Modified On February 23, 2007
The Female Half of the Staff summed it up nicely. She said, at the midpoint of our evening hanging out at the Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach last night, that if there is a heaven, and if there is a comedy club in heaven, it would be the C.& M.C.
The Male Half must concur. (Scheduled to do seven minutes, he had a splendid time on- and offstage, sharing the evening’s bill with Owen Smith, Jon McDonnell, Joe Starr, Derek Hughes and Ralph Harris.)
Also in the house were Emery Emery, Tommy James (The Big Move), Jimmy Burns, Maryellen Hooper, Helen Keaney and Joanie Fagan (The 3 Blonde Moms, who were performing at the Lounge in the adjacent space).
The deluxe treatment of comics begins when one calls to confirm one’s spot– “Okay, it’s an 8 o’clock show, and we have a spot for you on the roof.” And, dontcha know, they’re not kidding… we arrive in the alley behind the club, there’s a man on the roof, with a clipboard with your name on it… and a parking space… on the roof. We’re of the opinion that they should hire one more person– one whose sole duty is to pinch people lest they think they are dreaming.