Every great once in a while, a ton of people will show up for an open mic; it doesn't happen often, but when it does it's the kind of night where the energy permits everyone, n00bs and veterans to do well. Last night was most certainly nowhere near that kind of night.
Not to say last night was terrible, but it was nothing more than average. Some guys did great, some did well, others not so much. I did four bits last night; PANTS and Shoes, Justin's cigarettes, and the Gay Bar story. The Cigarettes joke close is a work in progress and so is the Shoes joke, so they went alright.
Apparently Rooftop and Yahoo are doing a new competition to use political and topical bits (that are clean and funny). I'd like to say I'm going to try but political and topical humor isn't my forte, but I won't NOT try a bit if it comes to me...