Streak has come to an end

Had another week full of shows. Wednesday had a triple header. First had Winston's. I didn't do a set, although it was a pretty decent turnout. There were a few no shows but had a couple out of towners fill in.

Next up was the Comedy Palace. I randomly got asked to feature on the show. Not expected too much and when I got there, my expectations were met. About 15 or so scattered audience members. They were listening but it's tough to put a lot of energy into that type of crowd. I tried a few new jokes, and reworked some older stuff. It was meh. I did 20 minutes which in itself is a success. I then headed over to Bar Eleven. Pretty dead there as well. Tried out some new stuff, but at this point I was slightly drunk.

Thursday was the Comedy Store. I was last on the list, but the whole crowd was still there which is nice. The guy before me was an L.A. guy that I see frequently, so either he lives in S.D. or isn't get much time up there. He did pretty well, so I never know how it's gonna go for me. I felt I did pretty well, had an interesting interaction with a crowd member for the last half of my set. A guy told me after I was in his top 3, and someone else asked if I had any videos on youtube. Always a cool feeling.

Friday was Winston's. It was a decent turnout from start to finish. The show started off slowly as always, but as the talent improved so did the audience reactions. My set was a roller coaster. Started off choppy as it normally does there. I need to start doing a solid joke up front. I did try a new joke that went pretty well. The newer jokes were decent. So hard to gauge from that place. I can't complain too much, made a little money and got some laughs.

All in all, I got over an hour of stage time this week. Hour and a half if you count hosting duties. That's more than most of San Diego, so that's a good thing. I start working at the Comedy Store tomorrow. I'm hoping I won't hate it that much. The days I got were kinda lame, I was hoping for Sunday or Thursdays, days I'd be there anyways, but I got Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday. So now if all goes to plan I'll be driving there 5 days a week, and the off days I'll be going to Winston's the other 2 days. Hopefully it doesn't burn me out. But if this is something I want to do with my life, it's time to start taking it seriously. Working there will basically pay for my gas money. I still need to find another paying gig, because I don't want to have to play poker anymore.