Last night was my first night emceeing at the Comedy Club on State. It was Friday and we had two shows, 8:00 and 10:30. The club staff at the club is really cool. I drove in from Omaha and it only took around seven hours, which was good because I had to drive really slow just out of Omaha because of the weather. When I got into town, I went to the hotel and parked outside so I could check in. Apparently I parked in a handicapped spot because when I got back to my car, I had a one hundred dollar ticket waiting for me on my windshield. So that sucked. But, the way I look at it, I now have even more incentive to make this weekend count.
The club is auditioning me to see if they want me to come back and feature, and so I am trying to make sure I bring my A-game and also stay behaved with the staff. During the first show, Joe was doing the off stage announcements and he said all the comics' names and their credits and I went on stage after my name. But he was just saying our names, so I wasn't supposed to be there. So when he was done, I said into the mic "Thought I'd show up early to work for once". I don't think anyone remembered it after the show. Except me. And my tens of blog readers.
The first show was good, I started out with a little crowd work with birthdays and such. It was kind of fun, I moved into my first joke pretty quickly and my set was alright. The second show was really good, I switched up my material because I want to show I have more than 10 minutes. After the show, I hung with the staff at the Silver Dollar for a bit and had a good time. Today I'm at the hotel, which is freakin' sweet. I plan on writing and working on my taxes. Yeah, you're jealous.