Last night I emceed at the Comedy Forum for Wild Bill Bauer and Patrick Ryan. I learned was really excited to play with my new "Local joke" stuff and I learned something about my 10 minute set; that stuff should go near the middle/end. The audience just wasn't ready for it in the first three minutes. Throughout my entire set, the audience was a little stingy with the laughs; but I maintained and (to my knowledge) didn't show any frustration. The audience continued acting this way through Patrick's and Bill's sets, which is unfortunate because they're both really funny.
I'll probably use tonight and tomorrow to find the combination of jokes I want to use in Milwaukee next week. I really want to make sure I do well there because I do NOT want to get bumped BACK down to Announcer.