Much of what I write may already appear in my other reviews of Shanghai, as far as the layout of the room goes. The room seats about 50 who can see the stage well, but I saw they host set up a camera that showed the stage on a large projection screen, so people sitting in other parts of the room could see the talent that way, too. In effect, wherever you sat, you could see the performers. Parking is on the street, and they also have a paid lot just behind the business. Talent gets 5 minutes. No light at 4. A timer off to one side where the host sits counts the minutes up to 5, not down from 5, and talent is supposed to keep their eye on it and get themselves off. There are no language restrictions. Signup is first come first choice. The room is for standup only. The stage is well lit. The backdrop is the Shanghai Room logo and silver streamers that look like a shining waterfall. The platform stage holds a mic, stand and stool. The business is a full bar, and they serve comfort food like burgers, sandwiches and fish ‘n chips. Doors open at 6:30pm. The host, Nick Cody, arrived at 6:36pm and began to set up the room. By 7:03 we had 16 in the room and 7 sign-ups. A featured act performed as early as the third slot, doing ten minutes, and he left the room after he was done. Signups stayed to support other talent. The mic started late, 7:12pm. I counted 20 people present at 7:25pm. I played to about 26 people when I went up sixth or seventh in the lineup at 8pm. However many signups there are, the room has to end at 9pm, so karaoke may begin. Maybe it was because of the rain, but the list of signups was not that high, and the room ended at 8:38pm. With such downtime, after a few minutes, Cody re-brought up a comedian, who did additional time, then brought up another 2 late arrivals, who performed till 9pm, but technically, the room had already ended. I counted almost 30 in the room when we ended, attendance increasing, in anticipation of karaoke. Guys, like the other nights at Shanghai, this room is one to do. But I wonder if it’s better to go more towards the end of the evening, when the place fills up more as people come for karaoke. Not that I didn’t play to quite the number at 8pm. But I think from 8pm on, you want to do the second half of the room when more non-comics arrive. Cody keeps the room moving swiftly, is quite the friendly person, and the energy only intensified as more and more people congregated at the bar and tables.
Much of what I write may already appear in my other reviews of Shanghai, as far as the layout of the room goes. The room seats about 50 who can see the stage well, but I saw they host set up a camera that showed the stage on a large projection screen, so people sitting in other parts of the room could see the talent that way, too. In effect, wherever you sat, you could see the performers.
ReplyDeleteParking is on the street, and they also have a paid lot just behind the business. Talent gets 5 minutes. No light at 4. A timer off to one side where the host sits counts the minutes up to 5, not down from 5, and talent is supposed to keep their eye on it and get themselves off. There are no language restrictions. Signup is first come first choice. The room is for standup only.
The stage is well lit. The backdrop is the Shanghai Room logo and silver streamers that look like a shining waterfall. The platform stage holds a mic, stand and stool. The business is a full bar, and they serve comfort food like burgers, sandwiches and fish ‘n chips. Doors open at 6:30pm.
The host, Nick Cody, arrived at 6:36pm and began to set up the room. By 7:03 we had 16 in the room and 7 sign-ups. A featured act performed as early as the third slot, doing ten minutes, and he left the room after he was done. Signups stayed to support other talent. The mic started late, 7:12pm. I counted 20 people present at 7:25pm.
I played to about 26 people when I went up sixth or seventh in the lineup at 8pm. However many signups there are, the room has to end at 9pm, so karaoke may begin. Maybe it was because of the rain, but the list of signups was not that high, and the room ended at 8:38pm. With such downtime, after a few minutes, Cody re-brought up a comedian, who did additional time, then brought up another 2 late arrivals, who performed till 9pm, but technically, the room had already ended. I counted almost 30 in the room when we ended, attendance increasing, in anticipation of karaoke.
Guys, like the other nights at Shanghai, this room is one to do. But I wonder if it’s better to go more towards the end of the evening, when the place fills up more as people come for karaoke. Not that I didn’t play to quite the number at 8pm. But I think from 8pm on, you want to do the second half of the room when more non-comics arrive. Cody keeps the room moving swiftly, is quite the friendly person, and the energy only intensified as more and more people congregated at the bar and tables.