--- title: "Open Mic Comedy in New York, NY | D.O.C." description: "Open mics in New York, NY: 13 mic nights a week and 1 more on some weeks at 8 rooms, from each room's own listing, with how to get on." url: https://disciplesofcomedy.com/open-mics-new-york-ny.html updated: 2026-11-13 --- ![A first open mic: a comic at the microphone under one light, a small room listening](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/assets/custom-art/first-open-mic.webp) Going out · Open mics · New York # 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](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/open-mics-brooklyn-ny.html) (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](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/club-broadway-comedy-club-new-york-ny.html) · [the listing ↗](https://www.broadwaycomedyclub.com/shows/2026-11-14-the-industry-room-audition-show-americas-best-comedy-open-mic-400-pm/) [Plan this night →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/venue.html) ### Sunday 15 November 2026 1 mic - *Weekly* **5:30 PM** — Comedy Mob Open Mic · [New York Comedy Club – East Village](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/club-new-york-comedy-club-east-village.html) · [the listing ↗](https://newyorkcomedyclub.com/events/comedy-mob-open-mic-2026-11-15173000) [Plan this night →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/venue.html) ### Saturday 21 November 2026 1 mic - *Monthly* **4:00 PM** — The Industry Room. New York’s Best Open Mic Show. · [Broadway Comedy Club](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/club-broadway-comedy-club-new-york-ny.html) · [the listing ↗](https://www.broadwaycomedyclub.com/shows/2026-11-21-the-industry-room-new-yorks-best-open-mic-show-400-pm/) [Plan this night →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/venue.html) ### Sunday 22 November 2026 1 mic - *Weekly* **5:30 PM** — Comedy Mob Open Mic · [New York Comedy Club – East Village](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/club-new-york-comedy-club-east-village.html) · [the listing ↗](https://newyorkcomedyclub.com/events/comedy-mob-open-mic-2026-11-22173000) [Plan this night →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/venue.html) ## Every week in New York, room by room Each room's regular mic night and how to get on, in its own words. - **Varies** **[Broadway Comedy Club](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/club-broadway-comedy-club-new-york-ny.html)** the 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 - **Wed · Fri · Thu · Tue · Sat** 6:00 PM **[Comic Strip Live](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/club-comic-strip-live-new-york-ny.html)** **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 - **Mon** 7:00 PM **[Gotham Comedy Club](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/club-gotham-comedy-club-new-york-ny.html)** Gotham'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 - **Tue · Wed** 4:00 PM **[New York Comedy Club – East Village](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/club-new-york-comedy-club-east-village.html)** **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 - **Mon · Fri** 5:00 PM **[New York Comedy Club – Midtown](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/club-new-york-comedy-club-midtown-ny.html)** **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 - **Thu** 9:00 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) - **Wed** 5:00 PM **[Stand Up NY](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/club-stand-up-ny-new-york-ny.html)** Let’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 - **Varies** 12:30 PM **[West Side Comedy Club](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/club-west-side-comedy-club-new-york-ny.html)** one 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 →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/open-mics.html#om-guide) [Open mics everywhere →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/open-mics.html) [Stage Time](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stage-time.html) [List your room's mic](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/list-your-room.html) Updated 13 November 2026