Yo Joe...

Last night was another DC Improvisational Open Mic Night and we had about 40 people in the crowd. CURSE YOU SPRINGTIME!! Nice weather seemed to trump free comedy but the hardcore improvisers were out in full force. As always I hosted the evening and as usual I needed to do something different. This time I decided to air some old 80's commercials followed by a genuine PSA from the cartoon GI JOE that talked about teamwork. It was nostalgic for some and for others it was unnecessary but for me it was hilarious (and isn't that what really matters?). After the "film" I decided to read an old letter I received back from when I was 10 years old demonstrating that I started in entertainment at a young age. That note was written by the one and only Patrick Swayze when I joined his fan club (in my father's name mind you). Not that funny but hey it was a start to a show. We then went straight into Short Form Improv Games. Throughout the show I tried 2 new games including EVIL TWINS - which was great and TIME MACHINE - which if I could go back in time I probably wouldn't do again. We had 6 Troupes enter for stage time: SPARK PLUG BULLSHIT, BOCCIE, 5-6-7-8, LOSER JOSH, SWEET ACTION and a one man improv story featuring GIOVANNI. We got lessons in how to do a proper Asian Accent and learned that during Yum Kippur we eat small horses. Of course we ended the evening with my signature game "LINES FROM A HAT". The audience seemed to have fun as did I. My goal is to have a kick ass opener for the next show...I promise to embarrass myself more for your entertainment.
Next round of Improv Open Mic Night is slated for Wednesday June 4th, 2008
Sign-up from 7-7:30 p.m.
Showtime is slated at 8:05 p.m.
See you then!