Comedy Connection

Hate to see this place is closed, it was an awesome spot to see a good comedy show and one of the leat touristy things in Quincy Market, you shall be missed Comedy Connection.

I went to CC a few weeks ago for the first time in my lifetime of living in or around Boston to see Hal Sparks’ 10 pm show.
He was VERY funny and that is what I paid for so I guess my complaints are minimum.
As previously stated, chairs and seating are not the best and the service is mediocre at best, but I can’t imagine what it is like when the place it packed it this is what it was like ½ full.
They really do need their own bathroom, sharing with the place next door takes one star away. If I wanted to be at some girl’s 21^st birthday party I would just go to one, will never happen.
All and all not a bad experience, but unless someone I want to see is there I can’t see myself coming back anytime soon.

The CC is not a bad comedy club, all things considered. I feel like the premises are starting to show their age, somewhat. Drinks are overpriced, but if you can excuse that, there’s no reason why you can’t have a good time here. I’ve seen Saget, Norton, and, (heh) Jay Mohr here, back in the day. And yes, I am a veteran viewer of Frank Santos, the R Rated Hypnotist. (Watching hypnotized bros making love to a blowup doll is timeless comedy!). Three stars and a hearty chuckle for the Comedy Connection. Parking in the area stinks and is expensive, but what can you do? Take the T!

I like to laugh, giggle, chortle, guffaw, chuckle, crack up, tee hee, howl… you get the point.
The two performances I saw at the Comedy Connection provided me those cheek hurting moments that I crave.
First I saw the R-​Rated Hypnotist, Frank Santos. I won tickets from the radio and I took my sister. It was a silly show and we both enjoyed it and all the racy antics. We were too chicken to volunteer to be hypnotized, but maybe next time. The second show I saw was Tracey Morgan. The tickets were only 25 bucks. I took a dude, that I thought I was interested in. We had a really good time. Tracey was hilarious and filthy. The dude I was with was flirty and nice during the show, but after he turned into a weirdo and pretty much ran away from me. That ended that.
Okay, so the Comedy Connection is a pretty cool place. The table set up is a little weird and cramped down in the front. Most times you have to turn your chair around to see the stage. You get very cozy with the people sitting at the table with you and if anyone has to get up to use the potty, there is a lot of shuffling and whispering of «sorry, excuse me.»
The ticket says there is a two drink minimum, but I didn’t order anything and it didn’t seem to be a problem. I just said, «no thank you» when the waitress came by and she didn’t bite me or anything.

Thanks to the Comedy Connection, Mike Birbiglia thinks I’m awkward and Bob Saget thinks I’ll never have a career in writing. Sigh. the volume of my laugh/​voice plus front row seats plus two-​drink-​minimum-​heckling-​Trish = comedian love.
I like the Comedy Connection. I’d probably never randomly walk into this place since some tickets can be $ 25+. although, I think it’s pretty easy to get free tickets to shows. Comedy festivals frequent this place and you’ve got a good chance at getting a free night of laughs. I see that most people hate the two item minimum. Meh, I don’t really care. I just plan on eating dinner/​drinks here instead of feeding money to another expensive Faneuil Hall establishment. The tables/​seats are a little snug, but not any snugger than sitting in an auditorium elbow to elbow with someone watching a staged show. I will admit I don’t know what it’s like to sit in the back because I always sit within small grape tomato throwing distance of the performers.
As for Saget. Immagetu! Whenever I get fed up and want to give up writing, I think of you and it keeps me going. Plus who you makin’ fun of you. you. Full House diatribe makin’.voice of monkeys/​babies on America’s Funniest Home Videos creep? And Birbiglia, well I’m sorry for touching your hands. I had no idea that would be as awkward as it was.

Not really all that bad of a place to go for some laughs. However, you might want to see who is there before you fork over $ 25 there are a lot more famous people or at least people that you might see on comedy central that would be worth more to see. You haveto buy at least two drinks per person as well, the beer is actually not that expensive so it’s not that bad in the long run. When i went the opening act seemed like he was a little tipsy and got into an argument with some of the people in the crowd, it really wasn’t that funny, but the main act was pretty funny despite not having heard of him before.

This place gets three stars because there was nothing so bad that I wouldn’t come back if there was someone I wanted to see, but nothing so good that I’ll be trying to find a reason to go back there. So in short, nothing special, nothing horrific, if there is an act you want to see don’t hesitate to go, if there isn’t, you’re not missing anything.
The specifics: Faneuil Hall, obviously, isn’t the ideal spot for locals but a great place to get tourists to pick up tickets. So even though it’s a pretty big room for a comedy place, seating is maximized by elementary school cafeteria style tables in the whole front half of the room. You’re definitely sardine canned in there which sucks but isn’t really a big deal. The drinks weren’t as bad as I was expecting, I had a banana colada and a midori delight, but you can always be safe and get a beer. The price was norm for the area. I didn’t get food but it looked like convenience store quality to me. And yes, service is slow. Like others have said, order your next drink while your first is being dropped off.

This place lost a star from me mainly because we were so intimate with others around us, while the rest of the place still had empty tables open. I’m surprised this place didn’t seat people in various areas only until they get packed do they start putting people together at a table. They had plenty of open seats/​tables!
Other than that one gripe, I had to say I had a blast. My boyfriend and I laughed our asses off. Henry Cho was great!
Our drinks were pretty decent, and I don’t blame this place for requiring a 2 min. item per person. It’s the only way they can really make some money after they pay their comedians.

I went here on a Tuesday night when Paul Nardizzi was headlining. Ohmygod, I laughed my ass off. Radon in your basement? Hilarious.

The heat wave in July 2003
No Air Conditioning, I mean really! not even non-​fresh air recirculating without additional oxygen. Maybe I should have been suspicious when the windows were open, and some large industrial standing fans were put in place.
As the club filled up, they seat you slave ship lower deck style,
once you are in your berth you are not going anywhere. You are in fact unable to see the person next to you, as you are seated skewed and at an angle to them, you can not turn to see behind you because of the chair back. Your ability to view anything besides half of the body of the person in front of you and half of the stage is dependent upon your intrinsic Linda Blair capabilities.
Once the act started the windows were closed, the fans turned off and the doors sealed. Add to that the appearance of the largest bouncers in the world in front of the doors… as wide as small sumo. It was so hot the Comedian kept asking the house for water several times, and joked that he might ask that they call an ambulance soon!
I was also uncomfortable because even with the limited visibility I figured out I was One Of Three non Caucasians in the room… an Indian student, one of the enormous bouncers and little ‘olé Heinz 57 me. I began to hear the twang of someone playing a comb and slapping a moonshine jug, then the whistle from a spaghetti western… of course I was just hallucinating from the heat.

Performances aside (Comedy Connection draws good name comics), this place was meh. The tables are all facing the wrong way, so you need to turn to the left (or right) all night which is not comfortable at all. Don’t bother with the mixed drinks, stick to beers to kind of get your money’s worth. The food looked shitty, but I didn’t try it, and no one enforced the two-​drink minimum that they advertise.

First off, this place is located in touristy Fanuiel Hall, as a Boston resident, I typically don’t frequent the area’s nightlife – but if you’re in town for the evening and doing the whole fanuiel hall thing – this was a good thing to do – go to the Early show then hit up the bars around 10pm.
However, it was nearly sold out when we got to the place around 6:30pm for their 8pm show. For that, I have to give the Comedy Connection a real round of applause. However, they do get a big thumbs down for their accommodations. The seats were uncomfortable. The tables are tiny. The drinks were Fanuiel Hall expensive, which would be more understandable if you were given more comfortable accommodations. The area isn’t tiered so I think a lot of people might have had trouble seeing on the floor area. Also, I guess there were people who were a bit upset that they were being sat at tables with other couples and groups. They do have food, but it’s mostly low-​quality fast food type stuff.
However, the two comedians who were there were ACTUALLY funny. That was pretty refreshing considering the accommodations weren’t exactly the most… well, accomodating. Russ’s Uncle and Aunt had a great time though, and I guess the real charm of this place is that it IS so approachable and sort of uncomfy in that – well we’re all uncomfortable TOGETHER sort of way. It really leveled out the clientel which seemed mostly like out-​of-​towners, suburban visitors – out in Boston for the night.
The real sucky thing is that though you have table service, the waitresses have to wait on about 100 other people each in a cafeteria like-​setting so it takes awhile to A.) Order B.) Get Your Drink I recommend ordering a new drink as soon as you recieve the one you order.
They do try to get you to go to the club next door by tricking you if you haven’t finished your beer to «go out the back way» but then you find out you have to pay a cover once you get to the «club» for the after party. So, just be wary of that. This (and the slow service) cost them a total star in my book. I hate it when places mislead people.
However, despite all these grievances, the commedians WERE funny, so I would probably go again if only because one of my friends or family needed a laugh.

I’ve been here four or five times and enjoyed myself each time. I’ve seen both big name acts and local guys on their way up. I’d recommend it to anyone. The prices aren’t too bad and they get some really big names in there.
But like everyone said, the two item minimum is more than annoying, the food is not good, neither are the drinks, and they are too expensive. And the seating, although the room is small enough that most everyone can see, is not good. The last time we were there, we got squished at the very end of a row near a banister. In other words, we were up against a banister and there were about ten people blocking us in. Good thing we didn’t have to use the bathroom. They are DEFINITELY breaking some fire codes in there.

The four star rating assumes you enjoy the talent. I saw Steve Sweeney on a Saturday night. I was glad I was a Mass native so I could appreciate all the local humor! Not a show for out-​of-​towners, that’s for sure.
Seating is COZY. I swear it must be a fire code violation, the way they pack so many people so tightly in there… Kind of annoying when the people on the inside need to scoot by to hit the restrooms.
Officially, there is a two-​item minimum, but it wasn’t enforced when I was there. This was a relief to me, since the ticket alone was 30 bucks!
Overall, a fun time.

I saw Pablo Francisco this weekend and it was pretty entertaining. I gotta admit that the drinks are not cheap and it is a 2 Item Minimum, so come prepared. The comedians were pretty funny, but if I sat any closer to the guy behind me, I think we might have touched bums… ehhww!
All in all, a good time.

I dunno if the spot deserves the 5 star rating… The food sucks, the drinks suck, the staff is ok, the room sucks and its full of massholes, BUT THERE IS NOTHING that is so cleansing as laughing your ASS off to stand up comedy for 2 straight hours. The amount of endorphins (sp?) i released during the Pablo Francisco show was unimaginable. MY face ached… I needed a nap, immediately. I was crying it was too f’ing good.
I guess it really takes a genius comic to set it off, but Stand up is truely a fine art.
Great place to go with a date too… Nice to have someone else be the comic for a change…

Went there to see the «R-​Rated Hypnotist». It wasn’t that crowded, but it was definitely hilarious. Especially if you can get one of your friends to go on stage to be hypnotize. They will do some funny stuff!
The show is on every Thursday, 8:30pm, $ 15.
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In theory, this place is a great idea. The execution, however, leaves something to be desired.
There are a few pros to this place: Ticket prices are low. They get big-​name acts, and even the average weeknight guys are funny. It can be a fun night out with friends.
The con side of the scale, however, is not insignificant. The two item minimum is irritating. The drinks are overpriced for the venue, and not particularly impressive. The food is so-​so to bad. Items on the menu may not necessarily be available. The seating is crowded and in some places it’s difficult to see the stage. With a full house, the room gets too warm.
If you want to enjoy your experience here, you can — with a few tips. Eat before you go — don’t expect to get food at the show. You may be able to avoid the two item minimum, but if you have to give in, get something cheap. Above all else, go with a group of friends and try for your own table. If you’re able to pull this off, it’s smooth sailing through a night of laughs. Especially since having a group of friends gives you a chance that one of your mates will get singled out by a comedian and you’ll have something to tease him about forever.

Go if you really want to see the act. The seating is cramped, you even have a chance of facing away from the stage. The best part is you can have your parking validated for the garages near the venue.

The Comedy Connection is a great night out, and a nice change from the bar scene. Located upstairs inside Quincy Market in Faneuil Hall, they do get great comedians. So keep an eye out on their schedule at the website:
. Seating is assigned on the order people place ticket orders, so the sooner you’re in, the closer your seats. HOWEVER, if you get a front seat, be prepared– you will basically be sitting ON the stage (and will likely be interacting with the comedians). There is a 2-​item minimum beyond the ticket price, but if you’re not into drinking, those items also include bottled water, soft drinks, appetizers and desserts. I wasn’t overly impressed by the food, however. Service was pretty slow at the tables, and all guests are shoved against each other at long tables.