Wow... whatta week.  Yesterday was the last day of the competition and we did two shows.  One at the Little Fox in Redwood City.  The other at the Crow's Nest in Santa Cruz.

We had a better than we thought crowd at the Fox.  2pm is tough for comedy, but they were into it.  I did some ring material and "Get Any" and had a great set.  Didn't place in the top of 5 course, but I wasn't expecting to at this point.  My only goal was to not come in last. :)

And I wasn't last.  My 8th place finish the night before took me to 13 out of 16 overall.  I had a good set at the Fox.  Everyone was starting to loosen up a bit.  We pretty much knew who would go on to the semi-finals already.

Now the Crow's Nest is a notoriously difficult venue.  Talkative crowds, hecklers galore... a real challenge.  This was the best show anyone has ever seen there.  The crowd was attentive and great laughers.  This is a Sunday night show that has been going on for 13 years now.  And the last 5 have been a test of wills for most every comic there.  But last night was outstanding. 

The MO was having fun last night.  Even more so than the rest of the week.  There's no comedy too harsh at the Crow's Nest, so we let fly.  I did some internet porn material and then had a rousing singalong with "Asshole".  Great, fun set... And I was only the 2nd comic of the night.  Everyone without fail had great sets last night. 

The judges tended toward the cleaner comics of the night in their votes.  Which is unfortunate since that didn't jive with what the audience wanted and liked.  But whatever. 

Overall, it was an agonizing week of performances, balanced out by meeting great new performers from all over the country.  Shannon Gettins was snapping pictures all week, so I'll have some to show you soon.  Cuz I'll tell you, backstage was more fun than onstage this week. :)

It was a good experience for me though.  I learned a bit more about who I am and where I'm at as a comic.  And it's the kind of pain that makes you stronger. :)

Back to some regular shows this week.  City Beach in Fremont on Wednesday.  Then a big show with Chris Valenti at the Morgan Hill Playhouse on Thursday.  That's one of our favorite venues and the bookers have given us the whole show to do our thing.  :)

Yay... I get to do more than 5 minutes of comedy again. :)

Phil Johnson
www.RoadsideAttraction.com