Recap:
Hey folks! The contest was this past Thursday and I must say... I kicked some major ass, I won't lie. 20 or more people I know came to see me. I had never performed in front of that many people I know and I was incredibly nervous beforehand. About 2 minutes before I was supposed to go on, I got this incredible feeling of calm and I knew it'd be okay. I went on and rocked the mic for 3 minutes or so and I most definitely got an applause break. Huttah! The headliner, Costaki Economopolous, almost did a callback to one of my jokes but then another contestant did it first. I consider that a huge compliment when 2 comics want to do a callback to your joke.
It was very weird to have all my friends and family surround me after the show. I finally feel like I can do something right. I know that sounds emo and all but this is the first thing I can really say I'm genuinely good at and mean it. It feels good. Too bad comedy doesn't really pay, at least right now it doesn't.
Last Friday I saw David Spade in Hinckley, MN. I had never been there before, but I have to say that it's absolutely everything I expected. Boring and somewhat trashy. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy old women with oxygen tanks and cigarettes as much as the next guy, but this place was just disconcerting. I don't like gambling much anyway. It was weird to have people smoking indoors. That's not the point, though. David Spade is the point. I have a crush on him and that made the show that much more amazing. It's kind of weird to not hang out with the headliner after a show. I'm so used to it from ACME that seeing a show and just being a regular audience member is just... weird. I really wish I could've actually met him but he disappeared into the abyss pretty much immediately after the show. Todd Glass opened for him which was pleasant surprise. Overall, it was a really great show.
Last weekend I emceed at the Joke Joint in Bloomington, MN. Matt Fugate was the headliner and Bill Young was the feature... if you know who those people are. They're not that big... It was a good show other than being held captive in Bloomington for around 5 hours. There were some hecklers, they didn't say anything to me thank God, but Fugate had a pretty rough time. I hope to do it again, this time with pay. I'm not allowed to get paid due to the Funniest Person Contest rules so maybe in August or September.
Speaking of which, if I get into the semi-finals, I'll be inviting you all to come again and *that* my friends, is a show not worth missing.
Peace
It was very weird to have all my friends and family surround me after the show. I finally feel like I can do something right. I know that sounds emo and all but this is the first thing I can really say I'm genuinely good at and mean it. It feels good. Too bad comedy doesn't really pay, at least right now it doesn't.
Last Friday I saw David Spade in Hinckley, MN. I had never been there before, but I have to say that it's absolutely everything I expected. Boring and somewhat trashy. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy old women with oxygen tanks and cigarettes as much as the next guy, but this place was just disconcerting. I don't like gambling much anyway. It was weird to have people smoking indoors. That's not the point, though. David Spade is the point. I have a crush on him and that made the show that much more amazing. It's kind of weird to not hang out with the headliner after a show. I'm so used to it from ACME that seeing a show and just being a regular audience member is just... weird. I really wish I could've actually met him but he disappeared into the abyss pretty much immediately after the show. Todd Glass opened for him which was pleasant surprise. Overall, it was a really great show.
Last weekend I emceed at the Joke Joint in Bloomington, MN. Matt Fugate was the headliner and Bill Young was the feature... if you know who those people are. They're not that big... It was a good show other than being held captive in Bloomington for around 5 hours. There were some hecklers, they didn't say anything to me thank God, but Fugate had a pretty rough time. I hope to do it again, this time with pay. I'm not allowed to get paid due to the Funniest Person Contest rules so maybe in August or September.
Speaking of which, if I get into the semi-finals, I'll be inviting you all to come again and *that* my friends, is a show not worth missing.
Peace