Live tonightThe Basement MicTonight 8:30 PM · Kensington Market
FreeentryOpen mic
Tonight · Canada-wide
Comedy shows near you, tonight
One feed with every comedy room running in your city right now — clubs, bar shows, basements and open mics, ordered by what starts next.
01 · The feed
What's on in the next few hours
Tap a format to narrow it — exactly as the app does. Ordered by start time, not by who paid for placement.
Sample feed — a preview of the app. These rooms are illustrative, not live listings.
Live tonight
Selling fastRoast Battle RoyaleFri 9:00 PM · The Laugh Cellar
$12at the doorRoast
Every SaturdayImprov After DarkSat 10:00 PM · Mount Pleasant
PWYCpay what you canImprov
WeeklyPints & PunchlinesWed 8:00 PM · North End
$10at the doorStand-up
HeadlinerSunday ShowcaseSun 7:00 PM · Inglewood
$15advance or doorStand-up
WeeklyTuesday Try-OutsTue 8:00 PM · Mile End
Freenew materialOpen mic
Troupe showLongform SundaysSun 8:30 PM · Commercial Dr
$14at the doorImprov
Late showLast Laugh LateFri 11:00 PM · Whyte Ave
$8cash onlyStand-up
MonthlyThe Burn UnitThu 9:30 PM · Exchange District
$12at the doorRoast
02 · How it works
Three taps from curious to seated
01
Open the app, see tonight
Every room running in your city, ordered by what starts next. No account needed to look.
02
Pick your kind of funny
Stand-up, improv, roast, open mic, sketch. Filter by price, night and neighbourhood.
03
Go straight to the door
We never sell tickets. Each listing hands you straight to the room — no fees, nobody in the middle.
03 · By format
Pick your kind of funny
Stand-up comedy
The classic: one comic, one mic, and a set they've been sharpening for months. From five-minute showcase spots to full headliner hours.
Open mics
Where every comic in the country started. Usually free, usually weekly, always a gamble — and the single best way to see tomorrow's headliners first.
Improv shows
Nothing is scripted and nothing happens twice. Troupes build whole scenes from a single audience suggestion — the most social night out in comedy.
Roast battles
Two comics, prepared insults, a winner picked by the room. Loud, brutal, and consistently the fastest-selling indie format in the country.
Free comedy shows
No ticket, no cover, no excuse. Hundreds of Canadian rooms run free or pay-what-you-can — they just never show up on ticketing sites.
Comedy clubs
The purpose-built rooms: two-item minimums, tight sightlines, and weekend lineups that mix local pros with touring headliners.
04 · By city
Tonight, in every Canadian city
13provinces & territories
1feed for every room
$0to list, to browse
Tonight
Decided at eight, seated by half past
Most indie rooms take cash at the door with no reservation. Live comedy is the last genuinely spontaneous night out in this country.
05 · Price
Most of it is cheap or free
Open mics are usually free, indie showcases run $5–15, club weekends run $20+. Where2Laugh never adds a fee on top.
Free tonight
Open mics and PWYC rooms. Turn up, laugh, tip the bucket.
$5–15
Indie showcases and roast battles — the sweet spot.
$20+
Clubs and touring headliners, usually two-item minimum.
05b · The difference
The same Tuesday, two ways
Eleven rooms within 3 km, and the difference between finding one and ordering in.
Without the app
- Search “comedy Toronto tonight” and get ticketing pages for shows next month.
- Open Instagram, scroll the four rooms you happen to follow.
- Find a poster with no date on it. Check the comments. Nothing.
- DM the room. No reply — it’s 7 PM and they’re setting up.
- Give up. Order in.
0 rooms found, and there were eleven within 3 km.
With Where2Laugh
- Open the app. The feed is already your city, already tonight.
- Tap Free. Four rooms left, sorted by what starts next.
- Pick the 8:30 in Kensington. Read what the room is like.
- Tap the host’s WhatsApp to hold two seats.
90s from bored to a seat, with no booking fee.
06 · Last-minute
Same-day rooms show up too
Hosts publish directly, so late additions, cancellations and lineup changes hit the feed as they happen — the shows most likely to be missing everywhere else.
For hosts, producers & venues
List your room free. Keep your door.
Publish in two minutes, recurring nights repost themselves weekly, and attendees contact you directly. No cut, no fees, no one between you and the door.
Frequently asked
Tonight's questions
How do I find comedy shows near me tonight?
Open Where2Laugh, pick your city, and the feed lists every comedy room running tonight ordered by what starts next — including free rooms and open mics that no ticketing site carries. Filter by price, format or neighbourhood.
Are there comedy shows on weeknights?
Most Canadian comedy happens on weeknights. Tuesday through Thursday is the indie backbone — venues are quiet, doors are cheap, and the rooms are full of regulars.
Can I find last-minute comedy shows?
Yes, and this is where a listings app earns its place. Rooms added the same day, cancellations and last-minute lineup changes appear in the feed, because hosts publish directly.
What if nothing is on tonight in my city?
Switch the feed to this week and you will see everything upcoming. Smaller cities run two or three nights a week rather than seven — the app tells you which ones without a phone call.
