Tourettes Without Regrets

The ONLY reason I give it a 4 is because of the smoking. The show itself was great!!! I would suggest arriving an hour early. My first time going was the 5^th of May 2016 and we got there at 7:15 and the line was already long. We went inside and the atmosphere was incredible. Everyone was dancing, having fun and just enjoying life. If you’ve never been and you don’t mind getting your hands dirty, getting embarrassed, and hearing and seeing some really raunchy stuff, this is the place for you. From the Sword Juggling, to the Dirty Haiku and acrobatics, everything was amazing. I’m already planning on going to the next one and it’s only $ 10 at the door.

Used to go when D-​Lor Performed. Not sure if he’s still going strong but the experience itself was great. He was one of the top shelf performers and linguists then. You’re coming for a different experience — burlesque performances, freestyle battles, holiday experiences, etc.
Don’t be offended. Be happy. Get a gin.

TOURETTES HAS… CHANGED…IN THE PAST 10 YEARS.
I used to attend Tourettes when talented Bay Area beatbox artists such as Kid Beyond, Cornbread, Constant Change and Butterscotch were still performing at Ashkenaz.
When I took my girlfriend to see Tourettes Without Regrets at its new location at The Oakland Metro, we got a raunchy mess of a variety show instead.
In the words of Charlie M., «This is not for you if you find seriously offensive, dirty and limit pushing humor appalling.» Trust me; I love me some raunch, and this show serves up a HUGE steaming pile of that.
But I came here for the music. Tourettes doesn’t seem to offer much of that anymore.

This show renders me almost speechless. Such amazing, unique, creative artists and a down-​to-​earth crowd. I had a blast and I can’t shut up about it! The dirty haiku contest will keep me coming… back for more. ;)

Truly a variety show in the raw sense of variety shows. The show has it all: burlesque, strippers, singers, rappers, DJs, musicians, ballet dancers, fire-​jugglers and breathers, slam poetry, pie-​eating contests, circus acts, and comedians. The whole show pushes so many boundaries in such a wonderful, Oakland-​esque way.
Doors open at 8pm and the show begins at 8:30pm and lasts until around 12am. I always find that it’s difficult to stay the entire length (I’m usually on a date and don’t want to risk potential boredom on my partner’s side), but the great thing about Tourettes is that the show is consistently entertaining… beginning to end.
Full bar and drinks are pretty inexpensive. Overall a great bang for your buck and amazing show!

Really excellent show. It’s like Oakland’s take on a weird, weird variety show. High quality performances, very well done, pushes boundaries in a good way. I definitely recommend the experience.

This is not for you if you find seriously offensive, dirty and limit pushing humor appalling. This show is an eclectic mix of all of the above and the vibe makes you feel like you have found some underground freak show. I loved every minute of it. From the transvestite interpretive dance of Taylor Swift’s «trouble» ending with bowls of ketchup and mustard thrown all over her to stand-​up to break dancing. This show will keep you guessing what is next.
Get there and wait at 8 if you want one of the few seats or prepare to stand. $ 10 and full bar, how else would you want to spend the first Thursday of every month?

Love these shows!
Every one is a new and mind-​blowing surprise!
If you are sensitive to vulgarities or not open to jaw-​dropping topics, themes or outrageousness, then this might not be for you
If you are open to taking on some controversial issues and hearing some far-​out slams and perspectives then you might just have a ball here!
I would say that this is a great show for an open-​minded demographic that is not easily offended and finds blasphemy of all types entertaining

Authentic Stand up underground Comedians, Rappers and Burlesque. Simply the Best in The Bay Area!
A MUST.

Entertaining acts (whip and belly dance duo notable).
A couple lyrical geniuses at show-​capping rap battle.

Most insane craziness I have seen w/​o nudity. Great food for the mind especially if you have a dirty one ;)

This is like any other variety/​comedy/​improv show you’ve been to.
The closest way I could describe it is if the cast of South Park became real people and were about 20 years older and decided to host an improv comedy show, this is what it would be.
But really, just go. It’s $ 10, and a great way to spend a Thursday night. Like South Park, no one is spared being made fun of — very equal opportunity. Naturally, do not go to this if you are easily offended.

Wow! What a great night that was!
Fantastic show! Poetry slam, rap contest, dirty haikus, guess what’s in the emcees pants and a flesh hook show. I wished the flesh hooks were bloodier but I’m a gory person :) The emcee was hilarious.
Definitely going back every month!
Oh, the drinks were affordable too. I think it was $ 5 for a pint of Lagunitas IPA. Not too bad! Bartender was really friendly too.

I drove over an hour to get there (from Santa Cruz) and it was well worth it! Slam, beat-​boxing, rap battles, burlesque, and some funny **s **it! It was cool, and the people were cool. The performers were pretty great.
The only element I feel was missing (and they’re still awesome without it) is dance. I love to dance and to watch amazing dancers (breakdance or finger tutting… any kinda battle).
Four stars because: you should go, I should go back, it is great
Minus one because they had everything but movement.

Rap battles and beat-​boxing and you don’t even have to take a time machine to get there.
To be honest I didn’t «get» most of this. I think rap battles are stupid and lost interest in beat-​boxing when The Fat Boys broke up. Listening to the dirty haiku competition was awkward. The seating makes conversation difficult for groups bigger than three.
I did enjoy the comedians but the best thing about this place is that it’s very close to Beer Revolution if you need to get fortified on real beer.
I’m glad i went but I don’t feel the urge to ever go again.

Let me just start by saying that I had no clue what this show was upon entering (slam poetry, dirty Haiku’s, rap, burlesque– you name it), and figured it would be pretty harmless. Harmless it was, raunchy no doubt, embarrassing? Yep. I am pretty loud as is and don’t blush easily– last night was a different story.
I was selected to be a judge, and my friends «tricked» me into thinking it would just be me getting on stage for a minute and introducing myself, as well as holding up cards to judge and rate the acts.
What I didn’t know was that I would replicate sexual acts with a giant badger named Baxter. A man dressed up in a badger costume. I went first, pretending to be a raccoon (how do raccoons even mate in the first place?), and my moves were completely lame compared to the others. Mind you, I was told which animal to be. Why not something fun, like a dragonfly or a rabbit? I will go again and be a judge if asked just based on principle.
The rest of the show was pretty outlandish, and the slam poetry was by far my favorite. Apparently I was in the bathroom and/​or getting drinks and too preoccupied to notice that there was full frontal male nudity on stage.
This show is pretty ridiculous. Just go. It’s just a BART ride and $ 10 away.

Ahem, what I had meant to say wuz: «If you want to hang out with the cool kids after the show, and miss the last bart, you can catch the 800 bus at 14^th/​Broadway.»
The show never ever runs long or past midnight. never. sometimes. usually… always. ;)

a good friends kept telling me about this crazy show. He’d describe it to me, but it made even less sense that way. Finally after about a year of this, I went. That was early 2006 and I think I’ve only missed a handful of shows since then.
everything everyone said on here is true, both good and bad. The venue is what it is. Ive seen far worse and its not like this show is going to impress many venue owners/​promoters, but THATS a part of what makes the Oakland Metro Operahouse special and awesome. Major props and respect should go to the Metro management for having to deal with this show and its audience for so many years.
The few friends who have been brave enough to experience a Tourettes show have fallen in love with it and have brought additional new friends to other shows. I like to go out to a lot of shows and concerts but I can say that Ive NEVER seen or been to anything else in the bay area quite like Tourettes without Regrets.

The first time I performed at Tourettes it was at the Stork Club. The battle rap portion was still just a glimmer in suburban white kids eyes. What we got back then was a lot of shitty punk bands and self destructive poets. The creepy kids. And what I mean by «we», was all 20 of us that packed the house.
Everyone was always fucked up on, at the very least, a two layer cake of intoxicants. There was a lot of vomit and bathroom blow jobs then.
It’s still the same show, really. Just bigger.
At my first show 7 years ago, the entire time on stage, a porno played on a large bed sheet behind the performers. It was midget porn. Midget porn that starred a midget with the largest cock I have ever seen on a bi-​pedal mammal. Period.
5 stars!

I love going to Tourettes Without Regrets.
The host Jamie DeWolf is a stand up guy, and funny as fuck. Yeah, I dropped an f-​bomb on Unilocal,sue me.
The show is a little bit of everything. Usually starting off with dirty haikus, then running into spoken word and a bit of a poetry slam. Then they will have some live music, whether it be a band, a man and his guitar, or an mc, and mix it all in with a little burlesque. At the end of the night they have free-​style rap battles, which are usually pretty entertaining.
All in all, you get four or more hours of entertainment for $ 10. Not to mention you can hit up a bar with $ 3 – 5 drinks at the back, well drinks and bottled beers.
I’ll definitely continue going to Tourettes, see ya’ll first thursday next month!!!