99 Club Goes Daily
The 99 Club have just started doing week nights at their flagship comedy venue in Leicester Square so I went along to the press launch last night to check out the talent and sample some sushi. James Woroniecki, the owner of the club, seemed pretty excited about it and no wonder – the club now has a comedy night on every day of the week in either Islington, Leicester Square or Oxford Circus. Not only that but each one has its own style. You can choose what kind of comedy you want to watch from sketch acts to extended sets to big headline stand-up, and venues range from intimate pubs to large capacity nightclubs.
Woroniecki said that while the club has spread to several different venues and now has a weekly schedule he wants to avoid the ’stag party’ crowds that other mainstay comedy venues attract, namely by not letting any in! Last night’s line-up (Pippa Evans, Shappi Khorsandi, Paul Foot and Nick Revell) were equally impressive and all apart from Nick are club residents. The Comedy Store and Jongleurs should watch out because the 99 Club is branching out and appealing to a much more discerning audience.
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