South Dakota's only full-time comedy club, tucked just below street level in downtown Rapid City. Founded in 2024 by Air Force veteran and stand-up comic Trevor Ryan after years of running pop-up shows around the Black Hills, West River Comedy is a low-ceilinged basement room with a real stage, real lights and beer and wine, open Wednesday through Sunday. The programming runs national headliners on Friday and Saturday two-night runs — Doug Benson, Jeff Dye, Ben Roy, Aj Finney and Brad Wenzel among recent bookings — alongside regional touring comics, a weekly open mic and karaoke night, improv from The Unrehearsables, and the recurring Midweek Peek burlesque-and-comedy revue. Built by a comic, not a corporation.
Top performers
Open Mic Night and Karaoke
Open mic7:00 PMThu, Oct 15
Doug Benson
6:00 PMFri, Oct 16$30 – $35
Doug Benson
8:00 PMFri, Oct 16$30 – $35
Doug Benson
6:00 PMSat, Oct 17$30 – $35
Doug Benson
8:00 PMSat, Oct 17$30 – $35
ALOK: EAT PRAY LEAVE TOUR
7:00 PMWed, Oct 21$25 – $30
Open Mic Night and Karaoke
Open mic7:00 PMThu, Oct 22
Mike Hammock
7:30 PMFri, Oct 23$15 – $20
Mike Hammock
7:30 PMSat, Oct 24$15 – $20
Open Mic Night and Karaoke
Open mic7:00 PMThu, Oct 29
Open Mic Night and Karaoke
Open mic7:00 PMThu, Nov 5
Open Mic Night and Karaoke
Open mic7:00 PMThu, Nov 12
Open Mic Night and Karaoke
Open mic7:00 PMThu, Nov 19
Open Mic Night and Karaoke
Open mic7:00 PMThu, Nov 26
Open Mic Night and Karaoke
Open mic7:00 PMThu, Dec 3
Open Mic Night and Karaoke
Open mic7:00 PMThu, Dec 10
Open Mic Night and Karaoke
Open mic7:00 PMThu, Dec 17
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Brad Wenzel
7:30 PMSat, Oct 10$15 – $20
Brad Wenzel
7:30 PMFri, Oct 9$15 – $20
Open Mic Night and Karaoke
Open mic7:00 PMThu, Oct 8
Damon Sumner
7:30 PMSat, Oct 3$15 – $20
Damon Sumner
7:30 PMFri, Oct 2$15 – $20
Open Mic Night and Karaoke
Open mic7:00 PMThu, Oct 1
7:30 PMSat, Sep 26$15 – $20
7:30 PMFri, Sep 25$15 – $20
Open Mic Night and Karaoke
Open mic7:00 PMThu, Sep 24
Midweek Peek Show
7:00 PMWed, Sep 23$10 – $20
Aj Finney
7:30 PMSat, Sep 19$15 – $20
Aj Finney
7:30 PMFri, Sep 18$15 – $20
Open Mic Night and Karaoke
Open mic7:00 PMThu, Sep 17
Jeff Dye
8:00 PMSun, Sep 13$40 – $45
Jeff Dye
6:00 PMSun, Sep 13$40 – $45
Adam Minnick
7:30 PMSat, Sep 12$15 – $20
Adam Minnick
7:30 PMFri, Sep 11$15 – $20
Open Mic Night and Karaoke
Open mic7:00 PMThu, Sep 10
Midweek Peek Show
7:00 PMWed, Sep 9$10 – $20
Zac Maas
7:30 PMSat, Sep 5$15 – $20
Zac Maas
7:30 PMFri, Sep 4$15 – $20
Open Mic Night and Karaoke
Open mic7:00 PMThu, Sep 3
Derek Luna
7:30 PMSat, Aug 29$10 – $15
Derek Luna
7:30 PMFri, Aug 28$10 – $15
Open Mic Night and Karaoke
Open mic7:00 PMThu, Aug 27
Midweek Peek Show
7:00 PMWed, Aug 26$10 – $20
Every comedian who's been on a lineup at West River Comedy.