Stand-up in Somerville
76 upcoming events
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See it on a mapVenues at a glanceStand-up in Somerville has exploded: from new-material nights where comics road-test their jokes, to sold-out solo shows, by way of free open mics. We list everything that's getting laughs right now.
Whether you're after a big headliner or a 5-quid open mic, the next date is right below.
Events — stand-up in Somerville
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Tue10
Tuesday 10 November
Wed11
Wednesday 11 November
Thu12
Thursday 12 November
Fri13
Friday 13 November
Fri 13 · 7 PM$20–25
Stand-upComedy
Boston Comedy Festival Comedy Contest: Semifinal Round 1
The Rockwell
Fri 13 · 7 PM
Stand-upComedy
Secret Headliner and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
Fri 13 · 7:30 PM$10
Stand-upJam / Open mic
Nebula Night
Arts at the Armory Performance Hall
Fri 13 · 9 PM$18
ImprovComedy
Friday Night Fusion
Union Comedy Theater
Fri 13 · 9:15 PM
Stand-upComedy
Secret Headliner and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
Fri 13 · 9:30 PM$20–25
Stand-up
Boston Comedy Festival Comedy Contest: Semifinal Round 3
The Rockwell
Sat14
Saturday 14 November
Sat 14 · 6 PM$12
ComedyStand-up
Class Shows!
Union Comedy Theater
Sat 14 · 6 PM
Stand-up
Stand Up Showcase
Goofs Comedy Club - Somerville
Sat 14 · 7 PM$25–30
Stand-up
Boston Comedy Festival Presents: Emo Philips
The Rockwell
Sat 14 · 8 PM$0–45
Stand-upCabaret
Good Girl
The Green Room
Sat 14 · 8 PM
Stand-up
Boston Comedy Festival: Comedy Contest Finals
Somerville Theatre
Sat 14 · 9:15 PM$30–89
Stand-up
Secret Headliner and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
Later
Sun 15 · 7 PM$15
ImprovStand-up
CAGEMATCH
Union Comedy Theater
Mon 16 · 7 PMFree
Stand-upPoetry
Rockwell Open Mic @ Saloon
The Rockwell
Tue 17 · 6:30 PM
Stand-upJam / Open mic
The Moth: Boston StorySLAM KEEPING THE FAITH
Arts at the Armory Performance Hall
Tue 17 · 9 PMFree
Stand-up
Comedy Open Mic Tuesdays
The Jungle Community Music Club
Wed 18 · 8 PM
Stand-upComedy
Fresh Goofs
Goofs Comedy Club
Wed 18 · 10 PM
Stand-up
Comedy Night
The Burren
Thu 19 · 7 PM$0
Stand-up
Atomic Comedy
Rooted Armory Cafe
Thu 19 · 7:30 PM$23.18
Stand-upComedy
Popcorn Comedy with Jamie Aird
Somerville Theatre, Davis Square, Somerville, MA, USA
Thu 19 · 9 PM$25–72
Stand-up
Secret Headliner and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
Fri 20 · 7:30 PM$20
Stand-upImprov
The (Friday) Weekend Show
Union Comedy Theater
Fri 20 · 7:30 PM
TheatreStand-up
IMPROV COMEDY: an evening of
Arts at the Armory Performance Hall
Fri 20 · 8 PM$17.25
Stand-up
Business Donut Thanksgiving Improv Show!
Somerville Music Spaces
Fri 20 · 9 PM$18
Stand-upImprov
Friday Night Fusion
Union Comedy Theater
Fri 20 · 9 PM$30–89
Stand-up
Peter Wong and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
Fri 20 · 9:30 PM$12.51–23.18
Stand-up
Gladdy8rs: Stand up comedy death battle
The Rockwell
Fri 20 · 11 PM
Stand-up
Secret Headliner and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
Sat 21 · 7:30 PM$28.52–33.85
Stand-upComedy
Comedy Harbor Presents: Mike Cannon - The Early Show
115 College Ave
Tue 24 · 6:30 PM
Stand-up
The Moth: Boston StorySLAM — SERENDIPITY
Arts at the Armory Performance Hall
Mon 30 · 7 PM
TheatreStand-up
TRAD & DENTATA
The Rockwell
Mon 30 · 7 PMFree
Stand-upMagic
Rockwell Open Mic
The Rockwell
Tue 1 · 7:30 PM
Poetry slamStand-up
Smut Slam
Arts at the Armory Performance Hall
Fri 4 · 9:15 PM$30–89
Stand-up
Secret Headliner and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
Fri 4 · 9:30 PM
Stand-up
Abby Govindan: Pushing 30
The Rockwell
Sat 5 · 9:15 PM$30–89
Stand-upComedy
Rollin Atkinson and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
Thu 10 Dec · 7 PM
Stand-upComedy
The Bowery Presents: Whitmer Thomas
Arts at the Armory Performance Hall
Thu 10 Dec · 9 PM$25–72
Stand-up
Secret Headliner and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
Fri 11 Dec · 8 PM
Stand-upComedy
Nebula Night
Arts at the Armory Performance Hall
Fri 11 Dec · 9 PM$30–89
Stand-up
Laura Peek and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
Sat 12 Dec · 7 PM$23–28
Stand-up
Janine Harouni
The Rockwell
Sat 12 Dec · 9 PM$30–89
Stand-upComedy
Laura Peek and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
Sat 12 Dec · 9:30 PM$28.52
Stand-up
Luke Capasso live at the Sebastian M Studio
Sebastian Mariscal Studio
Thu 17 Dec · 7 PM$40–100
Stand-up
Alec Flynn & Dan Toomey and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
Thu 17 Dec · 9 PM$40–100
Stand-upComedy
Alec Flynn & Dan Toomey and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
Fri 18 Dec · 9 PM$18
Stand-upImprov
Friday Night Fusion
Union Comedy Theater
Fri 18 Dec · 9 PM$40–100
Stand-upComedy
Alec Flynn & Dan Toomey and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
Fri 18 Dec · 9:30 PM$15–20
Stand-upComedy
glADDY8rs: standup comedy death battle
The Rockwell
Sat 19 Dec · 6 PM$12
Stand-upComedy
Class Show: Spokane
Union Comedy Theater
Sat 19 Dec · 9 PM$40–100
Stand-up
Alec Flynn & Dan Toomey and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
Sun 20 Dec · 5 PM$40–100
Stand-up
Alec Flynn & Dan Toomey and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
Sun 20 Dec · 7 PM$40–100
Stand-upComedy
Alec Flynn & Dan Toomey and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
Tue 22 Dec · 6:30 PM
Poetry slamStand-up
The Moth: Boston StorySLAM
Arts at the Armory Performance Hall
Thu 24 Dec · 9 PM$25–72
Stand-up
Secret Headliner and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
Fri 25 Dec · 9 PM$30–89
Stand-up
Secret Headliner and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
Sat 26 Dec · 7 PM$20–25
Stand-up
J.F. Harris
The Rockwell
Sat 26 Dec · 9 PM$30–89
Stand-up
Secret Headliner and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
Sun 27 Dec · 5 PM$5
ImprovStand-up
Ladies Night (Show & Jam)
Union Comedy Theater
Wed 30 Dec · 8 PM$30–89
Stand-up
Fresh Goofs
Goofs Comedy Club
Thu 31 Dec · 6 PM$45–135
Stand-up
New Year's Goofs
Goofs Comedy Club
Thu 31 Dec · 8 PM$45–135
Stand-up
New Year's Goofs
Goofs Comedy Club
Thu 31 Dec · 10 PM$45–135
Stand-up
New Year's Goofs + DJ Afterparty Until 3 AM
Goofs Comedy Club
Fri 1 Jan · 7:30 PM$20
Stand-upImprov
The (Friday) Weekend Show
Union Comedy Theater
Fri 1 Jan · 9 PM$18
Stand-up
Friday Night Fusion
Union Comedy Theater
Fri 1 Jan · 9 PM$30–89
Stand-up
Winston Hodges and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
Sat 2 Jan · 9 PM$24
Stand-up
Saturday Selects
Union Comedy Theater
Sat 2 Jan · 9 PM$30–89
Stand-upComedy
Winston Hodges and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
Thu 7 Jan · 9 PM$30–89
Stand-up
Chris Higgins and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
Fri 8 Jan · 9 PM$30–89
Stand-upComedy
Chris Higgins and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
Sat 9 Jan · 9 PM$30–89
Stand-up
Chris Higgins and Friends
Goofs Comedy Club
See also in Somerville
At 4 PM$15–20
Folk / AcousticConcert
Ray Marie Johnson, Mary Leissinger, Rachel Marie at McCarthy's Sunday Nov 8
McCarthy's & Toad, Cambridge
At 3 PM
ClassicalConcert
One Down Left Once, Two Up Right Twice: John McDonald’s Music Shows Up and Goes
Distler Performance Hall, Medford
At 5 PM
JazzConcert
Lady Ray and Her Jazz Birds
Arts at the Armory Performance Hall, Somerville
At 3 PM
Jam / Open micFolk / Acoustic
Irish Session
The Burren, Somerville
At 5 PMFree
RockConcert
Skaleton Crew // Old Haunts // Kerosene
The Jungle Community Music Club, Somerville
At 7 PM$17–20
IndieConcert
Diles Que No Me Maten
The Rockwell, Somerville
At 7 PM$17
IndieRock
Outer World / Honey Cassette / Yes, Chef!
Deep Cuts, Medford
Tomorrow · 8 PM
RockConcert
Sir Echo @ Warehouse XI
Warehouse XI, Somerville
Tue 10 · 8 PM
RockConcert
Protomartyr
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre
Tue 10 · 7 PM
Folk / AcousticConcert
Pokey LaFarge @ Performance Hall, Arts at the Armory
Performance Hall, Arts at the Armory, Somerville
Wed 11 · 7:30 PM
Folk / AcousticConcert
Bedouine @ Center for Arts at the Armory
Center for Arts at the Armory, Boston
Wed 11 · 8 PM
Folk / AcousticConcert
Hamilton Leithauser, Rostam
Somerville Theatre
Thu 12 · 7:30 PM
JazzSmall gig
JAZZ NIGHT: Bill Jones Trio
Aeronaut Brewing Company, Somerville
Fri 13 · 12 PM
ClassicalConcert
Tufts Composers: New at Noon #2
Goddard Chapel, Medford
Thu 12 · 6 PM
Concert
Live Music
The Row Hotel, Somerville
Thu 12 · 7 PMFree
RockPop
Dueling Pianos
Great American Beer Hall, Medford
Fri 13 · 8 PM
RockConcert
Dweezil Zappa DZ20: Like Father, Like Son
Chevalier Theatre, Medford
Fri 13 · 9:30 PMFree
CountrySocials
FREE Friday Line Dancing
Premiere on Broadway, Somerville
Wed 11
Ecstatic danceWellness
FlowState 5Rhythms weekly
FlowState 5Rhythms weekly — Somerville
Fri 13
ClubBoard games
Adult Night at LEGO Discovery Center
LEGO® Discovery Center Boston, Somerville
Fri 13 · 8 PM
Club
Harddrive
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre
Fri 13 · 10 PM
DJ set
DJ Artie V
Great American Beer Hall, Medford
Sat 14 · 12 PMFree
Street partyFood
Lagers and Leaves: A Fall Festival at AERONAUT
Aeronaut Brewing Company, Somerville
At 4 PM$35
Exhibition
Somerville Art Fair Auction
Bow Market, Somerville
At 4 PM$17.50–35
Exhibition
Somerville Art Fair Auction | Bow Market
Upstairs at Bow, Somerville
Tomorrow · 4 PM
Talk
Introduction to Medicare and Plan Finder
Medford Public Library
At 6 PM$45
FoodVolunteering
Harvest of Kindness Vegan Buffet
Koshari Mama, Somerville
TomorrowFree
Writing
Free Write Monday Night
East Branch Library, Somerville
Tue 10 · 4 PMFree
Literature
Crones' Book Club
Somerville Public Library – Central Library
Tomorrow · 7 PM
Literature
Free Write Monday Night @ East Branch
Somerville Public Library – East Branch
Tomorrow · 7 PM
Talk
The Battle of a Thousand Slain, 1791: How a Grand Coalition of Native Peoples Defeated Most of the United States Army
Aeronaut Brewery, Somerville
Tue 10 · 6:30 PM$35
TalkScience
Lectures on Tap-"The Science of Loopholes: From Smart-Ass Kids to Rogue AI"
Somerville
Tue 10 · 7 PM$6.24
Literature
Side Quest Book Club: "Works of Vermin"
Side Quest Books & Games, Somerville
Thu 12 · 6 PM$44.52
FoodTalk
DEEP DIVE: Hidden Cellars of Beaujolais
Wild Child, Somerville
Fri 13 · 10 AMFree
Food
Tasting at Ten - Boston
Counter Culture Coffee Boston, Somerville
Sat 14 · 2 PMFree
MarketCrafts
Unruly Maker's Market
Dear Annie, Cambridge
Tue 10 · 8 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at Olde Magoun's Saloon
Olde Magoun's Saloon, Boston
Wed 11 · 8:30 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at The Pub
The Pub, Boston
Tue 10 · 8 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at The Smoke Shop BBQ - Assembly Row
The Smoke Shop BBQ - Assembly Row, Boston
Tomorrow · 6:30 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at Remnant Brewing - Taproom, Cafe, and Smiles.
Remnant Brewing - Taproom, Cafe, and Smiles., Boston
Tue 10 · 7:30 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at Elm Street Taproom
Elm Street Taproom, Boston
Tue 10 · 9 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at PJ Ryan's
PJ Ryan's, Boston
Tomorrow · 7 PM$50
Trading cardsTournament
MTG: Star Trek Prerelease
Comicazi, Somerville
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
Quiz
The Hero's Journey: Heroes of the Big & Small Screen Trivia @ The Hollows
The Hollows, Somerville
Tomorrow · 6 PM
Video gamesTournament
Square Up! - Somerville's New Melee Local
322 Somerville Ave
Sat 14 · 12 PM$39.19–44.52
FoodTournament
Chairlift Charcuterie Championship
Secret Indoor Venue in Union Square [address given to registered attendees], Somerville
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Tap what you're into — we'll find the outings around you.
Venues — stand-up in Somerville
Rooted Armory Cafe
1 event
Arts at the Armory Performance Hall
8 events
Goofs Comedy Club - Somerville
1 event
Union Comedy Theater
11 events
The Jungle Community Music Club
3 events
Goofs Comedy Club
32 events
The Rockwell
12 events
Somerville Theatre
1 event
Somerville Theatre, Davis Square, Somerville, MA, USA
1 event
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre
1 event
Somerville Music Spaces
1 event
Sebastian Mariscal Studio
1 event
Frequently asked questions
How many stand-up events are there in Somerville?
76 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch stand-up in Somerville?
Notably Rooted Armory Cafe, Arts at the Armory Performance Hall and Goofs Comedy Club - Somerville. See the full list of venues above.