Late Night Mic at Comedy/Bar

Friday Night Late Night Mic @ Comedy/Bar

The Friday Late Night Mic at Capitol Hill Comedy/Bar is a popular open mic that starts immediately after the ticketed events end. This page is where you can find information and links on how to sign up, view the list, and inquire about booked spots.

Follow @latenightopenmic_seattle on Instagram to stay up to date on announcements, including when the weekly list is published.

Signups

Online signups are typically available until Thursday night or sometimes midday on Friday.
In person signups are open until the open mic ends - everyone who sticks around gets a shot on stage!

Click here to signup for July 26!

If you don't signup online, come to Comedy/Bar on Friday and signup in person after 8:30pm PST

The Weekly Signups View

After you signup online, review the Weekly Signups View to see your name listed.

This is not "the list" - this is just a view of names of signup: names are printed in alphabetical order.

Weekly Signups View

The List View

The list is always visible here but is not finished until online signups are closed.

The List will be finalized sometime between Thursday night and Friday night. I rearrange names on the list based on bookings, past truancy, personal vendettas, and alcohol intake.

The List View

Booked Spots

Click here to inquire about getting booked on the open mic

Booked spots are not paid: they are offered to experienced comics who want to try their 5 minutes in front of a hot crowd.

After you request a booked spot, if I decided to book you for an open mic, you will hear from me directly. If you do not hear from me directly, then I have not booked you. I will not add you to the open mic list, so if you want to do the open mic either way, remember to also signup for the open mic.

Use the same link above to inquire about hosting opportunities. I will reach out.

Host spots are paid.

Details and FAQs

FAQs

Q. Is there money for booked spots?

A. No, this is still an open mic.
My theory is that working comedians who don't have a gig booked on a Friday night will appreciate the stage time in front of a hot crowd.

Q. Who are the working comedians?

A. Basically, comedians who are already getting booked on showcases (or better).
As a rule of thumb, if you have not advanced to the level of getting paid yet, then you are not ready.

Q. Isn't this booking thing unfair to all the other amateur comedians?

A. Nope. This makes the show better for everyone.
The crowd will have a better time and will stay longer, leaving more people in the seats for all the other comics later in the night.

Q. How long are booked sets?

A. Minimum 5 minutes, maximum 10 minutes.
Established, local headliners can expect to do 7-10 minutes. Established features can expect to do 5-7 minutes.

Q. How many booked spots are you doing per show?

A. At least three.
More spots may be on a case-by-case basis.