Comedy in Riverside and San Marco

The old neighborhoods just west of downtown do comedy in smaller rooms with more personality. In Five Points, FIVE opened in 2025 inside a 1927 Park Street building that spent years as a neighborhood movie house, and it fits touring stand-up between its concerts. Murray Hill has two stops on the same street. The Murray Hill Theatre on Edgewood Avenue is a room that does not serve alcohol and books comedy among its concerts, and a few blocks away Buchner's Bierhalle, a German beer hall, runs stand-up on Saturday nights. On King Street in Riverside, the arcade bar Keg & Coin hosts a free weekly comedy open mic.

San Marco, across the river, does not have a regular comedy room right now. Its residents are a short drive from the theaters in Downtown Jacksonville.

Show Night in the Neighborhoods

Five Points and King Street are both walkable strips packed with bars and restaurants, so dinner before the show takes no planning. Parking in Five Points is mostly street spaces and small private lots, and FIVE suggests a rideshare on busy nights. Buchner's and Keg & Coin both list free parking for their comedy nights. Age rules vary a lot from room to room, so read each venue page before you bring the family.

For the city's full time comedy club, head to Southside and Mandarin. For everything on the calendar, see this weekend.