The Glee Club (comedy club)

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The Glee Club
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The Glee Club logo
Location

United Kingdom

Type Comedy club, music venue
Genre(s) comedy, music, spoken word
Opened
  • Birmingham: 1994
  • Cardiff: 2001
  • Oxford: 2010
  • Nottingham: 2010
Owner Comic Enterprises Ltd.
Seating type Theatre style
Capacity
  • Birmingham: 480 (Main Room), 180 (Studio Room)
  • Cardiff: 450
  • Oxford: approx. 200
  • Nottingham: 400 (Main Room), 220 (Studio Room)
Website www.glee.co.uk

The Glee Club is a small chain of live stand-up comedy and live music venues in the UK.

The first Glee Club was opened by Mark Tughan in Birmingham's Chinese Quarter in 1994,[1] the first dedicated comedy club to open in the United Kingdom outside London.[2]

Refurbished in 2001 the Birmingham venue has two event spaces: a 480-seat main auditorium and a 180 seat studio theatre.[1]

Cardiff Glee Club interior

A second branch opened in Cardiff in 2001 and is located in the Mermaid Quay development in Cardiff Bay. It has a seated capacity of 450 and a standing capacity of 550.[3] ITV Wales broadcast a series of eight stand up shows from the venue in 2006.[4] The Cardiff venue has won the Chortle Award for best venue (Wales and West) eight times since the awards began in 2002.[5][6]

A third club opened in Oxford in April 2010.

A fourth, two room club opened in Nottingham in September 2010. It is attached to a café bar called Café Glee.

[edit] Comedy show

The Glee's regular comedy show, most Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at both clubs, consists of three acts from the UK and international comedy circuits introduced by a compère. The Friday and Saturday shows are followed by a disco. All clubs also host tour shows by more established acts. Unlike many other comedy clubs, the seating for all comedy gigs is arranged in a theatre style[7] and the clubs' bars close during the performances.

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Doors will open on an improved Glee club Birmingham Post, 25 October 2001
  2. ^ Brum loses out in comedy stakes Evening Mail, 8 October 2003
  3. ^ Live Music At The Glee Club Glee.co.uk
  4. ^ ITV Glee - Late-night showcase for stand-up Chortle, April 23, 2006
  5. ^ Cardiff Glee Club Chortle
  6. ^ 2009 Chortle Awards Chortle
  7. ^ Live Comedy At The Glee Club Glee.co.uk
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