Comedy clubs & nights, anywhere.

Melbourne's dedicated stand-up club. Open mic mid-week, headliners on weekends.

Sydney's roving stand-up scene runs out of several inner-west rooms. Open mic culture is strong.

Canada's biggest comedy club chain — the Toronto flagship. Tuesday open mic, headliners Thurs–Sun.

Dublin's longest-running stand-up open mic. Free entry, intense room.

The first dedicated comedy club opened in the UK outside London (1994). Stand-up runs Thursday to Saturday in the Arcadian centre, with four acts per show.

Edinburgh's flagship comedy club. Red Raw on Mondays is the legendary new-material night for working comics.

Glasgow branch of the Glee Club chain, on Renfrew Street next to Cineworld. Weekend stand-up with four professional acts every Friday and Saturday.

Glasgow's home of stand-up. Same room, same standards as Edinburgh's.

Liverpool comedy club operating multiple rooms at Blackstock Market (largest is 589 capacity). Live stand-up Thursday to Sunday, including Paul Smith's regular run of shows.

Free Monday-night stand-up room that grew into one of London's most respected clubs. Two venues, comedy nightly.

Purpose-built East London comedy club run by Lee Hurst, in operation around 20 years. Hosts touring stand-up plus a free new-act night on Tuesdays.

Long-running West End comedy club hosting professional stand-up multiple nights a week at the Arboretum venue near Leicester Square. Repeatedly voted Best London Comedy Club.

London's most famous stand-up room. King Gong on the last Sunday of the month is the most brutal new-act spot in the country.

Free-to-enter (donation-based) Covent Garden club running stand-up most nights of the week, with a second venue at 23 Kingsway. Highly rated as one of London's busiest comedy rooms.

Greenwich's old-school comedy room — heckle culture is alive and well. Acts cut their teeth here.

Manchester's longest-running dedicated comedy club, open since 1993. Hosts "Beat the Frog" amateur night on Mondays and pro shows Thursday-Saturday. Early home to Peter Kay and John Bishop.

Nottingham's main weekend comedy club, founded in 1994 and now based at Metronome. Saturday-night line-up shows with a compere and three circuit acts. Also runs the Big Value showcase at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Austin's longest-running stand-up club. Open mic Tuesdays, headliner shows weekends.

LA's other Sunset Strip club. Multiple shows nightly, regular pop-ins.

The Sunset Strip's legendary club. Three rooms (Original, Main, Belly), comedy every night, history on every wall.

The most famous comedy club in the world. Drop-ins from name acts, eight shows nightly, basement room, no slack.

Upper West Side's stand-up club, with regular drop-ins from Manhattan headliners.