We saw Drew Carey and the Midnight Show. The comedy was fine. Everything else sucked.
The tables were so close together that the girl in the seat next to me was actually at my table when they tried to seat us. I pointed out that there was no table space for me to sit at but the hostess didn't care. The girl next to me had to try to move the guy behind her and the guy on her other side in order to get her chair to fit in front of her little bit of table. It was a good effort but it didn't work. She was still stuck sitting half at her table space and half at mine. What an uncomfortable way to spend 2.5 hours.
The two item minimum is really a two drink minimum. You can't substitute a food item for a beverage, which makes no sense at all since the food averages $10-17 and a soda is $4. Luckily, I ordered both my sodas at the first waitress visit because we didn't see her again for about an hour into the show.
The opening act was a sketch comedy troupe. They would have been funny if you could hear them. The sound system is TERRIBLE. Half the stage had dead spots that didn't reach the stationary mics or half the lav mics didn't work...I'm not sure what they were using (more about that later). The other half of the stage caused horrible screeching feedback for the duration of the show. AWFUL! I felt like I was in my high school gym in the 1980s. But this is a brand new, professional venue. How is it possible they built something with such a sucky sound system?
The reason I don't know what type of mics they were using was because I couldn't see the stage. The way the tables are set up and the way they pack people in, I could see just about a foot of the stage. If the comic happened to stand right in that spot, I could see them. The other 90% of the stage I couldn't see at all. I had to have my tall husband explain to me what was going on with the active sketches. It was really annoying. If I pay $30 for a ticket (plus $5 in fees and taxes!), I expect to see the act I paid to see.
I will not be back. Even great comedy is not worth the hassle and annoyance of Stand Up Live. Boo.