Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle Competitors

Opening its doors in 1979, the world famous Laugh Factory has been recognized as "The #1 Comedy Club in the Country." With two Southern California locations in Hollywood (its original Sunset Boulevard locale) and Long Beach (opened in 2008), a club in Chicago's East Lakeview, and a new location inside the Tropicana Las Vegas, the top stars of stand-up comedy, as well as today's brightest emerging talent, shine on the legendary stage.

Chicagoland's original home for standup comedy! Locations in Chicago, Rosemont and St. Charles, IL.

Located in the heart of New York City's vibrant Times Square district, Carolines on Broadway is widely regarded as "America's Premier Comedy Nightclub," presenting the best live comedy entertainment seven nights a week, 365 days a year. In 2007, Carolines on Broadway celebrates 25 years of keeping New York and the world laughing. Just steps from many of Broadway's most well known theaters, Carolines on Broadway provides the same quality entertainment one has come to expect of New York's legendary Great White Way.