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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Raw Dog Comedy open mic |
Ugly Dog Saloon and BBQ | Every Friday | Ryan Anthony Rogers |
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Comedy Fuck Yeah standup |
Dragon's Den | Every Friday | Vincent Zambon |
Vincent Zambon |
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 | |
Dat’s Funny standup |
Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center | Troy Duchane |
Troy Duchane | |
They Fuckin Wit It Wednesday standup |
Bourbon Square Jazz Bar | Smiley Da Comedienne | ||
Jokes on Oak standup |
Oak St Brewery | Every Saturday | ||
Comedy Fuck Yeah standup |
Dragon's Den | Every Saturday | Vincent Zambon |
Vincent Zambon |
Sunday Funday Flava in Ya Ear w/ Flav open mic |
Twelve Mile Limit | Every Sunday | Flavius Maximus |
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Courtyard Comedy open mic |
Courtyard Brewery | Every Sunday | ||
Proving Ground open mic |
Hi-Ho Lounge | Every Sunday | Isaac Kozell Shep Kelly DC Paul |
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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 |
Edge of Comedy Open Mic open mic |
Moonshine bar & grill | Every Thursday | Ole Skool |
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Queers Of Comedy New Orleans standup |
Oz New Orleans | Every Thursday | Daniel Gray |
Daniel Gray |
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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Monarch Media Group - Open Mic (All Acts Welcome) open mic |
The Domino | Every Tuesday | ||
Let’s laugh comedy showcase and open mic open mic |
Maison (Upstairs) | Every Tuesday | Keeda With A Q |
Keeda with a Q |
Wits End Comedy open mic |
Wits Inn | Every Tuesday | ||
Coin Toss Comedy open mic |
Mag's 940 | Every Tuesday | ||
Think You're Funny? open mic |
Carrollton Station | Every Wednesday | Cassidy Henehan Mickey Henehan |
Cassidy Henehan |
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 |
Comedy Night at Happy Raptor standup |
Happy Raptor Distillery | First Wednesday | ||
Comedy Rent Party standup |
ALLways Lounge | Fourth Thursday | Geneva Joy |
Geneva Joy |
Comedy Rent Party standup |
ALLways Lounge | Fourth Thursday | Geneva Joy |
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Craft Comedy at Abita Taproom standup |
Abita Taproom | Fourth Wednesday | ||
A.H.A comedy roast standup |
Moonshine bar & grill | Fri Mar 22 2024 | Ole Skool |
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Wait, What? The Stand-up Comedy Drinking Game standup |
Hi-Ho Lounge | Sat Mar 23 2024 | Isaac Kozell Geoffrey Gauchet |
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An Evening with Kevin McDonald standup |
Big Couch | Sat Apr 20 2024 | ||
Randy Feltface: Work In Progress standup |
Big Couch | Tue Apr 09 2024 | ||
Greetings from Queer Mountain storytelling |
ALLways Lounge | Second Friday | Amanda G |
Amanda G |
Comedy Night at Nola Brewing standup |
Nola Brewing | Second Wednesday | ||
Moral Panic standup |
Junk Drawer Coffee | Third Friday | Kamari Stevens Benjamin Hoffman Michael Glaviano Mary-Devon Dupuy |
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Damn that’s funny comedy show case standup |
bar redux | Third Monday | Keeda With A Q Akeyla |
KeedawithaQ |
Wait, What? The Stand-up Comedy Drinking Game standup |
Hi-Ho Lounge | Third Saturday | Isaac Kozell Geoffrey Gauchet |
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Stoned vs Drunk vs Sober standup |
Hi-Ho Lounge | Third Wednesday | Isaac Kozell |
Isaac Kozell |
Comedy Night at Faubourg Brewing standup |
Faubourg Brewing | Third Wednesday |
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.