Nick and I went by and caught the HBO Comedy Festival Contest for The Lucky 21 Showcase of 2007 (longest name of a show in the DCImprov's catalogue) last night. Our man Jay hosted while toasted and let me tell you, not a hiccup in the whole damn show. Really, Jay is a consummate professional while imbibing. Nick and I on the other hand were stone cold sober, the less exhilarating way of watching stand-up comedy and the show still kicked ass. See Jay, beer doesn't make the chuckle-larynx stronger.
Erin Jackson, Chris White, Seaton Smith, Jared Stern, Randolph T, Rob Maher, Joe Robinson, and Jon Mumma were on the showcase with the chance to get picked for the regional finals and if then chosen again... that would be....sent to the other finals in Las Vegas....zzzzzzz....huh? Oh, yeah some prize for the winner to be chosen at some later date. Didn't matter to the audience. What did matter was some fucking great local comedians getting on stage and rockin'. That is the best thing about these showcases you get to see what the best D.C. comics have to offer and it is some good shit. I guess once you rise above the coffeeshop/smaller coffeeshop open mic rigmarole you actually start seeing some witty, smart shit. I particularly liked Rob and Erin's performances as I haven't seen their stuff much before and it was good to see what all the hubbub was about . Hubbub was right. Good hubbub, good.
Best performance of the night, hands down, was Jay in the lobby afterwards. He was moving and shaking out there. Bursting into conversations, hitting on waitresses as they swept up, shaking the hands of over eager fans. He is always on. On something. Zing! See what I did there?
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Friday, August 10, 2007
Last night @ The DCImprov
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I'm high on life, and I did have the best set of the night. It'll probably be the first time in comedy history that the host gets selected and none of the contestants do.
for every one of you allowed in there, meaning comics, there is one who is rudely rejected my management because of their personal vendetta against former management. not your cause, i know, but be careful you do not make friends with alleged enemies of the club, or one senior manager will scrunch her face and have you pack your bags. what was once the epicenter of comedy in the northeast is now the ihop of open mic nights, and occasionally brings in a bigwig to keep itself relevant. the managers know so little about comedy it actualy makes me laugh. glad you all are getting stage time, but mark my words, as soon as you can no longer serve a purpose to their ulterior motives, you will be kicked to the curb. it is so sad what has happened there. people keep writing about how dc comedy is falling apart. well, that sort of thign usually starts at the top, which was the improv about 3 years ago. i remember open mics all over town and bars filled with young writers and a real community outside of the club. but since that place started to tank, so has the community. the improv has deconstructed the work of so many others who put dc on the map as being a comedy hub. nice work improv. get a clue. watching a dog crap is funnier.
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