When dinner and a movie just sounds too tame for a weeknight, try entertainment that’s a touch more interactive. Vancouver has plenty of spots that’ll have you out of the house, and busting a gut, too—as the city is full of funny folks and comedy clubs ready to deliver punchlines (almost) every day of the week. 

Weekly Vancouver comedy shows 

Monday

The Comedy Sh!tshow

Every Monday at Mum's The Word, a bevy of Vancouver-local comedians take the stage in The Comedy Sh!tshow. Produced by Sidebar Comedy, and touted as Vancouver’s silliest show, expect jokes from the absurd to the weird and wacky.

Mum's The Word
1301 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

Wednesday

Comedy After Dark: Hump Day Happy Hour 

Kicking off Comedy After Dark’s week is live stand-up comedy on Wednesdays, hosting both local and touring comedians, with a side of happy hour drink specials. We’re sure you’ll leave smiling.

Comedy After Dark
117 West Pender Street, Vancouver

By the Hour Comedy

Organized by Conor Levesque, Vancouver’s alcohol-free comedy night, By the Hour Comedy, takes place on Wednesdays at Main Street’s City Centre Motor Hotel—perfect for those who want weekly entertainment without the call of booze.

City Centre Artist’s Lounge
113 - 2111 Main Street, Vancouver

Comedy Gem’s Pro Am Open Mic

If you think you’re funny enough to take the stage, this is where you’ll want to step up to the mic. Pros and amateurs alike can sign up for the open mic lotto on “Wednesday Funday” at the Underground Comedy Club.

Underground Comedy Club
120 West Hastings Street B, Vancouver

Thursday

Cool Fun with ChitChat Comedy

Experience live stand-up comedy at a venue best known for small indie shows: the ANZA Club. ChitChat Comedy brings together professional comedians that you might have seen on CBC and Just For Laughs, turning this historic Vancouver performance hall into a lively comedy club.

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The ANZA Club
3 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver

Comedy After Dark: Top Talent Showcase

The city’s top comedic acts take the stage each Thursday night at the Comedy After Dark Top Talent Showcase. Who takes the title? You’ll have to attend to find out.

Comedy After Dark
117 West Pender Street, Vancouver

Chill X Comedy Clubhouse 

Every Thursday in Mount Pleasant, a traditional comedy club springs to life at this women-owned space. Comics from The Comedy Mix, as well as touring comedians and surprise guest performers, make the rounds here. You’re likely to have recognized a few performers from major platforms like JFL, Netflix, and Comedy Central.

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Chill x Studio
2270 Manitoba Street, Vancouver

Thursday Improv Comedy

The Underground Comedy Club is a speakeasy-style comedy club, hosting local and touring comedians in Vancouver. Thursday’s improv night is sure to shock and surprise—as only improv can do.

Underground Comedy Club
120 West Hastings Street B, Vancouver

Friday

Don't Tell Comedy!

You know you’ll end up in stitches, but you won’t know who’ll be delivering the punchlines on stage—or where the stage is, for that matter. Every Friday night in the city, Don’t Tell Comedy puts on a show at an undisclosed venue with four to seven comics. You won’t find out who they are until they hit the stage!

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Find a show here: https://www.donttellcomedy.com/cities/vancouver-bc/

Comedy Ring Presents Friday Night's Main Event

This is no PG show—The Comedy Ring doles out uncensored stand-up from a variety of local comics every Friday night.

The Comedy Ring
211 East Georgia Street, Vancouver

Theatresports at The Improv Centre 

Each weekend, two improv-comedian teams go head-to-head in a competition judged by the audience itself on both Friday and Saturday nights. Stake your claim as an audience judge to decipher which team makes you laugh the hardest. The only difficult part is deciding who’s funnier.

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The Improv Centre
1502 Duranleau Street, Vancouver

Jokes Please!

Every Friday, The Cambrian Hall becomes a comedy club of sorts, with local comedians pulling big punchlines at the indie theatre. Jokes Please! has been a weekly tradition for a decade, playing host to Vancouver comics, as well as touring pros, and the occasional celebrity guest. 

The Cambrian Hall
215 East 17th Avenue, Vancouver

Comedy After Dark: Uncensored Live Stand-up Comedy 

You’ll want to put the kids to bed and leave them with a babysitter for this one. At Comedy After Dark, you'll hear stand-up comics testing their edgiest and most risqué material every Friday night.

Comedy After Dark
117 West Pender Street, Vancouver

Saturday

Comedy Ring Savage Comedy

Much like its Friday night offering, The Comedy Ring’s weekly Savage Comedy spot showcases local comics with new and uncensored routines.

The Comedy Ring
211 East Georgia Street, Vancouver

Comedy After Dark: Nightcap Comedy

Hooray for the weekend! Comedy After Dark enters Friday with all-star shows hosting pro comics that can be found on Comedy Network, Just For Laughs, and CBC, among others.

Comedy After Dark
117 West Pender Street, Vancouver

Jokes Please!

If you missed the Friday night show, then don’t fret. Saturdays at the Russian Community Centre also bring touring and local comics—and sometimes celebrities—via the popular Jokes Please! nights.

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The RCC (Russian Community Centre)
2114 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver

Saturday Night Laughs

According to the Comedy Department, Saturday Night Laughs is for those who think Drew Carey and Norm MacDonald were a riot. This comedic night stars improvisers in lightning-fast sessions directed entirely by audience members.

The Show Cellar
1755 Davie Street, Vancouver

Sunday

Comedy After Dark: Sunday Night Stand Up Comedy

Comedy After Dark finishes its week strong with a host of stand-up comics to shoo away the Sunday Scaries.

Comedy After Dark
117 West Pender Street, Vancouver

Monthly Vancouver comedy nights

Teen Angst Night

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll definitely cringe! Once a month at the Fox Cabaret, Teen Angst Night showcases a comedic reading series where courageous folks share pages from their teen journals aloud.

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The Fox Cabaret
2321 Main Street, Vancouver

The F.A.R.C.E. Comedy Show

Find comedy every third Tuesday of the month at The Lido, usually known for its live music and unpretentious settings. Put on by Sloots on the Loose, the monthly night promises laughs amid drinks with friends.

The Lido
518 East Broadway, Vancouver

The Sasha Ha-Ha Show 

Comedian and Blind Tiger Comedy faculty Sasha Mark hosts a monthly show, featuring everyone from professional sketch comedians to emerging amateurs. It’s a feel-good, silly showcase. 

China Cloud Studios 
524 Main Street