Top 5 comedy shows to catch in Bangkok

It grew out of cosy rooms where people had the nerve to grab a mic and see what happened. One of those early rooms was The Londoner, a British-style brewpub where comics started running regular English-language open mic nights. Back then it was more about trying things out than being polished, but those nights mattered. They gave performers a place to get brave, mess up, learn fast and slowly turn random shows into a habit.

The Londoner closed and moved on, but the energy got carried straight into The Comedy Club Bangkok. Fridays rotate between stand-up and improv depending on the week. You'll see comics who've been working Bangkok rooms for years and really understand the mix of expats, travellers and people straight from the office, plus international acts passing through on the Asia circuit. Every now and then they pull in big names like Jim Gaffigan, Eddie Izzard or Jimmy Carr.

While English-language comedy sits at the heart of what they do, The Comedy Club Bangkok also hosts shows in a wide range of languages to reflect the diversity of Bangkok's international community. These include Hindi, Gujarati, Danish, French, Japanese and Thai, alongside special multilingual shows and culturally focused comedy events. If you're into improv, there's also a meet-up every first and third Monday at 6pm – no sign-up needed.

One extra thing worth knowing: their Tuesday night offshoot called The Level Up Comedy Club at P.J. O'Brien's in Phra Khanong. It's an open mic night, B300 gets you in with a drink. This is where jokes are still half-built, ideas wobble and sometimes something brilliant appears out of the chaos. If you're curious about how comedy actually gets made, not just how it looks when it's finished, Tuesday nights are a fun little education.

Location: 595, above The Royal Oak, Sukhumvit 33/1, Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok

Entrance fee: Varies by show

If you're already knocking about the Khao San area, this is a proper little laugh house to go to. The club does English-language stand-up with a rotating lineup of professional comedians and up-and-comers from all over. The whole vibe is dead relaxed and for a B200-300 entry fee that usually includes your first drink and some snacks, it feels refreshingly un-gougey for the area.

The host, Jonathan Samson, apparently has a thing for Hawaiian shirts and is something of a local character.

Shows lean into the party atmosphere, so expect audience participation from a crowd that's already a few drinks in. It's the sort of night where you might end up being part of the act, but in the best possible way. The comedy skews towards observational stuff about travel, culture clashes and the general chaos of backpacker life.

Location: Khao San Park Resort, Talat Yot, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 

Entrance fee: B200–300 (includes first drink and snacks)

Less a single club, more a roaming comedy collective bouncing through Sukhumvit and beyond.

Main nights include Wednesdays at Whisgars where live music kicks in after the comedy wraps. Saturdays at The Iron Fairies for their 'Laughter & Lyrics' night – comedy at 8pm, live band karaoke following the laughs. There's also Advanced Open Mic Thursdays at All Time High on Sukhumvit 33 – veteran comics testing new material, refining punchlines, workshopping unfinished bits. The whole creative process happening right in front of you, rough edges and all!

The whole operation runs on heart – comedians supporting each other, venues willing to take a chance on comedy, audiences who actually want to be there.

Location: Multiple venues

Entrance fee: Varies by show.

Your weekend comedy spot on the second floor of AVVE Bar in the W District. It's that bit different – comedians from all over the world dropping punchlines in a venue that normally hosts club nights and creative events. The tagline ‘serving laughs hotter than Bangkok street food’ pretty much sums up the vibe: spicy, international and reliably entertaining.

Shows run on Saturdays and Sundays roughly at 7.30pm. You're looking at an international lineup of experienced comics doing raw sets with almost no censorship, so it's an 18+ affair.

Soi Funny is also launching a new Tuesday night show at Golden Giraffe Bar on Soi 11. Seasoned pro comedians testing fresh material in a more intimate setting. Free entry, starts at 8pm. 

Location: AVVE: 5-Storey Event Space, Phra Khanong Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok (weekends); Golden Giraffe Bar, Sukhumvit 11, Bangkok (Tuesdays)

Entrance fee: Varies by show, mostly free with a two drink minimum.

Can he get a lol? Morgan Jay is booked to harvest an entire Thai theatre full of 555s, all pitch-shifted with his ride-or-die autotune pedal.

It's live-wire stand-up running on crowd chemistry. Whatever flies his way, he snatches it, warps it, auto-tunes it, loops it back sometimes – and just like that, everybody's the punchline.

Bangkok, he's rolling in on November 21 2026 at the KBank Siam Pic-Ganesha Theatre. Front row downstairs where you can feel the autotune rattling in your bones? B2,400. Upstairs seats, slightly safer but absolutely not guaranteed? B1,800.

Read more about Morgan Jay's Bangkok show here.

Location: KBank Siam Pic-Ganesha Theatre, Siam Square One, Bangkok

Entrance fee: B1,800-2,400 on Megatix.