The Comedy Spot in Arlington, Virginia is a great place to
go for children and adults of all ages. While they are only open Thursday
night-Saturday night, they tailor their impov comedy shows to a variety of
different ages. Thursday nights are open mic night, which are geared towards
teens and adults. In order to participate, you only need to email the comedy
club. On Friday nights at 8pm and Saturday nights at 7:30pm, The Comedy Spot also
hosts their comedy sportz program which has teams competing for points and
laughs. This is a family friendly show and is meant to be kept clean, but may
not necessarily be geared specifically towards children. However, Saturdays at
3pm, they specifically have a comedy sportz 4 kidz show which is kept strictly
PG and is great for kids starting as young as first grade. Children are
provided the opportunity to come up on stage and participate, and are aided by
the comedy professionals that work there. On Saturday nights at 10pm, the club
takes on a more adult feel as they offer the Blue Show, which offers adult
humor with an R rating. Please make sure not to bring your children to this
show as it is not appropriate for youths.
The shows range in price from $10-$15 and the place is well
maintained (other than the restrooms which were a bit dirty). When we went to
The Comedy Spot, it was on a Sunday night without kids, as they also offer
private shows for work parties, birthday parties, and other occasions as well.
The comedians were very funny, and did a great job of incorporating the
audience into their show, calling people up or asking for audience
participation for each skit that they did. While children were not around when
we went, the comedians definitely seemed like they would do a fantastic job of
putting on children’s birthday parties as well. If you are a fan of Whose Line
is it Anyway or want to get your budding comedian a chance to participate in
front of a larger audience than just family, this is a great place to go.
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Website:
Location:
Ballston Common Mall
4238 Wilson Blvd - Arlington, VA
Hours/Cost/Rating:
Friday:
Time/Cost/Rating
Time/Cost/Rating
ComedySportz 8PM/$15/PG
The Blue Show 10PM/$15/R
Saturday:
ComedySportz4kidz 3PM/$10/PG
ComedySportz 7:30PM/$15/PG
The Blue Show 10pm/$15/R
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ReplyDeleteI knew about this place, but I never knew it was family oriented (or an improv spot). I thought it was your average comedy club. Thanks for posting!
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