Coconuts Comedy Club

We were 4 of 6 people there. It was horrendous! Not only did they not offer us our money back but insisted we stay on for a show that one comediens wife insisted he go on for. I love comedy. It does not take much for me to enjoy. This was pathetic!

If we didn’t get in for ½ price, this review would be one star. Emcee announced Coconuts Comedy Club has been on SPB for 29 years. It may be time to pack it up and move on. Old building next to smokey bar, which permeates into the club. We didn’t get food, but food orders are delivered in Styrofoam boxes, in a plastic sack; classy. A group of 6 drunks disrupted the entire evening. The first comedian (guy from India) didn’t know how to control them; on top of this, he was not funny at all. The other 2 guys were funnier and poked fun at them, but it got old as they fed off the attention. Mgmt spoke to them but it didn’t stop. We left before the last 2 comedians did their sets. $ 16 for 4 club sodas plus $ 4 tip to pregnant server, $ 20 cover. $ 40 out the door, literally.

I love going to comedy clubs, and I love this one, but it breaks my heart every time go.
I have been to many Comedy Clubs but Coconuts is VERY hit or miss –something no comedy club should ever be.
The cover is $ 20 each… where I’m from that’s pretty standard, but in Florida that’s quite expensive.
Coconuts actually used to be located in the meeting room of a hotel, which at the time felt awkward, but I have to give them props for the new location… unfortunately that’s where the props start and stop.
Went there on a Friday night and since this place is also next to the sports bar of a hotel, there was literally NO PARKING. When we did finally find a spot is was down the long side alley of the building and was really inconvenient to drive in and out of.
All in, the first time I went there, it was about a half full club and the comedy was pretty good. The headliner and MC are really the only ones you should expect to be really funny since many of the opening acts are local wannabe’s who (nothing against them) found a great place to try out their bad jokes and see if comedy is something for them. –Again VERY hit or miss.
The MC is actually pretty good, a guy named Chris. Seen him before and he reuses a lot of material, but overall is a very funny guy. Thank god he’s there because without him, this club would be on life support.
The other night there were 9 people. Yes, on a Friday night –9 people.
My honest opinion is that unfortunately (for both the comedians and patrons), Coconuts is simply not a well run comedy club.
The comedians will bring the funny if the Club Owners bring the people, but for a Friday night, to have 9 people is essentially guaranteeing a tough night for all (comedians, patrons, wait staff, and owners!).
Some advice for the OWNERS of this club:
#1 — Spend the $ 10K for a BIG ASS AWESOME SIGN that says nothing other than «COMEDY CLUB» –right now nobody is noticing you from any other place and your sign is easily lost among the many others on Gulf Blvd.
#2 — Kill the «Drink Minimum» and instead come up with some «DRINK SPECIALS!» –we’re in a recession guys… people want to feel like they’re getting a good deal, not forced into a purchase when trying to get in a few laughs. The more you give, the more you get. The more they drink the more they laugh.
#3 — Have themed nights! Have a filthy night, a family night, a magic night, a heckler’s night –mix it up!!! Your crowds will come on the right nights and you can book your comedians more appropriately too… Comedians also love to know what kind of crowd they’re gonna be working. Make everyone’s experience easier.
#4 — Get a real website and make everything less confusing. You have several locations and your website for both of them sucks.
#5 — Stop treating this business like it’s a well that you bleed dry every day… the well is drying up. Put some love back into your club or hire a manager who will, and give him 10% of the profit.
#6 — Print up 10,000 cheap drink coasters and distribute them for FREE to every restaurant and bar in town (primarily the touristy ones)… the establishments get the free coasters and you get their customers after a meal and at least one drink down the hatch. –Have them printed with something like: «Come get your Laugh On… bring this coaster to Coconuts Comedy Club in St. Pete Beach for $ 5 off admission» –Foot traffic!!!
#7 — Block off a section of the parking lot for your club, or hire a small valet team and rent a section of a parking lot across the street or within a block.
Your biggest job is to make it easy for people to find and come to your comedy club. Become a marketing fanatic.
You can make this an incredible comedy club if you really wanted to… but the big question is… do you? You have one of the best markets in the USA and you’re the only comedy club in town. Maybe I should open one up here and do it right…
I’ll be back later this year and will be happy to update my review… let’s hope you take my golden advice. You’ll be amazed if you do.

We are from Michigan on our yearly visit and decided to see what Coconuts Comedy Club had to offer. Unfortunately they fell very short of our expectations. Here are the reasons why:
1.) Coconuts is in the midst of moving to a new location… that’s great! But… the show was held in a temporary location that was an old drab banquet hall. If you aren’t ready to offer the customers a fully functional experience… cancel the show, or don’t charge full ticket prices. Not only was the location bad, the room set up was even worse! From a line of covered wedding chairs lining the back of the room, to pinkand blue lights aimed to the ceiling, it was tacky! The stage was set up so that we are facing the bar and there were bright lights that were a distraction, not to mention that without wait staff, every time someone wanted a drink, they had to walk in front of the comedian.
2.) When we called to inquire about tickets, we were told there would be bar food to order… got there a few minutes early to order and were told there was no food… NOT HAPPY! We’d waited to eat dinner for exactly this reason. Had to go to Silas Dents downstairs and bring our $ 34 fish sandwiches packed in styrofoam to eat during the warm up acts.
3.) The 2 drink minimum is to be expected at most comedy clubs and we were ok with that, but… not a single server came to take our drink order. We had to go to the bar to get a cup of water in a plastic cup. Again, if you’re not ready to offer full service experience, don’t bother.
4.) The headliner Danny Bevins did a great job but I think even he was thrown off his game with the poor set up.
The first warm up act, Kyle was decent. The 2^nd warm up was so bad I can’t even remember his name… I think I could have gotten up there and told jokes better than he did. If you are going to make racially charged and insensitive jokes, you’d better be damned good and he definitely wasn’t.
I think once Coconuts gets going again, they have potential but last night, you just wasted my money and time!

I had a great time here and was disappointed at the drink prices since there is a two drink minimum. It’s the oldest comedy club in Florida and has some big names come through! The staff was tentative and made sure your thirst was quenced. But holy cow is parking really a pain. They make you park across the street behind a ⁷⁄₁₁ and it’s this parking lot you ha e to enter and it’s so easy to scrape your front end if your not in a truck. Next time I’m parking in someone’s guest spot in front of the apartments!

We had a BLAST! must visit.
Comedians were awesome. Waitresses on point! their menus have mini flashlights attached to them, prices very reasonable.
The Club is intimate, black tables, red hurricane lamps.
We laughed for 3 hours straight!

I’d give it a 5 however the cover seems a bit steep.
Considering how many people they had to serve in the amount of time they had, the staff was efficient and nice. The drinks were tasty albeit small.
The comedians were AMAZING, and heckling was kept to a minimum. Overall, I was happy.

This place is decent and is hit or miss depending on the night.
However, last week I got the pleasure of watching Jon the Magnificent. This guy reminded me of Andy Kaufman and a big breath of fresh air. So many comedians and jokes are focused around the Jersey Shore and Donald’s trump’s hair it really bothers me.
I felt like I was on the Sunset Strip or in the village in NYC for a night.
I hope more acts like this come to Coconuts.

This place is definitely worth a look-​see.
I’ve been on a couple different nights and I’d say the talent was overall pretty decent. The drinks are adequately priced and staff friendly.
Try to go on an ameteur night. Sometimes you see train wrecks, well actually mostly, but there are some w/​some nuggets of truly funny stuff.
I will remember to this day a dead on Morgan Freeman impression and an X rated homoerotic retooling of the narration of The Shawshank Redemption that was outright hilarious.