Well that was fun

So I was a judge at the Palace last night, and there was literally 7 audience members. Not like "hey there's 7 people here," I counted only 7. I mean they were respectful enough to listen but laughter was sparce. There was only 5 comics on, with 4 advancing. One brought 3 people, the other brought 4. I really don't understand why they stretched it so thin. In the last competition every show was good. There was also 10 people in each round. I'm not going to harp on it, as I spoke about it before, but in addition to being a tough show for everyone involved there's added akward pressure on the judges. When there's a big crowd, judge's vote is important, but it's not going to hold the giant weight on our decision. The person that doesn't advance knows we didn't votee for them in the top 2. And whether it happens or not, this person may hold a grudge and not book us a show again. Goes back to the dreaded politics. The dude that didn't advance is pretty nice, so let's hope there's no hard feelings.

My set went as good as it could I guess. I didn't tell jokes as expected, and didn't really do much of anything to be honest. I was a little buzzed, so this may have helped create the character. I didn't plan anything, just got on stage, adjusted the stool a few times, moved the mic stand up and down. Took my shirt off, put it back on, removed my shoes, then basically just chatted with the few people that were there. I had the comics laughing, and the few people in the crowd laughed on occasion. I enjoy doing whacky characters nad trying out different things to mess with the tension and audience. It keeps things fresh and new.