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Glee club down the bay to close?
Looks like its at threat of closure.
It's been there 22 years.
https://nation.cymru/culture/glee-cl...union-dispute/
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Never been there.
Always thought it a bit of a white elephant and probably surprised it has lasted so long.
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MacAdder
Never been there.
Always thought it a bit of a white elephant and probably surprised it has lasted so long.
Not too much to be Gleeful about and you can't tell jokes these days without offending someone.
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Are they closing because most subjects are now off-limits for jokes, and they don't want to hurt people's feelings?
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Wales-Bales
Are they closing because most subjects are now off-limits for jokes, and they don't want to hurt people's feelings?
I wouldn't be surprised at all.
Its a feckin joke!
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North Cardiff Blue
Not too much to be Gleeful about and you can't tell jokes these days without offending someone.
If that was the case then the likes of Frankie Boyle would have finished years ago.
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Wales-Bales
Are they closing because most subjects are now off-limits for jokes, and they don't want to hurt people's feelings?
Probably….
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It's a great venue. Absolutely critical to the Cardiff comedy scene.
I get quite a lot of news about music venues etc from various websites and it seems like this is an area Unite are pushing on.
A bar in Glasgow closed recently after a 48 hour strike and that involved Unite.
https://news.sky.com/story/glasgow-b...osure-12923536
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Always busy whenever I've been there.
Shame if it closes
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Nation cymru? I'll give this story a miss
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Not had much joy in there, twice I been and twice my group has been asked to leave.
Once for heckling and 2nd for someone slipping on a wet floor and accused of being too pi55ed.
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The owner sounds like an absolute baby. Throwing his toys out of the pram just because his workers decided to unionise, whether you agree with unions or not, people should have the right to form one.
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“We simply will not continue under this toxicity. It’s bullying, pure and simple,” he said in an interview with the comedy website."
Pathetic.
He also brags about paying his employees 70p an hour over the minimum wage. So generous.
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Wales-Bales
Are they closing because most subjects are now off-limits for jokes, and they don't want to hurt people's feelings?
No, nobody as even hinted at this being an issue.
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19bluebirds27
Not had much joy in there, twice I been and twice my group has been asked to leave.
Once for heckling and 2nd for someone slipping on a wet floor and accused of being too pi55ed.
I enjoy the hecking as long as it's good hearted and isn't constant. Did you get a warning first or did they just kick you out?
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I had tickets for Shaun Ryder which was postponed 4 times so I gave up and had my money back. I now have tickets for the FLC (without Huey unfortunately) but it sounds like I'll never see the inside of the place.
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Not surprised no one laughs anymore
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life on mars
Not surprised no one laughs anymore
Lol
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A colleague of mine went to see Chubby Brown last week in Weston , was sold out apparently :sherlock:
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Threads like this are just brilliant - a bunch of miserable old ***** who never go to comedy gigs grizzling about nobody laughing anymore and most subjects now being off-limits.
Although I'm not keen on the Glee Club as a venue and I won't be sorry if it closes, I love comedy shows. Therefore, like most comedy fans in Cardiff, I've been to the Glee Club numerous times over the years. Last October I went to see Jerry Sadowitz play to a large audience there, which kind of pisses all over the notion that most subjects are off limits these days.
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The Lone Gunman
Threads like this are just brilliant - a bunch of miserable old ***** who never go to comedy gigs grizzling about nobody laughing anymore and most subjects now being off-limits.
Although I'm not keen on the Glee Club as a venue and I won't be sorry if it closes, I love comedy shows. Therefore, like most comedy fans in Cardiff, I've been to the Glee Club numerous times over the years. Last October I went to see Jerry Sadowitz play to a large audience there, which kind of pisses all over the notion that most subjects are off limits these days.
Jerry Sadowitz is a man of true Equality, he hates every **** :hehe:
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I've been to the Glee Club numerous times over the years, I can count on one hand the times I've actually belly laughed.
Observational comedy is dire, usually starting out by the act asking some bird in the front row where she's from and what does she do, it goes downhill from there.
Can't anyone stand up and just tell a joke anymore?
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Joe Gillis
Can't anyone stand up and just tell a joke anymore?
Gary Delaney just stands up and tells jokes. I saw him at the Glee Club last year. He was excellent.
I find it's usually a good idea to check out the acts you're going to see before parting with your cash. Avoids disappointment as a rule.
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Bernard Manning
He was a ****
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Joe Gillis
I've been to the Glee Club numerous times over the years, I can count on one hand the times I've actually belly laughed.
Observational comedy is dire, usually starting out by the act asking some bird in the front row where she's from and what does she do, it goes downhill from there.
Can't anyone stand up and just tell a joke anymore?
Where you from Joe, and what do you do?
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SLUDGE FACTORY
Bernard Manning
He was a ****
Yup, but one of the best with his delivery. Shame about the content.
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Tuerto
Yup, but one of the best with his delivery. Shame about the content.
Jim Davidson
Another ****
Great delivery
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The Lone Gunman
Gary Delaney just stands up and tells jokes. I saw him at the Glee Club last year. He was excellent.
I find it's usually a good idea to check out the acts you're going to see before parting with your cash. Avoids disappointment as a rule.
Saying that, we tend to know what's coming when we go and watch City, yet we stil do!
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Doucas
The owner sounds like an absolute baby. Throwing his toys out of the pram just because his workers decided to unionise, whether you agree with unions or not, people should have the right to form one.
Pathetic.
He also brags about paying his employees 70p an hour over the minimum wage. So generous.
We'd still have child labour if it wasnt for unions. you'd be working 18 hours a day 7 days a week.
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Eric the Half a Bee
Saying that, we tend to know what's coming when we go and watch City, yet we stil do!
That’s a different sort of comedy altogether.
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SLUDGE FACTORY
Jim Davidson
Another ****
Great delivery
Davidson is a vicious piece of shit.
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Tuerto
Davidson is a vicious piece of shit.
Well to be fair Bernard Manning was a bit extreme at times
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SLUDGE FACTORY
Well to be fair Bernard Manning was a bit extreme at times
He was, although it's pretty much a fact that Manning's delivery was fantastic, plenty of very good comedians have said so. I hated his racist shit, but not all of his jokes were like that. That's not a defence of him either. He was good at what he did. Compare it to someone like farage, he can hold a room, very good at capturing the audience, do i like him or his politics? Not a chance.
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Bernard Manning on Mrs Merton's show. Worth a watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zaGwbRx_0Q
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Eric the Half a Bee
She leathered him
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It’s a vital place for the comedy scene in the area.
Interesting that those who think you can’t tell a joke anymore … haven’t been
Sounds like the owner is a bit of an arse on the face of that story but of course two sides to every story
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SLUDGE FACTORY
She leathered him
Absolutely. The audience did as well. "I wouldn't stop to pick up a black man and that's my prerogative" got shown up. Maybe we'll have racial equality in the UK one day, but not under this racist government.
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Eric the Half a Bee
Absolutely. The audience did as well. "I wouldn't stop to pick up a black man and that's my prerogative" got shown up. Maybe we'll have racial equality in the UK one day, but not under this racist government.
No we won't
The younger generation seem a lot more chilled and relaxed about things but sadly some people are thick as feck
Can't ban stupidity
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I rarely go to comedy gigs. Not sure why, it's just not in my radar. I did go to see Bill Bailey at last year's Hay Festival who I love when I see him on panel shows. His comedy seems genuinely off the cuff. He wasn't that great to be honest. It seemed too scripted and forced. This year I saw Dara O'briain at the festival and he was,superb, loads of lols.
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One of the funniest guys I’ve seen at the Glee was Rich Hall, the American and I’ve had some good nights there, but that maybe because of the beer and the friend we were with. I can’t think of one comedian who just tells jokes, they mainly comment in events in life.
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SOXY BOY
I can’t think of one comedian who just tells jokes, they mainly comment in events in life.
There are a few who tell puns - Tim Vine, Milton Jones, Gary Delaney. Some tell jokes occasionally during their sets but are mainly observational. Ricky Gervais told one joke when I saw him a few weeks ago - I won't repeat it here!