During the open mic meeting that takes place before every show, they called my name while reading the list. It took me quite by surprise since I wasn't on the internet-copy of the list. The only reason I can think that he would have added me is because the GM at Gold's gym said she'd come watch a show. I gave her passes and told her to make reservations since she said she was going to bring a big group from the gym. I didn't see her last night, and no one came up to me and said they were from the gym, so if they made reservations and they no-showed, that might make me look bad, but for now, I was on the list.
I went up 8th or so; the crowd wasn't very big, I'd venture a guess of 40 to 50. But I went up with the with what I want to call a more commanding presence. I did a bunch of the same jokes I've been doing, dating stuff mainly, I added in my virginity/fear factor joke, my sports and sex joke (which I tagged the crap out of, using almost everything I've written for that) and my Marcus-itus joke, which I think needs some tweaking. I've been running the same material because I am trying to get a four to five minute chunk of dating material. Then I'll work on a 4-5 chunk or work material, then college, and so on… I'm also working more on stage presence than the simple recitation of jokes, and I think it's paying off. Anyway, I got audible laughter, and think I had a pretty good set. After my set, a lot of people congratulated me, which was awesome because I haven't had "energy" or "confidence" on stage in forever, and that set really helped, especially since the crowd didn't seem very forgiving most of the night.