TWIN CITIES STAND-UP
OPEN MICS
To add/remove your open mic: email mikebrodycomic@gmail.com with "Open Mic List" as subject.
Also, here is a site with the list of MPLS/STP non-open mic gigs. I do not maintain that site.
Also, here is a site with the list of MPLS/STP non-open mic gigs. I do not maintain that site.
Last List Update: 9/11/18
Mondays
The Monday Night Comedy Show (Weekly)
Showtime: 8pm
Venue: Club Underground at the Spring Street Tavern - NE Minneapolis
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 Tavern - NE Minneapolis
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.
Acme Comedy Company (Weekly)
Showtime: 8pm
Venue: Acme Comedy Club - Downtown Minneapolis
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 - Downtown Minneapolis
Notes: 6-7pm sign-up. Put a star by your name if it is your first time up. List comes out at 7:30pm.
Uncle Dan's Chucklefest (Weekly)
Showtime: 8pm
Venue: 56 Brewing
Booker: Dan Armstrong
Notes: Sign up in person before 7:59 for open mic slots. Contact Dan on FB for juicy pre-booked slots. And check the poorly managed FB page “Uncle Dan’s Chucklefest” every day of your life.
Showtime: 8pm
Venue: 56 Brewing
Booker: Dan Armstrong
Notes: Sign up in person before 7:59 for open mic slots. Contact Dan on FB for juicy pre-booked slots. And check the poorly managed FB page “Uncle Dan’s Chucklefest” every day of your life.
Camp Bar Open Mic Night (Weekly except for 1st Monday of the month)
Showtime: 9:30pm
Venue: Camp Bar - St. Paul
Booker: Robert Cudinski
Notes: Sign-up at 9:00pm, stage opens immediately after sign-up. 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 - St. Paul
Booker: Robert Cudinski
Notes: Sign-up at 9:00pm, stage opens immediately after sign-up. 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
Another Tuesday Open Mic (1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month)
Showtime: 7-8
Venue: Minneapolis Eagles #34
Booker: Gretchen Colleen
Notes: Sign-up in person at 6:45. 4-5 minutes depending on how many comics show up. Working to build a monthly showcase. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. The first Tuesday of the month is a comedy workshop. The third Tuesday is a pre-booked showcase, with 2-3 wildcards. If you attend the first Tuesday, the chance to be on the showcase is greater. The room is located behind the bar, in the Buechner Room.
Showtime: 7-8
Venue: Minneapolis Eagles #34
Booker: Gretchen Colleen
Notes: Sign-up in person at 6:45. 4-5 minutes depending on how many comics show up. Working to build a monthly showcase. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. The first Tuesday of the month is a comedy workshop. The third Tuesday is a pre-booked showcase, with 2-3 wildcards. If you attend the first Tuesday, the chance to be on the showcase is greater. The room is located behind the bar, in the Buechner Room.
Triple Threat Tuesdays (Weekly)
Showtime: 7:30pm
Venue: Rick Bronson's House of Comedy at the Mall Of America - Bloomington
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. 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 - Bloomington
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. 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.
Red Menace (Weekly)
Showtime: 8:30
Venue: Erik The Red
Booker: Bryan Miller
Notes: Sign up is 7:45-8:15
Showtime: 8:30
Venue: Erik The Red
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
Booker: Hessley Rey
Notes: Pre-booked. Sign up with Hessley on Facebook.
Showtime: 8:30
Venue: Minneapolis Uptown VFW
Booker: Hessley Rey
Notes: Pre-booked. Sign up with Hessley on Facebook.
Wednesdays
Stand Up St. Paul (Monthly)
Showtime: 7pm
Venue: Amsterdam Bar and Hall
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 invite for the most current info. Sign up at the bar from 5-6pm, 25 spots, comics will be chosen at random if more than 25 people sign up. List comes out at 6:30, show starts at 7. 3 minutes 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
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 invite for the most current info. Sign up at the bar from 5-6pm, 25 spots, comics will be chosen at random if more than 25 people sign up. List comes out at 6:30, show starts at 7. 3 minutes sets. Looking to make this a monthly midweek thing but have to work around bands so can’t commit to a certain week yet.
Laughs & Legends (Last Wednesday of the month)
Showtime: 7:30pm
Venue: Lakes & Legends Brewery
Booker: Ira Ford
Notes: Doors open at 7:30. A showcase for comics by comics with a mini contest called the Amature Six. Where two newer comics that have been doing comedy for NO MORE than 11 months go head to head. Three mins a piece for a six minute spot on the next show. We'll be giving away prizes to the audience in a raffle form given by Top Ten Liquors prizes from cups, mugs to gift cards for all Top Ten stores. The other comics get 10 minutes the closer will get 15. It's a little under 70 mins & if you park in the garage the bartender has validations for that, if you're lucky enough to get street parking it's free after a certain hour. The showcase is held in the back of the establishment in the private room holds up to 50 people.
Showtime: 7:30pm
Venue: Lakes & Legends Brewery
Booker: Ira Ford
Notes: Doors open at 7:30. A showcase for comics by comics with a mini contest called the Amature Six. Where two newer comics that have been doing comedy for NO MORE than 11 months go head to head. Three mins a piece for a six minute spot on the next show. We'll be giving away prizes to the audience in a raffle form given by Top Ten Liquors prizes from cups, mugs to gift cards for all Top Ten stores. The other comics get 10 minutes the closer will get 15. It's a little under 70 mins & if you park in the garage the bartender has validations for that, if you're lucky enough to get street parking it's free after a certain hour. The showcase is held in the back of the establishment in the private room holds up to 50 people.
Comedy At The Crane (Weekly)
Showtime: 8 pm
Venue: Underground Music Cafe
Booker: 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
Booker: 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.
Thursdays
Flat Earth Brewery Open Mic (2nd & 4th Thursday of the month)
Showtime: 7pm
Venue: Flat Earth Brewery
Booker: Brian McDaniel
Notes: Sign up from 6 to 6:30. List posted at 6:45. A drink ticket will be issued to each performer. There will also be a headliner each week who will get extra time.
Showtime: 7pm
Venue: Flat Earth Brewery
Booker: Brian McDaniel
Notes: Sign up from 6 to 6:30. List posted at 6:45. A drink ticket will be issued to each performer. There will also be a headliner each week who will get extra time.
Sisyphus Brewing Open Mic (Weekly)
Showtime: 8-9pm
Venue: Sisyphus Brewing
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
Booker: Corey Adam
Notes: Open mic sign up from 6:30-7:30pm with the list posted at 7:45.
Wayzata Brew Works Open Mic (First and third Thursday of the month)
Showtime: 8PM
Venue: Wayzata Brew Works
Booker: Wendy Berkowitz
Notes: Spots are pre-booked. Message Wendy on Facebook or email or Twitter with your booking request. Each comic will get 5 or so minutes and a free beer. There will also be a headliner each week that will get extra time and a small stipend. Sometimes there is a show on the fifth Thursday of the month if that month has a fifth Thursday.
Showtime: 8PM
Venue: Wayzata Brew Works
Booker: Wendy Berkowitz
Notes: Spots are pre-booked. Message Wendy on Facebook or email or Twitter with your booking request. Each comic will get 5 or so minutes and a free beer. There will also be a headliner each week that will get extra time and a small stipend. Sometimes there is a show on the fifth Thursday of the month if that month has a fifth Thursday.
Lack Of Beards (Weekly)
Showtime: 8:30
Venue: Terminal Bar
Booker: Ahmed Khalaf & Drew Hehir
Notes: Sign up before the show in person.
Showtime: 8:30
Venue: Terminal Bar
Booker: Ahmed Khalaf & Drew Hehir
Notes: Sign up before the show in person.
Galactic Pizza Open Mic (Weekly)
Showtime: 10pm
Venue: Galactic Pizza - Uptown Minneapolis
Booker: Mike Linden
Notes: Sign-up at 9:30pm. Message Mike Linden before on FB or show up.
Showtime: 10pm
Venue: Galactic Pizza - Uptown Minneapolis
Booker: Mike Linden
Notes: Sign-up at 9:30pm. Message Mike Linden before on FB or show up.
Fridays
Friday Open Mic Night (Weekly)
Showtime: 10:15pm
Venue: The Comedy Corner Underground (Basement of The Corner Bar) - Minneapolis
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) - Minneapolis
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
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
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
Finnish Your Thought Open Mic (Weekly)
Showtime – 7pm
Venue – The Finnish Bistro
Booker – Connor Hangsleben
Notes – Notes – No cover. Sign-up is from 6pm in person. Show ends when the restaurant closes at 8:30pm. Get there early to take advantage of happy hour specials from 5-7pm.
Showtime – 7pm
Venue – The Finnish Bistro
Booker – Connor Hangsleben
Notes – Notes – No cover. Sign-up is from 6pm in person. Show ends when the restaurant closes at 8:30pm. Get there early to take advantage of happy hour specials from 5-7pm.
Bunny's Funnies Comedy Open Mic Showcase (Weekly)
Showtime – 7:30pm
Venue – Bunny's NE
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
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