Krakow Comedy is a manually curated guide to English-language comedy in Krakow. The site exists because the local scene is active but scattered: one night may be announced on Facebook, another through an Instagram post, a Meetup group, a ticketing page, or a venue calendar. Instead of making people search through several feeds, this guide brings the most useful public details into one practical place: what is happening, when it starts, where it is, who runs it, and where to check the official source.
The calendar covers stand-up shows, open mics, improv nights, story slams, and occasional touring English-language performances. Some listings are polished ticketed shows; others are small rooms where local performers try new material. That mix matters. Locals can see what is worth going to this week, expats can find rooms where English is the working language, tourists can plan an evening that is not only another pub crawl, and performers can spot organisers who may be accepting signup requests.
This is not an automatic scrape of every event with the word comedy in it. Listings are chosen and checked by hand for relevance to the English-speaking comedy scene in Krakow. The focus is on events that a real person could reasonably attend, perform at, or use to understand the local scene. When an event is vague, duplicated, expired, or missing an official source, it may be left out until it can be verified.
The guide also tries to add context that a raw calendar cannot. A visitor may not know whether a night is a casual open mic, a prepared showcase, an improv format, or a themed storytelling event. A performer may need to know which organiser to contact before asking for stage time. A new resident may simply want to find a friendly English-speaking room without joining every local group first. Those are the everyday problems this site is meant to solve.
Krakow has a compact but varied comedy scene, and the most useful information is often local and practical: neighbourhood, venue style, show format, organiser, and the official link to follow for updates. The listings here are written with that in mind. They are not reviews, paid placements, or claims that an event will be good. They are a curated starting point for deciding what to check next.
Comedy listings can change quickly. Venues move rooms, lineups change, start times shift, and some open mics use the event discussion as the performer signup list. Use this site as a clear starting point, then check the organiser's official event page before travelling, buying tickets, or asking for a spot. Krakow Comedy is a curated guide and is not affiliated with every organiser listed.
The next manually checked English-language listings, with links back to organiser sources.
English-language improv comedy open stage at Cafe Szafe. Everyone can participate in improvised games inspired by Whose Line Is It Anyway; games are explained and demonstrated by local improvisers, so no previous improv experience is needed. Entry is free, with pay-what-you-want contributions after the show.
English Stand-Up Comedy & Art Open Mic by Krak Me Up Comedy, hosted by Oliver Haze and Konrad Beerski.
English stand-up comedy open mic hosted by Love/Lub Comedy and Hung Yu-Yu at Chicago Jazz.
English stand-up comedy by touring comedian Victor Patrascan.
Want to perform? Check the event links on Facebook first, then post in the event discussion/comments to ask for a spot. Most organisers use the event post as the main signup channel.
Local groups and hosts regularly putting on English-language nights in the city.
Dzien Tonic is connected with English-language open mic comedy in Krakow, especially casual rooms where newer material and local performers can appear alongside more experienced comics. Check the linked organiser pages for signup details, host updates, and the exact format of each night.
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Hot Chocolate Comedy appears in Krakow listings as an English-language open mic format. It is included when there is a clear public event source, so readers can find the date, venue, and organiser link without searching through social feeds.
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Krak Me Up Comedy is one of the regular English-language stand-up names in Krakow, with shows built around local comics, visiting performers, and hosted lineups. Listings here focus on nights that are useful for audience members as well as performers looking for stage time or local contacts.
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Not Gay At All Comedy is associated with English open mic stand-up in Krakow. The listings are most useful for people looking for informal comedy rooms, local hosts, and events where performers may be testing shorter sets.
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Omnibus Musical Improv brings a musical improv angle to the English-language scene, with shows shaped around spontaneous songs, scenes, and group performance. Listings here highlight public shows rather than rehearsals or private workshops.
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Cozy Events is listed here for Krakow Story Slam, a spoken-word and true-story format where the draw is personal storytelling rather than traditional stand-up. These nights are useful for people who want an English-speaking community event with a theme, a host, and a social atmosphere.
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Improv Comedy in Cracow focuses on improvised comedy and open-stage formats. These events are different from a standard stand-up bill: the audience usually sees scenes, games, or spontaneous group work shaped in the room.
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Where the shows happen.
Felicjanek 10, 31-104 Kraków · Old Town
Cafe Szafe is an intimate Old Town cafe-bar setting suited to smaller open-stage events. For comedy, that usually means a close room where audience attention matters and performers can test material in a more conversational atmosphere.
plac Mariacki 8, 31-042 Kraków, Polska · Old Town
Central Old Town address listed on Facebook for Krak Me Up Comedy open mic nights.
Sławkowska 11, 31-014 Kraków · Old Town
Chicago Jazz is an Old Town bar location used for English open mic and stand-up nights. Its central address makes it practical for visitors staying near the Main Square and for local performers moving between evening events.
Marii Konopnickiej 28, 30-302 Kraków · Ludwinów
Forum Horyzonty is a larger event space near the river and Forum area. It is most relevant here when touring English-language comedians need a room that can handle a bigger audience than a typical open mic bar.
