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Answer · 12-05-2019, 12:28 PM

The hardest part really is just overcoming the fear of not doing well. The reality is, no matter how funny you are, if you do it day in and day out, you are absolutely going to bomb at some point in your life. You can tell the same jokes on Monday and completely crush it then tell those same jokes again on Tuesday and not a single person in the room will laugh. You just have to know it's fine to fail, fall, and get up and try it again. It won't affect you.

The reality of doing open mics on a consistent basis 30% of the shows you do will be where the only people in the crowd are the 10 other comedians who have already heard your jokes a million times, and the comedians that ARE there all just want to get on stage, do their bit, and go home before you get a chance to go on stage. By the end of the night the only 3 people remaining that you have to perform in front of are tired and want to go home

Another 30% of the shows you do will be in front of a bunch of people who didn't even know there was going to be a comedy show, are trying to talk to their friends and family at the bar/table, and are pissed off that you're interrupting their dinner with dick jokes or they're just easily offended by anything you say. A lot of open mics expect you to bring 4+ people to every show (especially in major comedy cities like NY and LA), which is impossible to do on a consistent basis unless you've got some really close friends/family

One thing people may not realize about open mic stand-up is that it's not that uncommon for people to bring notes on stage (especially if its just new material you're working out) so it's not necessary to memorize everything and try to perform it perfectly. Anyone can grab a microphone and talk into it for 5 minutes. just go for it and let the chips fall where they may

12-05-2019, 12:28 PM	#3
Answer He / Him / His Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,676 Battle Record: 20-1 Champed - Summer Classic IX - Netcees Battle League - Fight night 15 Rep Power: 12534702	The hardest part really is just overcoming the fear of not doing well. The reality is, no matter how funny you are, if you do it day in and day out, you are absolutely going to bomb at some point in your life. You can tell the same jokes on Monday and completely crush it then tell those same jokes again on Tuesday and not a single person in the room will laugh. You just have to know it's fine to fail, fall, and get up and try it again. It won't affect you. The reality of doing open mics on a consistent basis 30% of the shows you do will be where the only people in the crowd are the 10 other comedians who have already heard your jokes a million times, and the comedians that ARE there all just want to get on stage, do their bit, and go home before you get a chance to go on stage. By the end of the night the only 3 people remaining that you have to perform in front of are tired and want to go home Another 30% of the shows you do will be in front of a bunch of people who didn't even know there was going to be a comedy show, are trying to talk to their friends and family at the bar/table, and are pissed off that you're interrupting their dinner with dick jokes or they're just easily offended by anything you say. A lot of open mics expect you to bring 4+ people to every show (especially in major comedy cities like NY and LA), which is impossible to do on a consistent basis unless you've got some really close friends/family One thing people may not realize about open mic stand-up is that it's not that uncommon for people to bring notes on stage (especially if its just new material you're working out) so it's not necessary to memorize everything and try to perform it perfectly. Anyone can grab a microphone and talk into it for 5 minutes. just go for it and let the chips fall where they may Last edited by Answer; 12-05-2019 at 03:29 PM.