The worst I've ever bombed

[That_One_Guy]

I do stand up comedy and I saw on Jimmy Kimmel how famous comedians tell bombing stories. I'm nowhere near a famous comedian but I've bombed plenty so here's a fun one: I did an open mic in Manhattan called Old Man Hustle. My buddy came with me. This place was like the size of a hallway. Everyone was shoulder to shoulder, and it was just very uncomfortable. The host was this awesome Irish dude with a long beard, but I digress. So the show starts and I notice that very few people are getting laughs. It seemed to be a very low energy room. The dude that went right before me did the weirdest shit I ever saw and nobody made a sound during his entire set. Then I went up and I tried to riff off the name Old Man Hustle and that didn't work. Then I went into my material and the only person that laughed was the host. Literally everyone else was glaring at me and I know they hated me. Then I did this bit where I pointed to an empty stool and said it was my imaginary friend, and that my imaginary friend thought I was funny. They lost their shit when I did that. So they thought I was so terrible that it was funny lol. Thats some deep level shit. Worst part was after I bombed I had to walk back into this group of people and sit with them because my buddy still had to go. Nothing like rubbing shoulders with people that just watched you eat shit on stage. I left defeated that night, but believe I WILL go back. And hopefully next time I won't die. 

[NaBarney]

Just do crowd work, no one wants the material 

[Poof]

Just now, Nabloom said:

Just do crowd work, no one wants the material 

crowd work is boring like 80% of the time

[That_One_Guy]

16 hours ago, Nabloom said:

Just do crowd work, no one wants the material 

I do a mix honestly. It depends on the room. I've done crowd work for ten minutes straight before 

[That_One_Guy]

16 hours ago, Poof said:

crowd work is boring like 80% of the time

Depends who's doing it lol

[Inu_crazed_90]

No where to go but up. Also the people they get for those comedy shows are grumpy tourists off the street anyway. You could have been spitting comedy gold and they would have probably been grouches. 

[That_One_Guy]

1 minute ago, Inu_crazed_90 said:

No where to go but up. Also the people they get for those comedy shows are grumpy tourists off the street anyway. You could have been spitting comedy gold and they would have probably been grouches. 

Honestly I don't blame them. Literally everyone finds something funny. It's my job to find what that is. That night was on me. 

[Inu_crazed_90]

1 minute ago, That_One_Guy said:

Honestly I don't blame them. Literally everyone finds something funny. It's my job to find what that is. That night was on me. 

That’s a great attitude! Very refreshing lol I’m used to the other spectrum from the majority of people I deal with. 

[Doom Metal Alchemist]

You bombed so bad Seal Team 6 has you on their radar.

[tsar4]

19 hours ago, That_One_Guy said:

I do stand up comedy and I saw on Jimmy Kimmel how famous comedians tell bombing stories. I'm nowhere near a famous comedian but I've bombed plenty so here's a fun one: I did an open mic in Manhattan called Old Man Hustle. My buddy came with me. This place was like the size of a hallway. Everyone was shoulder to shoulder, and it was just very uncomfortable. The host was this awesome Irish dude with a long beard, but I digress. So the show starts and I notice that very few people are getting laughs. It seemed to be a very low energy room. The dude that went right before me did the weirdest shit I ever saw and nobody made a sound during his entire set. Then I went up and I tried to riff off the name Old Man Hustle and that didn't work. Then I went into my material and the only person that laughed was the host. Literally everyone else was glaring at me and I know they hated me. Then I did this bit where I pointed to an empty stool and said it was my imaginary friend, and that my imaginary friend thought I was funny. They lost their shit when I did that. So they thought I was so terrible that it was funny lol. Thats some deep level shit. Worst part was after I bombed I had to walk back into this group of people and sit with them because my buddy still had to go. Nothing like rubbing shoulders with people that just watched you eat shit on stage. I left defeated that night, but believe I WILL go back. And hopefully next time I won't die. 

A friend DJ'd at a college town bar in the 80s.  I'd hang out in the "crow's nest" with him.  One night, nobody was dancing and nothing he threw on seemed to have any effect.  I was tossing suggestions...I think "Time Warp" was the only thing that got a few people moving (actually doing the Time Warp) and as soon as it ended, everyone just went back to standing around & ignoring the music.  One of the waitresses looked up to the nest & shrugged like "waddaya gonna do?".

[That_One_Guy]

2 hours ago, Inu_crazed_90 said:

That’s a great attitude! Very refreshing lol I’m used to the other spectrum from the majority of people I deal with. 

If you blame other people/things you never get any better

[That_One_Guy]

1 hour ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said:

You bombed so bad Seal Team 6 has you on their radar.

Lololololololol yes i did

[That_One_Guy]

51 minutes ago, tsar4 said:

A friend DJ'd at a college town bar in the 80s.  I'd hang out in the "crow's nest" with him.  One night, nobody was dancing and nothing he threw on seemed to have any effect.  I was tossing suggestions...I think "Time Warp" was the only thing that got a few people moving (actually doing the Time Warp) and as soon as it ended, everyone just went back to standing around & ignoring the music.  One of the waitresses looked up to the nest & shrugged like "waddaya gonna do?".

Damn man thats shitty. I've had nights like that. I'll get on stage and just ask the people how they're doing and I don't even get a response

[cyberbully]

On 9/14/2018 at 2:48 AM, Poof said:

Nabraniel is boring like 80% of the time

 

[Poof]

Everything Nabraniel does is magic.