JinBuCha is a quaint, little room that seats about 21, but can fit up to 30 with chairs brought in from their patio. Parking is on the street. The business purports healthy tea and foods, like bone soup. Open mic has been going on since February, 2016, and it is hosted by a gentleman named Dan. The signup sheet came out 5:45pm, presented by the owner of the business. Signup is first come first choice. Talent gets 5 minutes, and there are no language restrictions lest children are present. This room is for comedians only. No other genres of talent. The stage is a mic set up in the corner of the room, but as small as the business is, that’s all you need. There was 1 signup already when I arrived with a friend to perform, and that was just after the signup sheet came out. There were 5 signups by 6:05pm, and when the show started at 6:22pm, there were 10 people in the room and 7 signups. I took the second spot; my friend the third. On a good night, say, when there are 15 names on the sheet, the room can go on till 7:30pm, plenty of time to hit a second venue. Guys, I gotta tell you, this room was not easy. I think because of the intimacy, people were a bit self-conscious to laugh. When someone did, they brought the attention of the room to themselves, which was unintended; hence, suppressed laughter. In the time I was there, not one comedian did remarkably well. I saw one or two people on their cell while I was performing. That said, because of its early start, do this room, the first of two or three to do that night in San Diego. A second venue we went to had a number of comedians from this venue later the same night. It’s better to find a venue to perform than stay at home and not perform. And this can be a challenge for you, maybe ad lib, riff with the audience. Certainly, telling jokes didn’t work that well.
JinBuCha is a quaint, little room that seats about 21, but can fit up to 30 with chairs brought in from their patio. Parking is on the street. The business purports healthy tea and foods, like bone soup. Open mic has been going on since February, 2016, and it is hosted by a gentleman named Dan.
ReplyDeleteThe signup sheet came out 5:45pm, presented by the owner of the business. Signup is first come first choice. Talent gets 5 minutes, and there are no language restrictions lest children are present. This room is for comedians only. No other genres of talent. The stage is a mic set up in the corner of the room, but as small as the business is, that’s all you need.
There was 1 signup already when I arrived with a friend to perform, and that was just after the signup sheet came out. There were 5 signups by 6:05pm, and when the show started at 6:22pm, there were 10 people in the room and 7 signups. I took the second spot; my friend the third. On a good night, say, when there are 15 names on the sheet, the room can go on till 7:30pm, plenty of time to hit a second venue.
Guys, I gotta tell you, this room was not easy. I think because of the intimacy, people were a bit self-conscious to laugh. When someone did, they brought the attention of the room to themselves, which was unintended; hence, suppressed laughter. In the time I was there, not one comedian did remarkably well. I saw one or two people on their cell while I was performing.
That said, because of its early start, do this room, the first of two or three to do that night in San Diego. A second venue we went to had a number of comedians from this venue later the same night. It’s better to find a venue to perform than stay at home and not perform. And this can be a challenge for you, maybe ad lib, riff with the audience. Certainly, telling jokes didn’t work that well.