A reporter walks into a bar. Except, it’s not a bar; it’s a basement comedy club in Clifton. And there’s no bartender serving corny one-liners; it’s a group of women serving actually funny punchlines.

A new comedy club in Boston celebrated its grand opening on Thursday night. Lil Chuck is located in the newly renovated basement theater basement at the Charles Playhouse at 74 Warrenton Street ...