🎤 STANDUP OPEN MIC – RAW. REAL. UNCENSORED. 🎤

This isn't Netflix. This isn’t a polished special.
This is where comedy is born screaming.

Come watch stand-up comics take real risks onstage.
New jokes. Wild ideas. Total bombs. Surprise genius.
All of it, unfiltered, unpolished, and alive.

This is your backstage pass to the creative chaos—
A room full of comics throwing darts in the dark,
and when they hit? It’s magic.

No rules. No limits. No safe words.
Just a mic, a crowd, and the fearless pursuit of funny.

Support the hustle. Witness the mess. Catch lightning.

* FREE Admission!

* No drink minimum for guests or comics

* Bring Your Own Food! 

* 3-3.5 minute standup sets depending on list length

* Online signups begin every Thursday at noon. Go to our Open Mic Signups page!

* Doors Open at 7:30pm

*Accessibility:

Please email babscomedyclub@gmail.com or call (773)916-5565 with accessibility questions or requests. Arrangements can be made to accommodate your needs with prior notice.

*Getting here:

We are located at 7316 Madison St., between Circle Ave. and Marengo. We are 10 miles west of downtown Chicago, off the 290W Harlem exit. We are a .6 mi walk from the Harlem Blue Line Station, and .8 miles from the Harlem/Lake Green Line Station and UP-W Metra Oak Park Station.

*Parking:

There is ample metered parking on Madison Street ($1/hour until 8pm) and free street parking in surrounding residential areas. Please be aware of parking signage and permitted areas, and be mindful of our neighbors when entering and exiting the venue.

*Food/Drinks:

We serve bottled and canned sodas, sparkling waters, beers, and pre-mixed cocktails, as well as small pre-packaged snacks for purchase. We're also a Bring Your Own Food establishment so feel free to order to-go from one of the many delicious local restaurants in Forest Park!