Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase

Bottomline:
a) Reasonably funny comedians
b) rude, slow hosts and waitstaff
c) extremely drunk, disruptive patrons and zero effort by the staff to police this, or make sure their other customers are able to enjoy the show.
We had been here in the past, before they moved, and enjoyed ourselves. Comedians aren’t always the best, but that’s part of the deal — mostly they’re okay.
The staff in this place are surly and slow. We were stuck waiting for almost 20 minutes after the show to get my credit card and receipt back. I understand that this poor girl’s doing the best she can, but maybe more than 1 credit card machine, or a different system for how the waiters deal with that stuff would make this a less unpleasant experience.
The worst thing was that there was a group of extremely drunk people in the corner loudly talking and taking selfies and doing shots throughout the headliner. Everyone thought this was disruptive — our friends sitting in a totally different section also noticed it — and clearly everyone in our section was irritated. We wondered why the management did nothing to protect the comedian working up there, and the customers who paid to see a show and were subjected to this nonsense.
So, can’t recommend it.

This is a great comedy club that offers a pretty consistent lineup of comedians. The acts range from national touring veterans to more local comics that are just breaking through to headlining. Every time I have been the wait staff has been professional and attentive. Whatever the issues that the earlier reviews pointed to appear to have been resolved.
Some comedy clubs have annoying drinks/​order minimums that are aggressively enforced, you won’t find that here. We usually just get a beer or a simple cocktail. The drink quality on the fancier options is about what you would expect from a comedy club – it’s best to stick to the basics. Overall, compared to more famous comedy clubs I have been to, this place really brings the value. Tickets + two beers + tip is about $ 22… that’s a pretty sweet night if you ask me.

This is one of the best clubs in the country. The variety of comics is amazing. They bring in more female comics and African American comics than any other club around. I was there last night. They had a white guy, an African American comic, a female comic and the white main act. Someone in a review said the bartender and manager are racist and sexist. Hogwash!!! The bartender is African American and the manager is white and he hires the comedians. Funny how people make accusations with no base for their comments and hide behind their keyboard. Anyone can post and say awful things about a persons character and Unilocal does nothing to check out their claims.
Anyway, go and have a great time we did. Joe DeVito was great and really… we’ve never been disappointed at the Ann Arbor Comedy showcase. The service is great, the comedians are hilarious and management does a great job keeping hecklers and loud parties from disrupting the shows. Yay!!! 10 stars if I could.

I have been here twice and each time it has been a blast. Hilarious comics, great drinks. The long islands are huge. The prices are reasonable. The audience has a mix of ages. It’s best to eat ahead of time. They don’t serve food, just snacks like popcorn, nachos, etc. There are lots of restaurants within walking distance. It’s in a great location. It’s good for a date night or just to hang out with friends.

My boyfriend and I purchased a Livingsocial deal for this place (2 tickets for $ 13, plus we had an addition 25% off promo– can’t beat that!) a few months back. We finally took advantage of it on Friday for a date night idea, and we will absolutely be back later this month! There were three opening acts, plus the headliner. One of the opening acts was kind of a dud. However, this did not phase us, as the other two were great. The headliner was Nore Davis, who was absolutely laugh out loud, hysterically funny! If you are headed to Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase, I highly recommend to check the calendar to see when Nore is back on stage! He had us laughing until we were red in the face. The drinks were very overpriced, but yummy. We both had electric lemonade, which came in a decent sized glass and went down smoothly. We had two of those each, then my boyfriend also ordered two additional beers, and we split a nacho «basket», which was a very tiny serving. The only foods they have are snacks (trail mix, nuts, popcorn, nachos, candy), which was fine, as we had dinner before hand. Our bill came to $ 45.00, which was kind of nuts, but the drinks were great and we had such an awesome time, it almost didn’t matter to us that we paid more for drinks/​snacks. Like I said, we will be back!

If I’m really being honest, this place is pretty terrible and they have a lot to do to make it better. The comedian we saw was hilarious (and did a nice job handling the annoying hecklers), but that was the only positive. The place is still under construction, so I hope they still have a lot to do to it so it looks a little nicer and create a better atmosphere. The drinks were gross. Don’t get any of the frozen drinks as they were terrible. I don’t know what kind of tequila was in my margarita, but it was similar to gasoline. The waitress we had was awful. She took our drink order, came back with two or of our three drinks and then we didn’t see her again until she brought our bill. My boyfriend was waiting for 45 minutes for his drink. Same thing happened to the people at the table in front of us until they finally got up and asked someone to get their drinks. Another waitress brought it over, and I thought our waitress got fired in the middle of her shift until she brought us our bill. Place has a lot of potential, so I hope they can get it together.

Pretty much a regular at the Comedy Showcase and it’s been a great trip whenever I go. Waitstaff is always very friendly and doing the best they can– sometimes the drinks take a while to come out but I recently heard they only have 1 bartender for the whole place, which is crazy! There has to be 400 people in there some nights, so I’ll forgive them for that. The atmosphere of the new place is pretty sophisticated compared to the old one, but it’s generally a casual atmosphere. The staff are amiable and accommodating if need be. Love AACS!

The new club is nice inside. It’s more modern looking now. Comedians were funny. Wait staff kinda sucked. Out of all kinds of snacks. For as expensive as they were, the long island iced teas had zero alcohol in them (had 3 other people taste and confirm the same). Jack and coke tasted awful and weak. I would have given four stars if it weren’t for our waiter not really giving a damn.