Montreal does not really have an off switch when it comes to comedy, and the next ten days prove it. Between the city’s club institutions, a Plateau swarmed with Fringe performers, and weekend shows hopping over to Laval and the South Shore, there is a punchline waiting pretty much every night this week. Here is where to go if you need a good laugh, whether you want a polished headliner or a scrappy late-night room.

🎤 Comedy on Mackay (Tuesdays, Downtown)

Voted the city’s #1 comedy night by CultMTL readers, Comedy on Mackay runs every Tuesday at 8 PM (doors 7:30) at NsurMackay downtown. It is an all-English lineup mixing Montreal regulars with surprise drop-in guests from across North America. Next show lands Tuesday June 16, and it is a reliable, easy night out if you want quality stand-up without committing to a big festival ticket.

✈️ Flight Club Late Show (Tuesdays, 10 PM)

If 8 PM is too early for you, the same team runs Flight Club at 10 PM, a later, looser English stand-up set with cocktails and a travel-chaos theme. It stacks Montreal’s best with touring headliners and surprise guests, so it is a fun second act if you are already out for the Mackay early show. Same Tuesday cadence, so June 16 works here too.

🏟️ The Comedy Nest (Weekend Headliners, Montreal Forum)

The Comedy Nest, Montreal’s original English club and an official Just For Laughs venue, sits on the third floor of the historic Montreal Forum at 2313 Sainte-Catherine West. This is your spot for weekend headliner sets from comics you have seen on Netflix, Comedy Central, and the late-night circuit. Check their schedule for the Friday and Saturday June 19 and 20 lineups, then grab dinner nearby before the show.

🎭 FringeMTL Comedy (Until June 21, Plateau)

The St-Ambroise Fringe Festival is in full swing through June 21, with more than 800 performances across 20-plus venues around Plateau-Mont-Royal. A big chunk of that is comedy: solo stand-up hours, sketch, improv, and genre-bending shows like the burlesque, drag, and comedy mashup BABES, BABES, BABES! running through June 18. Tickets are cheap, runs are short, and the discovery factor is half the fun. Pick a venue, take a chance, and you might catch the next big thing first.

⭐ Comedy All Stars (Saturday June 20, Central Station)

Part of the Montreal Comedy Festival programming, Comedy All Stars hits the stage Saturday June 20 at 9 PM at the Montreal Comedy Club inside Deli Planet at Central Station. It is a rapid-fire showcase format, several comics, one ticket, so you get a sampler of styles in a single night. Central location makes it an easy add-on to a downtown evening.

🌉 South Shore Stand-Up (Greater Montreal)

Do not want to cross into the city core? Montreal Comedy Club runs regular South Shore shows with doors at 7 PM and the show at 8 PM, plus a full dinner and bar menu, so you can make it a proper night out close to home. It is a solid option for Longueuil and Brossard locals who would rather skip the bridge traffic.

🛫 Comedy in Laval (Greater Montreal)

Laval keeps its own laughs going too. The Comedy All Stars stand-up showcase has a Saturday June 20 date in the Laval area, and Eventbrite is steadily listing more North Shore stand-up nights through the month. If you are up in Laval or the surrounding North Shore towns, you do not need to drive downtown to catch a quality set this weekend.

📅 Quick Heads Up

July brings the big one, Just For Laughs takes over the Quartier des Spectacles July 16 to 27 with around 1,700 artists. So treat these June shows as the warm-up act, and keep your calendar open for next month. Got a favorite room we missed? Montreal’s comedy scene is deep, so tell us where you are laughing this week.