All my life I have been into stand-up comedy. Probably like most people though. I mean who doesn't love to laugh. Always been my dream to get up on stage and make people laugh. So here it goes I am going to try and see what happens right? I live in Oklahoma City, which is known across the country as a hot bed of comedy. Nope, that is a lie. Although I think there is a comedy movement happening in this city. You have to pay attention to know its going on though. There are a few places that will allow you to get up and do comedy as an amateur and one that I have known about for some time, The Looney Bin. Wednesday night is open mic night. So I got up the balls to go and do it.
First night, first time! Stand up virgin is me. After having a few after work drinks with my wife and friends, I am jetting across town to get to the Looney Bin before 7:00 (2 Beers in an hour is all folks calm down!). I didn't want any of my friends to come because I want to try out to a non-biased crowd. Plus I feel more pressure from my friends and family than anyone. I met a friend named Zach who has been doing stand up for a couple of years now through my brother-in-law. I look up to Zach cause he is A) Funny B) Doing the damn thing. He is doing stand-up all over OKC and Norman. It's nice knowing someone that does this so I can get an idea of what to expect and how shit operates. I get to the LB and I am the last person to sign-up apparently. They only allow a certain number of people to perform and I was the last one to get there before 7:15 to sign-up (whew). I go into the bar area where the other comics are. I see Zach and say "hi". He is sitting with some people I have seen do stand-up before around town. It's a little circle of comedian friends. I wonder "Will I get to know these people?" I don't want to seem as though I am hanging all over Zach so I go to the bar and talk with the bar tender and meet a few other people who are there. After a bit we go into the stage area and they go over the rules. You get 4 1/2 minutes to perform and you have to keep in clean rated R. I don't know why that is exactly. I think it's juts like the liquor laws here in this state, dumb. But who am I to argue? OK, so now its time to decide what order we are to go on. A few people jump up "I want 7th!" "I'll go 4th!" I am after so-and-so" The only spot left was first. FUCK. "Oh well" I say, I'll do it.
I only had one joked planned. One I wrote sitting in the dentist chair earlier in the day about how, unlike other people, I like going to the dentist cause.........the dentist will FUCK YOU UP! I opened with that. I heard a few chuckles and thought "Oh shit this is going to not end up well at all" Then I just started talking about whatever and I think I did okay. I heard one girl in the audience laugh really loud a few times which felt great. She really liked when I talked about my wife pooping with the door open. So....it wasn't bad. Wasn't the greatest but I got some laughs and that's all I wanted. I stayed around for the rest of the show and had a great time. Great night. Even though it was only 4 1/2 minutes I felt very fulfilled and accomplished.
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