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The Glee Club is a small chain of independent live stand-up comedy and live music venues in the UK. The first Glee Club was opened by Mark Tughan in Birmingham's Chinese Quarter in 1994,〔(Doors will open on an improved Glee club ) Birmingham Post, 25 October 2001〕 the first dedicated comedy club to open in the United Kingdom outside London.〔(Brum loses out in comedy stakes ) Evening Mail, 8 October 2003〕 Refurbished in 2001 the Birmingham venue has two event spaces: a 420-seat main auditorium and a 150-seat studio theatre.〔 A second branch opened in Cardiff in 2001 and is located in the Mermaid Quay development in Cardiff Bay. It has a seated capacity of 440 and a standing capacity of 600.〔(Live Music At The Glee Club ) Glee.co.uk〕 ITV Wales broadcast a series of eight stand up shows from the venue in 2006.〔(ITV Glee - Late-night showcase for stand-up ) Chortle, April 23, 2006〕 The Cardiff venue has won the Chortle Award for best venue (Wales and West) eight times since the awards began in 2002.〔(Cardiff Glee Club ) Chortle〕〔(2009 Chortle Awards ) Chortle〕 A third club opened in Oxford in April 2010. A fourth, two room club opened in Nottingham in September 2010. It is attached to a café bar called Café Glee. In 2014 a High Court judge ruled that the TV show Glee 'diluted and tarnished' the reputation of The Glee Club comedy chain.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Wales Online )〕 ==Comedy show== The Glee's regular comedy show, most Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at both clubs, consists of three acts from the UK and international comedy circuits introduced by a compère. The Saturday shows are followed by a disco in some venues. All clubs also host tour shows by more established acts. Unlike many other comedy clubs, the seating for all comedy gigs is arranged in a theatre style〔(Live Comedy At The Glee Club ) Glee.co.uk〕 and the clubs' bars close during the performances. Previous comedy acts include Lee Evans, Jack Dee, Michael McIntyre, Jack Whitehall, John Bishop, Sarah Millican, Russell Howard, Peter Kay, Frankie Boyle, Al Murray, Tim Minchin, Dylan Moran, Matt Lucas, Jo Brand, Dara O Briain, Rhod Gilbert, Jimmy Carr, Bill Bailey, Kevin Bridges, Micky Flanagan, Ed Byrne, Ross Noble, Jon Richardson, Alan Carr, Sean Lock, Milton Jones, Tim Vine, Lee Mack, Greg Davies, Chris Ramsey, Tom Stade, Chris Addison, Rich Hall, Alexei Sayle, Phill Jupitus, Mark Watson, Angelos Epithemiou, Shappi Khorsandi, Daniel Kitson, Tim Key, David O'Doherty, Bo Burnham, Marcus Brigstocke, Mark Thomas, Stewart Lee, Richard Herring, Mark Steel, Josh Widdicombe, Seann Walsh, Josie Long, Paul Foot, Robin Ince, Steve Hughes, Paul Chowdhry and The Boy With Tape On His Face. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Glee Club (comedy club)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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