This is a unique open mic in that it lasts only an hour and comedians are not allowed to leave the entire time. These kinds of rooms have been popping up a lot these last eight months in the greater Los Angeles area. Signup is online, although I learned some in the lineup the night I performed were walk-ins. Talent gets five minutes, and there are no language restrictions. The mic is for standup only. Parking is a shared lot, but there is plenty. The gentleman who runs the room is Dan, and it has been going on since November of 2018. There is a $2 admission to perform. People attending but not doing stage time are allowed to leave as they want. Once a comic commits to doing the room, they are required to stay the whole hour. Fortunately, there is a bathroom inside if you have to use it. No outside food or drinks are permitted. I signed up a couple days before Tuesday night and took the fourth spot. However, I learned that night I was going up first. Evidently, spots one through three were not filled. There are 12 spots per show, so figure with the intro of the emcee and the downtime between talent, you’ll be there about an hour and ten minutes. The place is a theater with seven rows of chairs at seven seats per row all facing the furthest wall where, while there is no stage, a mic and stool were set up with plenty of lighting to see the talent. A guest emcee, Lydia, hosted the mic, and it started at 8pm prompt, with Lydia opening with a few minutes of material then bringing me up the first talent and announcing who was on deck. We had 14 people total in the room when we started. The lighting is so strong, that even after your eyes have accustomed to the brightness, you’re not going to see past the first row. I performed my five minutes, getting the light from Lydia at four. For the most part every talent respected the light, but a couple went over, and they knew it. Occasionally, someone would use the bathroom located to one side, but mostly there are no distractions. The focus is on the stage. By 8:30pm we had 16 total in the room, and that stayed consistent till the evening ended at 9:08pm. Guys, this is a good room to do. It’s only an hour plus long, so you have time to do a second mic. Talent will stay and support you because they have to. (Again, only an hour or so long.) That it takes place in a theater gives it that showroom feel. A bar can be found a couple doors down, if you want to reward yourself with a drink before or after the show, which makes up for not being able to have outside food or drink inside.
This is a unique open mic in that it lasts only an hour and comedians are not allowed to leave the entire time. These kinds of rooms have been popping up a lot these last eight months in the greater Los Angeles area. Signup is online, although I learned some in the lineup the night I performed were walk-ins. Talent gets five minutes, and there are no language restrictions. The mic is for standup only. Parking is a shared lot, but there is plenty.
ReplyDeleteThe gentleman who runs the room is Dan, and it has been going on since November of 2018. There is a $2 admission to perform. People attending but not doing stage time are allowed to leave as they want. Once a comic commits to doing the room, they are required to stay the whole hour. Fortunately, there is a bathroom inside if you have to use it. No outside food or drinks are permitted.
I signed up a couple days before Tuesday night and took the fourth spot. However, I learned that night I was going up first. Evidently, spots one through three were not filled. There are 12 spots per show, so figure with the intro of the emcee and the downtime between talent, you’ll be there about an hour and ten minutes.
The place is a theater with seven rows of chairs at seven seats per row all facing the furthest wall where, while there is no stage, a mic and stool were set up with plenty of lighting to see the talent.
A guest emcee, Lydia, hosted the mic, and it started at 8pm prompt, with Lydia opening with a few minutes of material then bringing me up the first talent and announcing who was on deck. We had 14 people total in the room when we started. The lighting is so strong, that even after your eyes have accustomed to the brightness, you’re not going to see past the first row.
I performed my five minutes, getting the light from Lydia at four. For the most part every talent respected the light, but a couple went over, and they knew it. Occasionally, someone would use the bathroom located to one side, but mostly there are no distractions. The focus is on the stage. By 8:30pm we had 16 total in the room, and that stayed consistent till the evening ended at 9:08pm.
Guys, this is a good room to do. It’s only an hour plus long, so you have time to do a second mic. Talent will stay and support you because they have to. (Again, only an hour or so long.) That it takes place in a theater gives it that showroom feel. A bar can be found a couple doors down, if you want to reward yourself with a drink before or after the show, which makes up for not being able to have outside food or drink inside.