About r/StandUpComedy
In its own words:
An inclusive reddit community for showcasing standup comedy. Performances must be recorded in front of a live audience. Comedians are encouraged to post their own content.
Community guide
r/StandUpComedy (#618, about 1.8 million subscribers) is oriented around: An inclusive reddit community for showcasing standup comedy. Performances must be recorded in front of a live audience. Comedians are encouraged to post their own content. Recent activity samples show 54 posts/day in recent samples (~91% video, ~7% text, ~2% link). Public rules we collected include: No misogyny or transphobia.; Criticism and suggestions for improvement must be solicited by the OP.; No public accusations of hackery.; No comments related to submitter's physical traits.; Post about comedy/comedians you like, not ones you hate..
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent fandoms or general off-topic dumps. Self-promotion and advertising are tightly limited—read those rules before linking your own channel, shop, or site. Civility and anti-harassment rules are explicit; personal attacks get you removed regardless of how right you think you are.
How it differs from lookalikes
The length of the public rule list is itself a signal: skim all of them once before assuming defaults from similar communities.
Practical pointers
Read the current sidebar/rules on Reddit before posting; collected rules can lag. Common flairs in samples include: Comedian is OP, OP is not the Comedian, Comedy Podcast, SEEKING FEEDBACK.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jan 19, 2009, which makes it 17 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 3,340 subscribers (+0.19%). It sits just behind r/photocritique (#617) and ahead of r/acne (#619) in our ranking.
What sets r/StandUpComedy apart
r/StandUpComedy is far more video-driven than most big subreddits: 91% of its recent posts are videos, against a median of 4% across the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 1.15% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 96% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (15:00 UTC) sees about 11.3× as many posts as the quietest (08:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/StandUpComedy went up from 1,731,266 to 1,751,210 subscribers (+19.9K, +1.15%). That is about 453 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/StandUpComedy talks about
Looking at the titles of 370 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “comedy”, “halloween”, “joke”, “comedian” and “kids”. Other frequent themes are love, special, dad, man, dating and show. Recurring phrases include “comedy special”, “austin kress”, “hate chef” and “chef shows”. By format, 91% are videos, 7% are text posts and 2% are links.
Popular post flairs: Comedian is OP (178), OP is not the Comedian (43), Comedy Podcast (7), SEEKING FEEDBACK (7), Roast Battle (1), Local Show Promotion (1).
Activity and best time to post
r/StandUpComedy gets about 54 new posts a day. The public archive holds 121,305 posts and 1,180,417 comments in total, about 9.7 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Monday (74 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (27). Posting peaks around 15:00 UTC and is lowest around 08:00 UTC.
Rules of r/StandUpComedy
The moderators of r/StandUpComedy list 15 rules. In short:
- No misogyny or transphobia.
- Criticism and suggestions for improvement must be solicited by the OP.
- No public accusations of hackery.
- No comments related to submitter's physical traits.
- Post about comedy/comedians you like, not ones you hate.
- No whining about things like wokeness, safe spaces, or cancel culture.
- Comics: Avoid engaging with hecklers/trolls. Report them instead.
- Subreddit is not a comedy search engine.
- No ticket brokering.
- No text-only jokes or requests for feedback.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/StandUpComedy and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/StandUpComedy?
r/StandUpComedy has 1,751,210 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #618 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 19,944 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/StandUpComedy?
r/StandUpComedy was created on Jan 19, 2009, so it has been around for 17 years.
How active is r/StandUpComedy?
Very active: r/StandUpComedy gets about 54 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 121,305 posts and 1,180,417 comments. In a sample of 370 recent posts we counted 232 different authors.
When is r/StandUpComedy most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Monday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 15:00 UTC, with the fewest around 08:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/StandUpComedy about?
The community describes itself as: “An inclusive reddit community for showcasing standup comedy. Performances must be recorded in front of a live audience. Comedians are encouraged to post their own content.” Recent post titles often mention comedy, halloween, joke, comedian and kids. Most posts are videos (91%).
Is r/StandUpComedy safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/StandUpComedy as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/StandUpComedy?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/StandUpComedy accepts both text and link posts, with videos enabled. It has 15 posted rules, starting with: “No misogyny or transphobia.”; “Criticism and suggestions for improvement must be solicited by the OP.”; “No public accusations of hackery.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/StandUpComedy?
Communities with similar topics include r/comedyheaven (2.1M), r/agedlikemilk (1.4M), r/JoeRogan (1.7M), r/india (3.5M) and r/snowboarding (1.6M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/StandUpComedy.