5/5 Madeleine D. 3 months ago on Google • 13 reviews New
Comedy
is
my
new
favorite
travel
tip.
I
caught
English-language
standup
abroad
for
the
first
time
when
I
went
to
see
Vickie
Wang
at
the
23
comedy
club
in
Taipei.
I
was
delighted
by
the
way
the
jokes
gave
new
light
to
local
context,
and
how
the
local
context
helped
make
the
material
really
fresh
and
funny.
Tokyo
Comedy
Bar
was
just
as
delightful.
The
only
time
we
could
go
was
Wednesday
night,
which
was
a
small
crowd
-
but
all
the
better,
because
we
got
to
be
part
of
the
show.
The
crowd
work
was
excellent,
and
by
the
break
we
felt
like
friends.
It
was
a
mix
of
expats
and
tourists,
which
also
made
for
a
fun
exchange.
The
comedy
was
at
its
best
when
the
comedians
engaged
with
local
material
-
heckling
us
for
our
visit
to
akihabara,
for
example.
We
went
to
the
7:30
show,
which
was
very
funny,
and
then
stayed
for
the
“hot
off
the
fax”
show,
which
had
a
few
groaners.
But
by
that
point,
the
crowd
and
the
performers
had
connected,
so
it
felt
like
we
were
all
in
on
the
joke.