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The newest and arguably best comedy club in Toronto brings comedy back to a bustling Toronto neighbourhood that is no stranger to laughs.  The former home of the Yuk-Yuk's Super-Club, the entire operation has been made over to provide a showroom designed for comedy.  Patterned off the hugely successful Absolute Comedy club found in Ottawa (http://www.yelp.ca/biz...), the showroom boasts space for well over 200.  Like its Ottawa counterpart, a main bar and dining area allow for pre-dinner meals and dinner packages, and post-show drinks with free pool and foozball.  And for a comedy club, the food is quite tasty as well (either the regular burger or the Buffalo chicken burger filling the hole nicely).

Wednesday nights are the Pro-Am nights where amateurs and professionals alike take the stage trying out new material.  The week's host brings the acts to the stage and the headliner for the week does a brief sample set to allow you to see the type of comedy that will be heard throughout the weekend.  Tuesday nights are becoming more and more popular with theme shows helping to fill out the week.  Every second Tuesday, Andrew Evans hosts "The Dark Show", a night of comedy where the material is, well, dark.  You've been warned.  A couple of other warnings: You need to call for reservations, and if you're really unfortunate, you'll see me taking the stage.  If you see me, say hi.  Once I'm done.

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11/17/2008

Absolute Comedy is my favourite comedy club in Ottawa, so I was pleased to see it's doing so well that it has expanded to Toronto. This club is much bigger than its Ottawa counterpart. With seating that accommodates 300 people, it may not be as difficult to see a popular show as it can be in Ottawa. However, I still recommend making reservations. When I went on Saturday to the final night of a Bite TV comedian competition, the line up was huge.

The prices are higher than in Ottawa, but they're still cheaper than Yuk Yuk's most nights. They're closed on Mondays and Tuesdays with an amateur/pro night on Wednesdays for $6. On the second Tuesday of every month, they also have their Dark Show, which features much more risque uncensored comedy than their usual shows.

Make sure to fill out those comment cards too. My friends and I have won so many free tickets from occasionally doing that in the past.

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