It Wasn't The Audience

I did a show a few nights ago in a bar in New Jersey. It was sposed to be a contest (the winner gets free dinner for two at the bar). It wasn't the best show I've ever been a part of...What was wrong with it? Well.....

1 - They started a half hour late
2 - They had four comics go up BEFORE the contest started (and there were fifteen in the contest).
3 - One co-host basically relied on her looks - she had no jokes whatsoever - then blamed audience when they didn't laugh.
4 - The other co-host did zero crowd work - just did material - to complete silence. When they were backstage, the co-hosts talked about how dead the crowd was.
5- The first comic, who sposedly won some Jersey contest ended his set with - "I see guys in orange jumpsuits with NYDOC on back anyone know what that stands for?"
An audience member said, "NJ dept of Corr." He goes...

"No, it stands for Ni**ers Just Doing Our Chores"

Nice.

6- Pretty much every comic did his/her act to silence (and it wasn't the audience's fault)

7- The comic before me was Muslim (I think) - part of his "act" was to put on a fake big nose, big black hat, and hair down his sides (like the religious dudes do) and did an offensive impression of a Jew who works in the diamond district.

The host said, "And there ya go...a Muslim playing a Jew."

When I got up I opened with, disgustedly, "Just so ya know, I'm a Jew playing a Jew."

The "best" part was that the crowd (about 25 peeps) paid ten bucks each. Ouch!

Rock On,

Aitch