How to Enjoy Comedy At A Comedy Club


If you’re unsure how to enjoy visiting a comedy club, this article will provide a series of suggestions to ensure that you do. These suggestions will enhance your comedy club experience.

To enjoy any comedy show, just sit down calmly, don’t think about anything else, clear your mind and go with any person who is very close to you, like friends or siblings. Don’t go alone because comedy works best in groups.

Do research on the comedians you’ll see. Every comedian has an off night, but more often than not, dislike of a comedian has to do with their content. 

Most headlining comedians have a good audience appeal but if you’re sensitive to foul language or sexual content, then do a fast YouTube/Google search to assist you in avoiding any edgy comic you’d be offended by.

When you purchase the tickets, check to see if there’s a two-item minimum. A standard complaint at comedy clubs is that there is a “two item minimum”. 

Most clubs sell snack food, drinks and desserts. Check the menu online or call the club. Before you invite a guest, confirm they’re conscious of the rule and are on board with the menu.

Be early. Comedy clubs often don’t allow you to settle on your seats. If you wish to take a seat within the front row get there early. If you don’t favor sitting in the front row, wait around and let a couple of groups enter first. 

Comedy is best when people are sitting close, so when the show isn’t sold out the club will sit you together on the brink of the front. If this happens, don’t panic.

Be Prepared To Interact 

When the comedian talks to you, talk back. Live comedy is a lot of fun because anything can happen. 

Nine times out of ten when a comedian talks to you, it’s only for fun. They are not looking to embarrass you, just bring you into the banter. 

A Few Tips To Make Your Night

People don’t enjoy you yelling out comments. People have paid good money to listen to a comedian and if you begin yelling out drunk comments, you’ll presumably get kicked out. 

If the comedian talks to you, talk back and celebrate but if not, enjoy the show quietly for the sake of these around you.

Meet the comedians. After the show, stick around to satisfy the comedians. Comedians love performing and after the show, most comedians want to satisfy you. They enjoy talking after the show.

Taking a picture with the comedian isn’t stupid. Once you post it on your Facebook wall, Twitter account or whatever social media, it helps the comedian to create their fan base. So get a selfie and tag the comedian.

Don’t ask if they know other comedians you recognize.

Another way to urge a comedian to maneuver on from the conversation is to tell them a joke that will help their set. The comedian has probably heard the joke before you. 

The first reason why people watch comedy movies is because they need to be entertained. Recipients wish to be entertained because they need to relax and check out to flee from reality. 

Tons of individuals have a stressful life, and that they need time to rest and to settle down. So, they struggle to flee from their hectic life by watching amusing stories. 

For example, a stressed worker can feel better while and after watching a humorous movie e.g. the Simpsons Movie because the content is straightforward to know and funny. A reason why it’s going to be easy to know is due to its simple structure and less complex information. 

Comedy is a way to have a pleasing night, while adding humour and leaving you with something to muse.

James D. Creviston

James D. Creviston is a writer, blogger, comedian, and podcaster in Los Angeles. He is the producer of the wildly popular Clean Comedy Hour stand up show, as well as the co-host of The Clean Comedy Podcast. James has been doing stand up for the last three years and has performed in LA and NY at some of the hottest clubs. James is a former veteran of the United States Navy as well as a graduate of the University of Las Vegas, Nevada. He is an avid comic book, television, and movie nerd. James can be seen performing his clean comedy all over the United States and heard giving advice on his weekly podcast The Clean Comedy Podcast.

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