Sunday · Manhattan Open Mic
Comedy Mob East
New York Comedy Club East Village · East Village
When
Sundays · 5:30pm
- Hosts
- Hunter Wright@xhunterwrightx
- Signup
- Submit via Comedy Mob form (opens Wednesdays at 10am); lottery selection
- @comedymobnyc
What to expect
Plan your set around roughly 5 min on stage. In practice, that means showing up with a tight opener, one clear middle idea, and an ending that can land even if the room is moving quickly.
Signup matters here: Submit via Comedy Mob form (opens Wednesdays at 10am); lottery selection. Read that literally before you head out, because a lot of avoidable frustration comes from comics assuming every mic uses the same process.
Cost is relatively low-friction here, but free rooms still usually work best when comics treat the venue respectfully and support the room if they can.
Venue notes
New York Comedy Club East Village runs in East Village, Manhattan, which matters because neighborhood context changes who actually makes it into the room. A Village mic, a Lower East Side mic, and an Astoria mic can all feel very different even before the first comic goes up.
The venue setup itself is worth paying attention to because open mics are rarely interchangeable once you are standing in the room.
Before you go
Aim to arrive before Sunday at 5:30pm, especially if the signup is handled in person or the host builds the list manually.
If plans look fuzzy day-of, check the room or host Instagram before you travel. NYC mics change time, cost, and signup format more often than comics would like.
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