First of all, fuck this guy. Posting today has nothing to do with this. Seriously. I was going to go out of my way to not post anything for a week and yet…
I am not performing tonight but I will be watching some solid comedy if you want to come out. Both of these shows are weekly spots that I hope to perform on in the near future.
First, at 8PM at Rififi is The Greg Johnson show. It is the regular Friday show and I’ve been meaning to go for a while. The casting is a little over my head, but I think I might be able to sneak in as “the guy nobody has heard of” on a night with “a really famous guy” or perhaps a night “where the host is out of town and a substitute gets to host a week of whoisthats.”
Then, on to Sweet Paprika (I thought it was at 10. It is actually at 10:30. Fuck.) I’ve been meaning to go to this show for a while. Of the hosts, Ophira has seen me perform and likes me; Allison has not and therefore can not judge. Naturally, Allison books the show. Fortunately, my friend Baron has, along with Ophira, put in a good word for me so future prospects are good. Young comedians should know, however, that nobody who isn’t already somebody gets booked at a show in this town without engaging in the simple courtesy of showing up at a show on a week that you aren’t booked to support the room. A good practice, I think.
As much as this is important for my comedy career, it is all in the service of another opportunity to eat at chickpea, which I should just invest in already. Cheap and delicious. But maybe I’m just saying that because the Jews stick together.
See you later someplace?