Anseo Comedy Club

«Where dya think you’re goin?!» booms the mic’d up comedian, ready, waiting, bating for blood!!! To be fair, I had tried to leave before the end of his set — only minorly before, just so that I could catch my bus ya see — so I was fair game!
I didn’t want to leave — the headliner was Rory O’Hanlan and he was doing a whopper job of dissecting us Irish. Jeez that recession is good fodder for banter isn’t it. He was hilarious from beginning to end.
I must say that I’ve never been at the brunt of a comedian’s wrath before — is it wrong to say I kinda enjoyed it? He wasn’t too mean anyway, and was all in good fun.
Either way, the line up for the night was great. Of course there was a mixture of hilarious and not-​so-​hilarious comedians, but that’s to be expected at any comedy show.
I like the venue itself as it feels like you’re in someone’s sitting room. There’s even an old boarded up fireplace in the corner. It’s a quick trip downstairs to the bar (drinks prices are average), and there didn’t seem to be too much of a rush on down there, even through the intermission.
This is a really busy night — the room was rammed, but not uncomfortably so — most people had seats and the rows are set up so you’re not all falling over each other. I’d advise getting there by 8.30pm at least to make sure you get a seat.
I missed my bus in the end. It was worth it though…