The Round Table, Leicester Square

Expect this one to appear on "Watchdog" soon if it hasn't already.
Pulls in punters (at a price) with a fake comedy night called "Maniacts". My girlfriend & I were in Leicester Square when we ran into a bunch of people handing out flyers for a comedy night. It seemed like a good deal so we went in and paid our money for tickets.
Turns out there was an empty function room - no mike sound system or anything. Acts came on but seemed appalingly bad - then we recognised a couple and realised they weren't comedians at all, but the people who handed out flyers trying to tell jokes!!!
Even when we got up to leave we had to put up with a tirade of abuse from the middle-aged drunk woman who seemed to be running it.
We felt cheated, not just of our money, but of an evening of our lives. AVOID.

3 Sep 2005 01:14