Tao Comedy Studio Reviews

Submitted by Account Email on 05/02/2019

Account Email 4 stars rating.

Tao comedy is about a block and a half from the busy intersection of Western Ave and 3rd St.

It is pretty much a hole-in-the-wall, small space, but very clean with a nice uni-sex bathroom.

The space itself is like a wide corridor in a lobby as if you were walking towards the lifts, though there is none here.

At the entrance is a counter, then rows of simple black chairs: the kind you would expect to see at an auditorium or public school.

Then a very small stage with a red curtain behind it.

The lights are hot and what you’d expect at a comedy club like the Improv.

The Tao stage is small but the same experience for the performer as any other comedy nightclub.

In fact, it’s even more daunting because of the very close proximity of the audience and the blinding and hot glower you get from the lights.

$5 dollars USD for five minutes, and you get a drink.

Could be water or a can of soda or other beverages on offer.

There’s one guy there for staff, and that’s all that’s needed.

No vetting process, except that you sign up with your name on a sheet.

Obey general rules of etiquette, and you will get a warning light at the four minute mark for time.

Some go over the five minutes, but the staff is friendly and flexible.

The audience is a mixed bag of mostly comics testing material.

Do not expect laughs.

The audience is diverse and sophisticated. Many of them have heard your joke before or prefer a different style of comedy.