I will be hosting the Laughs in the Lounge open mic at The Caravan. It’s going to be a great show with special guest Tabari McCoy closing it out, comics coming in from Dayton, Cincinnati and Lexington and some new comics to spice things up.
I’m hosting this show, which features rising California comic Pamela Walt, who is a regular at The Comedy Store in Hollywood.
Also on the strong lineup are Andrew Rudick and Kyle Kemper from Cincinnati, June Dempsey, Jake Hovis, James Ferguson, Alex Whittenburg and Big Daddy Ice.
Tickets are free but are required to ensure proper spacing and are available here.
Friday, June 25 — Wiley’s Comedy Fireworks Competition
I will be competing in the annual Wiley’s Comedy Fireworks Competition in Dayton, Ohio, in the 7:15 p.m. show. If you’re in the area, come on out. It’s a lot of fun and you choose who advances to the finals.
I will kick off this Louisville Laughs show at The Bard’s Town on June 27 for the Sunday Standup Showcase. The Bard’s Town is one of the coolest and most eclectic spots in town. You can get great food, see plays, comedy, perform karaoke or just have a drink.
The show features Danny Browning and several of our favorite comics, including Misty Stine, Will McKenzie and Sara Butryn.
Tickets are $8 each or $30 for a table that seats four and are available here.
How to sign up for open mics in the Louisville area as well as a list of the upcoming comedy shows and open mics. If we missed your event, let us know. (Information on how to sign up for open mics at bottom)
UPCOMING SHOWS AND OPEN MICS
Wednesday, June 16
7:30 p.m. – Laughs In The Lounge Comedy Open Mic with guest host Jeremiah Martin and special guest MrBikey, The Caravan LouisvilleTickets
7:30 p.m. — High Horse Wednesdays All-Entertainment Showcase and Open Mic, High Horse Saloon
6 p.m. — Sunday Night, Live!, all-entertainment showcase with Uncool Randy, 21st In Germantown
7:30 p.m. — Louisville Laughs presents Second Sunday Showcase featuring Gabe Kea, Planet of the TapesTickets
TO SIGN UP FOR OPEN MICS
Sundays — Sunday Night, Live!, all-entertainment showcase with Uncool Randy, 21st In Germantown Message @UncoolRandy on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter
Sundays — Comedy Attack! open mic, Kaiju. First Sunday of the month. Show up and sign up
Sundays (starting July 18) — Comedy at Ten20 Craft Brewery open mic. Every first and third Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Sign up in advance by messaging Louisville Laughs on Facebook or emailing LouisvilleLaughs2@gmail.com
Tuesdays — Comedy open mic from Full Circle Comedy, 21st In Germantown. Show up and sign up. List out at 7:15 p.m. Show at 8 p.m. Message Chris Bowman or Full Circle Comedy on Facebook with questions.
Thursdays — Comedy open mic with MrBikey TheComedian, Lavish Looks, 935 W. Hill St. Register at mistabikey.com
Thursdays — Comedy Open Mic at Red Top Hot Dogs, 1127 Logan Street. Show up and sign up. Sign ups at 8:30, show at 9. For information, message the Dog + Mouse House Facebook page.
Louisville Laughs has a lot of great comedy shows coming. Here is a breakdown of what’s on tap in June and July. It includes some surprises and a Promo Code sprinkled in so you can save money.
This show features rising California comic Pamela Walt, who has toured internationally and is a regular at The Comedy Store in Hollywood.
Also on the strong lineup are Andrew Rudick and Kyle Kemper from Cincinnati, June Dempsey, Jake Hovis, James Ferguson, Alex Whittenburg and Big Daddy Ice.
Tickets are free but are required to ensure proper spacing and are available here.
Join Louisville Laughs at The Bard’s Town on June 27 for the Sunday Standup Showcase. The Bard’s Town is one of the coolest and most eclectic spots in town. You can get great food, see plays, comedy, perform karaoke or just have a drink.
The show features Danny Browning and several of our favorite comics, including Misty Stine, Will McKenzie and Sara Butryn.
Tickets are $8 each or $30 for a table that seats four and are available here.
Comic and stuntwoman Coor Cohen from Los Angeles joins with Chicago comics Winsolw Dumaine and Nick Kuntzman for the Human Extinction Comedy Tour, which will stop in Louisville at The Bard’s Town Theatre on July 2.
They will be joined by Louisville comic Holly Lynnea.
Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door and are available here.
Join us for the initial Grins at Gravely comedy showcase at Gravely Brewing Co. at 514 Baxter Ave. on Tuesday, July 13, at 7 p.m.
The show features Cincinnati comic Blake Hammond, Lexington comics Mike Fields and Elliott Rasile and some of our favorite Louisville comics — Darren Rodgers, Lucious Williams, Hillary Boston, RJ Ryan and Kelli O’Toole. Your host is Creig Ewing.
Admission is free, but reservations are required to ensure seating and are available here. Enjoy some great beer and a lot of laughs.
It will truly be a special Laughs in the Lounge open mic as 11 of Louisville’s top comics are on stage to deliver their best cleanish sets that will be taped to play on SiriusXM comedy channels.
See Mandee McKelvey, Keith McGill, Eric Kimbrough, Sean Smith, Melissa Doran, Jamie Utley, Jake Hovis, Katy Bevins, Creig Ewing, RJ Ryan and Tim Montileone all for $5.
You love this showcase of LGBTQ comics and allies at Aloft Louisville Downtown.
The headliner is Dwayne Duke of Cleveland, founder of the Midwest Queer Comedy Festival, and the featured comic is the hilarious Gwen Sunkel from Indianapolis.
Join Louisville Laughs at The Bard’s Town on July 25 for the Sunday Standup Showcase. The Bard’s Town is one of the coolest and most eclectic spots in town. You can get great food, see plays, comedy, perform karaoke or just have a drink.
The show features Katy Bevins, plus Marz Timms from Chicgo, Josh Dweh from Pennsylvania, Grant Weber from Indianapolis and Spencer Domolky from Lexington. We also have several of our favorite local comics, including Alex Whittenburg, Jen Cooper, Prittyboy Davidson and host June Dempsey.
How to sign up for open mics in the Louisville area as well as a list of the upcoming comedy shows and open mics. If we missed your event, let us know. (Information on how to sign up for open mics at bottom)
UPCOMING SHOWS AND OPEN MICS
Wednesday, June 9
7:30 p.m. – Laughs In The Lounge Comedy Open Mic with guest host June Dempsey and special guest Gabe Kea, The Caravan LouisvilleTickets
Sundays — Sunday Night, Live!, all-entertainment showcase with Uncool Randy, 21st In Germantown Message @UncoolRandy on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter
Sundays — Comedy Attack! open mic, Kaiju. First Sunday of the month. Show up and sign up
Sundays (starting July 18) — Comedy at Ten20 Craft Brewery open mic. Every first and third Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Sign up in advance by messaging Louisville Laughs on Facebook or emailing LouisvilleLaughs2@gmail.com
Tuesdays — Comedy open mic from Full Circle Comedy, 21st In Germantown. Show up and sign up. List out at 7:15 p.m. Show at 8 p.m. Message Chris Bowman or Full Circle Comedy on Facebook with questions.
Thursdays — Comedy open mic with MrBikey TheComedian, Lavish Looks, 935 W. Hill St. Register at mistabikey.com
Thursdays — Comedy Open Mic at Red Top Hot Dogs, 1127 Logan Street. Show up and sign up. Sign ups at 8:30, show at 9. For information, message the Dog + Mouse House Facebook page.
Comedian Tim Northern will headline the Second Sunday Showcase from Louisville Laughs at 7:30 p.m. on June 13 at Planet of the Tapes in Louisville.
Tim tours nationally, but tries to stop at Uranus, Missouri, whenever he can. He has appeared on Star Search and Last Comic Standing and is the namesake for the Tim Northern Comedy Festival held in Louisville.
Tickets for the show are $8 for general admission and $20 for a table that seats up to three. Tickets are available here.
Also on the show are: Nolan Miller from Indianapolis, Jerrel Beamon from Dayton, Louisville’s Hillary Boston, Alex Whittenburg, Jen Cooper, Kimberly Freeman and Jake Hovis and host Creig Ewing.
Planet of the Tapes is the coolest new performances space in Louisville, combining a Comedy Theatre, full-service bar, Cinema Lounge and even old-school movie rentals.
The lineups are out for the Louisville vs. Lexington Comedy Battle on Thursday, May 6 at the Aloft Louisville Downtown from Louisville Laughs.
In this popular comedy show, four comics from Louisville and four comics from Lexington do their best to make the crowd laugh, and the audience votes on which city is the funniest.
Tickets are $8 for general admission or $25 to reserve a table that seats up to four. Tickets are available at Red Pin Tix.
Seating is limited. Only three tables were available as of Monday, so get your tickets in advance and come out and enjoy a great show.
Round One
Louisville’s Hillary Boston vs. Lexington’s Ferris Delaney
Hillary Boston
Ferris Delaney
Round 2
Louisville’s Ryan Riker vs. Lexington’s Cathy Perkins
Ryan Riker
Cathy Perkins
Round 3
Louisville’s Jeff Toy vs. Lexington’s Mike Fields
Jeff Toy
Mike Fields
Round 4
Louisville’s Will McKenzie vs. Lexington’s Jeremiah Martin
Will McKenzie
Jeremiah Martin
One knowledgeable local comedy audience member predicts that Lexington will win and may even sweep all the matchups. So come out and support your city.
Also on the show will be host Creig Ewing of Louisville Laughs and veteran comic Mike Nilsson to entertain the crowd while the votes are tallied.
Mike Nilsson
Doors open at 7 p.m. Come early to the Aloft and enjoy a drink at the Corner bar and relax and shoot a game of pool in the comfortable lobby.
Melissa Doran is one of the most popular and successful comics in the Louisville scene. She will be headlining a comedy show March 18 at Aloft Louisville Downtown.
Melissa recently took the time to answer some questions from Creig Ewing.
What has it been like doing comedy during Covid?
Comedy during covid has been pretty much non-existent. Because shows are so few and far between for such long stretches of time it is a challenge to do well every time you get on stage.
But it also reinvigorated me.
I realized how much I love this thing to do it and do so poorly again. I really connect with what you must go through when you perform Creig.
You recently moved to Louisville. How’s that going?
I recently moved to Louisville with my now fiance after not living with a man for almost 14 years. I made sure we lived on the 11th floor so I always have an out.
I was living in southern Indiana before this so I feel like I’m basically living in the epicenter of culture and diversity. Comparatively.
How would you describe your comedy?
Wow. These questions are super compelling. On that note I’d say my comedy is sarcastic. I try to be authentic but I also like the classic art of writing jokes.
My favorite thing about stand-up is connecting with the audience. I like to feel like we’re hanging out, having a drink and forgetting our bullshit for a night.
What jokes of yours do people remember best?
I do a Derby joke that is always very popular in Louisville for obvious reasons. I also slam on southern Indiana pretty hard, which Louisville also seems to like.
If you’ve ever been there that is also for obvious reasons.
West End Pookie is also on the show March 18. What is her comedy like?
The times I’ve seen West End Pookie she’s always been clever and extremely authentic. She doesn’t hold back and her energy is electric.
She’ll make you laugh just with her presence. That’s the sign of a truly good comedian.
Tickets for the Thursday Comedy Night show from Louisville Laughs are $10 or $30 for a reserved table that seats up to four. Tickets are available here.
The SUPERLIST of Louisville comedy for Feb. 29. This is a listing of comedy (or all-entertainment) open mics, show and showcases in the Louisville area. Let us know if we missed your event.
Friday, March 6
6 p.m. – Cocktails and Comedy Shabbat with Joel Chasnoff, The Temple – Congregation Adath Israel Brith Sholom
6 p.m. – Comedy Night, Covered Bridge Golf Club, Sellersburg, Ind.
7:30 p.m. – Bill Boronkay, The Caravan Louisville
8 p.m. – Chris Tucker: Live In Concert, Louisville Palace
9:30 p.m. – Bill Boronkay, The Caravan Louisville
10 p.m. – Gonzo Improv March Madness Show, The Bard’s Town
11:59 p.m. — Freeky Friday Comedy Show, Cafe’ 360
Saturday, March 7
7 p.m. – Improv 502 presents: Mythology Loves Company, OPEN Community Arts Center
7:30 p.m. – Bill Boronkay, The Caravan Louisville
8 p.m. – Improv Anonymous presents: It’s Almost Spring, The Bard’s Town
9:30 p.m. – Bill Boronkay, The Caravan Louisville
Sunday, March 8
7 p.m. – Comedy Open Mic, Wick’s Pizza Parlor, New Albany
7:30 p.m. – Louisville Is Funny presents Louisville vs. Lexington IV, Gravely Brewing Co
9:30 p.m. – Comedy Attack open mic, Kaiju
Monday, March 9
8 p.m. — Funday Mondays open mic at Mellwood Tavern from Louisville Is Funny
Tuesday, March 10
6 p.m. – Lady Laundry Mic with The Hystericals, Aunt Bee’s Launderette
8 p.m. – Comedy Night, Pints&union
8 p.m. — Comedy open mic, Cafe’ 360
10 p.m. – Kaijuesdays: Game Show Night, Kaiju
Wednesday, March 11
7 p.m. – Trey Kennedy The Are You For Real? Tour, Kentucky Performing Arts
7:30 p.m. – Wednesday Comedy Showcase, The Caravan Louisville
Thursday, March 12
7:30 p.m. – Davin Rosenblatt, The Caravan Louisville
7:30 p.m. – All-entertainment open mic, Four Pegs Beer Lounge
10 p.m. — Comedy Collider open mic, The Bard’s Town
10 p.m. — The Vibe all-entertainment open mic, Nirvana Louisville
Friday, March 13
7:30 p.m. – Davin Rosenblatt, The Caravan Louisville
9:30 p.m. – Davin Rosenblatt, The Caravan Louisville
Saturday, March 14
7 p.m. – Mo Alexander Live! Comedy By the Bridge, 628 Michigan Ave., Jeffersonville
7:30 p.m. – Cliff Cash Live!, Four Pegs Beer Lounge
7:30 p.m. – Davin Rosenblatt, The Caravan Louisville
8 p.m. – There’s No Place Like Home Comedy Expose, KULA Gallery
8 p.m. – Second Saturday Improv with The Hystericals, The Bard’s Town
9:30 p.m. – Davin Rosenblatt, The Caravan Louisville
10:30 p.m. – Laugh Olympics 4, Tracks Bar and Grill
Sunday, March 15
7 p.m. – Louisville Is Funny presents Sunday Comedy Showcase, Aloft Louisville Downtown
Friday, Feb. 28
7:30 p.m. – Holly Lynnea Live! Four Pegs Beer Lounge
7:30 p.m. – Dale Jones, The Caravan Louisville
9 p.m. – SOS Comedy Showcase, 21st Amendment Tavern
9:30 p.m. – Dale Jones, The Caravan Louisville
10 p.m. — Cliffnotes of Insanity: The Princess Bride in 30 Minutes or Less, The Bard’s Town
Saturday, Feb. 29
7 p.m. – Diego Anttanasio Live, Comedy By The Bridge, 628 Michigan Ave., Jeffersonville
7:30 p.m. – Holly Lynnea Live! Four Pegs Beer Lounge
7:30 p.m. — The Five Spot Comedy Show, The Bard’s Town
7:30 p.m. – Dale Jones, The Caravan Louisville
9:30 p.m. – Dale Jones, The Caravan Louisville
Sunday, March 1
7 p.m. – Louisville Is Funny presents Sunday Comedy Showcase, Aloft Louisville Downtown
Monday, March 2
8 p.m. — Funday Mondays open mic at Mellwood Tavern from Louisville Is Funny
Tuesday, March 3
8 p.m. — Comedy open mic, Cafe’ 360
9 p.m. – Kaijuesdays, Kaiju
Wednesday, March 4
7:30 p.m. – Wednesday Comedy Showcase, The Caravan Louisville
Thursday, March 5
7:30 p.m. – Bill Boronkay, The Caravan Louisville
10 p.m. — Comedy Collider open mic, The Bard’s Town
10 p.m. — The Vibe open mic, Nirvana Louisville
Friday, March 6
6 p.m. – Cocktails and Comedy Shabbat with Joel Chasnoff, @The Temple — Congregation Adath Israel Brith Sholom
7:30 p.m. – Bill Boronkay, The Caravan Louisville
7:30 p.m. — Mad Hatter Shows presents Pat Godwin and Reno Collier, Diamond Pub Highlands and Concert Hall
8 p.m. – Chris Tucker: Live In Concert, Louisville Palace
9:30 p.m. – Bill Boronkay, The Caravan Louisville
Saturday, March 7
7 p.m. – Improv 502 presents: Mythology Loves Company, OPEN Community Arts Center
7:30 p.m. – Bill Boronkay, The Caravan Louisville
9:30 p.m. – Bill Boronkay, The Caravan Louisville
Sunday, March 8
7 p.m. – Comedy Open Mic, Wick’s Pizza Parlor, New Albany
7:30 p.m. – Louisville Is Funny presents Louisville vs. Lexington IV, Gravely Brewing Co
9:30 p.m. – Comedy Attack open mic, Kaiju
Monday, March 9
8 p.m. — Funday Mondays open mic at Mellwood Tavern from Louisville Is Funny
Tuesday, March 10
6 p.m. – Lady Laundry Mic with The Hystericals, Aunt Bee’s Launderette
8 p.m. – Comedy Night, Pints&union
8 p.m. — Comedy open mic, Cafe’ 360
9 p.m. – Kaijuesdays, Kaiju
Wednesday, March 11
7 p.m. – Trey Kennedy The Are You For Real? Tour, Kentucky Performing Arts
7:30 p.m. – Wednesday Comedy Showcase, The Caravan Louisville
Thursday, March 12
7:30 p.m. – Davin Rosenblatt, The Caravan Louisville
7:30 p.m. – All-entertainment open mic, Four Pegs Beer Lounge
10 p.m. — Comedy Collider open mic, The Bard’s Town
10 p.m. — The Vibe all-entertainment open mic, Nirvana Louisville
Friday, March 13
7:30 p.m. – Davin Rosenblatt, The Caravan Louisville
9:30 p.m. – Davin Rosenblatt, The Caravan Louisville
Saturday, March 14
7 p.m. – Mo Alexander Live! Comedy By the Bridge, 628 Michigan Ave., Jeffersonville
7:30 p.m. – Clifton Freeman Cash Live!, Four Pegs Beer Lounge
7:30 p.m. – Davin Rosenblatt, The Caravan Louisville
8 p.m. – There’s No Place Like Home Comedy Expose, Kula Gallery, 536 S. 4th St.
9:30 p.m. – Davin Rosenblatt, The Caravan Louisville
10:30 p.m. – Laugh Olympics 4, Tracks Bar and Grill
Sunday, March 15
7 p.m. – Louisville Is Funny presents Sunday Comedy Showcase, Aloft Louisville Downtown
