The Classic Comedy Club

About

The Classic on Queen Street has been the home of New Zealand stand-up for more than twenty-five years, and the main room seats a hundred and twenty cabaret style with a smaller studio upstairs. Big Wednesday puts a dozen or more comedians through fresh untested material. Thursday is Pro Night. The Friday L8 show at ten o'clock stacks eight professionals back to back and is the reliable pick if you only go once. Saturday runs the open mic, which through the year becomes the heats of the Raw Comedy Quest. It is a licensed bar with a snack menu and no outside alcohol. It is not a blanket over-eighteens venue. The recommended minimum age is fourteen, under-eighteens must be with a parent, and some shows are R18. Seating is first in, first to the front, so arrive early.