The Hard Knocks

I headlined in front of a large audience of about 100 people in a restaurant about a week ago. It can be a bit dangerous performing with no raised stage and in front of a large group of people, mostly drunk by this time at night.

First I pissed off two women who kept interrupting - so I called them out, riffed on them a bit and they left to get drinks - good riddance. Next a burly man starts trying to add to my lines. So I cut him short. As a retort, he calls me short (true!). As a comic, I can't let this go, so I let him know that I will get him later in my routine. The audience claps, they are on my side. So the burly man stands up - and he is huge. I ask him to sit down and he wants to take me on instead.

Thankfully the organizers step in and get him settled back again.

Not so thankfully I have to start again from this episode and get the audience laughing again - I am able to do it. Life is good.