On Wednesday, I joined comedian Rob Greenspan and went to Crack
Ups Comedy Clubs Open Mic. Rob did a
whole set of new material that he wrote that day, just to try it out. It’s amazing that he can just write jokes almost on the
spot and get some laughs at a mic. Checkout
Robs’ webpage @ www.bottomfive comedy.com for an insightful spin on the popular
Top 10 list, made famous on Late Night.
I tried a new joke titled, “AZ Panner” and then went onto
the set I was planning on doing over the coming weekend. Stumbled through the new joke, but I like it,
we’ll continue to work on it.
Sidney Smith, owner of Crack Ups, runs a great mic, seven
minutes of stage time. Following your
set you have the opportunity to ask the crowd for a review and possible
solutions to any problems you encountered during your time. Tonight, nobody asked the crowd for
assistance, even though quite a few of us could have used it. If you have a particularity strong set,
Sidney has been known to invite you to open for the upcoming weekend’s
show. He was kind enough to mention that
he thinks I’m getting better, which was very kind and needed after the show on
Sunday (Blog #3).
Tonight I didn’t enjoy anything off the menu; I have enjoyed
the pizza in the past and look forward to slice on my next visit. The menu items are named after famous comedians;
I couldn’t get any of the girls at our table to try the”Cosby.”
You might have heard the base for “AZ Panner” on Skewdcast
last week. I still think about my move
to Phoenix, still trying to figure out if I made the right decision. In Michigan, the town I left was so rural. I lived on a dirt road that
maybe had 10 cars a day on it, and that was usually on days I was twisting a
couple. The road had so little traffic
that after the winter thaw and really any large rains my neighbor and his kids
would be panning for yellow gold right at the end of my driveway. They would pan until they had enough to
finance their next family vacation; don’t get me wrong, they had a lot of
staycations, but they would always find some.
When we got here we lived at the corner of Ray and the 101. Maybe 3000
cars would go by an hour, when I sat in that apartment and looked out my window
I could see the freeway panner, he seemed to be doing a little better than my
neighbor and this guy’s wife didn’t bring me cookies at the end of the day.
On Friday night following a fun Thanksgiving celebration, I
was excited to perform at Comedy on Fire #20; this show is the last Friday of every
month. It takes place on an open air
stage located at the Firehouse Gallery 1015 N 1st St Phoenix. If you decide to attend a future show at
Comedy on Fire, know that it is a BYOB event.
Comedy and your own booze, does it get any better than that?!
At Comedy on Fire you’re never quite sure what going to
happen besides a great laugh. Once this
past summer they had a guy closing the show, juggling fireballs on stage, as a
great fireworks display from a wedding was going off in the distance. It’s one show I really look forward to
appearing on and Matt Micheletti has been kind enough to book me on it about every
three months. Under the stars and with
the glow of the city lighting the sky, guest host Ben Jamming had me open the
show. I enjoy opening because those who
are seated are ready to laugh and that was the case tonight. I had a good set, prior to taking to the
stage this evening I had a break through--To try and just be myself when I go
on stage.
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