Types of Comedy Clubs
Comedy clubs are usually broken down by comedians into "A rooms", "B rooms" and "C rooms"
- A rooms usually cater to people with movie deals, people with television shows, and generally well known acts.
- C rooms act as "neighborhood" comedy clubs, for the most part. The headliners are not usually very well known or popular, and the audiences are random walk-ins.
- B rooms are where the best aspects of both A rooms and C rooms meet. Young comics need B rooms as a stepping stone. These are rooms where someone doing a 10-15 minute set (hosting/MCing) can be asked, after they've been going up long enough, to do a 20 minute set (featuring) and so on. These clubs also typically allow dirtier material, since they can become established names for "dirty" comedy or shows that usually cover adult themes.
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