What is badslava.com?
Founded in 2007, badslava.com is the world’s largest
open mic website. It was created by Slava Yaryshkin with
the goal to list all the open mics in the world.

What is an open mic?
An open mic is a live show at a venue such as a club or
pub, usually taking place at night, in which audience
members may perform on stage whether they are
amateurs or professionals, often for the first time or to
promote an upcoming performance. To learn more, visit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_mic

Who is Slava Yaryshkin?
Slava Yaryshkin was born in the Soviet Union and lives in
the United States. He started badslava.com because he is
a comedian who needed a reliable source for open mics.
He has been doing standup comedy since 2006.

How does badslava.com work?
Badslava works similar to Craigslist. Anyone can post an
open mic anywhere in the world. Users of the website
visit the open mics and report dead open mics by emailing
slava@badslava.com. The website is updated every day by
Slava Yaryshkin and it runs on PHP and MySQL.

How do I add an open mic?
Visit https://badslava.com/post-your-open-mic.php
to post any open mic.

How do I update or remove an open mic?
Email slava@badslava.com to update or remove any
open mic.

What if I have a question?
Email slava@badslava.com to ask your question.