Open mic comedy in New York, NY
13 open-mic nights a week and 1 more on some weeks at 8 rooms in New York, from each room's own listing: the next two weeks night by night, then every room's weekly night and how to get on.
New York's open mics at a glance
8 rooms in New York run open mics on their own listings: Broadway Comedy Club (Saturdays), Comic Strip Live (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and some Saturdays), Gotham Comedy Club (Mondays), New York Comedy Club – East Village (Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays), New York Comedy Club – Midtown (Mondays and Fridays), SoHo Playhouse (Thursdays), Stand Up NY (Wednesdays) and West Side Comedy Club.
Wednesday is the busiest night, with 3 rooms running a mic.
The earliest starts at 4:00 PM (Broadway Comedy Club, Saturday) and the latest at 5:30 PM (New York Comedy Club – East Village, Sunday).
How the rooms take comics, in their own words: 4 take a list on the night, 5 take sign-ups online or by email and 1 book a showcase from a tape or a submission. Each room's exact way in is under "How to get on" below.
What it costs: 1 say it's free to go up, 1 ask a drink or an item minimum and 3 name a price.
Of the 7 dated mics on the listings in the next 60 days: 4 monthly and 3 weekly.
Elsewhere in New York: Brooklyn (12 a week).
Every mic here links its room's own listing, the place to check a night before you go, and "Plan this night" builds the evening around it: dinner near the room, the trip there and the ride home after a late list.
Open mics in New York, night by night
Saturday 14 November 2026 1 mic
- Monthly 4:00 PM — The Industry Room Audition Show. America’s Best Comedy Open Mic. · Broadway Comedy Club · the listing ↗Plan this night →
Sunday 15 November 2026 1 mic
- Weekly 5:30 PM — Comedy Mob Open Mic · New York Comedy Club – East Village · the listing ↗Plan this night →
Saturday 21 November 2026 1 mic
- Monthly 4:00 PM — The Industry Room. New York’s Best Open Mic Show. · Broadway Comedy Club · the listing ↗Plan this night →
Sunday 22 November 2026 1 mic
- Weekly 5:30 PM — Comedy Mob Open Mic · New York Comedy Club – East Village · the listing ↗Plan this night →
Every week in New York, room by room
Each room's regular mic night and how to get on, in its own words.
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Varies
Broadway Comedy Clubthe schedule is sent by email on request
How to get on
Fill in the sign-up form at theindustryroom.com and the club emails its full list of daily open mics
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Wed · Fri · Thu · Tue · Sat6:00 PM
Comic Strip Live
How to get on
For Gladys' open mics, contact Gladys by phone or at gladyscomedy@yahoo.com to sign up; for the Saturday shows, email dfcomicstriplive@gmail.com or call the club at 212-861-9386
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Mon7:00 PM
Gotham Comedy ClubGotham's New Talent Show, not every Monday
How to get on
Not a walk-up mic: send a 2–5 minute tape (clean audio, clear view of you on stage) to Newtalent@gothamcomedyclub.com to be considered for a New Talent Showcase
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Tue · Wed4:00 PM
New York Comedy Club – East Village
How to get on
$5 to perform; sign-up is in person only and fills fast, so arrive 20–30 minutes early; questions by Instagram message to @openmicsnewyorkcomedyclub
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Mon · Fri5:00 PM
New York Comedy Club – Midtown
How to get on
$5 to perform; sign-up is in person only and fills fast, so arrive 20–30 minutes early; questions by Instagram message to @openmicsnewyorkcomedyclub
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Thu9:00 PM
SoHo Playhouse
How to get on
Sign up in person (the theatre asks comics not to call); five minutes free, six with a drink from the bar, seven with two drinks or one of $10 or more. Cuckoo's Open Mic, a variety mic, is every Wednesday ($5, sign-up 9:30 PM, show 10:00 PM)
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Wed5:00 PM
Stand Up NYLet’s Go Mental, a free open mic co-sponsored by Stand Up NY in the lobby of the Hotel Edison, 228 West 47th Street
How to get on
Sign in by 4:55 PM; ten comics, up to five minutes each; material kept PG-13 — no cursing, nothing sexually explicit or graphic, no suicide jokes
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Varies12:30 PM
West Side Comedy Clubone to three a day, from 12:30 PM into the early evening
How to get on
Run by FUNY Stand Up: register in advance on its ticket page (no refunds or exchanges); 7–15 comics a mic; clean material; enter through Playa Betty's when the club is closed. There is also a Tuesday mic on Zoom
Before you go up
How the night works, the ribbing that comes with being new, and why you bring a set rather than wing it: open-mic etiquette, thick skin and staying power →
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