Stand Up Comedy!
I must admit, at first I was skeptical and not really prepared to cater to such a large audience, but the shock of having roughly eighty people attend my stand-up comedy act quickly wore off as I began my routine.
“Howdy folks, how is everyone doing today?”
There wasn’t much of a response, but I was undeterred.
“Great to be here, I just flew in from Vegas, and boy are my arms tired!”
There were a few giggles, and a few tired sighs; I knew that this was an old joke, but thought it would be a great icebreaker. ”Anyways, it was an out of body experience… My body went there with all my credit cards and managed to rack up $20,000 in debt… but does my wife understand? NO!”
I paused again, waiting for a response from the crowd. Unfortunately, people now just looked pissed off. Just then, I made eye contact with a guy in the front row, who motioned for me to continue.
With that, I started an oldie but goodie, basically pure comic gold. ”Knock Knock,” I said.
The man with whom I had made eye contact responded. ”Get the fuck out of the way so we can use the escalator you homeless asshole.”
