After nearly 40 years, Louisville’s oldest comedy club will close next month.
The Funny Farm at the Mid City Mall in the Highlands, which opened in 1987 and eventually became The Caravan, will hold its final show March 21. The closing comes after development plans call for Mid City Mall to be demolished by the end of 2026 for a new development.
A spokesperson said the club is in search of another location.
Some of the comedians to perform there through the years include Steve Harvey, Howie Mandel, Sinbad, Heywood Banks, Brett Leake, Tim Wilson, Mitch Hedberg and Pauly Shore. The comedy club will have its final performances Friday, March 20, and Saturday, March 21 with Louisville’s Rich Ragains as the headliner. The club is expected to close sometime in mid-April.
“I grew up in that room,” Ragains said in a news release Tuesday. “I learned timing there. I bombed there. I learned how to be funny when it mattered. That stage molded me.”
The Mid City Mall has been for sale since November 2024. The site is currently owned by the Bardstown Road Investment Co. and the David A. Metts Irrevocable Term Trust. It is assessed for tax purposes at $11.4 million.
Several businesses within Mid City Mall have already closed or moved. Ramen House Louisville moved to a location on Spring Street. The Nearly New Shop closed in September. The iconic Back Door Bar closed in May 2024, after the passing of longtime owner John Dant. Baxter Avenue Theatres closed at the end of 2025, citing the uncertain future of Mid City Mall.
