Last night was the "When Comics Attack" show at the Landing. The format was very open mic-like, only each of the eight or so comics got more stage time. I took my camera in hopes of having a good enough set to add to my media page. And I'm glad I did, because not only did the batteries recently die on my DVR, but I did have a good enough set to show to the world (or the three people who read this and weren't at the show last night). I actually got an applause break, though I don't remember on which joke. As for my material, I tried all my "A" material, or the jokes I enjoy doing the most, I guess. I did a lot of "bad with the ladies" stuff, my ferrari joke, my new workout machine joke (which admittedly isn't "there" yet). I also did my new "Scooter the Cougar" bit which goes along with my college material (which sequas into my work material). I even did the old medical experiments stuff which I haven't done in quite a while. I closed on my Sam's club series, and my tampon tag got massive groans. Not the way I had hoepd to leave the stage, but as they say a groan is almost a laugh… I wish I would have had time to do my porn jokes and my drinking jokes, but I'll save those for another time. All in all, it was a very good time, I stuck around for Craig and Kevin's sets and then headed over to the Double D to meet Nick Kusamano. With the late start and my sticking around to see Kevin and Craig, it was getting late so I didn't stay at the Double D very long. They had already shifted to karaoke mode anyway. Nick said that a couple of comics had already came and went. I wouldn't mind going to that room, I think, if I had a more dominent voice to help control the room. Nick wants me to bring comics and make them show up at 8:30pm. The thing is; I think some open mic-ers only go to shows if they think they can get something out of it. For example; tons of people go to the Bone, because there you can get stage time, usually a decent sized /well behaved crowd and a show format that's organized and kind of user-friendly. But most comics don't go to any of the other open mics; why? I guess they don't feel the other open mics are worth their time (which couldn't be further from the truth). More and more people are starting to come to the Landing's open mic, but they're "new" comics, not guys from the other places I go. Why would I be able to get these comics to come to the Double-D (which is a "new" open mic with virtually no "street cred" when they don't want to go to the Landing, the Bistro or MacGuffins?). Anyway, if anyone is interested in the show next week; email me. The room obviously doesn't have the "power" to demand people call ahead or anything, at the moment, but it would be cool to know if I'm splitting an hour with Nick.
I ain't forgot about the flower deep underneath the crowded streets
Sprouting inbetween the cracks and seams and shoutin' baby