Best place to try perfoming stand up
Hey, I don't know why, but I suddenly decided I should try doing stand up a few times. Not planning on anything coming of it, I don't have the time or finances to walk the hard road of trying to "make it" but I think it would be interesting to try and I might be good at it.
Has anyone tried this? Do you just walk up to any open mic and ask to be added? If so, where's a good place to try. If not, what should I do?
Posted Jul 14, 2019, 2:24 PM UTC
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Search Toronto open mic and there is someone who runs a site that posts where and when. Yes you can go (early) and ask to be added. When I went out it wasn't at all like you picture, the bars are tight packed and tiny in a lot of places. The audience is comprised mainly of comics waiting their turn, and many leaving immediately to get to the next spot. So as the sets wore on, the audience dwindles which I feel bad for the last people to go, but it is the way things are.
Give it a shot, there isn't a lot of pressure as the crowds seem to want people to succeed, I don't think I heard any heckles at all so you don't have to be worried about boos until you perform for crowds that aren't comedian dominant lol.
Was about to say that, there is a good Facebook group with the info on open mics around the city here is the link