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The Hotel du Nord

Description: The Hotel du Nord is a former hotel overlooking the Canal St Martin in the 10th arrondissement. The setting of a famous ... more

The Hotel du Nord ... French novel and film, it is now the site of a bar/restaurant, home to stand-up comedy in English, with some of the best names on the c

Newest Review: ... lose themselves in mid-flow and go off on tangents. Seeing these shows is a real one-off experience. The audience tends to be a wonderful mixture of English and Americans living in Paris and tourists of all nationalities. There are regulars who come to every show, and make for a friendly, family atmosphere, while a healthy injection of newcomers each time keeps the place lively and fresh. ... more

... Dark wood tables are set out in the back room, with its red carpet and mirrors, and glitter pillar, which sends shimmering light off in all directions to match the comedians' inventiveness. If you think it's silly to go to an anglophone...more

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The Hotel du Nord: Atmosphere, atmosphere (639 words)
by - written on 17/01/01 (Very useful, 77 readings)
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Europe's top comedy venue has to be the Hotel du Nord. A bar/restaurant most of the week, on certain Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays it turns into an intimate, cabaret-style, talent-house... for anglophones! In the last couple of years Graham Norton, Rob Newman, Ed Byrne, Johnny Vegas, Tommy Tiernon, Ross Noble, Phil Kay, IanCognito, Rich Hall (to name but a few) have graced the tiny stage in front of the black velvet curtain, seized the microphone and given the performances of their lives... often lasting over two hours and involving much improvisation and larking around with the audience. This is not a "Comedy Club" where several performers make up ... Read the complete review

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