Comcast Showcase @ The DC Improv

This past weekend was the Comcast "Open Mic" Night at the Improv. The show was pretty much stacked with the best comics in DC. Besides myself and Kojo I'll try to remember all of the comics on the show. We had Ryan Conner, John McBride, Erin Jackson, Seaton Smith, Herbie Gill, Mike Aronin, Rob Maher, Roger Mursick, and Bryson Turner. Bryson Turner hosted the show, and I thought he did a kick ass job. Hopefully, the club took notice of how talented the younger comics are, and more work will come from their solid performances.

The format of the show was that all the comics got 5 mins to perform. The odd part was getting interviewed prior to the show. It seems like it's always the same cheesy questions: "How do you get your jokes", "Describe your comedy", "What can we expect from your jokes", and "What was your first joke"? What stupid questions, especially the "what can we expect from your comedy?"....how about fucking laughter?

Kojo Mante (the comic who never blogs on this site) had the best line of the night. He finsihed a joke that got a great laugh, and then witout missing a beat said, "That was Comcastic!". That in return got an even bigger laugh, to which Kojo said, "Yep, they aren't cutting that out."

I hope that the Improv continues to do these local showcase shows. It can only help the comics and the club. If the club helps foster new talent, help them establish a fan base, then in return the club gains audience members every time the perform. Plus, it was a really good show.