the grand opening of the hilton head comedy club

it was the grand opening that no one knew about. john and mike worked up to the very last minute to get the club open this week; they got their liquor license on monday and got their city permit at 4:20 pm on tuesday, the day they opened. (that office closed at 4:30) because of all that there was no real notice that the club was opening this week so the crowd was small, around 30 people.

i think i was more nervous before this show than i have been in years. these are my friends and i surely did not want to suck for their very first show.

from a comic's point of view it was a challenge because practically no one in the audience had ever been to a comedy show or comedy club in their life so they weren't really sure of just how to act. this club works on the "an evening with" format where there is just a host for 5-6 minutes and then the headliner. i started rather slow but as i got more into my material the pace picked up. i did about an hour and 20 minutes and everyone had a great time. the audience, though small, was bright and attentive. i did ORAL ROBERTS, JIM AND TAMMY, THE MOVIE AT MY TRIAL and some newspaper stories along with YOU ARE GOING TO DIE ANYWAY.

so, be it ever so humble, the hilton head comedy club has officially opened!

as the word gets out, this club is going to be a rousing success. prime location and john has done a remarkable job on the interior. it looks like a comedy club should.