first time

I hosted my first open mic last night and it was really fun! My good friend Bradley Beck was kind enough to let me host the open mic portion of the comedy show he hosts with the lovely Becca Trabin (who wasn't there last night because she was in NYC because she's too good for us, apparently [just kidding, Becca, ilu!]). I'm going to start a new sentence because that was a weird parenthetical tangent. The show is called Accidents Will Happen and you can click on those words to go to the facebook page.

Anyway. So last night was super fun and hosting the mic was also a good time, if a little nerve-wracking. I took about four minutes at the beginning  to warm up and crowd (which was great and big, until they all left around midnight) and I felt like I had a good set. I tried some new stuff and finally think I've worked out this joke I've been developing for a couple weeks to something that will actually make people laugh rather than just feel bad for me. Most of the open mic comics were great and it was a lot of people I didn't know already, so that was kind of cool. The most stressful thing was the handshake that did or didn't happen between myself and the comics, eventually I just gave up on trying to shake anyone's hand, but sometimes it happened. Then I tried switching it up to high-fives, which are more my speed anyway, but that didn't really work out. Regardless of my awkward stage presence, I think everyone enjoyed themselves (I hope).

I also took pictures, which is another thing I like to do. I'll probably add some to this post when they're ready.

Here's a link to some photos from the first half of the show!