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Seven days of live comedy

Austin comedy this week

Comedy Austin currently has 221 verified events from July 28-August 3, 2026. Use this living seven-day guide to compare club stand-up, local showcases, improv, sketch, variety, and performer-facing open mics.

July 28-August 3, 2026
221matching upcoming events
52venues with matching dates
84citywide sources tracked

A useful starting point

Comedy Austin highlights

July 28-August 3, 2026

Tue, Jul 28 · 6:00 PM

Dunk Tank

Stand-up at The Creek and The Cave in Red River · Free.

Tue, Jul 28 · 7:00 PM

Joe Rogan and Friends

Stand-up at Comedy Mothership in Downtown · ~$50-60 · FAT MAN.

Wed, Jul 29 · 7:00 PM

UCB REP CAMP SHOW

Improv at ColdTowne Theater in East Austin · ColdTowne Main Stage.

Fri, Jul 31 · 7:30 PM

Glitter Witch

Improv at The Hideout Theatre in North Central Austin · $8 – $15 · Hideout Annex – back.

Tue, Jul 28 · 7:30 PM

Bottom of The Barrel

Stand-up at Comedy Mothership in Downtown · ~$40-50 · LITTLE BOY.

Verified listings

Upcoming Austin comedy

221 total
Tue, Jul 286:00 PM CT

Stand-up

Dunk Tank

The Creek and The Cave · Red River · Free

Tue, Jul 286:30 PM CT

Open mic

Cold Beer Comedy

Cold Beer Comedy at Leander Beer Market · Leander · Free

Tue, Jul 288:00 PM CT

Variety

Doghouse

Fallout Theater · Downtown

Tue, Jul 288:00 PM CT

Open mic

The Challenge Mic

Shooters Billiards & Sports Bar · Austin area · Free

Tue, Jul 288:00 PM CT

Stand-up

Between the Lines

Captain Quackenbush's Coffeehouse · Austin area

Tue, Jul 289:30 PM CT

Stand-up

Laugh Track

Fallout Theater · Downtown

Wed, Jul 296:00 PM CT

Stand-up

Off the Cuff

The Creek and The Cave · Red River · Free

How Austin comedy changes through the week

Weeknights tend to have more open mics, new-material rooms, recurring local shows, and lower ticket prices. Thursday through Saturday adds touring headliners, larger club lineups, festival dates, and more late shows.

The best day depends on the experience you want, not simply the number of listings. A small Monday experiment and a polished Saturday headliner are different products even when both are labeled stand-up.

Build a useful seven-day plan

Use the venue and format pages to narrow the calendar, then open the individual event page for ticket status, age guidance, room information, and the official source. If a specific performer is the priority, search their name across the complete calendar.

Comedy Austin keeps this page on one stable URL while the visible dates and events move forward. That makes it a current planning page rather than an archive of expired weekly posts.

Plan the night

Common Austin comedy questions

What nights are best for Austin comedy?

Thursday through Saturday generally provide the widest ticketed selection. Earlier weeknights are often better for open mics, experimental formats, and lower-cost local shows.

How far ahead should I book?

Touring headliners, festival dates, and small high-demand clubs may sell out well in advance. Many local showcases can be booked closer to showtime.

Does this page include improv and sketch?

Yes. The weekly guide covers stand-up, improv, sketch, variety, and verified comedy open mics across the Austin metro.

How often is the weekly guide checked?

The underlying calendar is scheduled for twice-daily official-source refreshes, with protected sources and freshness monitoring handled separately.

How this guide is made

Official-source facts, independently organized

Comedy Austin collects public event details from venue and producer calendars, preserves the latest verified future dates during temporary source outages, and sends readers to the event owner for final ticketing. Highlights are chosen to make the range of Austin comedy easier to scan; placement is not a paid ranking.

Calendar last verified July 28, 2026 at 3:10 PM CDT. Reviewed by the Comedy Austin editorial team. Read our sourcing, corrections, and editorial policy.