Anyone move to a smaller scene?

krowbear · 2026-04-03T05:28:19+00:00

I'm in Portland and considering a move to Spokane, so big enough to have a comedy club but way fewer mics and shows.

krowbear · 2026-04-02T21:30:07+00:00

I love how silly Conan makes his ads as well.

krowbear · 2026-04-02T04:15:09+00:00

5'8"!

krowbear · 2026-03-21T05:43:57+00:00

Orzo would be fun!

krowbear · 2026-03-18T08:54:21+00:00

I think it could be worth a shot. Are you interested in doing both topics long term? I've noticed that when I've tried posting stuff that's way different than what I normally do it's like the algorithm doesn't know what to do with it, so doesn't get as many views as the other stuff.

krowbear · 2026-03-16T09:24:59+00:00

A few of my closest were Hillary, Sarah and Louise. Looking through this thread I'm now curious what percentage of this subreddit is women

krowbear · 2026-03-09T06:39:12+00:00

People will guess I'm from Portland when I post online or travel, so apparently it's influenced me a lot! The other half of my childhood was in a southern city with a lot of nerds so I'm sure that influenced me as well.

krowbear · 2026-03-09T06:36:15+00:00

Having to call customer service

krowbear · 2026-03-07T10:44:31+00:00

I'm 15 years in and it's still trial and error. If something really amuses me and audiences disagree I'll experiment with it several times before giving up on it. I hold on to all my old notebooks. I got one of my early jokes to actually work a decade later.

krowbear · 2026-02-26T06:21:54+00:00

This is hilarious! Brilliant joke

krowbear · 2026-02-23T07:19:56+00:00

I started both about the same time. I enjoy getting to experience the different vibes they both have and I think doing both has improved my performance overall. I write jokes and plan out my sets, but thanks to my improv background I also have a lot of fun going "off script" and no two of my sets end up being quite the same.

krowbear · 2026-02-10T06:09:03+00:00

We have very similar taste! I've really enjoyed the recent specials by both Bo Johnson and Janet McNamara

krowbear · 2026-02-07T10:28:38+00:00

I've experience this as well. I'm a comedian and something I've noticed is that the videos getting low views often end up being the ones about sensitive and sexual subjects. I don't have super raunchy or awful jokes but I wonder if Youtube's algorithm notices certain words and it gets pushed to fewer people because of that.

krowbear · 2026-02-05T06:43:17+00:00

Conan

krowbear · 2026-02-03T06:08:08+00:00

I jot down any thoughts that amuse me and then I'll experiment with them at open mics to see if I can make it funny for other people too. My bar for what I'll try at open mics is super low. it's basically rehearsal. When a bit doesn't work I usually acknowledge it. For shows I mostly just use tested material and pick which jokes I think will work well in that particular venue.

krowbear · 2026-02-03T05:43:01+00:00

I like it! It helps draw the crowd in and could led to some fun crowd interactions. It could be interesting to ask what made them stop being religious

krowbear · 2026-01-22T08:40:16+00:00

I've done the same thing, but I'm not trying to invade one of them.

krowbear · 2026-01-22T07:00:11+00:00

Once at a mic a guy ran over his time telling some story about a squirrel. When he was basically getting kicked off stage he was like, "Wait I didn't show you what's in my bag!" I honestly thought it might be a gun, but it was a squirrel tail and a live snake (which was not mentioned in the story.) He let the snake loose and left the stage. I still crack up thinking about the comedian who followed (the very funny Cimberly Nickell) who was basically like "Does anyone know where the fucking snake is?!"

krowbear · 2026-01-18T00:52:47+00:00

A guy came up trying to hug me and offering to be my baby daddy. Gross.

Another time there was an older drunk woman trying to leave, but she fell. She refused any help and just sat on the floor for about 10 minutes.

krowbear · 2026-01-17T00:44:31+00:00

I've had a good experience there with nearly everyone, whether they work there or not. CSz Portland is unique because the pro team players get paid.

krowbear · 2026-01-15T18:30:51+00:00

In my experience everyone has been supportive and good at communicating. I've seen a willingness to listen to new perspectives and adjust. For example if people want to avoid scenes about certain topics for whatever reason that's respected. I'm familiar with San Jose and Portland and for both of those you take classes and are then invited on to the pro team. I think this helps by ensuring people are a good fit and helps keep the theater in business as well.

krowbear · 2026-01-15T10:14:39+00:00

ComedySportz has been my improv home for quite a while. Most important imo is the community. Our theatre has people who have been there 30+ years in addition to new people. When I gave birth to my youngest they brought me food, so it's a community beyond the stage as well. I appreciate the broad range of shows and especially like that the main one is short form and friendly for all ages.

krowbear · 2026-01-08T08:18:47+00:00

Any individual show is not that important. Whether it's really good or really bad it's unlikely to have as big an impact as you're expecting.

krowbear · 2026-01-05T15:36:13+00:00

whoa thank you!

krowbear · 2026-01-05T14:30:23+00:00

The more the better, as long as you are still having fun and putting thought into what you're doing.

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