It was my second event at Hatbox theatre, a lovely little live performing arts venue in Concord, NH. Went to "comedy" night last evening and there's a reason "comedy" is in quotes, as it was far from comedy! At the tail end of a long difficult winter I was really looking forward to some laughs and it was my friend's birthday, so I was introducing her to Hatbox for the first time. First, there was no mention of an opening act, and while the musician had a pleasant voice, 5 songs were a bit much. Then the "comedian" came on. I believe I read this show was "Best in Boston", which is impossible to believe. Some comedians can pull off crass, uncouth, rude and sophomoric comedy (e.g., early Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Henny Youngman, and the like) and, well, some can't. Ursula (if that's her real name....) was the worst comedian I have ever seen. Her humor was steeped in 6th grade mentality, sexual innuendo, and profanity. But to make it worse, she clearly had her own set of "groupies" who were so incredibly loud (and rude) we couldn't even hear her final lines. Just as well, they were not funny. The final straw was when I saw the six pack of beer one of her "groupie" friends had snuck in which was sitting on the floor a few seats away from me. I will give Hatbox one more try. We could use a nice small venue like this in Concord and I do support independent artists and performers, but anyone on stage needs to be vetted. I can't imagine any principal (in this theatre) approving Ursula had they seen one of her "performances." Sorry to say, The performance was terrible. Less than one star read more