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| The Laughingstock |
The Laughingstock is not your ordinary comedy open mic. Our goal: a funny
mic anyone would enjoy, to pull in more people and give comics a better
audience and our host venues enough business that they let us tie up valuable
space for a couple of hours a week.
How do we make a comedy open mic fun? First, as one comic said, it feels
like a real show. We have an ebullient emcee, serious sound and lighting, and
best of all a drummer on stage to lend support!
Second, the two-minute drill: everyone gets up for two minutes in quick
succession, then rinse and repeat: another round of two minutes each. This
way everyone gets up before a full room and the energy stays high. As the
rounds go on people riff off each other's stuff more and more. Comics on
stage are doing crowd work with the audience of comics. Everyone is looking
for a topper and the callbacks are flying. Good nights end up in pandemonium.
Like we said: not your ordinary open mic. Those are fine if you need to polish
your five minutes, but there are a hundred mics for that in NYC. Our mic is
for novices looking for a supportive room and veterans who want to relax for
once and have some fun and practice their crowd work or ability to improvise.
So far the comics tell us it is working. We have fun with eight comics or
sixteen. Virgins have a great experience and hardcore comics say it is the most
fun they have ever had at an open mic.
Fun is good. Come join us and see if it works for you.
mic anyone would enjoy, to pull in more people and give comics a better
audience and our host venues enough business that they let us tie up valuable
space for a couple of hours a week.
How do we make a comedy open mic fun? First, as one comic said, it feels
like a real show. We have an ebullient emcee, serious sound and lighting, and
best of all a drummer on stage to lend support!
Second, the two-minute drill: everyone gets up for two minutes in quick
succession, then rinse and repeat: another round of two minutes each. This
way everyone gets up before a full room and the energy stays high. As the
rounds go on people riff off each other's stuff more and more. Comics on
stage are doing crowd work with the audience of comics. Everyone is looking
for a topper and the callbacks are flying. Good nights end up in pandemonium.
Like we said: not your ordinary open mic. Those are fine if you need to polish
your five minutes, but there are a hundred mics for that in NYC. Our mic is
for novices looking for a supportive room and veterans who want to relax for
once and have some fun and practice their crowd work or ability to improvise.
So far the comics tell us it is working. We have fun with eight comics or
sixteen. Virgins have a great experience and hardcore comics say it is the most
fun they have ever had at an open mic.
Fun is good. Come join us and see if it works for you.
The Comedy Show Within A Show