Comedy Store

Of all the old-school stand-up rooms, the Comedy Store is the only one that’s managed to keep its lineups consistently fresh and funny while staying true to its seedy Sunset Strip roots (it dates back to 1972, when it took over a space that was once the notorious club Ciro’s). Three separate stages host a monstrous array of stand-ups more or less every night of the week, and its long showcases are known for arena-caliber drop-ins (just maybe cash out your tab before the doldrums of the last hour of the show). Unlike the alternative spaces that’ve sprouted up across the city in the past decade or two, there’s still a two-drink minimum here, which is a bit of a drag—but it’s a reasonable tradeoff for the top-tier talent that grabs the mic.