You’ll already be laughing when you attend a show at L.A. Comedy Club at The STRAT, but thanks to bartender Montie Michel, you’ll also be smiling.
The San Diego native has a friendly disposition from the moment you meet him, and it shines through when he’s behind the bar. “I enjoy meeting people,” Michel says. “I try to give out good energy. When you come up to my bar, you can be having a bad day and I’ll give you a drink and you’ll start feeling better.”
Michel moved to Las Vegas when he was 19 years old, but as soon as he turned 21 he decided to try his hand at bartending. After a brief stint at Hard Rock Café on the Strip, he joined L.A. Comedy Club; eight years later he couldn’t be happier. “I’m very grateful working with this club,” he says. “I feel like I’m part of a family here. … On top of it, man, I get to watch comedy!”
Michel boasts, humbly though, that he’s a fast bartender—that’s his thing. And he loves the pressure of a line of people and making sure everyone get a cocktail before the show starts. “I love how chaotic it is sometimes,” he says. “When I have people in line and I have to get everyone their drinks, man, I go after it! I acknowledge everyone, though. I don’t work people for tips. I want to give people good service no matter what.”
On his time off, Michel spreads his good cheer around the Arts District; you can see him riding on his electric scooter and checking out the local bars. And one day, he says, he sees himself running his own bar. “You have to have good energy to be a good bartender,” Michel says. “It’s all about that good energy.”
Libation: The Green Tea
The Green Tea is L.A. Comedy Club’s signature cocktail, mixed with Jameson Irish whiskey, peach schnapps, sweet and sour mix, and a splash of Sprite. It’s served in a shooter cup. And, because the comedy club prides itself on not taking things too seriously, other cocktails are served in red Solo cups.
Benefit: L.A. Comedy Club offers one of the best deals around: $25 for all you can drink of select liquor and beer!
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