Diana Dowdle
Google
The staff was polite, but the 2 drink per person requirement seemed ridiculous when they're charging you $6 for water and $8 for lemonade or soda. I think they forgot that not everyone that goes to a comedy club drinks alcohol. I would have willingly paid more for the comedy than be gouged by high food and drink prices. Plus, the tables and chairs were so close together I could have given the man in front of me a haircut while we watched the show.
In fairness, this was a new comedian graduate night that featured what their students had learned through their comedy lessons. We'd come to support a friend who took the classes. After watching over 15 people doing these small bits you could easily see the cookie cutter formula they had taught the students: talk about something you've experienced, walk all over the stage, if it's not going well, just throw in profanity and a shock factor statement. It's like they forgot that the most important staples of comedy are good writing, timing, and reading your audience. Audiences want comedians to succeed in helping them laugh at themselves and things they share in humanity to remind them they are connected to the world and not alone. Comedians don't have to get raunchy or profane to create humor. On this particular night, this comedy club seemed to completely forget these important factor. I wish them well and I hope their comedy gets better because laughter is the best medicine and stress release we crave. 😊
