – Midtown — New York, NY · open mic · booking info · tickets $25–$55 + fees
- New York Comedy Club – East Village — New York, NY · open mic · booking info · tickets $9–$55 plus fees
Comedians based in New York
As their SUCDb records give where they are based — 167 in all, the first 24 here:
- Aaron Berg
- Aaron McCann
- Adrienne Iapalucci
- Alaire Thomas
- Alex English
- Alex Kumin
- Alex Quow
- Ali Sultan
- Alvin Kuai
- Andy Haynes
- Anthony DeVito
- Ashley Gavin
- Austin Nasso
- Bassam Shawl
- Bonnie McFarlane
- Brandon Barrera
- Brendan Sagalow
- Brittany Brave
- Brittany Carney
- Caitlin Peluffo
- Carmen Lynch
- Carolina Montesquieu
- Caroline Hanes
- Casey Balsham
Near New York Comedy Club Upper West Side
- West Side Comedy Club — New York · open mic · booking info
- The Grisly Pear – Midtown — New York · booking info
- Broadway Comedy Club — New York · open mic · booking info
- Comic Strip Live — New York · open mic · booking info
- Stand Up NY — New York · open mic · booking info
- Comedy Village — New York
New York Comedy Club Upper West Side is one of 33 comedy rooms D.O.C. lists in New York, each checked on its own website. Comedy clubs in New York → · The Club Directory, coast to coast →
The Club Directory is also in the back of the D.O.C. book, Stand-Up Comedy: From Writing to Touring — $29, over 1,000 pages.
Updated 4 October 2026 · the club's facts from its own site, read 23 September 2026; its rules for comics read 25 September 2026; fans' facts read 30 September 2026