Whew… glad that’s over!
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.
Me | Dwight Jaynes | March 25, 2009
Dwight that was brave of you to try something outside your comfort zone.
I missed it,but I’m sure you did fine !
youtube please!!!! we need the youtube!!!
well, I hope you referenced good ole Morehead State in your act somehow!It went over well on the radio the other day, it was hilarious!
Ben — my hope is that all copies have been burned by now.
Hi Dwight, you killed both of my boys with your high school bathroom story. I had to re-tell it 3 times! You’ll be back up on that stage again!
Dwight, I have to thank you for your fine company at The Agency for lunch a while back….also, I had planned on making this event and couldn’t! I was very disappointed. So add me to the list of people wanting to see it recorded….maybe Comcast Sports should air it late some night.