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Join us at San Jac Saloon for a fun night of standup comedy, and more at our Open Mic event!

Tommy Brennan is a former Chicago comic currently based in NYC. He was recently named one of Just For Laughs New Faces of 2023 at their premiere festival in Montreal. His standup has been featured on Comedy Central and Don’t Tell Comedy. He is a regular at The Comedy Cellar and tours across the country. During his time getting to work with the late, greatest Louie Anderson, Louie would often describe Tommy's set as "Alriiiiiiight" It's been smooth sailing ever since (lie). Along with his standup, you may know Tommy from his web series Roommates-In-Law (co-created with fellow comic Tim Smith), which has amassed millions of views online.

Bruce Gray is a Comedian, Actor, and Podcaster based out of Los Angeles, California. He started comedy at the age of 18 in his hometown of Bakersfield, California, where most venues would make him wait outside until it was his turn to perform (sometimes in the rain). He has appeared in multiple TV shows and Music Videos including "Game Shakers" on Nickelodeon, "Kings Dead" by Kendrick Lamar, and "Earthquake" by RiceGum and KSI. He is a leading member of the incredibly popular "Comedians Cinema Club" show cast, which won the award for Best Audience Participation show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Bruce is the co-host of the “BagFries” podcast as well as the podcast “Fat Jocks”. He can be seen performing stand-up nightly in Los Angeles at clubs such as The Comedy Store, Hollywood Improv, and The Ice House. He won "Best Of Fest" at the Golden Spike Comedy Festival in Salt Lake City and has performed with comedians as Joe Rogan, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Doug Stanhope, Theo Von, Andrew Santino, Kyle Kinane and many others.

Are Monday nights a bore? Come enjoy a free stand-up comedy showcase, at Kelly’s Irish Pub! Mondays are for pints, punchlines, & friends!

Get ready for a night of non-stop laughs with Grind Comedy @ Gnar Bar - where professional comedians grind out new material.

Join Opa’s Open Mic Night every Wednesday, 7-10 PM! Share your talent or enjoy performances. Enjoy cocktails, coffee, wine, beer & food!

Ready for some tales at our PUPA storytelling show? Want to share a story? We have bucket pulls for 5 mins original stories!

South Austin's best open mic! See incredible comedians working it out live for FREE. Food trucks, live DJ, and drink specials.

Austin's longest (in duration) comedy open mic. Every Wednesday.

A weekly comedy showcase featuring the best local comedians in Austin.

Pros square off versus amateurs to crown the king of Austin Comedy—chosen by you

Comedian Bo Johnson (seen on Comedy Central, Netflix is a Joke Radio, & Hulu) performs an hour of traditional & mixed media stand up comedy!

BETH STELLING IS A COMEDIAN, WRITER AND ACTRESS BASED IN LOS ANGELES. HER NEW NETFLIX SPECIAL “IF YOU DIDN’T WANT ME THEN” TOPPED EVERY ‘BEST OF 2023’ LIST. HER HALF-HOUR SPECIAL IS ALSO ON NETFLIX IN THE FIRST SEASON OF THE STANDUPS. CONAN O'BRIEN PRODUCED BETH’S PREVIOUS HOUR SPECIAL FOR HBO MAX CALLED “GIRL DADDY.” BETH HAS BEEN A WRITER FOR THE FOLLOWING TELEVISION SERIES: RICK AND MORTY, STRANGE PLANET, THE LAST O.G., I LOVE YOU AMERICA WITH SARAH SILVERMAN, ANOTHER PERIOD AND CRASHING ON HBO. SHE’S A SOUGHT-AFTER PUNCH-UP WRITER FOR FEATURE FILMS FOLLOWING HER SUCCESS AS AN ON-SET WRITER FOR THE UNIVERSAL HIT, GOOD BOYS. SHE HAS GUEST STARRED ON AMAZON’S RED OAKS, CORPORATE ON COMEDY CENTRAL, AND SHE PLAYED MS. FISH ON THE PEACOCK COMEDY RUTHERFORD FALLS.

THE AUSTIN COMEDY SCENE IS EXPLODING, WITH COMEDIANS FROM ALL OVER THE NATION FLOCKING TO OUR CITY. THE VELV IS THE LONGEST-RUNNING COMEDY CLUB IN TOWN, SHOWCASING THE BEST COMICS AUSTIN HAS TO OFFER FOR OVER 37 YEARS! EVERY THURSDAY AT 8:30 WE ASSEMBLE AN ALL-STAR GROUP OF COMICS THAT YOU'VE SEEN ON SXSW, THE MOONTOWER COMEDY FESTIVAL, AND MORE! THESE LINEUPS HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY CURATED, FEATURING A GOOD MIX OF ESTABLISHED HEADLINERS AND THE HOTTEST UP-AND-COMING COMICS IN TOWN. WITH THE LATEST UPTICK OF FAMOUS COMICS MOVING TO AUSTIN, YOU NEVER KNOW WHO MAY DROP IN UNANNOUNCED! THE VELVEETA ROOM HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PRESENCE IN THE LOCAL COMEDY SCENE, HELPING FOSTER TALENT FOR NEARLY FOUR DECADES. IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING CITY, WE EMBRACE THE NEW TALENT THAT HAS EMERGED HERE, WHILE STILL PROUDLY REMAINING A SYMBOL OF OLD AUSTIN. COME START YOUR WEEKEND A LITTLE EARLY AT THE VELV!

BETH STELLING IS A COMEDIAN, WRITER AND ACTRESS BASED IN LOS ANGELES. HER NEW NETFLIX SPECIAL “IF YOU DIDN’T WANT ME THEN” TOPPED EVERY ‘BEST OF 2023’ LIST. HER HALF-HOUR SPECIAL IS ALSO ON NETFLIX IN THE FIRST SEASON OF THE STANDUPS. CONAN O'BRIEN PRODUCED BETH’S PREVIOUS HOUR SPECIAL FOR HBO MAX CALLED “GIRL DADDY.” BETH HAS BEEN A WRITER FOR THE FOLLOWING TELEVISION SERIES: RICK AND MORTY, STRANGE PLANET, THE LAST O.G., I LOVE YOU AMERICA WITH SARAH SILVERMAN, ANOTHER PERIOD AND CRASHING ON HBO. SHE’S A SOUGHT-AFTER PUNCH-UP WRITER FOR FEATURE FILMS FOLLOWING HER SUCCESS AS AN ON-SET WRITER FOR THE UNIVERSAL HIT, GOOD BOYS. SHE HAS GUEST STARRED ON AMAZON’S RED OAKS, CORPORATE ON COMEDY CENTRAL, AND SHE PLAYED MS. FISH ON THE PEACOCK COMEDY RUTHERFORD FALLS.

Chad Daniels is a writer, performer and comedian from Fergus Falls, MN. He is one of only 13 comedians to have appeared on the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien. Additionally, he has been featured on Live at Gotham, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilbourn and Craig Ferguson and CONAN on TBS. Most recently he appeared in the documentary ‘I Need You to Kill’ with Tom Segura and Pete Lee, which was released December 2017. Chad has received numerous awards for his standup including City Pages ‘Artist of the Year’, Aspen Comedy Festival’s ‘Comics Comic’ award and was named the winner of the Gilda’s Laughfest Competition in 2012. He released his first half hour special on Comedy Central in 2010, which he followed with the release of his hour special ‘As Is’ in 2012. He debuted his fifth comedy album ‘Footprints on the Moon’ in February 2017 which was one of the top streamed comedy albums on Pandora that same year. Chad was a New Face at the JFL Montreal festival in 2004 and was then invited back to be a part of ‘The Masters’ showcase in 2012. He tours comedy clubs, colleges and festivals all over the world and has performed at such festivals as JFL Montreal, Aspen Comedy Festival, Gilda’s Laughfest, Wild West Comedy Festival, Boston Comedy Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival and Moontower in Austin, TX.

PUNCTUATED BY CLEVER, OFF-THE-WALL METAPHORS, AUSTEN SILVER’S COMEDY IS A GREAT BLEND OF OBSERVATIONAL COMEDY AND HILARIOUS PERSONAL STORIES. HE HAS PERFORMED AT VENUES AND CLUBS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, AND HAS BEEN FEATURED ON MANY COMEDY FESTIVALS INCLUDING MOONTOWER, THE SF COMEDY COMPETITION, AND THE ASHEVILLE COMEDY FEST. IN ADDITION, HE’S BEEN IN SEVERAL TV COMMERCIALS, HGTV’S “WHAT’S WITH THAT HOUSE?”, AND HE’D BE SURPRISED IF YOU READ THIS WHOLE THING.

Chad Daniels is a writer, performer and comedian from Fergus Falls, MN. He is one of only 13 comedians to have appeared on the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien. Additionally, he has been featured on Live at Gotham, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilbourn and Craig Ferguson and CONAN on TBS. Most recently he appeared in the documentary ‘I Need You to Kill’ with Tom Segura and Pete Lee, which was released December 2017. Chad has received numerous awards for his standup including City Pages ‘Artist of the Year’, Aspen Comedy Festival’s ‘Comics Comic’ award and was named the winner of the Gilda’s Laughfest Competition in 2012. He released his first half hour special on Comedy Central in 2010, which he followed with the release of his hour special ‘As Is’ in 2012. He debuted his fifth comedy album ‘Footprints on the Moon’ in February 2017 which was one of the top streamed comedy albums on Pandora that same year. Chad was a New Face at the JFL Montreal festival in 2004 and was then invited back to be a part of ‘The Masters’ showcase in 2012. He tours comedy clubs, colleges and festivals all over the world and has performed at such festivals as JFL Montreal, Aspen Comedy Festival, Gilda’s Laughfest, Wild West Comedy Festival, Boston Comedy Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival and Moontower in Austin, TX.