The Ultimate Calgary Comedy Club

At Comedy Cave, we work hard to ensure your experience at the top Calgary Comedy Club is not only filled with belly-laughs but also a full belly with the best food and drink options in Calgary.

Headliners

Who is on stage at comedy cave?

* Acts subject to change

Gene Harding

Dec 8-13

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Paul Farahvar

Dec 15-20

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Johnny Pogo

Dec 27, 29 & 30

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NYE Two Shows

Dec 31

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Jan 1 Special Show - Tix Starting at $5

Jan 1

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One weekend only - Tix Starting at $5

Jan 2nd & 3rd

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* Acts subject to change

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Enjoy a great evening with a comedy show and dinner

Do you love watching comedy shows? Do you like to enjoy a night out with good food and drink? If so, then plan a visit to Comedy Cave, the leading Calgary comedy club. Whether you are a local or a tourist looking for tourist attractions in Calgary, a visit to the Comedy Cave must be on your itinerary.

Top-Notch Shows at the Top Calgary Comedy Club

At Comedy Cave, we work hard to ensure your experience at the top Calgary Comedy Club is not only filled with belly-laughs but also a full belly with the best food and drink options in Calgary.

Comedy Cave is where you can get to enjoy live comedy shows from some of the best stand-up comics. Adam Ruby, Stewart Huff, Brian Stollery, and Gabriel Rutledge are some of the top comedians in Calgary who perform at Comedy Cave. Attending any of their sessions is a sure way to experience an enjoyable evening. You can visit alone or with friends and family.

Bring your friends

You can have a great laugh enjoying comic performances from award-winning artists. Comedy Cave features a full calendar with shows almost every day.

When you search for Calgary comedy clubs, you are sure to get several links to all the talented shows in our diverse calendar. Check out the events planned and earmark an evening at Comedy Cave. You will have such an enjoyable evening that you will be back for more shows.

calgary comedy club Dinner & a show

Comedy Cave has a full bar and kitchen service, including some of Calgary’s best BBQ ribs. Guests can enjoy the best food and drink.

First, a belly full. Then a belly laugh.

Our menu is available throughout the night, and you can get to experience delectable food and drink. There are offers including dinner and a show that includes tickets to the show with great dinner. You can also choose to buy tickets for the show separately and have food & drink as per your choice.

You can get draft beer, domestic beer, coolers, ciders, flavoured spirits, liqueurs, and cocktails at the bar. The kitchen offers a menu featuring a variety of appetizers, salads, entrées, and desserts.

You will find some of the best food in town to relish at Comedy Cave.

Calgary comedy club Laugh YOUR Pass OFF!!

The Laugh Your Pass Off membership is for all the Comedy Lovers out there. We heard you and now we present to you the Comedy Cave Unlimited Laugh Pass.

The Comedy Cave Laugh Pass is an annual membership that allows you to see unlimited shows.

Get your Comedy Cave Laugh Your Pass Off membership now and take advantage of getting your regular dose of laughter.

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Robert Baril Live at Comedy Cave

🎤 Dale Ward: The Dark Horse of Canadian Comedy 🎤
📍 Live This Week at The Comedy Cave

What do you get when you cross meticulous writing, twisted premises, and 100,000+ Insta followers who thought they were just following a guy who shaves his chest?

You get Dale Ward — and you better catch him before he blows up.

This isn’t your average “funny guy.” Dale is the comic other comics study. His jokes are sculpted — rewritten, reworked, and relentlessly trimmed to the purest form. Word economy? Off the charts. Laughs per minute? Ruthless. And don’t be fooled by his thoughtful delivery — every single word is memorized and methodically placed for maximum punch.

🖤 Dark, twisted, but totally accessible
Yes, he goes there — into taboo, raw, offensive places. But he does it with intelligence, precision, and an uncanny ability to make even the darkest subject… hilarious. He’s that rare comic who can make you question your morals while you’re wiping away tears of laughter.

🧠 11 Years In. No Signs of Slowing.
From open mics to headliner status, Dale didn’t wait around for stage time — he built his own shows, sharpened his skills, and now owns the stage like few others in Calgary’s comedy scene.

💥 Fresh Material. Wild Ideas. Full Send.
This week’s set is unpredictable — he’s testing new bits, pulling from the archives, and riffing in real time. If you want to see a pro at work, this is the show. He might even throw in a few exclusive never-recorded bits. And yes, he’s still mad he didn’t hit record on his phone last time.

🎟️ Dale Ward headlines The Comedy Cave – This Week Only
📅 Tuesday–Saturday
📲 Follow the madness: @DaleTHWard

🎙️ Clean? Not quite. Controlled chaos? Every night.

Come see why Dale Ward is one of the best in the city — and why he won’t stay “just local” for long.

Dale Ward Live at Comedy Cave

🎤 Adam Ruby: Hip-Hop Heart. Stand-Up Soul. Raw. Real. Relentless. 🎤

If you've ever wondered what happens when a Public Enemy superfan, an aspiring DJ battle king, and a fiercely honest comic walks into a mic… you're about to find out.

Adam Ruby is unlike any comic you’ve seen — a whirlwind of wit, rhythm, and unapologetic truth. His comedy isn’t just jokes — it’s freestyle storytelling, cultural commentary, and old-school hip-hop soul packed into every set.

He grew up blasting Fight the Power while other kids rocked Guns N’ Roses. He spun vinyl on Technics 1200s. He fell in love with Kung Fu flicks and the lyricism of Wu-Tang, Big L, Mos Def, and Gang Starr. And somehow, that all flows through his set like a mixtape from another universe.

Expect:

✊ Authentic insights from a white dude who actually gets hip-hop culture

😂 Unfiltered commentary on love, race, and 20 years of marriage to a badass Caribbean woman

🔊 Wild riffs on DJ battles, DMC championships, and the four elements of hip-hop

🧠 Deep love for Bernie Mac, Norm MacDonald, and the rawest moments in comedy history

Ruby doesn’t just perform — he confesses, connects, and kills. Whether he’s breaking down why Wu-Tang taught him more about life than school ever did, or comparing audience reactions in white vs. Black rooms with hilarious clarity — he leaves it all on the stage.

📍 Adam Ruby headlines The Comedy Cave this week
🎟️ Tuesday–Saturday
🎧 Part stand-up. Part freestyle. 100% real.

Adam Ruby Interview 2 - Live at Comedy Cave

🎤 Leland Klassen: Clean. Canadian. Comic Gold. 🙌

When your comedy set starts with a mic stand meltdown and ends with a standing ovation, you know you’ve just witnessed something special.

Leland Klassen is one of Canada’s most versatile and enduring comedians — known for his clean material, big hands (literally), and even bigger laughs. From Just For Laughs and Winnipeg Comedy Festival to church basements and corporate stages, Leland has built a 28-year career on being unapologetically himself… and undeniably funny.

In this exclusive week at The Comedy Cave, you’ll hear stories that span:

🎤 The early days in Saskatoon’s one-night Yuk Yuk’s bar gigs
🎬 TV hosting on the West Coast
✝️ Navigating the industry as a proudly clean comic and Christian performer
😂 His self-deprecating truth about making a living in comedy before finding his “voice”
👋 And yes… those giant hands you can’t unsee once he mentions them

From tree-planting summers to pay for stage time, to auditions at Just For Laughs where his clean set was his secret weapon, Leland proves that you can build a comedy career without ever dropping an F-bomb.

Catch a comic who’s played it clean since the beginning — not because he had to, but because he wanted to. And 30 years later, the laughs are louder than ever.

📍 Leland Klassen headlines The Comedy Cave this week
🎟️ Tuesday–Saturday
🧼 100% Clean. 100% Klassen. 100% Funny.

Leland Klassen Live at Comedy Cave

🎤 Paul Kuster: Indigenous Truth. Journalist Roots. One Hell of a Comic. 🔥

From Global News reporter to stand-up storyteller, Paul Kuster has lived many lives — and he brings them all to the mic this week at The Comedy Cave.

In this powerful, funny, and deeply personal interview, Paul unpacks:
📰 How covering a local comedy fest as a reporter led to a life-changing moment on stage
🎤 The thrill of that first big laugh — and the sting of the next night’s silence
😅 The hard truth about why he still does stand-up after 21 years (“It’s the love of the craft”)
🎭 Why bombing matters, why the industry’s changed, and why he’s still all in
📱 His slow-burn romance with social media (“If you’re funny, the word will get out”… or will it?)
🧠 The leap from repeating Steve Martin in schoolyards… to writing his own truth on stage
🪶 His most personal material yet — telling stories of the Sixties Scoop and Indigenous identity with laughter and healing
🙏 And the final night at Comedy Monday Night, where the city’s best comics came together — and James Moore gave Paul the moment he’ll never forget

Paul Kuster is the real deal — thoughtful, unfiltered, always working the craft, and finally telling the stories that matter most.

📍 All this week at Comedy Cave, Tuesday through Saturday.
🎟️ Come for the laughs. Stay for the truth.
💬 And maybe—just maybe—you’ll leave with a new perspective.

Paul Kuster - Live at Comedy Cave

🎤 From Calgary Roots to National Stages – Chris Griffin Returns to The Comedy Cave! 🏔️🔥

Chris Griffin may live in Vancouver now, but Calgary is where it all began — and this week, he’s back headlining the very stage where he bombed his 12th-ever set (don’t worry, he’s since recovered).

In this candid and hilarious sit-down, Chris shares:
📅 The exact date he started comedy — or maybe not?
🎤 How bombing at The Comedy Cave helped shape his style
📈 Tracking his first 500 shows in a spreadsheet like a true comedy nerd
📺 Winning Calgary’s regional Great Canadian Laugh-Off just one year in
🚘 Life as a road dog comic, building chops in cars, small towns, and spreadsheets
😂 That one “puppy joke” that nearly broke Billy's brain
🎙️ Why storytelling became his superpower — and how he learned to read a crowd the hard way

Whether it’s an arena in Saskatchewan or a bar on a Monday night, Chris Griffin brings heart, hustle, and heavy laughs to every room — and this week, he’s back where it all started.

📍 Catch him all week at The Comedy Cave, Tuesday through Saturday.
🎧 And don’t forget to check out his vinyl comedy album, Words Have Consequences.

Because when Chris Griffin tells a story… you’ll laugh and believe every word of it.

Chris Griffin Live at Comedy Cave

🎤 Comedy, Camaraderie, and a Little Chaos – Nick Burden Brings the Realness to The Comedy Cave 🔥🍻

Nick Burden isn’t your typical comic — he’s a bartender-turned-brawler on stage, a crowd work machine, and a road dog who’s just as passionate about meeting people as he is about making them laugh.

In this wildly off-the-rails and hilarious interview, Nick shares:
🔨 How a $100 bet launched his stand-up career
🧠 Why bartending a comedy club was the best training ground ever
💬 The power of post-show conversations (and how they led to gigs in Europe, fundraisers in BC, and hot tubs in Dawson Creek)
😂 A deep dive into why he loves bombing, grinding, and eating sh*t for three years — because that's how killers are made
🎙️ The ADHD-fueled chaos of touring without meds
🥃 Why he's always down for a shot of Jack and a convo with a stranger
💉 Plus... yes, he recently got snipped. He's single-mom-ready. (His words, not ours.)

Whether he's bonding with Dutch tourists, raising thousands for charity, or smashing sets in Calgary, Nick Burden lives for connection through comedy. And this week, he’s doing it nightly at The Comedy Cave.

📍 Come for the jokes. Stay for the hangs.
🗓️ Shows nightly through Saturday.
🎟️ No two nights are ever the same — especially with this guy on stage.

Nick Burden Live at Comedy Cave

🎤 Butts, Boats, and Big Laughs — Bob Biggerstaff Tells All at The Comedy Cave! 🚢🤣

Bob Biggerstaff may have survived Last Comic Standing, opened for Dave Attell, and toured the world via Carnival Cruise Lines — but this week, he’s docked in Calgary and bringing unfiltered, uncensored, and hilariously real comedy to the stage.

In this laugh-out-loud convo, Bob opens up about:
🛳️ Working cruise ships (yes, he’s still funny and clean… mostly)
📺 Life after Last Comic Standing and comedy before TikTok
👑 Nearly becoming “King Poop” in a Dave Attell HBO special
😆 Surviving (and joking through) butt cancer with trademark Biggerstaff charm
❤️ Why laughter might not cure cancer — but radiation, chemo, and a good attitude sure help
🎤 Plus: Canadian healthcare, glitter crowns, robot surgeons, and one very awkward moment of losing all his pubes

Oh, and he might offer free post-show “health checks” (viewer discretion advised).

Warning: Your sides will hurt. And your butt might too.

Bob Biggerstaff Live at Comedy Cave

Dave Landau Live at Comedy Cave

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Matthew Pellat 3 days ago

Great Friday night show. The host was hilarious.

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Iriska 4 days ago

If you think that making jokes about abortions is funny, then you should probably find a better comedian, because you’re going to lose any reasonable audience.
The jokes were awful, and the overall impression was terrible!

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Наталочка Кірянова 4 days ago

I really didn’t enjoy it at all. I was there for a party with a group of people. The plates they served weren’t properly clean — even in the dim lighting you could see greasy streaks on them. The food wasn’t labeled, so you couldn’t know in advance what kind of meat was in each dish. Someone could easily have an allergy to certain ingredients…
The stand-up performance wasn’t interesting at all — it had no substance. On top of that, there was a lot of profanity. Joking about abortions is something I find completely inappropriate, and there were many other things that were too embarrassing to even comment on.

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Jason Thomas 1 week ago

Food order took extremely long and not timed properly with my guest on food arrivals

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Ravi Pawa 2 weeks ago

1st time attending this venue and it was fun...full house with 3 opening acts to warm up the crowd and 1 headline comic to keep us going.Looks like a feative buffet meal package is also available..I particularly appreciated the non-alcoholic beverage options...

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Michael Campbell 2 weeks ago

Great place for newcomers who perform. Ordered food and drinks but food never came but still paid for. Owner kicked us out beacuse i was being rude cuz of my bill .. will never go there again..

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Cj Sison 2 weeks ago

Gopd vibes. Awesome staff. Food came a bit cold and took a little time to get. But overall good time

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Laura Beale 2 months ago

My partner and I came to the comedy cave to see Nik Macik. Nik was great, so funny and engaging. All of the local comics who performed prior to him were also really funny, it was a small crowd (Wednesday night) but the comedians created an atmosphere so it wasn't in any way awkward or uncomfortable. Staff are great both on the bar and waiting, we didn't eat but the food looked good, it's a big nice venue, we had such a fun evening we ended up staying on after the comedy for some drinks on the sports bar side of the venue. Highly recommend to anyone either visiting like us, or locals.

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Kevin Bannerman 2 months ago

We came to the comedy club and even though there were only a few people on a Wednesday night, Nik Macik and the other comedians kept the energy high. We didn't eat so can't comment on that but all the staff were great and coupled with the adjoining bar we had a great night.

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Jon Velasco 3 months ago

It's tough to give this place a higher rating. There were only four of us so the comics had a hard time with such a small group. They tried their best but I get how difficult it would have been for them.

Food was average for pup food. Nothing espectacular but good non the less.

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