Ed and I love to have our quality time somewhere nice and quiet. We usually spend weekend nights in a restaurant talking about anything and making each other laugh in between serious conversations. It has been our stress-reliever for years. It was just last Friday that we were in a very unexpected place, with a very unusual scenario.
We were invited to the final show of The Punchline Comedy Club's October Tour in the Middle East at the Emirates Golf Club. The Punchline Comedy Club started in Hong Kong in 1994, and a couple of years later conquered the rest of Asia and Australia. The show features outstanding comedians from UK, USA, Australia and Canada.
We arrived at the venue an hour before the show started. The event took place in a small function room for intimate events at Emirates Golf Club's pavilion. While waiting, pub grub and drinks were served. Ed and I have never been to a live comedy show before, but we know that there will be a comedic interaction with the audience which can be fun and awkward at the same time. We hoped that we can avoid it, so we sat at the third to the last row where we can blend in with the rest. Hahah!
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| The Stage and The Pub Grub (my soda, vegetable quesadilla and Ed's Heineken) |
The show that we watched featured renowned stand up comedians Jeremy O' Donnell, Junior Simpson and Canada's Comedian of the Year Simon Cotter. They are fast, very witty and can always pull off a good joke out of something! Most topics were about their personal experiences, along with some adult stuff and racial commentaries. They interacted with the audience, mostly with the people at the front row. Even though I found the jokes non-offensive, I'm still glad that our plan to stay safe from the mockery was a success. Ed and I were laughing for more than two hours! I think, the rest of the audience did as well. Everyone were in good sport and enthusiastic all throughout the show.
Punchline Comedy Club will be back in Dubai on December. Life is better when you're laughing, so make sure to catch one of their shows this coming Festive Season. Show schedule, venue and ticket prices will be posted in their official Facebook Page.
11 Blogger Comments
It must be so much fun!!! That's nice that they did not make too much mockery of the audience... I am afraid to watch stand-up comedies who pick on the audience!
ReplyDeleteI actually have a fear of stand-up comedies. Like what Ms. Pinay said, I'd hate it if they picked on someone from the audience. Anyway, I'm sure this stand-up comedians didn't do anything like that!
ReplyDeleteThe important thing is have fun! I never been to a Comedy Bar, It would be nice if they just mock on themselves and leave the audience alone, but sometimes they do pick audience too.. Enjoy the rest of the week:)
ReplyDeleteI have yet to be in comedy club. It must have been a fun evening for you.
ReplyDeleteI've been in Dubai such a nice place, Comedy bar is a right place to go for stress relief after a long week of working.
ReplyDeleteRight, stay safe and never sit in front, unless you want to be the butt of jokes lol!
ReplyDeleteIt must be fun seeing them.. I been to a comedy bar in Manila before kawawa talaga ang nasa harap pag na tripan.. hehe
ReplyDeleteHave you tried going to our comedy bars here? I love how these people are able to make others really laugh heartily pero sometimes, their humor is below the belt.
ReplyDeleteHaven't been to any comedy bar before. I wish I can try sometime. :)
ReplyDeleteI never been to Comedy bars. Sa TV ko lang napapanood hehe. I am sure it was a fun night.
ReplyDeletelooks like i'm not the only one who hasn't been to comedy bars. nakaka-trauma kasi dito since mega-okray ang stand-up comedians pag ikaw napag-tripan. i guess it's safe to say the western culture of stand-up comedy is really different.
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