Great place. It's a billiards hall but the room is separate and has a door which eliminates any noise from disrupting the acts. Nice host, perfect little room to do your new stuff. Well built stage (handicap excessible if we have any wheelchair bound comics). They drew the red curtains beforehand to reveal a projector screen which was displaying the bulls game prior to the show. Awesome place with all seating facing the stage not like a restaurant style. Im going back. New, old, men, women and a handful of gay comics make this place a riot.
Good room. Audience is mostly other comics but there are always a few friends and everyone listens attentively. One host (Steve T) is a good guy and a solid comic. The other host, who shall remain nameless, is a hack comedian who disrespects the audience and uses Jewish stereotypes for laughs. You get six minutes to perform here and it is a laid-back, warm room where you can work on material. They need to fix the microphone but the room is not that big.
An intimate, likeable room with the usual mix of solid veterans and newcomers. There's decent food and the vibe is friendly and supportive. They have a stage and a curtain, but also a spotty microphone that randomly cuts out and interrupts the flow, which is actually worse than no microphone.
The bigger problem is exactly what the above commenter said. One of the hosts (I'll say his name, he asked for it; Todd Glover) is a jaded hack who apparently can't write a joke so he falls back on Jewish stereotypes and other tired slurs. I was not as offended by the content (trite and unfunny though it was) as by its laziness and unoriginality. Amazingly, he acted like he was all that! I was like, umm, ok? Cockiness onstage can be fun but when you have so little material it just makes you look out of touch with how good you are. Saddest of all, beneath the bravado, you could sort of tell he knew he wasn't much of a comedian.
On the way home my boyfriend said Todd seemed like a guy who failed at comedy but couldn't bring himself to leave the party. I had the same impression. Todd kept talking about how many years he had been doing standup, as if we owed him credit for time served. Then he actually stopped doing any kind of performing and talked to himself out loud about other things! including how many more minutes he felt like doing! with us as a captive audience! It was appalling! So self-indulgent and disrespectful, like "F you, I host this room, just sit and listen."
I have been to a great many comedy shows and that was the absolute worst I have ever seen an audience be disrespected. Considering how funny and likable Steve was as the host until he handed Todd the microphone, I could not believe it.
How does a guy like that host an open mic? Particularly in front of a roomful of young comics. They should be learning the opposite of the lessons he is inadvertently teaching.
With the glaring exception of Todd Glover, I liked this room. Steve the host was hilarious and a bunch of the other comics were good or at least showed glimmers of talent.
Get your name on the signup sheet early or you will be performing for an empty room. The other comedians leave as soon as they finish. Also, this is a VERY small space.
I went last week. Nice mic with some non-comics in the audience.
ReplyDeleteSmall crowd, but you get 6 minutes. Also, great hosts. (Also, $3 beers and $3 cheesy fries). Worth it.
ReplyDeleteGreat place. It's a billiards hall but the room is separate and has a door which eliminates any noise from disrupting the acts. Nice host, perfect little room to do your new stuff. Well built stage (handicap excessible if we have any wheelchair bound comics). They drew the red curtains beforehand to reveal a projector screen which was displaying the bulls game prior to the show. Awesome place with all seating facing the stage not like a restaurant style. Im going back. New, old, men, women and a handful of gay comics make this place a riot.
ReplyDeleteCrash or burn, review coming
ReplyDeleteThere was no microphone...
ReplyDeleteGood room. Audience is mostly other comics but there are always a few friends and everyone listens attentively. One host (Steve T) is a good guy and a solid comic. The other host, who shall remain nameless, is a hack comedian who disrespects the audience and uses Jewish stereotypes for laughs. You get six minutes to perform here and it is a laid-back, warm room where you can work on material. They need to fix the microphone but the room is not that big.
ReplyDeleteAn intimate, likeable room with the usual mix of solid veterans and newcomers. There's decent food and the vibe is friendly and supportive. They have a stage and a curtain, but also a spotty microphone that randomly cuts out and interrupts the flow, which is actually worse than no microphone.
ReplyDeleteThe bigger problem is exactly what the above commenter said. One of the hosts (I'll say his name, he asked for it; Todd Glover) is a jaded hack who apparently can't write a joke so he falls back on Jewish stereotypes and other tired slurs. I was not as offended by the content (trite and unfunny though it was) as by its laziness and unoriginality. Amazingly, he acted like he was all that! I was like, umm, ok? Cockiness onstage can be fun but when you have so little material it just makes you look out of touch with how good you are. Saddest of all, beneath the bravado, you could sort of tell he knew he wasn't much of a comedian.
On the way home my boyfriend said Todd seemed like a guy who failed at comedy but couldn't bring himself to leave the party. I had the same impression. Todd kept talking about how many years he had been doing standup, as if we owed him credit for time served. Then he actually stopped doing any kind of performing and talked to himself out loud about other things! including how many more minutes he felt like doing! with us as a captive audience! It was appalling! So self-indulgent and disrespectful, like "F you, I host this room, just sit and listen."
I have been to a great many comedy shows and that was the absolute worst I have ever seen an audience be disrespected. Considering how funny and likable Steve was as the host until he handed Todd the microphone, I could not believe it.
How does a guy like that host an open mic? Particularly in front of a roomful of young comics. They should be learning the opposite of the lessons he is inadvertently teaching.
With the glaring exception of Todd Glover, I liked this room. Steve the host was hilarious and a bunch of the other comics were good or at least showed glimmers of talent.
I forgot to mention ... When he stopped performing and just talked, he had his back to the audience! WTF?!
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure Todd is no longer the host. So, don't let the review of him stop you from doing this fun room.
ReplyDeleteGet your name on the signup sheet early or you will be performing for an empty room. The other comedians leave as soon as they finish. Also, this is a VERY small space.
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