Cincinnati Stand Up Comedy

Cincinnati Comedy Rundown April 1st-7th, 2019

Check the Facebook group to make the show or mic you’re going to is happening!

MONDAY April 1st

Open Mic @ West Side Brewing sign up 6:30 show 7:00 hosted by Tanner Hinds

Open Mic @ Higher Gravity 8:00 – 4 minute sets hosted by Ricky Mulvey

Open Mic @ The Hub 9pm hosted by Lee Kimbrell

Truth Serum @ MOTR Pub 8pm | No Cover hosted by Kelly Collette

TUESDAY April 2nd

Open Mic @ Proof 7p…

Check out a comedy show or two this week in Cincinnati!

Google the venues for directions, or check out the Google Calendar and check out the Facebook group to make sure the show is happening.

Monday 2/25

6:30PM – The List Open Mic @ Listermann Brewing (Norwood) hosted by Mike Hilinski 9:15PM – Open Mic @ The Hub (OTR) hosted by Lee Kimbrell

Tuesday 2/26

7:30PM Open Mic @ Proof (Mt. Lookout) hosted by Josh Faust 8:00PM Open Mic @ Park Place…

Mark Normand, Mike Cronin & More!

Some good stuff going down this week in Cincinnati. Here are some highlights… Funniest Person in Cincinnati Contest July 19th Tonight the semi-finals roll on in the FPIC contest. Lots of locals deep in the contest this year, which isn’t always the case, so get out and support these shows. They’re always a ton of fun, and there’s only a few left this summer! Finals are on Wednesday, August 7th.…

Quite a few shows going on around town this weekend. Catch one or a few!

You can find all the shows going down in Cincinnati over on the calendar page, but here are a few quick highlights for this weekend. Bombs Away! Presents Sam Evans & Mike Cronin The Banana Twins Comedy Tour stops in where it all started. These Cincy boys have long since moved onto cities with larger populations, but they still call this place their home. Catch them at Listermann Brewing for only…

Some new mics and some old favorites in Cincy this week

Got some newbies and some long-running favorites this week. These are just a few highlights. Check the Calendar for all the shows and mics going down Two new Monday mics starting this week – one for the suburbs, one for the urban core (just don’t dress too ‘urban’ if you plan to visit Cincy’s newest center for white gentrifiers) Insert Jokes here @ The Talon Tavern in Milford | 8:30 sign up, 9pm…

In case you didn't notice, there's been a format change on the website.

In case you didn’t notice, there’s been a format change on this website. There will no longer be weekly rundowns. Instead you can find all upcoming shows on our Calendar page. Do you run a show or open mic in Cincinnati that is not on the calendar? Submit show details here.

Monday 2/20

Comedy Popcorn | 8pm | Queen City Exchange (Downtown) | No cover Show details

Open Mic | 9pm | Pity Laughs @ Mr. Pitiful’s (OTR) Signup: 8:30pm Show details

Open Mic | 10pm | Chopshticks @ Mr. Sushi (Clifton) Signup: 9:30 Show details

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Tuesday 2/21

Open Mic | 7pm | Stand Up & Comedy Movie @ The Mockbee (Brighton) Signup: 6:30 Show details

Open Mic | 7:30pm | Second Best Mic @ Second Place (Northside) Signup: 7pm Show details

Open Mic | 8pm | McLevy’s Olde Time Open Mic @ McLevy’s Pub (Go Bananas’ Bonkers Next Door Neighbor) Signup: 7:30pm Show details

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Wednesday 2/22

Pro/Am | 8pm | Go Bananas Comedy Club | pre-booked, email Cam [email protected] for a spot on a future show, must be able to bring 5 audience members for stage time. DO NOT SHOW UP EXPECTING STAGE TIME IF YOU DIDN’T SIGN UP!

Thursday 2/23

Meanwhile… | 8pm | Myrtle’s Punch House (East Walnut Hills) | No cover Show details

Open Mic | 10pm | Comedy By The Slice @ Mac’s Pizza (Covington, KY) Signup: 9:30 Show details

Go Bananas Comedy Club presents… Reno Collier!

Thursday-Sunday, Feb 23-26

Featuring Jay Armstrong with Michael Holder

Monday 2/13

Open Mic | 7pm | Open Mike’s Open Mic @ Listermann Brewing (Norwood) Signup: 6:30 Show details

Open Mic | 9pm | Pity Laughs @ Mr. Pitiful’s (OTR) Signup: 8:30 Show details

Tuesday 2/14

Open Mic | 7pm until 7:45 | Stand Up & Comedy Movie @ The Mockbee (Brighton) Signup: 6:30 Show details

Open Mic | 7:30pm | Second Best Mic @ Second Place (Northside) Signup: 7pm Show details

MOTR Mouth | 8pm | MOTR Pub (OTR) | No cover Show details

Punch & Punchlines | 8pm | Myrtle’s Punch House (East Walnut Hills) | No cover Show details

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Wednesday 2/15

Pro/Am | 8pm | Go Bananas Comedy Club | pre-booked, email Cam [email protected] for a spot on a future show, must be able to bring 5 audience members for stage time. DO NOT SHOW UP EXPECTING STAGE TIME IF YOU DIDN’T SIGN UP!

Thursday 2/16

Mic | 10pm | Chameleon (Northside) Show details

Friday 2/17

Nobody Loves You | 8pm | The Woodward Theater (OTR) | $10 Show details

  Go Bananas Comedy Club presents… Sean Patton!

Thursday – Sunday, February 16-19

Featuring Rojo Perez with Kyle Jeffers

MONDAY 2/6

Truth Serum | 7pm | MOTR Pub (OTR) | No cover Show details

Open Mic | 9pm | Pity Laughs @ Mr. Pitiful’s (OTR) Signup: 8:30pm Show details

Open Mic | 10pm | Chopshticks @ Mr. Sushi (Clifton) Signup: 9:30 Show details

TUESDAY 2/7

Open Mic | 7pm | Stand Up & Comedy Movie @ The Mockbee (Brighton) Signup: 6:30

Open Mic | 7:30pm | Second Best Mic @ Second Place (Northside) Signup: 7pm

Open Mic | 8pm | McLevy’s Olde Time Open Mic @ McLevy’s Pub (Go Bananas’ Bonkers Next Door Neighbor) Signup: 7:30pm

WEDESDAY 2/8

Pro/Am | 8pm | Go Bananas Comedy Club | pre-booked, email Cam [email protected] for a spot on a future show, must be able to bring 5 audience members for stage time. DO NOT SHOW UP EXPECTING STAGE TIME IF YOU DIDN’T SIGN UP!

THURSDAY 2/9

Thursday Night Buzz | 8pm | Myrtle’s Punch House (East Walnut Hills) | No cover Show details

Village Tavern Comedy Night | 8pm | Village Tavern | No cover Show details

Open Mic | 10pm | Comedy By The Slice @ Mac’s Pizza (Covington, KY) Signup: 9:30 Show details

FRIDAY 2/10

Wally DeBurgh’s Stand Up Comedy | 9pm | Dave & Busters (Florence, KY) | No cover

GO BANANAS COMEDY CLUB PRESENTS… JOSH SNEED!

Thursday – Sunday Featuring Nate Abshire with Blake Hammond

Tickets

Monday 1/30

Listermanniacs | 7pm | Listermann Brewing Company | FREE

Open Mic | 10pm | Mr. Pitiful’s (OTR) Signup: 9:30

ON MONDAYS NOW, RIP TUESDAY Show details

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Tuesday 1/31

Open Mic | 7pm | The Mockbee (Brighton) Signup: 6:30

Too Drunk, Too Loud | 9pm | Drinkery OTR | FREE Show details

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Wednesday 2/1

Pro/Am | 8pm | Go Bananas Comedy Club | pre-booked, email Cam [email protected] for a spot on a future show, must be able to bring 5 audience members for stage time. DO NOT SHOW UP EXPECTING STAGE TIME IF YOU DIDN’T SIGN UP!

Thursday 2/2

Open Mic | 10:30pm | Chameleon (Northside) Show details

Go Bananas Comedy Club presents… Mike Lebowitz!

Thursday – Saturday | Feb 2nd-4th Featuring Caitlin Checkeroski with Wayne Memmott

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Monday 1/16

Open Mic | 8pm | Comedy Popcorn | Queen City Exchange (Downtown) Signup: 8pm – open mic begins after the movie 3 minute spots, 5 mins if from out of town

Open Mic | 10pm | Mr. Sushi Clifton Signup: 9:30 Show details

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Tuesday 1/17

Open Mic | 7pm | The Mockbee (Brighton) Signup: 6:30

Open Mic | 8pm | McLevy’s Pub (Montgomery) Signup: 7:30

Open Mic | 10pm | Mr. Pitiful’s (OTR) Signup: 9:30 Show details

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Wednesday 1/18

Pro/Am | 8pm | Go Bananas Comedy Club | pre-booked, email Cam [email protected] for a spot on a future show, must be able to bring 5 audience members for stage time. DO NOT SHOW UP EXPECTING STAGE TIME IF YOU DIDN’T SIGN UP!

Thursday 1/19

What a Joke Comedy Fest: Cincinnati | 7:30pm | $10 | Woodward Theater (OTR) | all proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union Show details

Dan Alten Comes Through | 9:30 | Chameleon (Northside) Open mic sign up starts at beginning of show Show details

Open Mic | 10:30pm | Chameleon (Northside) Show details

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Go Bananas Comedy Club presents… Tony Woods!

Thursday thru Sunday, January 19th-22nd featuring Kelly Collette

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Monday 1/9

Open Mic | 7pm | Listermann Brewing (Norwood) Signup: 6:30 Show details

Chop Schticks Showcase | 10pm | Mr. Sushi Cilfton Facebook event | Note: This is NOT an open mic this week

Tuesday 1/10

MOTR Mouth | 8pm | FREE | MOTR Pub 25 First Jokes of 2017 Show details | Facebook event

  Open Mic | 10pm | Mr. Pitiful’s (OTR) Signup: 9:30 Show details

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Wednesday 1/11

Pro/Am | 8pm | Go Bananas Comedy Club | pre-booked, email Cam [email protected] for a spot on a future show, must be able to bring 5 audience members for stage time. DO NOT SHOW UP EXPECTING STAGE TIME IF YOU DIDN’T SIGN UP!

  Comedy Night at D&B | 9pm | FREE | Dave & Busters (Florence, KY)

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Thursday 1/12

Open Mic | 8pm | Game Time Sports Bar Signup: 7:30pm Show details

Meanwhile… | 10pm | FREE | Myrtle’s Punch House Show details | Facebook event

Open Mic | 10pm | Mac’s Pizza Pub Mainstrasse Signup: 9:30 Show details

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Go Bananas Comedy Club presents… Grant Lyon!

Thursday-Sunday, January 12th-15th

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Monday 12/12

Open Mic | 7pm | Listermann Brewing (Norwood) Signup: 6:30 Show details

Tuesday 12/13

MOTR Mouth | 8pm | FREE | MOTR Pub Show details | Facebook event

Open Mic | 8:30pm | Hangover Easy (Clifton) Signup: 8pm Show details

Open Mic | 10pm | Mr. Pitiful’s (OTR) Signup: 9:30 Show details

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Wednesday 12/14

A Good Trip with Shane Mauss | 7:30pm | Woodward Theater | $10 presale

Tickets | Event details

  Pro/Am | 8pm | Go Bananas Comedy Club | pre-booked, email Cam [email protected] for a spot on a future show, must be able to bring 5 audience members for stage time. DO NOT SHOW UP EXPECTING STAGE TIME IF YOU DIDN’T SIGN UP!

  Comedy Night at D&B | 9pm | FREE | Dave & Busters (Florence, KY) Event details

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  Thursday 12/15

Open Mic | 8pm | Game Time Sports Bar Signup: 7:30pm Show details

Thursday Night Buzz UNPLUGGED | 9pm | FREE | Chameleon Show details

Open Mic | 10:30pm | Chameleon Signup: 9pm Show details

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Go Bananas Comedy Club presents Dave Waite!

Thursday – Sunday, December 15th-18th

Tickets | Facebook event

Monday 12/5

Truth Serum | 7pm | FREE | MOTR Pub Show details

Open Mic | 10pm | Mr. Sushi Clifton Signup: 9:30 Show details

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Tuesday 12/6

Open Mic | 10pm | Mr. Pitiful’s (OTR) Signup: 9:30 Show details

Wednesday 12/7

Pro/Am | 8pm | Go Bananas Comedy Club | pre-booked, email Cam [email protected] for a spot on a future show, must be able to bring 5 audience members for stage time. DO NOT SHOW UP EXPECTING STAGE TIME IF YOU DIDN’T SIGN UP!

  Thursday 12/8

Stand-Up and a Movie | 6pm | $7 | The Mockbee Show details

Open Mic | 8pm | Game Time Sports Bar Signup: 7:30pm Show details

Thursday Night Buzz | 8pm | FREE | Myrtle’s Punch House Show details

Open Mic | 10pm | Mac’s Pizza Pub Mainstrasse Signup: 9:30 Show details

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Sunday 12/11

Open Mic | 8pm | Callé Cantina Signup: 7:30pm Show details

Go Bananas Comedy Club presents… Robert Hawkins!

Check out Hawkins interview in the Cincinnati Enquirer: Enough of the Grind, Hawkins Goes Off the Grid

Catch him Thursday thru Sunday with Cam O’Connor, and host Wille Bostic

Tickets

Next Week…

Wednesday 12/14 | A Good Trip with Shane Mauss | Woodward Theater | $10 presale

Tickets

Event details

Monday 11/28

Open Mic | 7pm | Listermann Brewing (Norwood) Signup: 6:30 Show details

Tuesday 11/29

Too Drunk. Too Loud | 9pm | Drinkery OTR Show details

Open Mic | 10pm | Mr. Pitiful’s (OTR) Signup: 9:30 Show details

  Wednesday 11/30

F*ck You. We Like the Bengals LIVE PODCAST RECORDING | 8pm | Go Bananas Comedy Club Show details

Thursday 12/1

Open Mic | 8pm | Game Time Sports Bar Signup: 7:30pm Details

Open Mic | 10:30pm | Chameleon Signup: 10pm Details

Sunday 12/4

Open Mic | 8pm | By Golly’s Signup: 7:30pm Details

Go Bananas Comedy Club presents… Cash Levy!

with Jeff Arcuri and Blake Hammond

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  Kyle Kinane at Northside Yacht Club

Monday 11/21 | 9pm | $15 Show Details

Go Bananas Comedy Club presents… Mike Cronin!

Mike “Meat” Cronin is our favorite hometown boy and we’ve missed him dearly ever since he moved to Chicago a couple years ago. We can’t wait to see him headline for his first time! Joining him is another Go Bananas original Sam Evans (sexy baby boy living in Queens now!). This is a can’t-miss show, so don’t miss it!

November 25, 26 & 27

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Next Wednesday…

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Facebook event

Monday 11/21

  Open Mic | 10pm | Mr. Sushi Clifton Signup: 9:30 Show details

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Tuesday 11/22

Open Mic | 8:30pm | Hangover Easy Signup: 8pm Show details

Open Mic | 10pm | Mr. Pitiful’s Signup: 9:30 Show details

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Wednesday 11/23

Pro/Am | 8pm | Go Bananas Comedy Club | pre-booked, email Cam [email protected] for a spot on a future show, must be able to bring 5 audience members for stage time. DO NOT SHOW UP EXPECTING STAGE TIME IF YOU DIDN’T SIGN UP!

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Thursday 11/24

Open Mic | 8pm | Game Time Sports Bar Signup: 7:30pm Show details Open Mic | 10pm | Mac’s Pizza Pub Mainstrasse Signup: 9:30 Show details

Sunday 11/27

Open Mic | 8pm | Callé Cantina Signup: 7:30pm Show details

This Week in Cincinnati Comedy | November 14th-20th, 2016

Join the Cincinnati Stand Up Facebook group – sometimes things get changed/cancelled last minute and aren’t reflected below. Visit gobananascomedy.com and take in a show at Cincinnati’s hottest comedy room for over 25 years.  This weekend we’ve got Kyle Grooms! Sign up for the pro/am and perform on the very same stage as the likes of Mike Birbiglia, John Mulaney, Bill Burr, Louis CK, Doug…