I did an opening spot at the casino last night for Brett Martin, a good guy and great comedian. He is doing the casino run, which includes further shows in northern BC - Dawson Creek, Fort St. John. The night before he was in Quesnel.
He made a comment about how the crowd was a little bit older than usual crowds. I just saw a lot of White faces. I saw one Asian lady and one Native guy.
I got there early to see first of all if I was actually performing. Brett said it was fine if the casino allowed it, so I had to ask first. The lady I spoke to said it was okay, but then asked me, "Are you any good?" How do you answer that? So I told her how long I've been doing comedy, where I've been, what I've been doing the last three years, and even said that Brett could vouch for me if needed. I guess that convinced here and I was allowed on the show.
I went into the room to meet the sound guy. The room was set up strange. There were tables that had seats with their backs to the stage. One couple arrived early and sat up-front with their backs to the stage. I thought, "Who comes to a comedy show and sis with their backs to the stage?" I found out later that the seats were assigned by number. Plus it was a sell-out.
Anyways, my set just went OK. It wasn't great and it wasn't terrible. I've noticed with the kind of racial humour that I do, that sometimes I'm going to make people uncomfortable. That's always a bonus, but I would prefer it if they would laugh. And it's always a good sign if you get the guy that's sitting there with his arms crossed to laugh.
I did a short 7 minute set, got some laughs and got off. I hope I get invited back.
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