The Vulnerability of Open Mics

I love the vulnerability involved in that, you know There's always vulnerability when you're standing on stage and there's real vulnerability when your obligation is to make people laugh Much more than telling a story. If you're planning on telling a funny story but nobody's laughing You're still getting the job done. It doesn't matter if people are laughing because you still told a story But in stand-up if they're not laughing you have officially failed like you have bombed That level of vulnerability required to say Just give me a topic and I'll see what I can do oftentimes when I'm in an open micThere's terrible comedy at open mics because there's people trying new things they've