The Comedy Store - La Jolla

I’ve been there a couple of times and have always had a blast, the reason for my review today is about a mistake on my part and their response to it. I scheduled the wrong date for a show and sent them an email about it and was responded to promptly, with an easy solution. In a day where it’s hard to get a human response, I was very pleased with how easy it was to get a solution. Thanks!

Nice atmosphere, stained glass on the ceiling. Don’t forget your ID… Live music while you wait. It is easy to see the stage, pretty small venue and it looks like the 7pm shows sell out faster. I ordered both drinks at the same time. The only thing I don’t like is the 2 drink minimum, I know it’s standard at comedy clubs but I still don’t like it… Also parking here can be a little difficult (no parking lot, we found parking on the street off Girard Ave - don’t park at Pavilions)

The best time ever

The Comedy Store is a good venue for comedy. Nice and cozy without feeling like you’re in a sea of people. I recommend arriving early by 30 minutes or longer if you want a front row spot, depending on who’s up that evening. Entering and finding a seat was smooth. Drinks were nice and strong with a good variety of mixed drinks, beer, wine, etc. -1 star because they only had popcorn, but that’s all I’d ding them for. There’s nearby soft serve & coffee across the street for a little post-show treat. Parking up any of the nearby streets is close and your best bet, because the grocery store parking log behind the Comedy Store building will tow.

Loved the atmosphere and the service!

We love this place. Reasonable drink prices. Great staff. Early show for us old seniors. See you tonight.

Such a blast! Enjoyed this venue

We were guests on Sunday (April 14, 2024) and were told we could not enter the comedy club with a backpack. This would have been fine, if we had known of this policy beforehand. We were told upon our arrival that backpacks were not allowed AND that the information was posted on the website (by the bouncer at the front, who was extremely rude to us). This was news to us since we searched the website for this information several weeks before we arrived. I have searched the website today, and cannot find the information at all. This “no backpack or luggage policy” does not exist online at all - it is not on your website and it is not posted on tickets purchased for shows. We did not drive to the venue, so we could not easily stash the bag in a vehicle, and were not offered any accommodations or alternatives for where to place the backpack, besides outside with no supervision from anyone. They told us it was our fault for not having a secure location to place a bag - even after telling them we arrived via public transportation. We did not have a location to place our bags and the club refused to hold the backpack for us, since they have had issues with “luggage” in the past, and we also volunteered the security to search through the bag. In my experience, when a business does not have a policy posted publicly, then they have accommodated guests that do not know local policies. While local guests may know this, how are out of town guests supposed to know this rule? I would understand if the show was sold out and there was very limited space. This was not the case. The club was maybe at 40% capacity (this is generous), so it wasn’t like they were crunched for space (for a BACKPACK). Staff was extremely rude and blamed us for not being aware of an internal policy that they do not post about. This is ridiculous. Please let the club know they should publicly post policies that turn people away from the door, even after we have paid for the show that night in advance. Unacceptable way to treat out of town guests. Please do better. I will not recommend this location to my friends or anyone visiting San Diego after this interaction.