Portland, OR — A local comedy fan was hardly laughing last weekend at The Chuckle Bucket Comedy Club, when he was told by waitstaff that, due to having multiple personalities, he would have to adhere to a 14-drink minimum in order to see the show.
“I was absolutely appalled,” recalled Chloe Reiner, a friend of the patron who was with him at the club that night. “The tickets are already eighteen bucks, and on top of that (name redacted) is supposed to buy booze for all his personalities? Three of them don’t even drink! How does a place stay in business with requirements like this?”
The discomfort was palpable throughout the showroom, as tensions rose between the patron and waitstaff minutes before a packed Saturday night show was set to begin.
“I felt bad breaking the news to them, but rules are rules,” said Cody Gillespie, a server at The Chuckle Bucket. “The only way someone can tolerate more than ten minutes in a place called ‘The Chuckle Bucket’ is with substantial amounts of alcohol in their system. Who’s to say this guy can’t switch from a buzzed personality to a sober one? I don’t know how that stuff works, I just serve drinks and pretend to like whoever’s on stage.”
Comedians from all over Portland have come to the aid of The Chuckle Bucket since the incident, which resulted in a lot of negative feedback across social media. Many of them believe the venue was in the right.
“Nobody who hasn’t worked in this business can possibly know how difficult it can be to turn a profit,” declared Sean Wharton, a veteran comic of seven months. “If this guy didn’t want to buy fourteen drinks, maybe some of his personalities could have stayed home, you know what I mean? Oh, sorry, was that too edgy for you?”
While The Chuckle Bucket declined a request for comment, they did release a formal apology on their Facebook page, in which they offered the patron a free garnish in his next drink at their establishment.
By Tyler Dark.
The Bringer 