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 |
Open Mic @ the well open mic |
The Well | Every Monday | Daryl Peterson |
Daryl Peterson |
Pizza Party open mic |
New York Pizza | Every Monday | ||
Bear With Me Comedy Open Mic open mic |
Twelve Mile Limit | Every Monday | Lauren Malara Amanda G Allison Hotard |
Lauren Malara, Amanda G, Allison Hotard |
Saturday Night Comics standup |
Jinx Bar & Grill | Every Saturday | Tommy Brennan | |
Proving Ground open mic |
Hi-Ho Lounge | Every Sunday | Isaac Kozell Shep Kelly DC Paul |
|
Jokes on Oak open mic |
Oak St Brewery | Every Thursday | Adam Crochet |
Open Mic |
Comedy Gumbeaux open mic |
Howlin' Wolf Den | Every Thursday | Red Bean Nature Boy |
Red Bean |
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 |
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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Shut Yeaux A$$ Up open mic |
bar redux | Every Tuesday | Shep Kelly |
Shep Kelly |
Think You're Funny? open mic |
Carrollton Station | Every Wednesday | Cassidy Henehan Mickey Henehan |
Cassidy Henehan |
Comedy Quarter Open Mic Night open mic |
JINX Bar & Grill | Every Wednesday | Tommy Brennan | |
All-Star Comedy Sheaux standup |
Hi-Ho Lounge | First Friday | Shep Kelly |
Shep Kelly |
Mr. C’s Slidell Comedy open mic |
Mr. C's Billiards | First Friday | Jed Landry |
Cherry Lewis |
Damn That's Funny standup |
bar redux | First Monday | Keeda With A Q Akeyla |
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Double Six Comedy Open Mic open mic |
The Domino | First Saturday | Anthony Scontrino Jon Reynolds |
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Wait, What? The Stand-up Comedy Drinking Game standup |
Howlin' Wolf Den | Sat Apr 08 2023 | Isaac Kozell Geoffrey Gauchet |
Isaac Kozell |
Lauren Malara Presents: A Stand-up Showcase standup |
André Cailloux Center for Performing Arts & Cultural Justice | Thu Apr 27 2023 | ||
GLORYHOLE XXX COMEDY SHOW standup |
ALLways Lounge | Fri Mar 31 2023 | Roman Ellis Aj Bell DC Paul Amanda G |
Roman Ellis |
The Renaissance NOLA open Mic Comedy Hour standup |
The Domino | Tue Apr 18 2023 | Jon Reynolds |
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The Rip-off Show - Comedy Gameshow standup |
Hi-Ho Lounge | Sat May 27 2023 | Geoffrey Gauchet |
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Lauren Malara Presents: A Stand-up Showcase standup |
André Cailloux Center for Performing Arts & Cultural Justice | Thu Mar 30 2023 | ||
Don't Tell Comedy standup |
Algiers Point | Fri Mar 31 2023 | ||
Greetings from Queer Mountain storytelling |
ALLways Lounge | Second Friday | Amanda G |
Amanda G |
Big Show standup |
Hi-Ho Lounge | Second Saturday | ||
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 |
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.