TWIN CITIES STAND-UP
OPEN MICS
If you have an open mic that you run that you'd like added to or deleted from this list email mikebrodycomic@gmail.com with "Open Mic List" as subject. FYI, some people have emailed me asking to be "added to the newsletter." Just a heads up that this is not a newsletter, but a regularly updated website.
If you're looking for advice on which open mics to go to first, try asking around on the Twin Cities Comedy Network Facebook page.
For a spreadsheet of Twin Cities showcases/paid gigs click here. I do not maintain that site.
If you're looking for advice on which open mics to go to first, try asking around on the Twin Cities Comedy Network Facebook page.
For a spreadsheet of Twin Cities showcases/paid gigs click here. I do not maintain that site.
List updated: 10/13/19
Mondays
Acme Comedy Company (Weekly)
Showtime: 8pm
Venue: Acme Comedy Club
Address: 708 N. 1st St., Minneapolis, MN 55401
Notes: 6-7pm sign-up. Put a star by your name if it is your first time up. List comes out at 7:30pm.
Showtime: 8pm
Venue: Acme Comedy Club
Address: 708 N. 1st St., Minneapolis, MN 55401
Notes: 6-7pm sign-up. Put a star by your name if it is your first time up. List comes out at 7:30pm.
The Monday Night Comedy Show (Weekly)
Showtime: 8pm
Venue: Club Underground at the Spring Street Taverns
Address: 355 Monroe St. NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Booker: Andy Brynildson
Notes: Audience admission $5. Booked showcase. Must attend one show prior to booking. Everyone gets on at least once. Message Andy on FB for a spot or talk to him after the show, do not contact club. There is a wild card slot for 5 minutes in the 2nd act. If chosen, you get your $4 back plus a drink ticket.
Showtime: 8pm
Venue: Club Underground at the Spring Street Taverns
Address: 355 Monroe St. NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Booker: Andy Brynildson
Notes: Audience admission $5. Booked showcase. Must attend one show prior to booking. Everyone gets on at least once. Message Andy on FB for a spot or talk to him after the show, do not contact club. There is a wild card slot for 5 minutes in the 2nd act. If chosen, you get your $4 back plus a drink ticket.
Uncle Dan's Chucklefest (Every other Monday)
Showtime: 8pm
Venue: Number 12 Cider
Address: 614 N 5th St., Minneapolis, MN 55401
Booker: Dan Armstrong
Notes: Sign up in person before 7:59:59. Performers get a free drink ticket. There’s free parking marked “Number 12 Cider” under the bridge and an elevated metal walkway to enter the cidery. Check out the Uncle Dan's Chucklefest FB page for updates on which dates we're doing this on.
Showtime: 8pm
Venue: Number 12 Cider
Address: 614 N 5th St., Minneapolis, MN 55401
Booker: Dan Armstrong
Notes: Sign up in person before 7:59:59. Performers get a free drink ticket. There’s free parking marked “Number 12 Cider” under the bridge and an elevated metal walkway to enter the cidery. Check out the Uncle Dan's Chucklefest FB page for updates on which dates we're doing this on.
Uproar Open Mic (Every Monday after the first Monday of the month)
Showtime: 8pm
Venue: Du Nord Craft Spirits
Address: 2610 E. 32nd St., Minneapolis, MN 55406
Booker: Devohn Bland, Xochi de la Luna, Madi Tentinger & Comrade Tripp
Notes: Comedy open mic for women, trans, non-binary, black, brown, indigenous, gay, lesbian, bisexual and pansexual folk and/or for any of these identities. Will not ask questions about how you identify, (other than your pronouns for the sake of announcing you on stage referring to you when your name doesn't work for something) but you're pretty much admitting you are one of those identities by doing the mic. Sign up in person at 7:30pm. Show runs from 8pm until 9pm-ish. Seven to ten slots with 5 minutes each. One pre-booked headliner gets 10 minutes . You can also sign up in advance via email: vector9varietyshow@gmail.com - (this email is used for sign ups for more than one mic so please specify which one you're referring to in the email header.)
Showtime: 8pm
Venue: Du Nord Craft Spirits
Address: 2610 E. 32nd St., Minneapolis, MN 55406
Booker: Devohn Bland, Xochi de la Luna, Madi Tentinger & Comrade Tripp
Notes: Comedy open mic for women, trans, non-binary, black, brown, indigenous, gay, lesbian, bisexual and pansexual folk and/or for any of these identities. Will not ask questions about how you identify, (other than your pronouns for the sake of announcing you on stage referring to you when your name doesn't work for something) but you're pretty much admitting you are one of those identities by doing the mic. Sign up in person at 7:30pm. Show runs from 8pm until 9pm-ish. Seven to ten slots with 5 minutes each. One pre-booked headliner gets 10 minutes . You can also sign up in advance via email: vector9varietyshow@gmail.com - (this email is used for sign ups for more than one mic so please specify which one you're referring to in the email header.)
Stand Up Saloon (Third Monday of every month)
Showtime: 8:30pm
Venue: The Saloon
Address: 830 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55403
Booker: Adam DeLong
Notes: A comedy open mic meets service industry night at a gay bar. You don’t have to be LGBT to perform or attend, just be friendly and respectful to those who are (who also make up a large part of the audience.) A fun new room with an audience that is ready to laugh! Sign ups are from 7:30-8:15 on the disco side. Show starts at 8:30. Comics get their first drink free! Check out the Facebook page here.
Showtime: 8:30pm
Venue: The Saloon
Address: 830 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55403
Booker: Adam DeLong
Notes: A comedy open mic meets service industry night at a gay bar. You don’t have to be LGBT to perform or attend, just be friendly and respectful to those who are (who also make up a large part of the audience.) A fun new room with an audience that is ready to laugh! Sign ups are from 7:30-8:15 on the disco side. Show starts at 8:30. Comics get their first drink free! Check out the Facebook page here.
Blarney Pub & Grill Open Mic (Weekly)
Showtime: 9pm
Venue: Blarney Pub & Grill
Address: 412 14th Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414
Booker: Josh Levitt
Notes: Sign up is at 8:30, list goes up around 8:45, show starts at 9.
Showtime: 9pm
Venue: Blarney Pub & Grill
Address: 412 14th Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414
Booker: Josh Levitt
Notes: Sign up is at 8:30, list goes up around 8:45, show starts at 9.
Camp Bar Open Mic Night (Weekly except for 1st Monday of the month)
Showtime: 9:30pm
Venue: Camp Bar
Address: 490 Robert St. N., St. Paul, MN 55191
Booker: Robert Cudinski
Notes: Sign-up starts around 9:15pm and the performances begin around 9:30pm. People who click "going" on the weekly event invite get first sign-ups, IF they are present when the list opens. Each performer gets 7 minutes. Performances can be recorded and will be put up on the AQObserver YouTube channel. MC is Robert Cudinski, former host of the Artist's Quarter open mic. "Poets, Musicians, Comics, Magicians, Fools and Sages welcome."
Showtime: 9:30pm
Venue: Camp Bar
Address: 490 Robert St. N., St. Paul, MN 55191
Booker: Robert Cudinski
Notes: Sign-up starts around 9:15pm and the performances begin around 9:30pm. People who click "going" on the weekly event invite get first sign-ups, IF they are present when the list opens. Each performer gets 7 minutes. Performances can be recorded and will be put up on the AQObserver YouTube channel. MC is Robert Cudinski, former host of the Artist's Quarter open mic. "Poets, Musicians, Comics, Magicians, Fools and Sages welcome."
Tuesdays
Triple Threat Tuesdays (Weekly)
Showtime: 7:30pm
Venue: Rick Bronson's House of Comedy at the Mall Of America
Address: 408 E Broadway, Bloomington, MN 55425
Booker: Mike Brody
Notes: Pre-booked showcase, with three wildcard spots given out each week for people who didn't sign up ahead of time (see info on how to sign up for wildcards below). There is typically a 2-6 week waiting list for regular showcase spots depending on how many people have signed up ahead of time. Comics get five minutes of time. Email Mike Brody at brody@houseofcomedy.net for spot. Tickets are $5, along with $5 appetizers and select $5 drinks. (There is a service fee with tickets that makes it actually come to $10, but if you get someone on your guest list they get in for free.) WILDCARD SPOTS: If you get to the HoC before 7:15 I will put your name on a list and draw three names. Those three people will get the 1st. 2nd and 3rd spot, respectively, after the MC.
Showtime: 7:30pm
Venue: Rick Bronson's House of Comedy at the Mall Of America
Address: 408 E Broadway, Bloomington, MN 55425
Booker: Mike Brody
Notes: Pre-booked showcase, with three wildcard spots given out each week for people who didn't sign up ahead of time (see info on how to sign up for wildcards below). There is typically a 2-6 week waiting list for regular showcase spots depending on how many people have signed up ahead of time. Comics get five minutes of time. Email Mike Brody at brody@houseofcomedy.net for spot. Tickets are $5, along with $5 appetizers and select $5 drinks. (There is a service fee with tickets that makes it actually come to $10, but if you get someone on your guest list they get in for free.) WILDCARD SPOTS: If you get to the HoC before 7:15 I will put your name on a list and draw three names. Those three people will get the 1st. 2nd and 3rd spot, respectively, after the MC.
Caffeinated Comedy Star Time (Weekly)
Showtime: 7
Venue: Muffin Top Cafe
Address: 1424 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Booker: Sarah McPeck
Notes: Sign up at 6:30. Performing comedians receive a $10 food/drink credit.
Showtime: 7
Venue: Muffin Top Cafe
Address: 1424 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Booker: Sarah McPeck
Notes: Sign up at 6:30. Performing comedians receive a $10 food/drink credit.
Midway Mic (First & Third Tuesday of every month)
Showtime: 8pm
Venue: Dubliner Pub
Address: 2162 University Ave., St. Paul, MN 55114
Booker: Derek Meyers
Notes: Showcase and Open Mic. Message Derek on Facebook for a pre-book spot. Open mic sign up starts at 7:00 FCFS. A free Hamms beer for each performer. Come early and listen to the piano stylings of the very handsome Jake Hanzalik, who will also play you off the stage if you go over your time limit. Check out the Midway Comedy Open Mic Facebook page for more info.
Showtime: 8pm
Venue: Dubliner Pub
Address: 2162 University Ave., St. Paul, MN 55114
Booker: Derek Meyers
Notes: Showcase and Open Mic. Message Derek on Facebook for a pre-book spot. Open mic sign up starts at 7:00 FCFS. A free Hamms beer for each performer. Come early and listen to the piano stylings of the very handsome Jake Hanzalik, who will also play you off the stage if you go over your time limit. Check out the Midway Comedy Open Mic Facebook page for more info.
Red Menace (Weekly)
Showtime: 8:30
Venue: Erik The Red
Address: 601 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55415
Booker: Bryan Miller
Notes: Sign up is 7:45-8:15
Showtime: 8:30
Venue: Erik The Red
Address: 601 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55415
Booker: Bryan Miller
Notes: Sign up is 7:45-8:15
VFW Comedy Night (3rd Tuesday of every month)
Showtime: 8:30
Venue: Minneapolis Uptown VFW
Address: 2916 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55408
Booker: Hessley Rey
Notes: Pre-booked. Sign up with Hessley on Facebook.
Showtime: 8:30
Venue: Minneapolis Uptown VFW
Address: 2916 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55408
Booker: Hessley Rey
Notes: Pre-booked. Sign up with Hessley on Facebook.
Wednesdays
Clean Comedy Open Mic (1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month)
Showtime: 7pm
Venue: Parkway Pizza NE
Address: 2851 Johnson St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
Booker: Todd Skoda
Notes: Come try out your family friendly, clean comedy at Parkway Pizza NE and get a free drink.
Sign up starts at 6:30. You will get from 3 to 5 minutes. If you have to ask if a joke is "family friendly" it probably isn't.
Showtime: 7pm
Venue: Parkway Pizza NE
Address: 2851 Johnson St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
Booker: Todd Skoda
Notes: Come try out your family friendly, clean comedy at Parkway Pizza NE and get a free drink.
Sign up starts at 6:30. You will get from 3 to 5 minutes. If you have to ask if a joke is "family friendly" it probably isn't.
Stand Up St. Paul (Monthly)
Showtime: 7pm
Venue: Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Address: 6 W 6th St., St. Paul, MN 55102
Booker: Adam DeLong
Notes: A new open mic on the East Side of our cities, aiming for a monthly Wednesday night show. Follow the Facebook page for the most current info. Sign up at the bar from 6-6:46 with the list coming out after. Show starts at 7. Three minute sets. Looking to make this a monthly midweek thing but have to work around bands so can’t commit to a certain week yet.
Showtime: 7pm
Venue: Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Address: 6 W 6th St., St. Paul, MN 55102
Booker: Adam DeLong
Notes: A new open mic on the East Side of our cities, aiming for a monthly Wednesday night show. Follow the Facebook page for the most current info. Sign up at the bar from 6-6:46 with the list coming out after. Show starts at 7. Three minute sets. Looking to make this a monthly midweek thing but have to work around bands so can’t commit to a certain week yet.
The Laugh Lounge (Weekly)
Showtime: 8pm
Venue: Black Hart of St. Paul
Address: 1415 University Ave. W., St. Paul, MN 55104
Booker: Sarah McPeck
Notes: Sign up at 7-7:45 at front of bar. List up by 8. Laugh Lounge is in the back of the bar. Pre-book spots available by emailing Sarah McPeck.
Showtime: 8pm
Venue: Black Hart of St. Paul
Address: 1415 University Ave. W., St. Paul, MN 55104
Booker: Sarah McPeck
Notes: Sign up at 7-7:45 at front of bar. List up by 8. Laugh Lounge is in the back of the bar. Pre-book spots available by emailing Sarah McPeck.
Comedy At The Crane (Weekly)
Showtime: 8 pm
Venue: Underground Music Cafe
Address: 408 3rd Ave. N., Minneapolis, MN 55401
Booker: Joe Cocozzello and Seth Plunkett
Notes: Sign up 7-7:45pm. You can also call Seth at 612-209-6641. Each comic gets three minutes of time. Recording is available. Check us out at instagram.com/comedyatthecrane and facebook.com/comedyatthecrane.
Showtime: 8 pm
Venue: Underground Music Cafe
Address: 408 3rd Ave. N., Minneapolis, MN 55401
Booker: Joe Cocozzello and Seth Plunkett
Notes: Sign up 7-7:45pm. You can also call Seth at 612-209-6641. Each comic gets three minutes of time. Recording is available. Check us out at instagram.com/comedyatthecrane and facebook.com/comedyatthecrane.
Open Mic In The Wall (Weekly)
Showtime: 9pm
Venue: Bull's Horn Food and Drink
Address: 4563 S. 34th Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55406
Booker: Andy Keenan
Notes: Sign up at www.boutdamn.com/comedy starting at noon on Wednesday or connect with Andy Keenan directly via FB. Headlining comic closes the show every week.
Showtime: 9pm
Venue: Bull's Horn Food and Drink
Address: 4563 S. 34th Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55406
Booker: Andy Keenan
Notes: Sign up at www.boutdamn.com/comedy starting at noon on Wednesday or connect with Andy Keenan directly via FB. Headlining comic closes the show every week.
Thursdays
Republic MPLS Comedy Open Mic (First Thursday of Every Month)
Showtime: 7:30pm
Venue: Republic MPLS
Address: 221 Cedar Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN 55454
Booker: Jonathan Fogel
Notes: Sign-up starts at 6:45 pm and closes at 7:15 pm. See Jonathan at the bar for the sign-up sheet. The first 12 to sign-up are guaranteed a spot. Others can sign-up and will be slotted into the end of the show, time permitting. Each performer gets 5-7 minutes. Each performer receives one free drink ticket equivalent to a $7 drink. The performance is held in a private room with a stage and can hold up to 50-60 people. Wait staff are available and there is great craft beer and wonderful made-from-scratch food available to purchase before, during, and after the show.
Showtime: 7:30pm
Venue: Republic MPLS
Address: 221 Cedar Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN 55454
Booker: Jonathan Fogel
Notes: Sign-up starts at 6:45 pm and closes at 7:15 pm. See Jonathan at the bar for the sign-up sheet. The first 12 to sign-up are guaranteed a spot. Others can sign-up and will be slotted into the end of the show, time permitting. Each performer gets 5-7 minutes. Each performer receives one free drink ticket equivalent to a $7 drink. The performance is held in a private room with a stage and can hold up to 50-60 people. Wait staff are available and there is great craft beer and wonderful made-from-scratch food available to purchase before, during, and after the show.
Sisyphus Brewing Open Mic (Weekly)
Showtime: 8-9pm
Venue: Sisyphus Brewing
Address: 712 Ontario Ave. W. #100, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Booker: Corey Adam
Notes: Open mic sign up from 6:30-7:30pm with the list posted at 7:45.
Showtime: 8-9pm
Venue: Sisyphus Brewing
Address: 712 Ontario Ave. W. #100, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Booker: Corey Adam
Notes: Open mic sign up from 6:30-7:30pm with the list posted at 7:45.
Lack Of Beards (Weekly)
Showtime: 8:30
Venue: Terminal Bar
Address: 409 E. Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55414
Booker: Evan Wall
Notes: Sign up before the show in person.
Showtime: 8:30
Venue: Terminal Bar
Address: 409 E. Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55414
Booker: Evan Wall
Notes: Sign up before the show in person.
Galactic Pizza Open Mic (Weekly)
Showtime: 10pm
Venue: Galactic Pizza
Address: 2917 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55408
Booker: Mike Linden
Notes: Sign-up at 9:30pm. Message Mike Linden before on FB or show up.
Showtime: 10pm
Venue: Galactic Pizza
Address: 2917 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55408
Booker: Mike Linden
Notes: Sign-up at 9:30pm. Message Mike Linden before on FB or show up.
Fridays
Get Up Stand Up Open Mic (Every 2nd Friday of the month)
Showtime: 7pm
Venue: Mortimer's
Address: 2001 Lyndale Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55405
Booker: Sidney Oxborough
Notes: Sign up at 6:30, show starts at 7pm
Showtime: 7pm
Venue: Mortimer's
Address: 2001 Lyndale Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55405
Booker: Sidney Oxborough
Notes: Sign up at 6:30, show starts at 7pm
Vector 9 Open Mic (Every last Friday of the month starting May 31)
Showtime: 8pm
Venue: Du Nord Craft Spirits
Address: 2610 E. 32nd St., Minneapolis, MN 55406
Booker: Devohn Bland & Xochi de la Luna
Notes: Comedy open mic for women, trans, non-binary, black, brown, indigenous, gay, lesbian, bisexual and pansexual folk and/or for any of these identities. Will not ask questions about how you identify, (other than your pronouns for the sake of announcing you on stage referring to you when your name doesn't work for something) but you're pretty much admitting you are one of those identities by doing the mic. Six slots with five minutes each. The open mic portion runs from 8 to 8:30pm. After that there's a showcase with music and comedy (featuring 2-3 pre-booked comedians) which starts at 8:30pm. Sign up in person at 7:30pm or in advance through email at: vector9varietyshow@gmail.com - (this email is used for sign ups for more than one mic so please specify which one you're referring to in the email header.)
Showtime: 8pm
Venue: Du Nord Craft Spirits
Address: 2610 E. 32nd St., Minneapolis, MN 55406
Booker: Devohn Bland & Xochi de la Luna
Notes: Comedy open mic for women, trans, non-binary, black, brown, indigenous, gay, lesbian, bisexual and pansexual folk and/or for any of these identities. Will not ask questions about how you identify, (other than your pronouns for the sake of announcing you on stage referring to you when your name doesn't work for something) but you're pretty much admitting you are one of those identities by doing the mic. Six slots with five minutes each. The open mic portion runs from 8 to 8:30pm. After that there's a showcase with music and comedy (featuring 2-3 pre-booked comedians) which starts at 8:30pm. Sign up in person at 7:30pm or in advance through email at: vector9varietyshow@gmail.com - (this email is used for sign ups for more than one mic so please specify which one you're referring to in the email header.)
Dumbshit Comedy Show (Weekly)
Showtime: 9pm
Venue: Cherokee Tavern
Address: 886 Smith Ave. West, St. Paul, MN 55118
Booker: Daryl Horner and Jeff Talberg
Notes: No political material, anything else goes. Message Daryl or Jeff on FB for a spot or just show up.
Showtime: 9pm
Venue: Cherokee Tavern
Address: 886 Smith Ave. West, St. Paul, MN 55118
Booker: Daryl Horner and Jeff Talberg
Notes: No political material, anything else goes. Message Daryl or Jeff on FB for a spot or just show up.
Friday Open Mic Night (Weekly)
Showtime: 10:15pm
Venue: The Comedy Corner Underground (Basement of The Corner Bar)
Address: 1501 S. Washington Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55454
Booker: Bob Edwards
Notes: Online sign-up (click here) starting noon on Fridays
Showtime: 10:15pm
Venue: The Comedy Corner Underground (Basement of The Corner Bar)
Address: 1501 S. Washington Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55454
Booker: Bob Edwards
Notes: Online sign-up (click here) starting noon on Fridays
Saturdays
BALLS Cabaret (Weekly)
Showtime: Midnight-1:30am
Venue: The Southern Theater
Address: 1420 S. Washington Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55454
Booker: Leslie Ball
Notes: Variety performance show which includes comedy. This is a sober event for the performers and the audience. Preference is that you've seen one show before you perform, but exceptions may be made. Call week ahead at (612) 340-0155 or arrive between 11:30-11:45 day of and fill out card if it's your first time. Performers get 7 minutes stage time. Theater performance venue, so no light and mic is not always available and comics may have to project voice.
Showtime: Midnight-1:30am
Venue: The Southern Theater
Address: 1420 S. Washington Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55454
Booker: Leslie Ball
Notes: Variety performance show which includes comedy. This is a sober event for the performers and the audience. Preference is that you've seen one show before you perform, but exceptions may be made. Call week ahead at (612) 340-0155 or arrive between 11:30-11:45 day of and fill out card if it's your first time. Performers get 7 minutes stage time. Theater performance venue, so no light and mic is not always available and comics may have to project voice.
Sundays
Bunny's Funnies Comedy Open Mic Showcase (Weekly)
Showtime – 7:30pm
Venue – Bunny's NE
Address: 34 13th Ave. NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Booker - Trish Cook
Notes – Prebooked with wild card spot(s). Get to Bunny's NE before 7:00 pm to enter for Wild Card Spot. Email Trish at trish@heytrishcook.com or check out our Facebook page @bunnysfunnies or
facebook.com/pg/BunnysFunnies
Showtime – 7:30pm
Venue – Bunny's NE
Address: 34 13th Ave. NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Booker - Trish Cook
Notes – Prebooked with wild card spot(s). Get to Bunny's NE before 7:00 pm to enter for Wild Card Spot. Email Trish at trish@heytrishcook.com or check out our Facebook page @bunnysfunnies or
facebook.com/pg/BunnysFunnies