Resources for Visiting Comedians

Thinking about coming through New Orleans to do some comedy? Hell yeah! It's always a good time here. Here's some resources thrown together to help you out around here.

Shows

As you can tell, shows are listed and categorized as the main point of this website. There's a dedicated page for open mics if you're looking for those specifically. All shows -- booked and open mics -- are DIY and independently run by other comedians. That is to say, 504Comedy does not currently produce any of the shows in New Orleans so contacting us about bookings isn't useful.

If you're looking to get booked, you'll find a table of shows and who runs them below. Not everyone has provided their contact information, so search Facebook, or ask around.

Show Venue When Host(s) Booking
Comedy Fuck Yeah
standup
Dragon's Den Every Friday Vincent Zambon
Vincent Zambon
Raw Dog Comedy
open mic
Ugly Dog Saloon and BBQ Every Friday Ryan Anthony Rogers
Craft Comedy at Rendezvous Tavern
standup
Rendezvous Tavern Every Friday
Bear With Me Comedy Open Mic
open mic
Twelve Mile Limit Every Monday Lauren Malara, Amanda G
Comedy Fuck Yeah
standup
Dragon's Den Every Saturday Vincent Zambon
Vincent Zambon
Proving Ground
open mic
Hi-Ho Lounge Every Sunday Isaac Kozell
Shep Kelly
DC Paul
Edge of Comedy Open Mic
open mic
Moonshine Bar & Grill Every Thursday Ole Skool
It's Good Comedy Open Mic
open mic
Dragon's Den Every Thursday
Comedy Gumbeaux
open mic
Howlin' Wolf Den Every Thursday Red Bean
Nature Boy
Red Bean
Queers Of Comedy New Orleans
standup
Oz New Orleans Every Thursday Daniel Gray
Daniel Gray
Jokes on Oak
open mic
Oak St Brewery Every Thursday Adam Crochet

Open Mic
Comedy Beast
standup
The Howlin' Wolf Every Tuesday Amanda G
Allison Hotard
Amanda G
Getting Pickled
open mic
Another Bar Every Tuesday Pickle
Let’s laugh comedy showcase and open mic
open mic
Catahoula Hotel & Bar Every Tuesday Keeda With A Q
Keeda with a Q
Coin Toss Comedy
open mic
Mag's 940 Every Tuesday
They Fuckin Wit It Wednesday
standup
Bourbon Square Jazz Bar Every Wednesday Smiley Da Comedienne
Think You're Funny?
open mic
Carrollton Station Every Wednesday Cassidy Henehan
Mickey Henehan
Cassidy Henehan
All-Star Comedy Sheaux
standup
Hi-Ho Lounge First Friday Shep Kelly
Shep Kelly
Damn That's Funny
standup
bar redux First Monday Keeda With A Q
Akeyla
Funny But Make it Fashion
standup
Big Couch Theater First Saturday Nkechi Chibueze
Laveau Contraire
Nkechi Chibueze
Edge of Comedy
standup
Twist of Lime First Saturday
International House of Puncakes
storytelling
Hi-Ho Lounge First Saturday Abigail Nolan
Celebration in the Jokes
standup
Hi-Ho Lounge Thu Dec 14 2023 Geoffrey Gauchet
50 First Jokes - Standup to Start the New Year
standup
Big Couch Mon Jan 01 2024 Jade Bronte
Jon Reynolds
Funny But Make It Fashion
standup
Big Couch Sat Jan 06 2024 Nkechi Chibueze
Greetings from Queer Mountain
storytelling
ALLways Lounge Second Friday Amanda G
Amanda G
Moral Panic
standup
ALLways Lounge Second Saturday Benjamin Hoffman
Paul Oswell
Geneva Joy's Comedy Celebration
standup
Ace Hotel New Orleans Second Thursday Geneva Joy
Saya Meads
Geneva Joy
Damn that’s funny comedy show case
standup
bar redux Third Monday Keeda With A Q
Akeyla
KeedawithaQ
Stoned vs Drunk vs Sober
standup
Hi-Ho Lounge Third Wednesday Isaac Kozell
Isaac Kozell

Lodging

New Orleans is a tourism town, so hotels are everywhere and really like the same price as an AirBnB. Speaking of, please do not use AirBnB. AirBnBs are pretty much unregulated here and have destroyed neighborhoods and have made it impossible for people to afford rent here and have pushed a lot of the local entertainers (of all genres) out of the city and into neighboring areas. It sucks. Hotels are basically the same price now (especially in off seasons). If you talk to people booking you before you come down, they probably know someone with a couch or a spare bed you can crash on for a couple days. Do that instead if you can.

What to Do and Eat

There's a lot of bullshit here, like any tourism town, but the vast majority of bars and food are as good as everyone says they are. We used to curate a guide here on the site, but after COVID and the normal passage of time, it was just too hard to keep up with what's open and what's good. So check out our local alt-weekly Gambit's Best of New Orleans 2021 results. The places are voted on by locals so it's mostly right. It's at the least a good starting point.