Gotham Comedy Club

12/05/10

Bad Experience...Bad Comedy Club

by RRock

What a bad experience I had at this Comedy Club. I have never been so humiliated in all my life. Everytime so one laughed we were asked to keep it down. The "bouncers" are a much of bullies - management should be ashamed of themselves. Bad experience....Bad Comedy Club. I would not recommend this place to anyone. Every chance I get I will let it be known that this place is terrible.

09/10/10

For a great time go to Gotham!

by Speed2ace

Gotham Comedy is by far my favorite comedy club in NYC. I've been several times and have always had a ball. Grant it some comedians are better than others, but overall the shows are always filled with lots of laughs. Also the food is pretty tasty. I've had the burger and it was quite delicious.

I will definitely go back!

02/08/10

Go to see Veronica Mosley

by jimb1964

I've been to pretty much all the comedy clubs in the city and Gotham is probably the best. I've been there at least 5 times. It doesn't have that "I'm in a garage" look that most of the others have. The waitresses are very good - they come by often so we had 4 visits during the show. At the other clubs, I usually get just two, the minimum required by most places. I drink wine so I don't know about the watered-down drinks others wrote about. The reason I'm writing now is because they had a absolutely hilarious comedian on named Veronica Mosley. She had lots of different stuff but most memorable were her imitations of Rachel Ray and Martha Stewart. She only did about 15 minutes and I wish she was on longer. The rest of the show was Ian Bagg who was funny, but just talked to the audience and didnt have much material. All in, I had a great experience - always do at Gotham.

• Pros: Nice clean club, very good wait staff, drinks reasonable
• Cons: None

01/22/10

David The Voice Stein and April Booker were great

by Billy Roberts

If you are going for comedy you will be thrilled with comedians like David The Voice Stein and April Booker. If you are coming for good drinks go elsewhere

• Pros: Great comedians
• Cons: Bad Drinks

01/16/10

Worst Comedy Club in NYC

by Anal yst

I'm a relatively big comedy fan, averaging about 10 shows a year, more often at Carolines and Comix (and other venues), though. Last night was my first time at Gotham, so I was optimistic (and the tickets were free, that's how sad the "talent" was for the night - and yes, I know that's a common practice, but the place was half empty still).

The opening comic, whose name escapes me, was by an enormous margin the absolute worst comic I've ever seen/heard in my entire life. Her entire "act" consisted of asking couples in the front row details about their relationships. Naturally, the only people in the entire room laughing were these same people. The fact that this woman was booked in the first place speaks volumes about Gotham's management; the fact that they didn't boot her off stage 2 minutes into her "act" speaks even more. The fact that they gave my group (7 people, not heckling at all) the evil eye, and subsequently kicked us out speaks even more.

I should state the reason my group was being "loud" (other guests weren't looking at us, we were whispering amongst ourselves like all the other disappointed comedy fans) was because 1. the comic sucked something aweful, and 2. I ordered a vodka/tonic, which I had to send back TWICE because there was absolutely zero alcohol in it.

Gotham apparently employs shitty bartenders, shitty talent management, and even shittier fat old guy "security" which suffers from an epic case of small dick syndrome. I'm pretty tolerant (especially when booze are involved), but my experience last night was absolutely unbelievable. I will never be going back, and I implore others to avoid this place, for their own sake. Worst management, worst employees, worst comics.

Anal_yst

• Pros: Nice aesthetically
• Cons: Douchebag "Bouncers," Awful "Talent"