Open mic comedy in San Diego, CA
4 open-mic nights a week and 1 more on some weeks at 3 rooms in San Diego, from each room's own listing: the next two weeks night by night, then every room's weekly night and how to get on.
San Diego's open mics at a glance
3 rooms in San Diego run open mics on their own listings: American Comedy Co. (Tuesdays), Mic Drop Comedy (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and some Sundays) and The World Famous Mad House Comedy Club (Mondays and Tuesdays).
Tuesday is the busiest night, with 3 rooms running a mic; Thursday has none on the listings.
The earliest starts at 6:00 PM (Mic Drop Comedy, Sunday) and the latest at 10:00 PM (The World Famous Mad House Comedy Club, Tuesday).
How the rooms take comics, in their own words: 1 take a list on the night and 2 take sign-ups online or by email. Each room's exact way in is under "How to get on" below.
What it costs: 1 ask a drink or an item minimum.
Of the 23 dated mics on the listings in the next 60 days: 20 weekly and 3 monthly.
Elsewhere in California: Los Angeles (8 a week, 2 more some weeks), Santa Monica (4 a week, 1 more some weeks), Sacramento (3 a week, 1 more some weeks) and North Hollywood (1 a week, 2 more some 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 San Diego, night by night
Friday 13 November 2026 1 mic
- Weekly 10:00 PM — Late Night Open Mic · Mic Drop Comedy · the listing ↗Plan this night →
Sunday 15 November 2026 1 mic
- Monthly 6:00 PM — Open Mic From Scratch · Mic Drop Comedy · the listing ↗Plan this night →
Monday 16 November 2026 1 mic
- Weekly 8:00 PM — FREE Open Mic Comedy Night at The World Famous Mad House Comedy Club – Watch careers start and dreams die… 5 minutes at a time! · The World Famous Mad House Comedy Club · the listing ↗Plan this night →
Tuesday 17 November 2026 3 mics
- Weekly 7:30 PM — Late Night Open Mic · Mic Drop Comedy · the listing ↗Plan this night →
- Weekly 8:00 PM — Gaslamp Open Mic & $5 Happy Hour LIVE! [TUE] · American Comedy Co. · the listing ↗Plan this night →
- Weekly 10:00 PM — FREE Open Mic Comedy Night at The World Famous Mad House Comedy Club – Watch careers start and dreams die… 5 minutes at a time! · The World Famous Mad House Comedy Club · the listing ↗Plan this night →
Wednesday 18 November 2026 1 mic
- Monthly 7:30 PM — Open Mic From Scratch · Mic Drop Comedy · the listing ↗Plan this night →
Sunday 22 November 2026 1 mic
- Weekly 6:00 PM — Late Night Open Mic · Mic Drop Comedy · the listing ↗Plan this night →
Monday 23 November 2026 1 mic
- Weekly 8:00 PM — FREE Open Mic Comedy Night at The World Famous Mad House Comedy Club – Watch careers start and dreams die… 5 minutes at a time! · The World Famous Mad House Comedy Club · the listing ↗Plan this night →
Tuesday 24 November 2026 2 mics
- Weekly 8:00 PM — Gaslamp Open Mic & $5 Happy Hour LIVE! [TUE] · American Comedy Co. · the listing ↗Plan this night →
- Weekly 10:00 PM — FREE Open Mic Comedy Night at The World Famous Mad House Comedy Club – Watch careers start and dreams die… 5 minutes at a time! · The World Famous Mad House Comedy Club · the listing ↗Plan this night →
Wednesday 25 November 2026 1 mic
- Weekly 7:30 PM — Late Night Open Mic · Mic Drop Comedy · the listing ↗Plan this night →
Every week in San Diego, room by room
Each room's regular mic night and how to get on, in its own words.
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Tue8:00 PM
American Comedy Co.Gaslamp Open Mic and $5 Happy Hour (doors 7:15 PM); no cover, no drink minimum
How to get on
Sign up between 7:15 and 7:50 PM; names are pulled; bring one friend for an extra minute if your name is pulled, or five friends for a guaranteed spot
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Sat · Sun3:00 PM
Mic Drop ComedyOnce Upon A Mic, in the Gold Room; and some Sundays at 12:30 PM, the clean Daytime at Mic Drop mic
How to get on
Email info@micdropcomedy.com to ask how to get on
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Mon · Tue8:00 PM
The World Famous Mad House Comedy Club
How to get on
Sign up ahead, only on the Sunday before each Monday-to-Sunday week, through the link on the club's open-mic Instagram page; no walk-ins and no alternate list; everyone who signs up goes on; sets usually three minutes, uncensored; check in with the host on arrival; 21 and over; no drink minimum for comics
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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