Stand-up Comedy 101

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Tuesday Mic at The PIT

Write your review in the comments

posted by Slava at 1:42 PM

10 Comments:

  • Although this mic is free, don't waste your time if you are truly serious about becoming a comic.

    Depending on the turnout you only get between 2-3 minutes of stage time. SO you can wait as long as 2 hours for a fleeting moment on stage. The deejay then interrupts you when your time is up-regardless of wether or not you're in the middle of a joke.

    It also seems to be overrun by improv actors who don't understand the difference between Improv and Stand-Up. Most comics rip off jokes and hack their ways through weak impersonations of established comics. It can be brutal to sit through these sets in such an uncomfortable theatrical environment.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, At October 23, 2009 12:56 AM  

  • I expect nothing less from an open mic! : )

    (good review)

    By Blogger Darius, At October 27, 2009 10:03 PM  

  • this mic sucks, un-supportive host and un-supportive environment, if this is what you expect from an open mic...kill yourself

    By Anonymous Anonymous, At November 16, 2009 3:01 PM  

  • i feel like i gotta defend the honor of the open mic at the pit here. I personally feel its a GREAT open mic.

    Its absolutely fair and democratic--the man who runs it--the excellent man who runs it--makes sure that you get stage time no matter how many people turn up---and its never been less then 30 something people each and every time i've been there thus far---but despite the fact that he only has the theater available for 90 minutes he makes sure that you get up onstage---he divides those 90 minutes by the number of people who are there----

    he makes damn well sure that if you show up you will get up onstage--and as someone who has sat through a handful of crowded open mics elsewhere with a hope of getting on--that's not always the case.

    As far as i'm concerned this IS The Best around right now--you get stagetime period. The fact that you may only get two to three minutes just means that you gotta be prepared to take that stage when they call your name. Personally i feel that this is great because it really forces you to hone in on what jokes you wanna tell without any filler---you gotta come prepared to take that stage---which to refute one of the other comments here is a must for ANY serious comedian.

    I mean honestly if you can't tell at least a handful of jokes (or at least successfully set one up a longer one.) in that brief two-three minute window, then maybe you shouldn't be a comedian in the first place.

    Oh and did i happen to mention that its completely free and that you don't even need to call or email someone beforehand--literally all you have to do is show up. I think I rest my case here.

    By Anonymous Matt Stechel, At December 9, 2009 4:47 PM  

  • Now that is what I call a review!

    By Blogger Slava, At December 11, 2009 5:28 PM  

  • The beauty of the PIT is knowing you have to bring your best new material to a theater packed with other comics. Unlike many open mics, the comics here do pay attention to your jokes and laugh when and if you are funny.

    By Anonymous Ron Krasnow, At January 6, 2010 1:38 PM  

  • I went to this one, and I have to concur. It's pretty bad. You only get two minutes. That's not nearly enough time to establish timing and build a routine. Open Mics are supposed to be about developing an act, not shooting out jokes rapid fire to an audience of warm bodies.

    Showing up is great, since there's no other mics happening this late on a Wednesday night, but if someone's trying to be a serious comic, they should have the discipline to call or email in advance for a spot anyhow.

    On a side note, I like all the opinions. It's good to see people reviewing these events objectively: What's great for some isn't necessarily good for others. Maybe some anonymous people might want to tone down the sweeping "this sucks" statements and put a little more effort into expressing themselves.

    By Anonymous ILikeMike, At January 7, 2010 6:50 PM  

  • this mic sucks...kill yourself

    By Anonymous Anonymous, At January 29, 2010 3:17 PM  

  • I like this room. Why complain about getting only two minutes? It's at 11pm you should e going there after another open mic, and trying out new jokes. And it's great that you get stopped when your time is up...how many times have we sat through someone bombing like crazy and going, "Um...what else?" for five mins past their time? It is a great way to learn to cut out the filler! ...I don't want to kill myself. Stop suggesting that.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, At January 29, 2010 11:06 PM  

  • shut up...kill yourself

    By Anonymous Anonymous, At January 31, 2010 1:18 PM  

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