Bonkerz Comedy Club - Orlando

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Bonkerz Comedy Club - Orlando in The Corner Orlando has hilarious comedy show every Fri & Sat Night! Bonkerz History begins way, way back in 1984, when Joe Sanfelippo, along with his brother John and “other brother” George Maltezos were running a 15,000 square foot live music venue and dance club called Papagaio, in their home town of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Read more It was an extremely demanding business. Between 10 am band load-ins and 4 am closings on every Friday and Saturday, they had to turn their office into virtual dorm room with pullout couches and a full bathroom just to get a few hours of sleep between shows. Add into the mix, the normal operation of a 6 night per week nightclub and it was a commitment that took all three of them to keep. Wanting to expand their business, Joe, John and George were looking for ways to grow without hurting the good thing they already had going. The answer came unexpectedly a year later. A friend who was a rock promoter came in with an off-the- wall-idea. There was this substitute host on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson who was an up-and-coming comedy star. You could book him and get plugged on Carson, which would assure a huge crowd for the show. We agreed to the date, got the plug and sold out 4 shows in advance the next day. As a live music promoter I was used to advancing shows and setting up a load-in time. When I called to advance this show I was asked if I had a mic and a light. “Of Course”, I responded. “Is that it?” When the answer came back “YES”, I turned to John and George and said, “We are going to become a freaking comedy club, this is awesome!” There were no comedy clubs within 100 miles of Milwaukee back then, so needless to say it was an immediate success. Now we needed a name for Milwaukee and Wisconsin’s first professional comedy club. We decided after we closed for the night, that we would order in pizza and brain storm in the office for however many hours it would take to find the right name. As soon as we took a few bites I started the long and arduous meeting that lay ahead. With the Yellow Pages being a major factor in advertising back then I had the following requirements in mind. It had to be a one word name, starting with one of the first letters of the alphabet so it would show up right away and make you think of someth Update description

Address:

70 N Orange Ave
Orlando

Telephone:

+14076292665

Web site:

bonkerzcomedyproductions.com ⇒

Opening hours:

Friday: 19:30-22:00

Saturday: 19:30-22:00

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MB N. 2015-03-22

Nice time every time we've been here. Food and drinks, good servers. Some what limited seating, but it's a nice place to spend a Saturday night.

GinNdoug C. 2017-03-06

Awesome place to have a great time...Good food and great comedy acts.

Wanda C. 2017-02-19

Fun place. Comedians are great. Food is good and reasonably priced. Will be back soon.

Larry J F. 2017-02-13

This shit sucked. I was forced to sit with weirdos I dont know at one table even though there were plenty of tables open.

Dilly S. 2017-02-04

The comedy show is excellent and the service too thank for you atención. ...

Diane Wooldridge M. 2017-01-30

Great comedian last Saturday!

Steve C. 2017-01-30

Comedy was good. Drink/food service was slowwwww.

Michael S. 2017-01-29

Same comedians everytime and they are horrible. We walked out 10 minutes into the main performance. Just an FYI if after 6 months the same jokes still...

Melanie R. 2017-01-26

Not too bad! Been to this location a few times. Would love to go again

Maribel C. 2017-01-15

Had a great time at the Comedy show this past Friday the 13th. The food was good and fast, the drinks nice and strong, and the wait staff very...

Ron Morgan J. 2017-01-15

Great club..Tons of laffs...Food was great..Staff was great..Will be going back soon.

Mayra Cruz R. 2017-01-08

We had a great time. The two last comedians were hilarious.

Michelle C. 2016-10-16

The food and drinks were good. Our waiter was really nice and attentive as well as all the staff. The comedians that performed were not really funny....

Matthew D. 2016-10-03

Always have a great time... comics are really funny, drinks and food are reasonable.. great date night

Codie Janaé B. 2016-09-11

The service is amazing we had a wonderful and attentive waiter. Alex U was hilarious, the food was good, the setting is down to earth and comfortable....

Tammy S. 2016-07-30

I love bonkerz I have a good time every time I go ken Miller was my utmost favorite....

Doug C. 2016-07-03

This is a great place to see real stand-up and as a comic it's a great place to work. The staff deal with comics every week and they're some of the...

Colleen M. 2016-05-30

Great place to laugh and unwind after a long work week

Wanda I. M. 2016-04-17

I really enjoy Bonkerz. Last night was one of those super nights!!

Terry H. 2016-01-10

Carmen is a real hoot! She is a natural!!

Updates from Bonkerz Comedy Club - Orlando

Bonkerz Comedy Club - O. 2017-12-01
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Bonkerz Comedy Club - O. 2017-12-01
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Bonkerz Comedy Club - O. 2017-12-01
Get your #laugh on with Jersey A Jean, The Haitian Sensation, from Comic View and Bonkerz favorite Shereen Kassam from Real Radio 104.1 at Bonkerz Comedy Clubs - Orlando, Florida inside Boardwalk Bowl!

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