So I signed up last month for an open-mic spot for this month. I mentioned my dressing up plan once I got a spot; it would’ve been no problem just going in a kilt had they had an issue with it. They said that it would be no problem. Wife was very supportive too.
Boundaries were pushed at the Tacoma Comedy Club last night!
Doors opened up at 7 PM for sign in and the show started at 8. I was fourth in line to go on stage for my three minutes; people get more minutes the more they do it.
I was sitting on the bed at 5:00 with some female stuff ready to go still deciding whether to actually go thru with dressing up to do this. It would be my very first time doing a solo stand-up (last time was in grade-school in a small group, twice).
Though not my first time out in public en femme, it would be the first time I interacted with people in public whilst in full-on girl-mode.
Wife asked what I was going to wear if I go dressed up. I told her the red one. She had not seen this one yet. She took it out of the closet, looked at it, and said, “WOW!”
I was more nervous just to get my I.D. checked; I literally almost got back in my truck to leave. I just went inside and did it. The two guys carding people were totally cool, just used my normal voice the entire night. That part could not have gone smoother. So I signed in and took a seat near the side of the stage. I knew where the host would sit, so I sat just behind that table.
A very nice older lady asked if I put my name in the pitcher. That is for those not scheduled to go up on stage, they put their name in a drawing for several open sots throughout the evening. I just nodded and smiled, she said, “good luck”.
So I’m next! I scoot my seat up beside the host and his wife and whisper, “Who is next?” He says my name. Then in my regular voice, just low volume due to the guy doing his act I say, “That’s me”. He was like, “Oh”, reaches over to shake my hand. He asked about any special introduction, I just wanted him to say it was my first time. Then he asked what pronoun to introduce me as, which was polite. I was like, “he”. Very nice, I started to feel even better now.
Then he goes up to introduce me. Says my name and it’s “his first time”, and I jog up there in my red dress and 4.5 inch Mary Jane heels and the audience somewhat goes wild. There were some “whoots”, definitely some clapping, and I thought I heard some whistling.
I was nervous, and it was obvious. Did all my jokes, only a little pertaining to why I was dressed as a woman. They loved my very last joke I said after my “one minute light warning” lit.
Overall it was a very positive and amazing experience, one that I plan on doing again.
I firmly believe I was one of the most remembered ones up there that night.
I have some pictures from last night I'll share in the Picture Gallery next week, however none from on stage (I would love to have those); I left my phone in my purse on the table. Plus, it would’ve been weird me taking a selfie up there. They had a video camera pointed towards the stage, so I might be out there, don't know. Only pictures I have were from inside my truck, a few from inside the comedy club (not well lit for obvious reasons), and a few from afterwards.
Thanks for reading.
Originally Posted by Alice_2014_B
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