Bonkerz Comedy Club is not your typical Ha Ha Hole or local Improv. It's located inside the Palace Station on Sahara, best known around the world as the setting for the OJ Simpson armed robbery saga. OJ jokes aside, Bonkerz is a place where road-hardened comedians come to make a crowd of mostly senior citizens laugh.
I went to Bonkerz a couple months ago looking for some inspiration. I just wanted to see some stand up comedy and that's exactly what you get. Cost is $30. $20 if you're a local. Some guys are straight up stand up acts. Some get raunchy, others have ill-conceived musical gimmicks. Despite being a casino crowd, the group I was among the night in question really couldn't loosen up. It seems most of them were just roaming through the place between a hand of Paigow and another max slot bet before they decided to slip into Bonkerz to "get the Vegas experience." But considering the absurd lack of stand up offerings in Vegas (I'm not talking the regular Seinfeld/Leno headliners) this will do.
You'll also have to get a drink or two during the show. Yes, it's one of those kinds of shows so please tip your waitress. For my money I'd rather spend $20 bucks on an hour of laughs than 2 minutes worth of wasted money on a hand of blackjack.