Open Mic!
Open Mic!
Our open mic shows are a BLAST, usually featuring 15 to 20 comics from all over Illinois and beyond! The show is 8 p.m. The lounge opens at 7. If you're not performing, tickets are just $5. Open mic comedy shows are an opportunity for aspiring comics to get stage time and a super-fun chance for anyone who's EVER wanted to tell jokes and funny stories before a group of strangers. It's easy. Prepare 5 minutes ( or less ) and then simply show up, sign up and go up! We've been doing the open mic shows since November of 2000. Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated Janelle James started here in 2012. She now has two Netflix specials and is the hilarious principal "Ava" on ABC's "Abbott Elementary!"
We open the lounge an hour before the show. Performers for the open mic simply show up, sign up and go up. Sets are 5 minute max.
Parking is available in front of the club and to the east and west of the building. There's Butch's pizza and garlic cheese bread, popcorn and chips available for snacking.
As always, the shows and the laughter are the most important parts of the night. Come see these bright and new comics!
Our open mic shows are a BLAST, usually featuring 15 to 20 comics from all over Illinois and beyond! The show is 8 p.m. The lounge opens at 7. If you're not performing, tickets are just $5. Open mic comedy shows are an opportunity for aspiring comics to get stage time and a super-fun chance for anyone who's EVER wanted to tell jokes and funny stories before a group of strangers. It's easy. Prepare 5 minutes ( or less ) and then simply show up, sign up and go up! We've been doing the open mic shows since November of 2000. Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated Janelle James started here in 2012. She now has two Netflix specials and is the hilarious principal "Ava" on ABC's "Abbott Elementary!"