Comedy etc. II

closed - I mean - it was something fun to do close - too bad

I've been to several comedy shows here, and last night, I was in one!

They have some awesome improvisation shows that attract a nice crowd. The show is clean, and a whole lot of fun. The show is very interactive, and the actors are really hilarious.

Open mic night is Wednesday night, and it's a blast. There was a great crowd, and fifteen comedians. I went up for the first time ever, and everyone was very supportive. It's such a nice show, and everyone was having a great time. The waitress, Jennifer, was really working hard to make sure everyone had a great time. The MC was very funny, and the comedians were excellent.

I highly recommend either of these shows, and also recommend trying your hand at stand-up comedy. It's a great venue to venture out of your comfort zone!

A couple things could be easily fixed, without costing anything that would make the experience much better.  Our expectations were not high, recognizing it's a comedy club in metro-east St. Louis.  It's inside a Ramada Inn, again set the expectations low.  Nothing wrong with the place itself, the tables and chairs are outdated but not a big deal at all.  They start out by playing a 10 minute clip of old comedy bits from TV Shows, commercials, movies and while some were funny they were very old with many older than 20 years.  That itself isn't a big deal but the quality of the video was bad.  The worst of all though was the sound quality as it was turned up so loud it was cracking.  You could see some in the crowd cringe when that happened, almost unbearable for my wife.
 
Regarding the comedians I know on any given night you could catch a bad comedian or one of his game so my 2 stars is related to the place itself.  The MC was bad and that's putting it politely.  I'm sorry I know the MC is probably just starting his comedian career but starting out by joking about gays and abortion is not the best route, especially abortion in what is mainly farm country full of conservatives.  Sorry I forgot the opening act's name but he was not good either.  He jokes mainly involved throwing out the f word which isn't good enough.
The main comedian, Dan Chopin, the reason for us going, was awesome.  His jokes were great, ones that anyone from 18-70 would appreciate.  You could tell he's been doing this for a long time.  He made the night and would definitely see him again.