Last night was a little crazy. And by crazy, I mean I can't think of another adjective.
I did T.S. Muttley's in Adams Morgan at 8:30. Holy crap. What a delight. It was an amazing show. There were 5 or 6 great comics, and an audience member to comic ratio of about 2 to 1. That's what you want at a comedy show. It's like an exclusive private school. It allows you to really focus on each person's dead face and make sure they know what you're talking about. Not only was that aspect of the show great, but they also had about 12 amazing HD plasma TVs showing several different sporting events. That's a sporting event to audience member ratio of 1 to 1. You can't top that. ESPNZone isn't even close. It was also great because during our sets, we could watch the games and no one would even notice because the crowd was sitting about 50 feet from the stage. So, what I'm saying is, if you want to do or see a show at a place that's conducive to comedy... T.S. Muttley's.
Then I went to Soho to do a set. It started at 9:30. There were a couple guys who I had never seen and were really good. One guy was Asian, and the other was named Justin (not Schlegel), I think. Anyway, it was a really good show from top to bottom. Then, at the end Paul Schorsch came up and announced that Soho is going to be cancelled as of next week. At first, this made me sad, because Soho is hands-down the best open mic around. I was thinking, what could I do to help save this show? How should I comfort my friend Paul when I know he's upset about this. Then, it was like I had an epiphany... T.S. Muttley's. Who needs a room like Soho when you can watch 12 baseball games and tell jokes into the back of people's heads simultaneously.