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Comedy Clubs in Minnesota

The art of stand-up comedy is alive and well in Minnesota, giving the state's residents a variety of places to get some laughs after a day of enjoying one of their "10,000 lakes." Whether it be a full-time comedy club or a weekend room offering comedy on a regular basis, comedy clubs can be found in some of the larger and smaller cities across the state.

  1. Twin Cities

    • The Minneapolis-St. Paul area, being the largest metropolitan area in the state, serves as the hub for Minnesota comedy, with a number of comedians getting their start here and a few clubs for them to perform in. The longest-running club is the Acme Comedy Co., located in downtown Minneapolis and featuring an intimate atmosphere even though it seats nearly 300. Its newest competition---the Joke Joint Comedy Club---offers two locations, in Bloomington and St. Paul, featuring local acts and national headliners every Thursday-Saturday. Also in the cities are St. Paul's Comedy Gallery, located in the Holiday Inn and bringing in four different comedians each weekend, and the relatively new (opened in 2009) MinneHaHa Comedy Club in the southern suburb of Burnsville, located in the lower level of Anthony's Parkway Grille and featuring a national headliner every Friday and Saturday.

      Acme Comedy Co.
      708 N. 1st St.
      Minneapolis, MN 55401
      612-338-6393
      acmecomedycompany.com

      Joke Joint Comedy Club
      2300 E. American Blvd. (Ramada Inn)
      Bloomington, MN 55425
      612-327-0185
      jokejointcomedyclub.com

      Joke Joint Comedy Club
      801 Sibley Memorial Hwy.
      St. Paul, MN 55118
      612-327-0185
      jokejointcomedyclub.com

      Comedy Gallery
      2201 Burns Ave. (Holiday Inn)
      St. Paul, MN 55119
      612-961-4242
      comedygallery.com

      MinneHaHa Comedy Club
      251 W. Burnsville Pkwy.
      Burnsville, MN 55337
      612-860-9388
      minnehahacomedyclub.com

    South/Central Minnesota

    • Some of the smaller cities in the southern half of Minnesota also have thriving comedy clubs, featuring two or more professional comedians every weekend. One of the more well-known is Goonies in Rochester, connected to McGoon's Taxi Co. Pub and Restaurant, with shows every Friday and Saturday. Doing shows the same nights are the long-running Rum Runners in St. Cloud, which has featured comedy among its other nightclub activities through numerous name changes, and the brand new (as of 2010) Benton Station in its northern suburb of Sauk Rapids. The MinneHaHa Comedy Club also operates a satellite location in the Tavern on the Ave. in the college town of Mankato, doing shows on Saturday nights.

      Goonies Comedy Club
      7 Second St. SW
      Rochester, MN 55902
      507-288-8130
      gooniescomedy.com

      Rum Runners
      102 6th Ave. S.
      St. Cloud, MN 56301
      320-654-1040
      rumrunnerscomedy.com

      Benton Station
      303 N. Benton Dr.
      Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
      320-252-2410
      bentonstationbar.com

      MinneHaHa Comedy Club
      1120 Madison Ave.
      Mankato, MN 56001
      507-345-3308
      minnehahacomedyclub.com

    Northern Minnesota

    • The northern half of the state has few large population areas, but the ones that it does have still make room for live comedy. The biggest of these is Courtney's Comedy Club, located in the AmericInn in Moorhead, on the Minnesota side of the Fargo/Moorhead metro area and bringing in national acts every Thursday-Saturday. Across the state, on the shore of Lake Superior, is Duluth's Dubh Linn Pub, an Irish Pub/Sports bar that has a small room in the back featuring stand-up comedy every weekend.

      Courtney's Comedy Club
      600 30th Ave. S. (AmericInn)
      Moorhead, MN 56560
      218-287-7100
      courtneyscomedyclub.biz

      Dubh Linn Irish Pub
      109 W. Superior St.
      Duluth, MN 55802
      218-727-1559
      dubhlinnpub.com

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