Bombing humbles you

So I had a bombish set last night. I did it to myself. I thought it was a good idea to open up with acting out the time the host brought me up right after he flipped out on stage. Like the time he did it, it was just awkward. I don't know why I thought it was a good idea. After that I struggled to deliver material, but it wasn't easy. Also, there was a group talking in the front row. Normally I would have engaged them but I wasn't at the show, so I have no clue if the host already spoke with them and didn't want to repeat things. I struggled through. I said some jokes I know were keepers and didn't get much response. Just goes back to show how important a good start and being likable is. After I finished my set, I walked out the door and left. Half because I was disappointed with myself, and half because I wanted to check out my buddies show downtown.

It was an interesting show. The evening offers comedy and all you can eat crab. There was probably 25-30 people in the "crowd." It was probably one of the tougher spots I've seen as it's really spread out, and some of the tables arn't even facing the stage. There was one dude on that I had scene doing my joke before. I mean I'm not ne to say jokes haven't been done before, but he uses two of my tags basically word for word. It's not a groundbreaking joke, and like a lot of my stuff I don't do it often, but it's very similar. The host did about 20 minutes before bringing my buddy up. He basically bantered with one of the douchey tables for a real long time. Probably too long, as it made it difficult for the headliner to do time. But my buddy, like a champ went for 30 minutes of struggling through getting occasional laughs and chuckles. I'm not sure I could do it. I did 20 minutes at Winston's with that rough crowd but had someone on stage as a blanket.