My husband and I had both been to Giggles over a decade ago and had fond memories. We decided to take my brother for an evening out when he came to town for Thanksgiving this year. What a mistake!!!
$54 got us in and included the one drink minimum. If you don't want a drink you have to buy a $5 bottle of water. The waiting area is filthy and painted with the colors from the "Ooops!" paint table at Home Depot. There was a card table set up in the waiting area with four guys playing Texas Hold 'Em, who it turned out where our evening's opening acts and the janitors....
The doors to the bathrooms were propped open with the Women's bathroom door located right at the end of the bar where you walk into the waiting area. As the waiting customers were asked to line up for the show down the hallway we were bathed in the smell of urine, butt, sweat, and urinal cake.
We went to the 10pm show so the janitor/poker players had some clean up to do before we were let into the show-room. I am thinking they should have spent a few more minutes cleaning up. The tables were sticky, wet and it smelled really bad in there. I used my coat as a barrier between the table and me because it was so disgusting and I was pretty sure it hadn't been wiped down with any form of cleaner in quite a long while.
There were 5 warm-up comedians that did 5 minutes each. Some were better than others but for the most part it was painful and embarrasing to watch them struggle so hard. The word "amateur" definitely found its home. The headliner came on just about the time I was ready to call it quits and admit defeat. He was amusing for the most part and I got a few laughs out of it that I felt I had earned.
Seattle needs a great place for comedy, Giggles is not it.
My bottom line is this, I would have had a better time renting a DVD of a comedian I know I'd enjoy, mix drinks at home and laugh my butt off in an environment devoid of back alley smells of old alcohol, sweat and urine.
Cons: Parking, Service, Atmosphere....EVERYTHING!
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