Acme Comedy Company
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Phone: (612) 338-6393
- Hours:
- Shows: Tue-Thu 8pm, Fri-Sat 8pm, 10:30pm, Sticks Restaurant: , Mon-Fri 11am-2pm, 5pm-12am
Editorial Review for Acme Comedy Company – by Greg Giles
In Short
The rough-hewn limestone blocks and warehouse-like basement surroundings are a perfect foil for the nation's top comics. The adjacent Sticks restaurant has graduated from its "everything on a skewer" theme and now serves more traditional fare. The crowd can be a bit thin on weeknights, but all 275 seats are usually filled on the weekends. Small wonder--these comics are at the top of their profession and usually fresh from gigs on the leading late-night shows.
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User Reviews for Acme Comedy Company
07/15/2008 Posted by whatyasay
I made reservations through ticketweb for a larger party to attend the performance. The manager, John, was absolutely rude to myself and my guests. Upon arrival they first said that they didn't have any seats for us because we weren't there before 10pm. Then, when I pointed out to the staff that we had already paid for the tickets over a month ago they quickly put together seating for us. This was all fine except for the fact that the placed half of our group BEHIND A POLE in the middle of the theater!! When I went to talk to John again to try and figure out other options for seating he was rude, with no apology or accomodations. Now, myself and my significant other, who was having his 30th birthday that night, love Mitch Fatel. However, we could have done just as well to listen to him on XM Radio as all that we could see throughout the show was his hand occasionally from behind the pole. We will certainly not be attending comedy at Acme again and the 8 other guests and their friends probably won't either. It is too bad because I enjoy comedy.
05/11/2008 Posted by bsochor
After going to this club almost 100 times, 90 to be exact, one show was terrible, that's bound to happen, but this was beyond terrible, it was over the top. I wrote an email to management to cal lans discuss what had happened, after writing 2 emails, he finally returned a call- at noon, on a sunday, to my office line- I jsut happened to be in. He immediatley was on the defensive, bad mouthing how I didn't understand comedy, I "must not be a very fun or funny guy, how I just didn't get it." I must not have, nor the other 50 people that walked out of the show. David Feldman was the comic that night, he was picking on pregnanat women in audience staing they were "whor**," security had to restain one guy b/c he would talk back and stand up for himself- he as not out of line in doing so. When the manager called, he was rude, interupted, was swearing, stated "acme doesn't want customers like you"... like me? I guess they don't want patons that go every other week, talk good about the club... I returned by saying "if you don't want good clients, I won't come back- I couldn't treat MY clients like that..... that's business sir" his return comment "F*** you" and hung up.... great way to treat you customers!
Pros: opening acts
Cons: management is rude to clients, main acts ussually are not that great
Schedule
| 10/10/2008 | Greg Fitzsimmons | tickets |
| 10:30 pm | ||
| 10/13/2008 | Caught In The Act: Open Stage and Comedy Showcase | |
| 8:00 pm | ||
| 10/20/2008 | Caught In The Act: Open Stage and Comedy Showcase | |
| 8:00 pm | ||
| 10/24/2008 | Ryan Stout | tickets |
| 10:30 pm | ||
| 10/27/2008 | Caught In The Act: Open Stage and Comedy Showcase | |
| 8:00 pm | ||
| 11/01/2008 | Tim Slagle | tickets |
| 8:00 pm | ||
| 11/03/2008 | Caught In The Act: Open Stage and Comedy Showcase | |
| 8:00 pm | ||
| 11/08/2008 | TBA | tickets |
| 10:30 pm | ||
| 11/10/2008 | Caught In The Act: Open Stage and Comedy Showcase | |
| 8:00 pm | ||
| 11/15/2008 | Bliss and Weinstein | tickets |
| 10:30 pm | ||
| 11/17/2008 | Caught In The Act: Open Stage and Comedy Showcase | |
| 8:00 pm | ||
| 11/19/2008 | Brent Weinbach | tickets |
| 8:00 pm | ||
| 11/24/2008 | Caught In The Act: Open Stage and Comedy Showcase | |
| 8:00 pm | ||
| 12/01/2008 | Caught In The Act: Open Stage and Comedy Showcase | |
| 8:00 pm | ||
| 12/08/2008 | Caught In The Act: Open Stage and Comedy Showcase | |
| 8:00 pm | ||
| 12/15/2008 | Caught In The Act: Open Stage and Comedy Showcase | |
| 8:00 pm |
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