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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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50 First Jokes - Standup to Start the New Year standup |
Big Couch | Mon Jan 01 2024 | Jade Bronte Jon Reynolds |
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Funny But Make It Fashion standup |
Big Couch | Sat Jan 06 2024 | Nkechi Chibueze |
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Greetings from Queer Mountain storytelling |
ALLways Lounge | Second Friday | Amanda G |
Amanda G |
Moral Panic standup |
ALLways Lounge | Second Saturday | Benjamin Hoffman Paul Oswell |
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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.