Goodnights Comedy Club

In 2006 the club rented its room out daily from 8am to 6pm, and could seat up to 300 theatre style or 150 for a buffet dinner. Dinner was scheduled two hours before show time and dinner guests were given preferred seating. [goodnightscomedy.com] The room had full light and sound equipment but no additional audio-visual equipment; renters had to supply their own. [goodnightscomedy.com] A restaurant occupied the third floor, grilling fish, steaks and chops over an open mesquite wood flame, seating up to 80 for a sit-down dinner or 70 for a buffet, with entrées from $15.00 to $22.50. The chef was Richard Meckley. [goodnightscomedy.com] The club offered comedians to entertain private groups of 20 to 300, at prices varying by artist, and discounts on regular shows for groups of twenty or more. Enquiries went to Shannon Reeder. [goodnightscomedy.com] In 2011 the club was at 861 West Morgan Street, Raleigh, NC 27603, with the telephone number 919.828.LAFF (5233). [goodnightscomedy.com] The club listed a Burlesque and Comedy Show on 20 August, hosted by Charlie Viracola. [goodnightscomedy.com] The club ran the North Carolina Funniest Person Contest, whose 2014 final was held on 23 July with a $1,000 cash prize. [goodnightscomedy.com] Contestants had to be from North Carolina and to perform four and a half to six minutes of original material in the preliminary rounds, on pain of disqualification. Comics were drawn at random for each preliminary show, and judges together with audience votes decided who advanced. [goodnightscomedy.com] The 2014 preliminary rounds ran on 11, 17, 18, 24 and 25 June and 1 and 2 July. [goodnightscomedy.com] The club ran a free late show on 30 August called The Anything Goes Late Show, starting at 10:30 with limited space. [goodnightscomedy.com] The show was staged not in the comedy room but at Elements, on the third floor of the building. [goodnightscomedy.com] The club ran a weekly open mic downstairs in its own restaurant, and performers signed up in person on the night. [goodnightscomedy.com] The club programmed an explicitly adult night, The Dirty Show, on 11 February, for which it says it hand-picked the comedians. [goodnightscomedy.com] A Valentine's edition of the same adult show, My Dirty Valentines, ran on 14 February at 10:30pm, again at Elements on the third floor. [goodnightscomedy.com] The club is now at 401 Woodburn Road, Raleigh, NC 27605, with the telephone number 919.828.5233 and management reachable at management@goodnightscomedy.com. [www.goodnightscomedy.com] The site's standing banner states that listed prices include fees, that the venue is eighteen and over, and that there is a two-item minimum in the showroom. [www.goodnightscomedy.com] The page lists comedy classes — Stand Up Comedy 101 and Improv Comedy 101 — an open mic, an Insiders Club, and Helium Comedy Studios among the club's programmes. [www.goodnightscomedy.com] The club places itself in Raleigh's Village District at 401 Woodburn Road, across Woodburn Road from The Fresh Market and on the corner between Flying Biscuit, Shake Shack and Which Wich. [www.goodnightscomedy.com] In place of a drink minimum it requires two items per person in the showroom, fillable with any food or drink from the menu; items bought in the bar and lounge do not count. [www.goodnightscomedy.com] Ticket prices include all fees before taxes. All sales are final, with no refunds or exchanges, and resale is prohibited — the club says it may cancel tickets it suspects were bought to resell. [www.goodnightscomedy.com] Seating is sold as General Admission, filled first-come, or Reserved, assigned by management on the night; the club takes no seating requests. [www.goodnightscomedy.com] The venue and box office open one hour before shows starting between 3 and 5:30pm, two hours before shows starting between 6 and 8pm, and forty-five minutes before shows starting at 8:30pm or later. The box office closes between shows. [www.goodnightscomedy.com]

“Come watch as local comics fight for the crown in the 2014 North Carolina Funniest Person Contest! $1000 cash prize, plus all the glory - tons and tons of glory.” [goodnightscomedy.com]

“Every Tuesday evening is Open Mic downstairs in The Factory Restaurant at Goodnights Comedy club. Entry is free if purchasing dinner , otherwise it's only $5!” [goodnightscomedy.com]