OK, I did it. For the rest of my life, when someone talks about standup comedy I can always say that I did it — and not only that, it wasn’t at some pizza parlor with nobody watching. It was at Harvey’s, the major-league spot in Portland for standup.

Comics work countless open-mic nights and bust their tail to get a chance for a few minutes at Harvey’s and I got that shot. I wish I could tell you that I killed, but I didn’t. It’s just not that easy, folks — as you can imagine.

And really, the best thing I can say about the whole thing is that it’s over. The audience was kind enough not to throw anything at me (or if they did, their aim was way off) and I didn’t even get heckled — proving it was a polite crowd. I overprepared and didn’t have a good feel for what I needed to do — if I ever get another shot at it, I’ll be better. A lot better (and, of course, I’d need to be).

Thanks to Ron Osborne, who not only gave me the chance to cross that one off the old bucket list, but raised some money for the Blanchet House. He killed, by the way, as he always does.

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Just keep in mind, this is a benefit show. If I suck, it’s for a good cause — the Blanchet House. Ron Osborne is the real show, anyway — he’ll be sensational as he always is. There are still tickets available, show starts at 8 p.m. with several other comics on the schedule. It should be a lot of fun.

I hope.

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Tonight marks the return of “Talkin’ Ball” on Comcast Sportsnet, with tonight’s special guest scheduled to be comedian Ron Osborne.

Ron will be headlining a benefit show at Harvey’s Comedy Club at 8 o’clock Wednesday night, with the Blanchet House sharing in the proceeds. And by the way, I’m going to do about seven minutes of standup on that show, too. How crazy is that?

My goodness, the situations I get myself into never cease to amaze me.

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