Blog #2- The First One (Part 2)

I had been telling some people that I was going to do stand-up for a few days, and then backed out at the last moment. Just when people were starting to give up on me, I signed up for the open mic night and only told 2 or three people. I was a little nervous about doing it, so to keep myself focused, I wrote out my jokes word for word (a la Deon Cole) and put them on a music stand.

The first night went well. There were knock-knock jokes, I think. The second night is what people remember the most. I had stolen a couple of jokes and modified them to my style (*cough*DaneCook*cough*), but it was just an open mic, and the audience probably have not heard of the comedians I was stealing from. Not to diss those comics, I was just paying homage to them.

Back to the legendary second night. I made fun a fellow intern's dancing, discussed my favorite racial slur ("gers"---think about it), and ended the night with a bit I actually stole from Craig Robinson, where I started to play a song on the piano written by a retarded cousin. I then sang like my retarded cousin, and when the audience laughed, I said "I can see you're not going to take this seriously," and stormed off the stage. I had theatre professionals coming up to me afterwards and calling me "brilliant," including Emmy Award-winner Penny Fuller (honestly, before meeting her, I had never heard of her).

The third night, also the last open mic night of the conference, was recorded, which I have since put on YouTube. I was unsure about if I should continue developing this talent. I guess it was the positive responses I got, and the respect of professionals in the entertainment industry. The journey begins. Below is the recorded third night. Later...