A first open mic: a comic at the microphone under one light, a small room listening
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Open mic comedy in Philadelphia, PA

1 open-mic night a week and 2 more on some weeks at 3 rooms in Philadelphia, from each room's own listing: the next two weeks night by night, then every room's weekly night and how to get on.

Philadelphia's open mics at a glance

3 rooms in Philadelphia run open mics on their own listings: Claude's Comedy Club & Bar (Tuesdays), Helium Comedy Club - Philadelphia (some Tuesdays) and Punch Line Philly (some Mondays).

Tuesday is the busiest night, with 2 rooms running a mic; Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday have none on the listings.

How the rooms take comics, in their own words: 2 take a list on the night and 1 take sign-ups online or by email. Each room's exact way in is under "How to get on" below.

Of the 2 dated mics on the listings in the next 60 days: 2 every two weeks.

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 Philadelphia, night by night

Monday 23 November 2026 1 mic

Every week in Philadelphia, room by room

Each room's regular mic night and how to get on, in its own words.

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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