Friday, January 22, 2010

Thursday Mic at Eastville Comedy Club

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56 comments:

  1. not 7 min, only 5 min

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  2. Good mic. Lots of fun. Gets a big turn out so try to get there early to sign up.

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  3. Carol is great!

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  4. Emma Willmann is great!

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  5. You'll have to get there pretty early if you wanna go on with a crowd, other then that it's fun and carol does a great job

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  6. Carol is really cool, the people there were nice, and I had a lot of fun.

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  7. Hey guys, it's Carol. Sign-ups have been getting pretty crazy so official rule is sign-up starts at 5:30pm. I'm not taking any other lists besides the one that Eastville puts out at that time. Thanks.

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  8. carol: can you freakin PLEASE run this mic everynight!!!!!! Then maybe we can get all these hipster pieces of shit to leave and go do the only thing they really know how to do; lick each others balls and fist each other.

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  9. When is the fisting scheduled?

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  10. Oh hello. I missed all the fisting?

    I'd love to host every night, but I'm scared I might want to kill myself. So for now, come on Thursdays! We started doing the lottery so you don't have to roll out of bed at 7AM just to sign up!

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  11. Damn I did my first open mic there back in April and totally missed the fisting....what type of emoticon do I use for that???

    Unfortunately I missed you Carol and we had a fella that looked like the spanish guy from Boogie Nights doing the hosting but hopefully I can get back there soon. Having 3 kids and working nights has slowed my attempts at getting to open mics but I cant wait to get to my next one.

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  12. the rest of the week cliqy group knows exactly when the fisting is. ya'll laugh at each others shit, but none of u mutha fuckas are funny. not one!!! if any of you actually make it in this bizness i'll fuckin vote democrat, or better yet just fuckin kill myself cause life wouldnt be worth living with you homos being a success. well... thank god i aint got that to worry about!!

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  13. not a bad place to get better as a comic , as with any random group of people there are a few assholes but also some cool people. there is a group of arrogant pricks- the group that other comics mean when they say "clicky wannabe hipsters sucking each others dicks".yes, they do strut in from the bar when its their turn, as if they were fucking headlining in vegas.they leave after their sets and only watch if its one of their "club member cool kid butt buddies"on stage. these are people who would tell you they were from brooklyn or the LES but actually grew up in connecticut or some affluent part of long island. i wish they would have gone to my high school. not so i could be friends with them, just so i could have watched them getting the shit beat out of them on a daily basis.the 3 biggest douche bags would be
    *some guy who looks exactly like screech from saved by the bell.full of himself twerp ,not funny but def a clubmember, to hear his friends react you would think he was lenny bruce.
    *another guy whos act is to take the mic, say "whats up bro's" and stand there in silence or just ask the audience random questions and engage them in awkward conversation. you paid 5 bucks for that? why not just talk to people on the subway?
    *im gonna be less harsh with the last of the top 3 douch bags. the only reason he sticks out is because of the way he dresses. he looks and acts like the rich kid from a john hughes film that you want to see accidently drive his new sports car into a tree. altho hes jewish - of course-he comes off as more waspy than the waspiest of the wasps. but he DOES have jokes. he DOES have an act that hes working on and some of his stuff is pretty good.he also has that elitist big man on campus attitude, which is why im lumping him in with the first two cocky jerk offs.
    im going to start bringing friends of mine to openly mock these posers and watch them cry. but enough about them.
    some of the other black comics have been cool and supportive, and eastville is convenient and you can always get on stage. well run , good hosts, comfortable room, decent size crowd for an open mic,ill be back in a few weeks.

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  14. to the last post, lemme know when ur coming back, i may wanna join in on the beating the shit outta clicky cocksuckers

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  15. hahahahaha now that is funny !! I know the ones you are talking about,the crazy thing is they are PAINFULLY unfunny, and some of them have been doing open mics for years. I imagine them trying to pick up other hipsters with a line about their great careers in stand up comedy. I have seen first timers come and be way more funny, not that these dicks would ever acknowlege anyone else having talent.As a general rule the farther stage left you are sitting towards the bar the more of an a hole you are,I'm pretty sure they are mouth fucking each other when the lights go out.I know the first 2 pussys the dude was talking about , I see them at another open mic too, the preppy I'll be on the lookout for tommorow hahaha count me in

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  16. The worst mic I have EVER been to! I went a couple of weeks ago. Horrible from top to bottom. I'm not even going to waste my time listing all the things wrong. Complete lack of respect from some of the fellow comics as well. I would avoid this one. Unless you like to take the stage angry, then this would be your mic. Avoid, avoid, avoid!
    By the way all the hipster comments are dead on.

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  17. If your life was a mic, this would be where God gives you the light to end it. Spend more time writing jokes, less time writing pretentious critiques. Either way, just have fun stupid. It's an open mic, go or don't go, but don't be a faggot about it. You're more a reason for a bad vibe than the stupid high school bullshit you banter on about.

    Tell you what is grown up, acting like the people you make fun of!!! Hope ya die on the day of your daughter's wedding.

    And don't worry, I know my career is shit. I still do mics, I just take the time to get better instead of acting like I'm above someone unnecessarily. Also, I don't go to this mic because I prefer free mics, but I might come back since you only have to buy one drink now, even if it may be shit.

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  18. Well in regards to sitting farther stage left...well I was sitting pretty far stage left...but that is only because I was a nervous fella. And not once did I get to mouth fuck anyone! Cant believe I missed that.

    Again like I said before. This was my first open mic and although I felt like a bit of an outsider and definetely sensed a clique there I had a great time and actually got a few chuckles...even with 4 people watching. I will say this...I want to thank Gabe Pacheco who I feel went out of his way to give me some encouragement before I went on and then gave me some friendly advise afterwards. See, not everyone was mouthfucking and fisting each other.

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  19. most open mics are not so great, that's a fact. but this mic is really bad. this place is very depressing.

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  20. to Johns comment: dont lie; you know damn well every1 was mouth fucking and fisting each other!!! and thats thee ONLY reason to be nervous at this fly infested hell hole. well that and the possibilty of being anally raped

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  21. to Neil Constantine..... more time writing less time critiqing........ thats what badslava is you fucking moron!!!!! we critque places that are good and bad, so to help out newbies on where to avoid. If you spent more time learning and less time sucking dick youd know that. Stupid HS bullshit... so ya miss being stuffed into a locker you disease infested homo? and you wish u could get some1 as attractive and smart and funny as my daughter. not acting like ur better than some1??? really????? you guys at eastville are the most snobby bunch of pansy fucks this side of california.

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  22. Don't go to any open mic expecting laughs... ESPECIALLY not from hipster douchebags... talking about weed and date rape is all they have... just go to rehearse your material. Then leave... don't trouble yourself.

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  23. To August 20th: Yours and others critiques sound like the criticisms of someone who will quit soon enough and be left to only glance back at the message boards they tried to troll and feel big on. Suck it up sweetie. Get better or quit instead of complaining about how rooms don't cater to you. Unoriginal threats and nameless jabs aren't constructive criticisms; it's just high school bullshit. Grow up.
    It's not their job to make sure you do well and have fun, take responsibility.

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  24. Is Thursdays mic pre-sign up style, or is it a lottery? Thanks!

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  25. Emma: its a take ur life into ur own hands system here........... avoid thursdays here!

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  26. to neil constantine: hi Im mr aug 20. ur right I'll give it to you, a room shouldnt cater to any1. But how about showing some fuckin respect for other comics????? Sitting at the bar blowinng each other, coming in to do 5, leaving to go to the dupllex to suck more dick is not proper respect for others. Obviously ur parents didnt raise ya'll properly, which is why none of you will ever make anything of yourselves besides pot smoking dick licking yes men working as wardrobe people or as a florist.

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  27. You know both those positions require creativity right? Figure auditor or cubicle guy might be more 'yes men' quality. I mean the dick licking part; yes, you nailed that out the park with both those jobs. What about if I'm working with all women? Will they still touch me or are they the employer who will fuck me and wear strapons so they have the dick licking part down? And we get free pot? Maybe it's not free pot, but is it a required part of the job? So many questions. So far this back up career you got lined up for us doesn't seem so bad. Thanks for looking out for us! Hope you got something lined up for you when you realize trolling doesn't get you spots any quicker. This is fun. I don't know what you'll become, but I hope you suck it up and work with what you got to get better rather than complain about things that have nothing to do with the mic and are out of the mic's control.

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  28. Hipsters have ruined Brooklyn and now they're killing NYC comedy

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  29. The idea of open mikes is to get up and work on material and doing it in a room where nobody is paying attention is actually better than getting approval from people - it may not FEEL better but hard rooms are great for working on the comedy chops
    and stop blaming hipsters for everything

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  30. wwwwaaaaaaaa im a hipster n i dont like when people pick on me!!! :( booohooo grow a set!!!! oh wait u do have a set, theyre in ur boyfriends mouth. Hipsters are worse than terrorists!!!! Look out we may just wipe you guys out next. Its called respect for fellow comics you dick sucker!!!! now go hide under ur mommys dress, and put on her lipstick.

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  31. Super-Duper Great Open-Mic -- if -- You're Friends with the host, you'll get front loaded! That benefit not only helps you get up; even if you arrive well-well past 6:00pm. There's no grumbling if you do your set, then take off right after... The awesome host from 26-Jan-12 was amazing! Too bad all his friends left so early :(

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  32. they are not my friends. i want to be their friends.

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  33. [....]and also... these people spoke with me before the show, saying they have a prior engagement. THAT IS ALL IT TOOK. Nikki Winters i have my eye on you. you sexy....sexy lady.

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    1. Lmao! Just read this!
      -Nikki Winter

      Ps...i hate cutting! :-)

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  34. Went to the mic Jan 26th. There was a guest host who did a "random lottery" from a list, so he put his friends up first. Room emptied out quicker than normal.I hope that this guest host isn't perminant or I will stop coming to Thursday nights.

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  35. What are you talking about? the audience sustained incredible momentum till the very end. SERIOUSLY.

    Host was very charming.

    I was one of the people who got moved up. I had a gig to do after. I dont know the host, personally. all i had to do was ask before the show.

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  36. SERIOUSLY. This is a good mic. The host moves me up all the time. But it's because I'm a regular. Deal with it.

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  37. Enjoy this club more than most. Laid back atmosphere... Have ran into several working comedian's here, who've offered great advice for those getting started. Professional Sound. Stage, Lighting to give you the best idea of what it'll feel like... Plus, sign-up for the VIP e-mail thing and you get free tickets...!

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  38. I did my first mic here on a Thursday in October 2011 and this is still probably the mic I attend the most. The cost is basically $6, $5 PBR + $1 tip. The host these days is Dipu (sp?), friendly guy who does as good a job keeping things moving and keeping the crowd engaged. He does a lottery that may or may not be rigged, I can't say either way. Usually a modest majority of comics stick around to the end, which is pretty good for Eastville.

    The crowd is a mix of regulars, semi-regulars, and comics who have been around the block, with occasional newcomers. Some of them are characters. It's an interesting place.

    It's not a bad place to start if you have the right approach to the crowd. People will laugh when they think things are funny, but there's no hostility even if people are bombing. Never a bad place to work on material since it's a reliable five minutes (the lottery is for order, but everyone goes) with a decent crowd (averages around 15, but of course it varies) and easygoing atmosphere.

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  39. i went here last night. David Iscoe pretty much nailed it. though it seems the host picks out the order before the show starts so everyone can see when they are going up. if you show up late, you simply go on after the initial lineup.

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  40. Went here last week, and had one of the worst experiences of my life.

    The host introduced me as "Fleshlight Frank" (my name's not even Frank?) and then proceeded to play keep-a-way with the mic when I went on stage. It took me some time to get it from him, which he counted against my 5 minutes.

    Then, during my set, he continuously heckled me by standing up and saying the Pledge of Allegiance. He did this three separate times.

    On top of that, I'm pretty sure most of his material was word for word from the new Aziz Ansari special(don't know how he thought we would believe he hung out with Jay-Z). I guess this didn't really affect my performance, but still a little weird.

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  41. Todd, you're a stinker.

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  42. I performed here last night.

    Atelston Fitzgerald Holder 1st
    Mr Pregnant...!

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  43. I've left plenty mics questioning the quality of my material. Here, I left questioning the quality of humanity.

    AVOID.

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  44. the last review explains why you should avoid this mic

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  45. Nobody gives a shit, Atelston. Even though that was by FAR the shortest and least ridiculous of your 500 Badslava reviews, and the only one that doesn't sound like you have a bottle of cough syrup in one hand and a thesaurus in the other, it somehow pissed me off most of all. It kills me that you'll probably never return to this thread and read this, because I want to reach through the internet and slap you in the face.

    I'm aware that what I said means you wouldn't have any hands left over with which to type your stupid, nonsensical, whimsically pretentious, incorrectly conjugated reviews. Let's not get bogged down in details. The point is shut up.

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  46. @Anonymous THANK YOU! Someone had to say it. @Atelston seriously shut up already.

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  47. Is Deepu still doing that joke about his good looks? Hey Deepu, you think you're a real sexman!

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  48. I attended this mic last Thursday. The host went up and did 7 minutes, saying "welcome to the show." He then proceeded to bring up all of his closest confidants to tape 5+ minutes which they planned to pass off as a tape from a "show." After the so-called "Deepu 7" performed, the host announced that everyone else was only going to be performing for 3 minutes, even though they had bought the same $5 drinks as his cronies. Straight Bizness? The business here is about as STRAIGHT as RU PAUL.

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  49. This was the worst open mic I have ever performed at. The host didn't bother getting up between acts and no one was paying attention. Also, sign up is in person and hours in advance. I don't understand why people would perform here.

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  50. What a cheesy buisiness! I took its FREE workshop but it was totally advertisement of their classes, nothing for workshop. And CEO was very disrespectful. Never pay any cents them.

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