Open mic at Hollywood Fourth Wall is another one of those rooms where you sign up online, the spots are limited to nine or ten (at this venue, ten), and you must show up on time and stay the whole hour. They purport ending the room in fifty minutes from start time. Run by a gentleman named Joe, I did not learn how long the room has been going on. I showed up more than 15 minutes before start time, walked in, gave my name and $5, saw Joe cross my name off the list, and I saw I was to go up first. Talent gets five minutes, and there are no language restrictions. The room started almost on time with Joe, quite dynamic on stage when coming out, welcomed ten people sitting in a room that held 13 seats, small tables spaced in between, overlooking a platform stage. For a backdrop you see a brick wall and the Fourth Wall stenciled in white. At 5:03pm Joe opened up with a couple minutes of material, really exciting the room with his animated stage presence, then brought me up, himself sitting to the side to give me the light at four. I performed to a very attentive audience, though when I sat down, during other comics’ sets, the person next to me was on their phone. In a room like this, as small as it was, it’s very easy to see who is watching you and who is not. I recommend paying attention. The room with ten signups ended at 5:57pm, and as we exited the room, the next group of comics was filtering in for the 6 o’clock open mic. Guys, there’s not much to say about these types of rooms. They are strict with their rules for a purpose. Signup is easy, and having to stay for the full hour is hardly a prison sentence. The people who do these rooms are good, for the most part, about watching the talent, simply because if you don’t everyone can see it. As often as they happen during the week, even during a single day, you can easily book this room to coincide with another room you want to do before or after this one. Yes, there is an admission fee, but so many rooms charge a fee, it’s nothing to wince at. Do this room for the aforementioned reasons. It’s convenient and it guarantees an audience. What more could a comic ask for?
Open mic at Hollywood Fourth Wall is another one of those rooms where you sign up online, the spots are limited to nine or ten (at this venue, ten), and you must show up on time and stay the whole hour. They purport ending the room in fifty minutes from start time.
ReplyDeleteRun by a gentleman named Joe, I did not learn how long the room has been going on. I showed up more than 15 minutes before start time, walked in, gave my name and $5, saw Joe cross my name off the list, and I saw I was to go up first. Talent gets five minutes, and there are no language restrictions.
The room started almost on time with Joe, quite dynamic on stage when coming out, welcomed ten people sitting in a room that held 13 seats, small tables spaced in between, overlooking a platform stage. For a backdrop you see a brick wall and the Fourth Wall stenciled in white. At 5:03pm Joe opened up with a couple minutes of material, really exciting the room with his animated stage presence, then brought me up, himself sitting to the side to give me the light at four. I performed to a very attentive audience, though when I sat down, during other comics’ sets, the person next to me was on their phone. In a room like this, as small as it was, it’s very easy to see who is watching you and who is not. I recommend paying attention. The room with ten signups ended at 5:57pm, and as we exited the room, the next group of comics was filtering in for the 6 o’clock open mic.
Guys, there’s not much to say about these types of rooms. They are strict with their rules for a purpose. Signup is easy, and having to stay for the full hour is hardly a prison sentence. The people who do these rooms are good, for the most part, about watching the talent, simply because if you don’t everyone can see it. As often as they happen during the week, even during a single day, you can easily book this room to coincide with another room you want to do before or after this one. Yes, there is an admission fee, but so many rooms charge a fee, it’s nothing to wince at.
Do this room for the aforementioned reasons. It’s convenient and it guarantees an audience. What more could a comic ask for?