Chief Ikes Closed for Labor Day.

Closed for the Holiday. Chief Ike's in no way felt pressure to shut down the open-mic for any other reason.

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The Clinic Will Be Open This Labor Day

Chief Ike's will be having its open-mic on Monday despite Labor Day protests that we close it down. Starting at 7pm, take advantage of the local anaesthesia which is $20 all you can drink, draft & rail, until 10pm. So remember during this holiday weekend, when the party gets going and you reach for that bar nap and pen only to read it the next day in panic and horror--remember you have options.

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What A Girl Wants...

Got this email today, thought it was a nice gesture on this fans part and would be appropriate to put along side the reminder that you just don't have to be a comedian to show up at Chief Ike's tonight!

Dear dccomedy4now.com:

My girlfriends and I are huge fans of open-mic comedy though it seems we never get a chance to see any of it as we are on the road most days supporting the Brett Michaels and Gene Simmons’s summer tour: “Poisoned Tongue” as groupies/accountants/onsite-tutors and nurses (by the way, rockers are sooo boring! Where are all the smart men?...and women).

We are all Ivy League educated and in our spare time enjoying contributing to medical journals, doing Larry Flint’s bidding, online/video gaming, and most of all, listening to and talking comedy. Luckily tonight, we are passing through DC and have the night off, so all 34 of us single (though it wouldn’t matter anyway) gals between the ages of 18-24 , who are going to compete in the Post-Graduate Spelling Bee at the Kennedy Center on Friday, are going to be looking to get drunk and listen to 13-15 (hopefully more) comics do their best stuff tonight at Chief Ike’s. We like intelligent poignant comedy that is relatable to the masses but also makes you think—plus jokes about dicks and poop! Anyway, good luck and look forward to seeing you there! “Amanda” (Can not publish my real name because of a contract stipulation with the porn company I work for--but you can find me under this name at Scores on Friday's and Saturday nights in New York too.).

So come on out, should be a wholesome time.

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An Anonymous Mother Dropped Off The Cutest Little Baby...

A *thank-you is going out to whoever posted the anonymous link for the Fox 5 news coverage of George Carlin’s death that included some footage and interviews of some our DC comedians. The story was shot over at Chief Ike’s and includes, Nick Turner, Jay Hastings, Travis Irvine and Eddie Murphy.

*For those of you that have a communications degree, like me, a severe head injury, or debilitating learning disability, please follow the "thank-you" link at the top that will take you to the news link.

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Cinco de MAYO @ Chief Ike's

Travis Irvine attempts the impossible in front of the most grossed out audience and shakiest camera in the world.

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Chief Ike's: Laugh Sooner

NEW SHOW TIME FOR CHIEF IKES!!

CHIEF IKE'S OPEN MIC
1725 Columbia Road NW
Monday Nights
Sign up @ 7:00pm
Show starts @ 7:30pm

Believe it.

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Dr. Heckle and Mr. Snide (Comments)

Last week at Chief Ike’s showcased many fine local comedians, but it also featured one obnoxiously drunk patron. While I don’t want to dwell on that incident for too long, I can say that I did not handle the situation well as the Host. It was just something I had not dealt with before and for one reason or another couldn’t smother that vodka fueled fire before it got out of hand. And it did.

It was a learning experience, most definitely.

I have dealt with drunk people in improv shows before. But they don’t interact so much during the show so much as they EXPLODE at the chance to throw out an suggestion at the top.

“DILDOS!! VAGINA!! DRINKING!! SARAH’S TITS!” and then proceed with the typical drunken laughter/snoring.

It was bound to happen for me during a stand-up show, too. Which makes me want to be more prepared for the future. How to do I handle someone like that on stage? How do I handle it as a host, booker, owner? Talking about it with a few folks, there seem to be some rules of engagement.

[Hit the jump for the rest of this "YOU SUCK!!".... post.]

1)The audiences enjoyment comes first. A heckler always undermines that, therefore your loyalty with the one patron ceases to exist.
2)You want to handle it first with grace, second with bluntness and third with a boot out the door.
3)There are different types of hecklers and some can be handled better than others.

Supposedly there are two types of hecklers. Both of them I assume are drunk. The first are those who think they are adding to the show:

“MY SISTER WENT TO GEORGE MASON!”
“Great, I didn’t ask. Shut the fuck up.”
“BUT SHE DID!”

Or the more abusive types, the ones who want to hurt you and the show:

“YOU SUCK! YOU ARE UNFUNNY!!BAHAHAHA”
“THANKS FOR COMING. Show him the door.”

Then there are those who don’t even know they are disrupting the show, the stereotypical LOUD drunks.

“I ALREADY ATE BEFORE THE SHOW!!! I DON’T WANT ANYTHING!!!!”

Do all these types of people need to be dealt with in the same way? I am really interested in what comics & improvisers have learned from their dealings with heckers. I still think it is some of the scariest shit out there. Hell, it’s St. Patrick Day. Share some drunken stories.

BONUS: Cool article on a heckler getting put in his place at a Comedians of Comedy show in NYC. COURTESY DEAD-FROG.COM

SUPER BONUS: Maria Bamford's latest episode.

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Next "Live Humans" Open-Mic Variety Show is March 11 @ Chief Ike's

Enjoy the flyer that you can trip on, with information on next and last week's show.

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Writing New Stuff When You Barely Have Old Stuff

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Changes to Chief Ike's Sign-up Process

Due to the overwhelming demand of comics who show support for the 4 Now: Open Mic @ Chief Ike's it has been decided that the best course of action will be to officially move to a pre-show sign up process by email. This is to assure that we A) keep the show tight and not wear out the nice Chief Ike's crowd and B) continue to allow new comics a chance to perform.


If you wish to perform at Chief Ike's you must email us @ dccomedy4now[at]gmail.com.

Thanks, DC!

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4 Now: Open Mic @ Chief Ike's on Sunday this week!

Hey Guys, just want to remind you that our usual Monday Night Open Mic is on Sunday at 8:30 this week instead of Monday. Everything else about the show is the same. We will be back on Mondays next week and every week after that.

Let's Do This, DC!

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4 Now: Open Mic! Begins Nov. 19th!

It is our pleasure to announce that DCC4N will begin hosting an open mic every Monday night at Chief Ike's in Adam's Morgan.

That is right: comedy is back on Monday nights starting Nov. 19th!

Chief Ike's is "an un-fancy, kitsch-ily appointed hot spot for the young and fun" (AOL City Guide) and is no stranger to hosting live acts. We believe this is the perfect place to get the DC Comedy Community excited about Monday nights again.

When: Monday Nights @ 8:30pm
Where: Chief Ike's Mambo Room @ 1723 Columbia Road NW, Washington DC
phone @ (202) 332-2211

Any questions regarding the show? Contact us at dccomedy4now@gmail.com.
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