Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

I guess I had a decent set last night, but it was another one of those, "If a tree fell in the forest" kind of nights. I'd say most of the comics last night were trepidation, the crowd was tough. There were under 20 people when you didn't count the comics, and it was tough to tell if jokes were landing. Some jokes were working on some folks, and others on others, but the laughter mentality of the crowd was not in unison. I tried hard to keep the energy up as best I could, but I got bumped from 3 to last, and I think most of the folks were ready to call it quits before I got up there. There was a girl with tourette's doing a set with really funny material regarding her affliction, and the crowd didn't seem to respond. It was a tough night for edgy material for sure.

Bob Marley showed up again at the end this time, and that was the only time all night the crowd came alive. It's all part of the game though. You can't expect great things every time out, no matter how much you want it to happen. If anything I have a couple more jokes that I think will do well, and I may even use one or two during round 2 of Portland's Funniest.

That was one of the harder parts to swallow about last night. I had such a great set during Portland's Funniest, and everyone was still complimenting me on my set and material right up until I took the stage last night. Then I got to tell jokes to a chorus of crickets. It's very humbling. I'll brush it off as a learning experience and be ready to do my best next time.

Time To Update The Dates

I’ve got a couple of updates to put on the page. Still high off getting second place in Portland’s Funniest the other night, I got a call from Tim Farrell who does our bookings through the Comedy Connection.

First things first, a cancellation. The Sunday April 16th Easter show isn’t happening as previously mentioned. The club is closed due to the holiday, therefore booking for that date was premature. Have no fear; I got another Sunday show to replace that one. Upcoming shows:

Wednesday March 29th Portland Comedy Connection 8:30
Thursday April 13th Portland Comedy Connection (Portland’s Funniest Round 2) 8:00
Wednesday April 19th Portland Comedy Connection 8:30
Saturday April 22nd Sanford @ Spectator’s (Cancer Benefit Show at 7:00 and 9:00)
Wednesday April 26th Portland Comedy Connection 8:30
Sunday April 30th Portland Comedy Connection 8:30
Sunday May 21st Portland Comedy Connection 8:30

Thanks to everyone that’s been supportive and have come to the shows. This has been a thrill ride. I’m pretty excited about doing the benefit show in Sanford. This is a full circle kind of thing, where people close to me going through cancer treatment were my inspiration to try stand-up, and now I can give a little back. Hope to see some folks out there, and that set will be a longer one for me.
I’ve gotten some calls and emails from people that heard how well the Portland’s Funniest went and they were sorry they missed it. Call ahead and make reservations for April 13th if you want to make it. The other night was great; let’s keep the momentum going. That’s it for now; hope to see you at the club.

Happy St. Patty's To Ya!

Right now it's just a hair past 5:30 AM on the day of Patty. Last night went great. Great crowd, everyone had great sets, and everyone talked up how great George Hamm was as an MC last night. I love working on the Hammy nights, he really charges up the crowd well.

I ended up coming in second place last night. That means I make it to the next round, which is on April 13th, once again at the Comedy Connection. I knew I was having a good set, but I honestly had no idea that I'd continue on. I'm pretty excited about it, because I get another set to add to my repitoire. Lots of the other comics came up to me after my set and congratulated me and told me what a great job I had done. I'm not used to that, but just said "Thanks a lot, I appreciate it," and moved on. Lots of audience members came up after the show to say the same thing. I'm just glad I did well, I had folks up to see the show all the way from Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

I'm also glad my friend Mike caught a good set from me, after all the last show he saw was Lewiston, and that one suuuuuuucked for me. All in all I think everyone had a good time, I feel proud of what I accomplished. Like I said before, it isn't about winning or advancing in the competition, I just wanted to play to a full house. In retrospect though, it does feel pretty good to have advanced.

That's it for now, eggs and kegs is calling. Enjoy your St Patty's. If you were there last night and caught this post, let me know how you liked it. And also if you were there last night, thanks for the support.

Update and a smile!

I’m including this picture of my friend Mike and I at the Orlando Magic / Boston Celtics game back in February. We rode up on the train in a blizzard and had a blast. Good stuff. Now back to business. I’m writing today to update the blog with some upcoming shows. Obviously I have the show on the 16th for Portland’s Funniest Professional. The other dates are as follows: March 29th, April 16 (Easter Sunday), April 19th, and April 26th. The April 16th show is George Hamm’s show, so a big move up for me. I get a little more stage time for that set, I get the boost from 5 to 8 minutes. All of these shows are at the Portland Comedy Connection. I’ll update after the Portland’s Funniest show, maybe a day or 2 after, all proper Irish boys have to go out for hi jinx on the day of Patty. Look forward to seeing anyone and everyone there. I also included a link to the right for Yelp.com. You can rate entertainment venues and restaurants etc. Seems pretty neat, I rated a couple, we’ll see if it takes off. Also I included a message board as well. Feel free to put something in if you’d like.