Best of Atlanta: Best Comedy Club/Venue
The Punchline Comedy Club After Dark, Readers
For the ancient Romans, a fun-filled evening may have involved knocking back a few goblets of grape and watching gladiators disembowel each other. For today’s slightly less bloodthirsty crowds, there’s the comedy club, where a roar of approval equals the victor’s laurel wreath — and where a quiet, pained silence is just as devastating as the emperor’s down-turned thumb. For more than 15 years, the Punchline has offered a willing stage for that heartiest breed of entertainer, the standup comic, to sink or swim by his or her own wits. More at Best Comedy Club/Venue