We could all use a laugh. From the hottest headliners, to award-winning improv, sketch, variety shows, open-mics, and more: get the most out of your weekend and fill up on the best medicine at the best comedy clubs in Dallas and surrounding areas.
1. Addison Improv
If you’re looking to see comedy’s hottest headliners, Addison Improv just outside Dallas is where to do so. The Improv is a storied comedy franchise originating by happenstance in New York 60-some years ago. Addison Improv continues its legacy by staging comedy’s best and brightest.
Upcoming performances include Jimmy Dore, Craig Ferguson, Godfrey, Ian Fidance, Mark Normand, and Natasha Leggero, among many others. The venue also hosts a variety of comedy variety shows as well as brunches and all-ages comedy events.
Tickets to the Addison Improv comedy shows are available direct through its website.
The Addison Improv features an extensive food and drink menu, including all sorts of specialty cocktails.
Comedy fans can also see at the Improv’s venue in Arlington that features an equal caliber of comics.
📍4980 Belt Line Rd #250
📍309 Curtis Mathes Way #147
2. Dallas Comedy Club
The Deep Ellum-based Dallas Comedy Club is one of the premier comedy venues in the city. Spanning 9,600 square feet, the venue houses four breakout rooms, two theaters, a podcast space, as well as an outdoor patio, Club House, and full kitchen.
The venue is also available to rent for parties, corporate functions, and other events.
Five nights a week, the venue hosts a medley of stand-up, sketch, and improv comedy. For aspiring comics of any kind, Dallas Comedy Club offers classes from seasoned pros. Featured acts coming to Dallas Comedy Club this year include Luke Mones (Feb. 23), Rachel Feinstein (March 14-15), Mary Lynn Rajskub (March 28-29), and Andy Haynes (April 18-19).
📍3036 Elm St.
3. Hyena’s Comedy Club Dallas
It’s killer central at Hyena’s Comedy Club Dallas. Equipped with a full bar, state-of-the-art sounds, and free parking, the comedy club is another Dallas go-to for laughs. Upcoming shows at Hyena’s include Casey Rocket, Jessie “Jetski” Johnson, Joe Machi, Bobcat Goldthwait, Asif Ali, Duncan Trussel, Jim Norton, and many more.
Hyena’s Comedy Club Fort Worth is no different – staging the same quality of comedians as well as special events, magic shows, and more. Upcoming shows at Hyena’s Comedy Club Fort Worth include Ralph Barbosa, Josh Wolf, Jay Mohr, Erik Griffin, and more.
📍5321 E Mockingbird Ln
📍425 Commerce St.
4. Big Laugh Comedy Club
Inside its theater, big room, and small room, Big Laugh Comedy Club in Fort Worth stages a fantastic variety of comedy shows including improv, showcases, stand-ups, and open mics. The venue also places a special focus on its food and beverage options, promising delicious food and crafted drinks including the on-site NADC Burger.
📍604 Main St, Suite 100 Fort Worth
5. TK’s Comedy
Owned by a pair of stand-ups, TK’s is a comedy club housed inside an elegant steakhouse. Here, the venue hosts a variety of stand-ups, comedy competitions, and more. TK’s also features a speakeasy that opens after its comedy shows, so if you’re looking for a date night with some laughs, TK’s Comedy is your spot.
📍14854 Montfort Dr.
6. Four Day Weekend
With two locations in the Dallas area – Lower Greenville and at Stage West in Fort Worth – Four Day Weekend is a critically acclaimed improv troupe that’s become one of the longest-running shows in the Southwest.
FDW hosts shows on Fridays and Saturdays, wherein the performances are built around audience suggestions and participation.
Four Day Weekend also offers numerous classes, workshops, and training where aspiring improv comedians can learn the art of “Yes, And”.
📍5601 Sears St, Dallas, TX 75206
7. Pocket Sandwich Theatre
If you’ve ever had the desire to throw stuff at on-stage performers, you can find catharsis at Pocket Sandwich Theatre.
Opened in 1980, Pocket Sandwich Theater is an interactive dinner theater in downtown, Carrollton. Here, the venue hosts an assortment of productions ranging from broadway and genre spoofs to comedy panel shows, quirky concerts, and melodramas where popcorn-tossing is encouraged.
📍1104 S. Elm Street, Carrollton, TX 75006
8. Stomping Grounds
As the city’s only non-profit comedy theater, Stomping Grounds is a community-focused comedy club that regularly hosts a fantastic variety of improv, sketch, and stand-up comedy shows on weekend.
The venue also offers a variety of classes catering to aspiring improvs as well as team-building exercises. Its Improv for Life program teaches learners how to utilize the art of improv for mental wellness.
📍1350 Manufacturing St #109
9. Backdoor Comedy
What began in a pizza shop, and later a bowling alley, and a hodgepodge of other locales, has emerged as one of the longest-running comedy clubs in the Dallas area. The award-winning comedy venue offers an intimate atmosphere for local, emerging, and hit comics to perform their acts.
📍940 E. Belt Line Road
10. The Comedy Arena
Enjoy stand-up, improv, and sketch at The Comedy Arena in downtown McKinney. The intimate venue hosts regular shows five nights a week and offers a full kitchen and bar.
The Comedy Arena also offers a variety of improv classes, as well as catered training to storytelling, workshops, and comedy masterclasses.
📍305 E. Virginia St., Suite 104