Bought tickets to a show last week on Groupon, wound up with 2 VIP tickets for $35. Sweet.
Upon entry I realized the venue was TINY and VIP seating meant I was sitting practically on the stage. Literally, had my foot resting on the stage during the show because my chair was touching it. Cool, but scary when you're at a standup comedy show since the front people usually become jokes... Yup. This happened. Though the venue was so small and not packed that pretty much everyone in the room became a joke at some point. Fun - and the small venue actually made it a more involved show, almost like we were a little crew with the jokes personalized to us. I still think they could promote this show better to at least fill the room and get the word out.
Also the loss of star comes from drink prices. $6 for a 6oz water? Come on now. I don't even wanna know how much hubby's drink cost....