"I can come up with stuff in a half an hour that would normally take me a week. . . . 

I think of myself as someone who is a really slow thinker, like I'm not good at coming up with stuff in the moment. . . but this [Comedy Lab] is really helping me because of the half an hour to write. It's an incredible challenge for me that apparently I'm able to rise to." - Lalita Dee

" I love mics like this. You can get so much out of material you never knew you had." - Zack Zimmerman

The Comedy Lab Open Mic

Write it. Perform it. All in one Night!

hosted by Holly Shaw

EVERY MONDAY NIGHT going strong since March 23rd, 2020!

ONLINE via Zoom Video Conferencing

https://zoom.us/j/2497759588

7:30pm  Show up by just clicking on the link above or pasting into your browser

7:30pm  You'll get 5-8 different writing prompts to choose from

7:40pm - 8:10pm Get 30 Minutes to Write

8:10pm - 9:30pm "Show" Immediately Following - You get 3-4 Minutes to Share Your New Jokes

(New Jokes only! To keep the playing field level, we ask that you do only material you've just written in the previous 30 minutes, so no doing bits from your old set.)

NEW! PLEASE NOTE: Online registration puts you earlier on the show list as long as you show up by 7:30pm to draw a prompt - be sure to show between 7:30-8pm to get in on the workshop.  If you're not there by 8pm, we may need to bump you further down the list to be fair to those comics who show up early.  You can still play, but you will have to wait until the first group has performed in order to get your turn.

3-4 min per comedian (this time we're keeping a little shorter because online plays a little differently than live)

What Comedians Are Saying About the Comedy Lab Open Mic Experience:

"I loved this workshop. It was allot of fun. The audience has great energy." - El Kironyo

"This is a super fun mic! If you're around you should go get a brain workout!" - Jacqui Pirl

"Awesome stand up writing and performance I participated in this week! Super fun and useful!" - Irène Sharon Hodes

"I live in the woods of Vermont and always wanted to do stand up but could never figure out how or where. Even when I lived in a big city it scared me so I didn't do it. This open mic has allowed me to participate in comedy and I can't thank you enough. Otherwise it wouldn't have been possible for me here in the middle of nowhere." - Caitlin

SCROLL UP, CLICK 'SELECT A DATE' AND THEN REGISTER to GET ON THE LIST NOW! . . . then you just need to show up at 7:30pm for the prompts

Join us for a fun workout - normally held live in Oakland, CA - now due to global health concerns we're doing it ONLINE!  Stuck at home? Why not write? Presented by Holly Shaw and the Performers & Creators Lab www.performersandcreatorslab.com

Maybe you write some new comedy gold or maybe you end up half improvising - either way you leave with fresh ideas for your next set!