Comedy Central Stage

Comfortable seating and not a bad seat in the house. Friendly staff, plus terrific sketch comedy on Thursday night for FREE! Sasquatch Troupe is especially funny if you can catch them. Enjoy!

I came here on a Wednesday with a friend for You’re Not Alone: Two Solo Acts with Carmen Angelica and Taylor Orci. The show was free, and it turns out all shows here are free, which is pretty cool. I found out about the event through the Comedy Central Stages facebook page, called the reservation number, and then just went to the show. It was that easy. There’s also plenty of street parking in the area so I didn’t opt for a paid lot. Although this area can get sketchy at night so depending on when you get here it might be worth spending the $ 5 to park in a lot.
The stage itself is reminiscent of a black box theatre, but the seats are more comfortable than any black box I’ve been to. Although there are a few pesky poles to make sure you don’t sit in front of. Also it can get chilly so I suggest bringing a light jacket. There’s also a little lobby café with snacks and sandwiches, although it’s a bit pricey for the quality in my opinion.
The show itself was pretty good, although, I found one of the performers to be much more funny than the other, but that’s likely to happen with any comedy show you attend in this town.

All seats are perfect. They need to have a sign behind the café register telling you that there are no drinks allowed in. Wasted 10 bucks on drinks but enjoyed the show. They also have wifi but don’t ask for the code twice you might get a dirty look.

Wow that Daniel Tosh still has some real work to do before hitting the «Chappelle» level. Ppppfff

My Comedy Troupe, Duchess Riot, have performed on the Comedy Central Stage 3 times now. The stage itself is awesome and there’s plenty of seats. The crew are so friendly and professional. Every time there is better than the last! The shows they have there are awesome too. Lots of talent — lots of fun!

Great place to see top up and coming comics for free. Get on the mailing list.

I was invited to go here by a friend for an improv comedy show. This theatre at The Hudson Theatres is not too big, but big enough and cozy. The inside is just painted all black with really nice, comfortable chairs, the kind at movie theatres. They had a projection screen, a sound booth near the entrance with a large sound proof glass window, and the comedy duo brought in 2 camera men with tripods along with a little smoke machine.

I’m reviewing this as a venue only. The show I saw was pretty good. The theater seats are comfortable enough. The three stars are because there’s a huge support beam in the middle of the stage, right in front of the first row, which blocks the performers frequently as they tend to stand center stage. Not the best design.

I came here to see my coworker perform. She was great in her comedy routine and the show was pretty hilarious. I enjoyed the comfy seat and the stage was large enough to host a variety of different kinds of events. They could have utilized the lobby better… I felt like the «café» was a bit unorganized and the tables and chairs were old and dirty. Parking was a problem, because there was really a lack thereof. We had to run across busy Santa Monica blvd to get to the stage from our car, which we had to park in a sketchy neighborhood. Basically, they just need to keep it cleaner and put some money into their «lobby» area…

What can I say about the show I saw here last night… um, at least it was free LOL. A great little performance space though however I wish there was a little more legroom in the seats.
What I didn’t understand was when the people behind us laughed at the most inane jokes. Meh. There was one guffaw to be had during the entire show at a genuinely funny short that was shown on the screen. Other than that, I’m glad it was a freebie show so I can’t really complain.
However, the night sparked a very interesting conversation between my friend and me about people’s senses of humor and how most people sadly aren’t as gifted in the funny department as my friend and I are.

Went here to see my friend in «Purple Stuff TV.» The stage is big enough to have multiple things going on at once, but very intimate! The show was super funny and I thought the space was great! The place was easy to find, I paid $ 6 to park and it was pretty simple logistically.
I would love to see another show here again — especially since it’s free and so low frills!

I will disclose first that I occasionally lend a hand around this theater, usually as house manager. That said: it’s a pretty cool space. It’s actually the Hudson Backstage theater, which Comedy Central has rented for years. Shows here are never regular runs — instead, they bring in shows for one night. More of a showcase type thing. A lot of people come in from out of town to perform, hoping against hope that some of the Comedy Central execs will show up and LOVE their stuff and give them a shot at a pilot.
Since these are only here for one night, it’s nearly impossible to read a review and know what to expect, so it’s pretty hit or miss, but that’s all part of the fun. Plus, you’ll never lose any money — just time — if the show is awful.
NOTE: Do NOT get the Chai from Café Baccio. It’s really terrible stuff called Pirate Chai. They have great cookies, which will surely tempt you as in order to get to the theater you have to walk through the café.
Be sure to call and put your name on the list ahead of time, since the list occasionally fills up and even though it’s free, we can’t let anymore people in.

FREE Comedy and it was good.
I took a new guy on a date here for «The Best Talk Show in Histroy».
Jesus and Mary have their own reality show, Hitler’s a fashion designer, and Shakespeare can hold his own ina gasta rap… who knew?
Parking’s not the greatest, and theres an alright café attached, btu I reccommend hitting up the Benito’s on Santa Monica and Highland a few blocks away to make it the ultimate cheap date.