NYC: The Laugh Factory

The friendly girl at the "I heart NY" tourism booth at Grand Central suggested that I should check out The Laugh Factory, a comedy club.

Excellent idea. The Laugh Factory is located a quick walk from Grand Central, through Times Square, on 8th and 42nd. It cost $20 for tickets and there is a two-drink minimum (non-alcoholic drinks count). The total cost was about $40.

The comedians were awesome. They usually put the acts in order of experience. The host this evening was filling in for the regular host. I must say I was more impressed than I thought I would be. The comics were genuinely funny except for a bit here and there...but hey, this is where they get on stage to try their material.

The entire club was packed. I was surprised with the number of local people from the Bronx and other surrounding areas. I'm judging this with the crowd reaction to the straw poll all comedians conduct when they start... "I'm from the Bronx"...followed by roars and applause...generally means big turnout.

It kinda sucked cuz I ended up going by myself. I wish a friend or two would've made the trip with me. Me being myself though, I introduced myself to a few people sitting next to me. They were born and raised New Yorkers. All three were shocked to hear that I was from the Atlanta area. "You really look like a born-and-raised New York Hispanic!" was what I heard in between the gasps.

I'm going to try to look up the names of the comedians that were on tonight.

By the way, did you notice the picture above? The Laughter Factory is world famous as well. I guess the message is becoming clearer and clearer...wanna get famous or possibly world famous? New York is the place to be.