The Glee Club

The Glee Club
The Glee Club logo
Location

United Kingdom

Owner Comic Enterprises Ltd.
Type Comedy club, music venue
Genre(s) comedy, music, spoken word
Seating type Theatre style
Capacity
  • Birmingham: 420 (Main Room), 150 (Studio Room)
  • Cardiff: 440
  • Oxford: 240
  • Nottingham: 400 (Main Room), 200 (Studio Room)
Opened
  • Birmingham: 1994
  • Cardiff: 2001
  • Oxford: 2010
  • Nottingham: 2010
Website
www.glee.co.uk

The Glee Club is a small chain of independent 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]

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 440 and a standing capacity of 600.[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 debuted in Nottingham in September 2010.

In 2014 The Glee Club won the Best Comedy Club award at the Midlands Comedy Awards.[7]

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 Saturday shows are followed by a disco in some venues. 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[8] and the clubs' bars close during the performances.

Live music

The Glee Clubs have presented live music since April 2001. Music was initially brought to the Glee Club by promoter Markus Sargeant.

References

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ "News: Midlands Comedy Awards Full Results". Beyond The Joke. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  8. ↑ Live Comedy At The Glee Club Glee.co.uk

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