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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Feel Good Fridays open mic |
Bookoo Lounge | Every Friday | Flavius Maximus Sable Levy |
Flavius Maximus |
Craft Comedy at Rendezvous Tavern standup |
Rendezvous Tavern | Every Friday | ||
Feel Good Friday open mic |
Bookoo Lounge | Every Friday | Flavius Maximus Ben C |
Flavius Maximus |
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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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 |
Proving Ground open mic |
Hi-Ho Lounge | Every Sunday | Isaac Kozell Shep Kelly DC Paul |
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Courtyard Comedy open mic |
Courtyard Brewery | Every Sunday | ||
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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It's Good Comedy Open Mic open mic |
Dragon's Den | Every Thursday | ||
Queers Of Comedy New Orleans standup |
Oz New Orleans | Every Thursday | Daniel Gray |
Daniel Gray |
Monarch Media Group - Open Mic (All Acts Welcome) open mic |
The Domino | Every Tuesday | ||
Coin Toss Comedy open mic |
Mag's 940 | Every Tuesday | ||
Let’s laugh comedy showcase and open mic open mic |
Maison (Upstairs) | Every Tuesday | Keeda With A Q |
Keeda with a Q |
Getting Pickled open mic |
Another Bar | Every Tuesday | Pickle |
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Comedy Beast standup |
The Howlin' Wolf | Every Tuesday | Amanda G Allison Hotard |
Amanda G |
Wits End Comedy open mic |
Wits Inn | 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 |
Craft Comedy at Abita Taproom standup |
Abita Taproom | Fourth Wednesday | ||
Judgement Day: A Mike Judge Tribute Variety Show standup |
Big Couch | Sat May 25 2024 | ||
A Night Show with Kris Newman standup |
Big Couch | Wed May 29 2024 | Kris Newman |
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With a Little Feeling: A Storytelling / Standup Show storytelling |
Big Couch | Sat May 18 2024 | Joseph Tolpi |
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With a Little Feeling: A Storytelling / Standup Show storytelling |
Big Couch | Sat Jun 15 2024 | Joseph Tolpi |
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Funny But Make It Fashion standup |
Big Couch | Sat May 04 2024 | Nkechi Chibueze |
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Modern Folklore: A Storytelling Show about Stories storytelling |
Big Couch | Wed May 29 2024 | ||
At The Top: A Collaborative Comedy Competition standup |
Big Couch | Sat May 11 2024 | Jade Bronte |
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Big Couch Presents Dan Alten Standup Comedy standup |
Big Couch | Sun May 26 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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Comedy Night at Faubourg Brewing standup |
Faubourg Brewing | Third Wednesday | ||
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.