I'm Philly's Second Funniest Person
Yay! I'm Philly's Second Funniest Person! Philadelphia, I mean. You know. Oh, man! Awkward!
The finals show went really well. Although it was easy to see that Kent Haines would win (deservedly so), it was a toss-up between the rest of us. Derek Gaines (who won third) crushed with amazing conceptual jokes. If you ever hear the bit "Gangster Dream," you'll know what I mean.
I went up early and got a really good reaction from the audience. The judges liked me too, and I got some really great feedback from a few good folks. I've been asked to submit and audition for a few things now (writing and performing), which makes me both nervous and extremely excited.
To be honest, I didn't know if I'd place. That's not me being humble. The finals were tough. Comedians such as Pat Barker fucking brought it hardcore and I definitely placed second by a hair. But when they called my name, I lost it. It was Christmas morning. It was my birthday. It was great.
I know it's second place. But I honestly didn't expect even that much.
After that, everyone did a late-night Finalists' Showcase. That show was... rough. The audience started great and Larry XL and Pat Barker crushed. But after a while people got drunk and the last three comics (Derek, myself, and Kent) had good, but certainly more difficult sets.
When I mentioned that Phelps had won his 8th gold medal - just as a mention rather than a bit - a woman said, "I HATE MICHAEL PHELPS!" That's where we were.
But it was fun and I did well.
Wednesday I've been invited back to do a Philly All-Stars Showcase. Yay!
The finals show went really well. Although it was easy to see that Kent Haines would win (deservedly so), it was a toss-up between the rest of us. Derek Gaines (who won third) crushed with amazing conceptual jokes. If you ever hear the bit "Gangster Dream," you'll know what I mean.
I went up early and got a really good reaction from the audience. The judges liked me too, and I got some really great feedback from a few good folks. I've been asked to submit and audition for a few things now (writing and performing), which makes me both nervous and extremely excited.
To be honest, I didn't know if I'd place. That's not me being humble. The finals were tough. Comedians such as Pat Barker fucking brought it hardcore and I definitely placed second by a hair. But when they called my name, I lost it. It was Christmas morning. It was my birthday. It was great.
I know it's second place. But I honestly didn't expect even that much.
After that, everyone did a late-night Finalists' Showcase. That show was... rough. The audience started great and Larry XL and Pat Barker crushed. But after a while people got drunk and the last three comics (Derek, myself, and Kent) had good, but certainly more difficult sets.
When I mentioned that Phelps had won his 8th gold medal - just as a mention rather than a bit - a woman said, "I HATE MICHAEL PHELPS!" That's where we were.
But it was fun and I did well.
Wednesday I've been invited back to do a Philly All-Stars Showcase. Yay!
posted by Mike Drucker at
10:14 AM
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