Til Two was the second of two venues I was supposed to do Sunday night. Ostensibly, signup is 8:30 and the show starts at 9pm. I arrived right on time, and the room had maybe 6 or 8 people there, but there was no signup sheet. The gentleman behind the bar said open mic is happening but that the room is very casual. I took that to mean sometimes the host comes late. From the two people working behind the bar I learned the room is for comedians only. There are no language restrictions. Talent gets 3 to 5 minutes. Signup is first come first choice. Til Two is a full bar. Parking is on the street. Inside, it seats over 40. The stage is nice, but it’s situated in an alcove, making it difficult to see, depending on where you sit. There are two mics on stage, because I learned some comedians have gone up in pairs. Interesting. They have one muted TV on, but any real distraction comes from the fact that the bathroom is located close to the stage. Anyone going to it while someone is performing could be distracting. Guys, I was not feeling well that night. I had intended to go up first and leave, because my stomach was bothering me, and I wasn’t feeling the funny one needs to before going up on stage. (If you’re not having a good time, the audience won’t either.) Around 9:30, no one had showed up yet. One of the servers told me the other week the show didn’t start till 9:30. I waited some more. By 10:15, I decided to leave. Even if it had started in the next five minutes and I was one of the first to go up, I still don’t think I would have done it. Not with any zeal. There were 11 people in the bar when I left. Not one of them a comedian. The signup sheet had come out – a minute or two ago? -- and I saw there were 15 open spots. The last thing the staff told me was that the host was running late because they were doing something special at another comedy venue. I’ve reported the facts, and though I was not there for the actual open mic, figure it’s going to be a roomful of comedians who know each other minus the occasional visitor. My history has been that San Diego is a supportive city. Comedians do listen to each other and laugh when they hear something funny. I have no reason to think this room should be any different. My recommendation is to do this room, then go to a second venue on Sunday that happens later in the evening. And don’t fret if you’re running late to this room for signup. After all, it’s a casual. Or so I found out.
Til Two was the second of two venues I was supposed to do Sunday night. Ostensibly, signup is 8:30 and the show starts at 9pm. I arrived right on time, and the room had maybe 6 or 8 people there, but there was no signup sheet. The gentleman behind the bar said open mic is happening but that the room is very casual. I took that to mean sometimes the host comes late.
ReplyDeleteFrom the two people working behind the bar I learned the room is for comedians only. There are no language restrictions. Talent gets 3 to 5 minutes. Signup is first come first choice.
Til Two is a full bar. Parking is on the street. Inside, it seats over 40. The stage is nice, but it’s situated in an alcove, making it difficult to see, depending on where you sit. There are two mics on stage, because I learned some comedians have gone up in pairs. Interesting.
They have one muted TV on, but any real distraction comes from the fact that the bathroom is located close to the stage. Anyone going to it while someone is performing could be distracting.
Guys, I was not feeling well that night. I had intended to go up first and leave, because my stomach was bothering me, and I wasn’t feeling the funny one needs to before going up on stage. (If you’re not having a good time, the audience won’t either.)
Around 9:30, no one had showed up yet. One of the servers told me the other week the show didn’t start till 9:30. I waited some more. By 10:15, I decided to leave. Even if it had started in the next five minutes and I was one of the first to go up, I still don’t think I would have done it. Not with any zeal.
There were 11 people in the bar when I left. Not one of them a comedian. The signup sheet had come out – a minute or two ago? -- and I saw there were 15 open spots.
The last thing the staff told me was that the host was running late because they were doing something special at another comedy venue.
I’ve reported the facts, and though I was not there for the actual open mic, figure it’s going to be a roomful of comedians who know each other minus the occasional visitor. My history has been that San Diego is a supportive city. Comedians do listen to each other and laugh when they hear something funny. I have no reason to think this room should be any different.
My recommendation is to do this room, then go to a second venue on Sunday that happens later in the evening. And don’t fret if you’re running late to this room for signup. After all, it’s a casual.
Or so I found out.