From The Man About Town, Will Hessler:
"...it was pretty good. Only 3 comedians - me, Eli & Justin. I was the first one of us (non-musicians) to perform. Not really a performance, more like a "man" speaking words into a microphone that occasionally formed complete sentences and had a linear logic with a humorous twist. But the twist fucked us (the us referring to me & Eli). What we learned is that hipster folks like their irony more on their t-shirts and less when it appears as words following the set-up. Eli & I did alright considering. Justin was what Justin always is, a destroyer of audiences. He did all of two jokes he normally might throw in the mix during the set and the other 5 minutes was him using the musicians own instruments, song lyrics, attitude and perception of reality to blow them."
Mad respect for these three guys going out and representing DC Comedy. Sounds like the open mic was a huge success for the promoters and the bar.
Not sure when the next one will be, but we will let you know as soon as we do.
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*edit - last one was riddled with typos.
It was a strange atmosphere for a comic (the woman who went on before me sang as beautifully as anyone i've ever heard, and i'm pretty sure the song was about losing a loved one), but all things considered, it was a VERY good time. It was run well, everyone got time, and most importantly, it was PACKED. Highly recommended for a comic looking for something off the beaten path. It was also a good time getting to hang out with Eli and Will, 2 people I don't get to see enough of.
In addition to being a fun night, the producers took the time to post a podcast of the show on Itunes. It's free, good audio quality and can be found by searching for "Sollys" in the Itunes store.
Oh, man. This sounds like the Open Mic I've been dreaming of for a long time... Reminds me of this place in NYC I used to totally not deserve to hang out at. There's something to be said for variety.
Will definitely check it out next time.
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