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.
I HAVE UPDATED IN RED IF AN OPEN MIC IS ON HIATUS, OPEN, ONLINE OR UNKNOWN DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. CONTACT THE BOOKERS FOR SAFETY INFO, ETC - ASSUME THAT MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL MICS. ALSO NOTE THAT THE STATUS OF THESE VENUES CAN CHANGE ALMOST WEEKLY OR DAILY SO IT DOESN'T HURT TO DOUBLE CHECK AND CALL THE VENUE TO SEE IF THEY'RE OPEN
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.
I HAVE UPDATED IN RED IF AN OPEN MIC IS ON HIATUS, OPEN, ONLINE OR UNKNOWN DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. CONTACT THE BOOKERS FOR SAFETY INFO, ETC - ASSUME THAT MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL MICS. ALSO NOTE THAT THE STATUS OF THESE VENUES CAN CHANGE ALMOST WEEKLY OR DAILY SO IT DOESN'T HURT TO DOUBLE CHECK AND CALL THE VENUE TO SEE IF THEY'RE OPEN
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: 3/28/21
Due to Covid-19, many of these mics are in limbo or on hold. I'll try to keep the info updated, but it might be best to contact the club itself to see if it's still going on or when it'll start up again.
Mondays
The Monday Night Comedy Show (Weekly)
STATUS DURING COVID-19: ONLINE
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.
STATUS DURING COVID-19: ONLINE
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.
Uproar Open Mic (Weekly) (ON HOLD)
STATUS DURING COVID-19: OPEN (OUTDOORS)
Showtime: 8pm
Venue: Du Nord Craft Spirits
Address: 2610 E. 32nd St., Minneapolis, MN 55406
Booker: Devohn Bland, Xochi de la Luna, Madi RT & 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.)
STATUS DURING COVID-19: OPEN (OUTDOORS)
Showtime: 8pm
Venue: Du Nord Craft Spirits
Address: 2610 E. 32nd St., Minneapolis, MN 55406
Booker: Devohn Bland, Xochi de la Luna, Madi RT & 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.)
Blarney Pub & Grill Open Mic (Weekly)
STATUS DURING COVID-19: UNKNOWN
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.
STATUS DURING COVID-19: UNKNOWN
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)
STATUS DURING COVID-19: UNKNOWN
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."
STATUS DURING COVID-19: UNKNOWN
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
Caffeinated Comedy Star Time (Weekly)
STATUS DURING COVID-19: OPEN
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.
STATUS DURING COVID-19: OPEN
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.
Triple Threat Tuesdays (Weekly)
STATUS DURING COVID-19: OPEN
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.
STATUS DURING COVID-19: OPEN
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.
Acme Comedy Company (Weekly)
STATUS DURING COVID-19: OPEN
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.
STATUS DURING COVID-19: OPEN
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.
Red Menace (Weekly)
STATUS DURING COVID-19: UNKNOWN
Showtime: 8:30
Venue: Devil's Advocate
Address: 1070 Nicollet Mall, MPLS, MN 55403
Booker: Bryan Miller
Notes: Sign up is 7:45-8:15
STATUS DURING COVID-19: UNKNOWN
Showtime: 8:30
Venue: Devil's Advocate
Address: 1070 Nicollet Mall, MPLS, MN 55403
Booker: Bryan Miller
Notes: Sign up is 7:45-8:15
VFW Comedy Night (3rd Tuesday of every month)'
STATUS DURING COVID-19: UNKNOWN
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.
STATUS DURING COVID-19: UNKNOWN
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)
STATUS DURING COVID-19: UNKNOWN
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.
STATUS DURING COVID-19: UNKNOWN
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.
Comedy At The Crane (Weekly)
STATUS DURING COVID-19: OPEN
Showtime: 8 pm
Venue: Underground Music Cafe
Address: 408 3rd Ave. N., Minneapolis, MN 55401
Booker: Seth Plunkett
Notes: Sign up 7-7:45pm. Each comic gets three minutes of time. Recording is available. Check us out at instagram.com/comedyatthecrane and facebook.com/comedyatthecrane.
STATUS DURING COVID-19: OPEN
Showtime: 8 pm
Venue: Underground Music Cafe
Address: 408 3rd Ave. N., Minneapolis, MN 55401
Booker: Seth Plunkett
Notes: Sign up 7-7:45pm. Each comic gets three minutes of time. Recording is available. Check us out at instagram.com/comedyatthecrane and facebook.com/comedyatthecrane.
The Laugh Lounge (Weekly)
STATUS DURING COVID-19: ON HIATUS
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.
STATUS DURING COVID-19: ON HIATUS
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.
Thursdays
Stand-Up Saloon (Weekly)
STATUS DURING COVID-19: ON HIATUS
Showtime: 7pm
Venue: The Saloon
Address: 830 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Booker: Adam DeLong
Notes: Hosted by rotating hosts. Sign up is online on the Saloon Facebook page.
STATUS DURING COVID-19: ON HIATUS
Showtime: 7pm
Venue: The Saloon
Address: 830 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Booker: Adam DeLong
Notes: Hosted by rotating hosts. Sign up is online on the Saloon Facebook page.
Sisyphus Brewing Open Mic (Weekly)
STATUS DURING COVID-19: ON HIATUS
Showtime: 8-9pm
Venue: Sisyphus Brewing
Address: 712 Ontario Ave. W. #100, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Booker: Courtney Baka, Khadijah Cooper, Ali Sultan
Notes: Open mic sign up from 6:30-7:30pm with the list posted at 7:45.
STATUS DURING COVID-19: ON HIATUS
Showtime: 8-9pm
Venue: Sisyphus Brewing
Address: 712 Ontario Ave. W. #100, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Booker: Courtney Baka, Khadijah Cooper, Ali Sultan
Notes: Open mic sign up from 6:30-7:30pm with the list posted at 7:45.
Galactic Pizza Open Mic (Weekly)
STATUS DURING COVID-19: UNKNOWN
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.
STATUS DURING COVID-19: UNKNOWN
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)
STATUS DURING COVID-19: UNKNOWN
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
STATUS DURING COVID-19: UNKNOWN
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)
STATUS DURING COVID-19: UNKNOWN
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.)
STATUS DURING COVID-19: UNKNOWN
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)
STATUS DURING COVID-19: ON HIATUS
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.
STATUS DURING COVID-19: ON HIATUS
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)
STATUS DURING COVID-19: CURRENTLY CLOSED DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE BUT AIMING TO RE-OPEN LATE SPRING/EARLY SUMMER
Showtime: 10:15pm
Venue: The Comedy Corner Underground (Basement of The Corner Bar)
Address: 1501 S. Washington Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55454
Booker: Bob Edwards but actually a robot, kind of.
Notes: Online sign-up (click here) starting noon on Fridays
STATUS DURING COVID-19: CURRENTLY CLOSED DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE BUT AIMING TO RE-OPEN LATE SPRING/EARLY SUMMER
Showtime: 10:15pm
Venue: The Comedy Corner Underground (Basement of The Corner Bar)
Address: 1501 S. Washington Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55454
Booker: Bob Edwards but actually a robot, kind of.
Notes: Online sign-up (click here) starting noon on Fridays
Saturdays
BALLS Cabaret (Weekly)
STATUS DURING COVID-19: UNKNOWN
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.
STATUS DURING COVID-19: UNKNOWN
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)
STATUS DURING COVID-19: ON HIATUS
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
STATUS DURING COVID-19: ON HIATUS
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
