Abraxas
08-01-2005, 08:22 PM
I did my very first stand-up gig last night.
The way I got into this was, I was on Myspace.com and met this guy, Sina, who goes to the same University as I do. He's a stand- up comedian and invited me to play at a club he frequents, called Mo's Neighbourhood Grill. So I went in last Sunday to watch the open mic night and get a feel for the club.
Sina introduced himself to me in person and talked to me about my being TG (he'd read it on my profile). He said I was the first TG person he'd known in person and was really cool about it. So I went back last night to do my stuff and got to talking to some other comedians. Sina was happy to introduce me to them as Ben, and referred to me as "he" and "him" and all that.
So I was brought up onstage by another comic, Troy, who said "We'd like to welcome Ben to the stage. It's his first time tonight so give him a big round of applause!"
So I did my set-- about 5 minutes or so, getting big laughs when my best friend Amber yelled "You suck!" (out of love, of course, because she's like that) and I simply replied "Yeah, and I deep- throat, too!"
Later on, another comic was onstage (he owns a comedy club in another area of town) and Amber was chatting to him, and he asked if she had ever done comedy or wanted to, and she points to me and says, "she's a lot funnier than me. I mean, he is!" I just laughed at her and said "You just blew my cover, you bitch!"
I wasn't too worried about it.
A little later on the same comic, John, came and sat by me and asked me to talk to him after the show. So I did, and he told me about his club and invited me to do his open mics there whenever I wanted! He got my number and gave me his and all that. He asked if it was really my first time doing comedy and said he could tell I've been onstage a lot (what with music and everything), and that I was really good, especially for this being my first gig.
So I'm excited! This is all taking off very nicely. I hope I can keep coming up with good material. I'll keep on doing it as long as I can keep writing new material. :D
The way I got into this was, I was on Myspace.com and met this guy, Sina, who goes to the same University as I do. He's a stand- up comedian and invited me to play at a club he frequents, called Mo's Neighbourhood Grill. So I went in last Sunday to watch the open mic night and get a feel for the club.
Sina introduced himself to me in person and talked to me about my being TG (he'd read it on my profile). He said I was the first TG person he'd known in person and was really cool about it. So I went back last night to do my stuff and got to talking to some other comedians. Sina was happy to introduce me to them as Ben, and referred to me as "he" and "him" and all that.
So I was brought up onstage by another comic, Troy, who said "We'd like to welcome Ben to the stage. It's his first time tonight so give him a big round of applause!"
So I did my set-- about 5 minutes or so, getting big laughs when my best friend Amber yelled "You suck!" (out of love, of course, because she's like that) and I simply replied "Yeah, and I deep- throat, too!"
Later on, another comic was onstage (he owns a comedy club in another area of town) and Amber was chatting to him, and he asked if she had ever done comedy or wanted to, and she points to me and says, "she's a lot funnier than me. I mean, he is!" I just laughed at her and said "You just blew my cover, you bitch!"
I wasn't too worried about it.
A little later on the same comic, John, came and sat by me and asked me to talk to him after the show. So I did, and he told me about his club and invited me to do his open mics there whenever I wanted! He got my number and gave me his and all that. He asked if it was really my first time doing comedy and said he could tell I've been onstage a lot (what with music and everything), and that I was really good, especially for this being my first gig.
So I'm excited! This is all taking off very nicely. I hope I can keep coming up with good material. I'll keep on doing it as long as I can keep writing new material. :D