The Comedy Store

User Reviews of The Comedy Store

Yelp.com Review - by David E.

2.0 of 5 stars. Always a two drink minimium. The drinks are like $11 for plain soda. Bad parking.I've seen a couple things there ... really ... open mic nights at coffee shops can yeild the same entertainment value....
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Gillian S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Picture This: a struggling, young comedian, trying to make ends meet, begging for stage time. A man named Gino finally cuts him a break. He's on stage with the lights beating down on him, beads of...
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Joseph A.

4.0 of 5 stars. Always a good time hanging out here. Great variety of headliners. Really friendly too chatting outside at the bar area. Unlike most stand ups, you can come in and out for a drink. Never a dull...
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jason M.

4.0 of 5 stars. You can see a showcase of great comedians any night of the week, and if I recall, it's under $20. Some of the comics are hit or miss, but there are enough where you are almost guaranteed some great...
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Monique M.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love theese guys!
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by kevin d.

4.0 of 5 stars. Excellent time here. Went to the "Original Room" 16 comics show. Comics were very, very funny and so many of them. We showed up around 10:15 with four friends and left around 12:30? Didn't seem like...
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Zorro J.

3.0 of 5 stars. I feel like the comedians come here just to try out their jokes before going to bigger venues/ or doing skits on TV. Most of the comedians are pretty funny and entertaining. Some of them can get crude...
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Tom Y.

3.0 of 5 stars. Went here with a friend on a Friday night, the decor was horrible in the original room. The floors felt tore up, the tables were rickety, the drinks were expensive and weak but we got pretty lucky...
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Bobbi M.

5.0 of 5 stars. A Comedy Store is a Comedy Store is a Comedy Store. As long as there is good service and hilarious comics, what more can you ask for? This May 3rd, Cinco de Mayo weekend (May 3rd, 2009), this line up...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Al B.

2.0 of 5 stars. I came by the other night for the 9-1am show and didn't appreciate the pushy waitress we had. It took 45 minutes for her to make it to us at which point it took another 25 minutes for drinks to arrive...
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer L.

2.0 of 5 stars. Went there tonight to watch my funny friend. Couple of the other acts were good, but you can def. tell who the amateurs are. Especially when they uhh..uh so uh a lot. Can't practice in the mirror or...
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jenny C.

2.0 of 5 stars. The Comedy Store is like a worn down monument to the unrealized dreams of comedians from the 80's. Cheesy, cliched, mainstream material that's been done a million times already.I saw about 10...
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by dave g.

5.0 of 5 stars. Best place in LA for laughs!!go to the original room and you'll laugh your ass off till 2am!! A never-ending stream of great comics and funny shit guaranteed!! I'm never disappointed when I wander in...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Vanessa G.

3.0 of 5 stars. First time this friday that just past. I was disappointed in the crowd but I swear when all the white comics come to the stage the white people stay but when the black comics come up 90% of the white...
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Monica S.

4.0 of 5 stars. I like this place, but I lucked out with Bobby Lee last time. It was a while ago, but I remember funny moments with Bobby Lee, Carlos Mencia, Pauly Shore, and this other exceptionally tall dude. Only...
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by jeni c.

4.0 of 5 stars. i recently visited the belly room [never been to the main section] for a dear friend's re-emergence into the comedy scene after a long hiatus.i was the asshole who was worried that the comedians would...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by barry w.

4.0 of 5 stars. i have been to the comedy store three times:2006 - joe rogan & others in the "original room"2007 - a bunch of unknowns in the "bellyroom"2008 - jamie kennedy & others in the "main room"and i must say...
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by meg a.

1.0 of 5 stars. seems I'm only driven to yelp when I have a horrible experience. I'm going to write some reviews of places that didn't terrify me one day. that said, this is not that day. Went to a fund raiser at the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Miss P.

5.0 of 5 stars. I think Sebastian Maniscalco is easily the funniest comedian I have ever seen. Find him on myspace- become a friend- and he will post bulletins with info for free tickets to any of his shows,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Valentina D.

1.0 of 5 stars. Possibly the Saddest Place on Earth. Or at least in LA. I'll amend: The Belly Room is the Saddest Place on Earth, because it's where hopeful woman-hating untalented young men come to spew and bomb....
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Greg T.

3.0 of 5 stars. 2.5 out of 14.... this was a lot like CD's back'n the day when you buy it for one specific song, yet you get the rest of the "filler". (I definitely don't remember them all performing... I don't think...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jason W.

2.0 of 5 stars. I went here for amateur night. It seemed sleazy to me so I figured I would break out the sleazy hooker jokes. It went over okay but the host will make jokes at your expense after you perform and the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mona M.

2.0 of 5 stars. You know what I hate about comedy clubs? (Takes beat). Have you ever noticed... how comedy clubs take your money when you enter? (Takes beat). (Wait for it)... I think they should charge you to get...
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Marc M.

4.0 of 5 stars. I dont know much bout comedy, but what i do know is that you are meant to laugh. Yeah i am smart, i know.The Comedy Store delivers. Yeah ther is the 2 drink minimum, and there is a cover. But do the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jon W.

4.0 of 5 stars. It's proof that you don't always need quaaludes to have a good time in this city.
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Pooja B.

4.0 of 5 stars. I really like the comedy store. I have been to both the L.A. and La Jolla locations. The venues are always pretty cool. The only thing I don't like which is with most comedy stores is the 2 drink...
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2008
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As much of a crtic I am... I really liked this place

I went on a night when there was like 15 comedians.... i don't know, maybe that is typical?... They were good, some were a lot better. What I like was: the guy I spoke with on the phone about times and more...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Neil V.

5.0 of 5 stars. Home Sweet Home. The Comedy Store has become one of those places for me that is usually just as good if i'm by myself as it is when friends go with me. There is always good comedy, and the back to...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Stevie M.

5.0 of 5 stars. The Comedy Store was the first comedy club in which I ever performed. That was during the summer of 1991 and I still perform there today. I even reviewed this club on the UPN show, "IT'S SO LA!". This...
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Denis S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Whats better than going out with your friends, having some drinks, and listening to some great comedy? Nothing!I've been here a couple times, and it rarely disappoints. I say rarely because once I...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kurt T.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is my local hangout. So I may be slightly biased. Though not a comedian myself, most of my friends are comedians. It's a good place to hang out. Decently priced drinks for Sunset. There's a...
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Deidre O.

5.0 of 5 stars. well, my 5 star rating is actually for the belly room of the comedy store- i haven't actually been to the main space- just the tinier space in back for the non-famous people but i had a really great...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by cherie c.

1.0 of 5 stars. It's been a while since the incident. I've calmed down, but I still must post about it. Worst. Experience. Ever.Went to a fundraiser at HoB across the street. They offered all of us passes to the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2008
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I Had a GREAT time!

I haven't been to the "COMEDY STORE" in years! I always thought it would be to crowded or a hassle, but I was totally wrong! I really don't understand the bad reviews on here (which I read before I went) and I...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/11/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Ford P.

4.0 of 5 stars. Gonna pee in your pants 'cause it's so funny? No. Good for a laugh? Yes. Are all the comedians funny? No. Mind you, that's also a matter of opinion and your own taste of subject matter.Some of the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2007
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waitress with attitude

I attended a show at the Comedy Store recently for a benefit. Our waitress had long dark hair and looked hispanic. We could never find her, and flagged down other waitresses to get service. My friend...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/22/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Gadget G.

3.0 of 5 stars. This comedy club is completely hit or miss. Sometimes they have great comics, other times they have people who are so unfunny it hurts to listen to them.That being said, this club is legendary. It's...
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2007
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Good in the beginning, but went down hill quickly

Went there on a friday night for a line up of comedians. Some of the early comedians were hilarious including a guy named Bret Ernst. However, half way through the night, it started going down hill, really...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/23/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by stephy s.

4.0 of 5 stars. Wow, you never really appreciate a good comedian until you have to sit through some really bad ones which basically was what I did last night at the comedy store. Luckily, my friend was one of the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2007
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Mack Lindsay out of context

Support Mack Lindsay. I was at the Comedy Store the night that Mack Lindsay had his supossed call to racial hatred,... what ever. The table he was talking to wouldn't shut their arrogant mouths the entire...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/01/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Mike D.

2.0 of 5 stars. It's a wonder how they stay in business. I've never seen so many comedians tell so many jokes and get so few laughs. There's a certain hostility in this place- a lame Guns'n'Roses kind of attitude....
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Roman T.

3.0 of 5 stars. A friend of mine got free tickets, so I figured why not. After 20 min sitting in traffic on Sunset, just to drive one mile, we finally get there. Of course if you ever been to Sunset at night you know...
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2007
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BOYCOTT MACK LINDSAY and THE COMEDY STORE

Went to this club with my friend. I'm asian, my friend is black. There were only 8 people tops in the audience so the comics know who we are. Anyways, this comedian MACK LINDSAY lost it on stage and pulled a...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/27/2007
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Great if you want to catch something.

Ok so lets get past being over charged the last 2 times I went. I checked, a well vodka tonic has never cost 10.50 sweetheart .There was this super drunk waitress who spent most of her time stumbling around,...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/24/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Allison L.

4.0 of 5 stars. It's a comedy club. It's not super big, so if you sit close to the front of the stage, expected to get picked on. But hey, you can also heckle right back if you want.I sadly went on a night when I was...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by john h.

3.0 of 5 stars. The place is Los Angeles comedy history, you name the comedy star from the last 30 years and chances are they have played the Comedy Store. The back hallway is filled with headshots of faces you will...
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Monica G.

2.0 of 5 stars. Don't sit in the front or be too loud or else, as I saw, the comedians WILL pick on you. I came here on a date (on a Sunday evening) and actually had fun because some of the comedians were really...
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2006
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Great Entertainment

My family loves the comedy store. My husband and I started going there about 8 years ago, we would go every night when in LA. Our daughter couldn't wait to turn 21 to be able to go with us, we took her there...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/27/2005
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The Comedy Store by jennifer j. at InsiderPages

The Comedy Store is neither the best nor the worst comedy club I've been to. I guess a lot of the overall rating has to do with how funny the show was, and it was ok, but not great. The facility itself was ok....
citysearch.com - user review - 09/24/2005
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i loved it

I would totally recommend this place, i had a great time. Lots of laughs , good friends i was so hysterical about being there, only because i'm not from there. It didn't even feel real, i look back and it's...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/25/2005
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Comedy was an A, food was a C by Donald Z. at InsiderPages

We have frequented this place several times and the comedy rarely dissappoints. We saw about 6 acts and they were either very good or at least pretty good. We were seated very close and the performers really...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/18/2005
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Fun and Kickback by Noah A. at InsiderPages

A place for underground entertainment. You will find that there are like 4 rooms that offer different comedy styles with different audiences listening to different comedy acts on different stages. One is the...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/10/2005
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GREAT COMEDY by yasmine h. at InsiderPages

I know that when I go to the Comedy Store, I'll see great comics. I love this place. I just wish they'd serve food there too! But Pauly Shore said that his mom doesn't want people to choke while they are...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/03/2005
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Great comic, slow service

I had a good time at the comedy store. This place is legendary and it's exciting just being there. The comedians I saw were very good. As the night went on the room cleared out though to the point where there...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/03/2002
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Good venue for comedy

The upstairs stage--I believe it's the so-called "original" one--seats about 50 people, making it an ideal venue IF the comedian is good. However, if someone is bombing, this can be the most brutal environment...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/03/2002
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Fun in Store

I'm not really a big comedy fan -- it takes a lot for a comedian to make me laugh, but I like this place because of its history. Back in the 40s and 50s it was a nightclub by the name of Ciro's. Lots of...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/31/2002
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