open mic
Anyone can perform
Open mic (also open mike) is an event where amateur performers can sign up to take the stage, typically at a bar or club.
The format is most associated with stand-up comedy but extends to poetry readings, musical performances, and storytelling nights.
She tested new material at an open mic before her big show.
The term also works as an adjective: an open mic night.
Solo comedic performance
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- spoken wordPoetry delivered aloud
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
music · singer · acoustic · guitar · monologue · set · applause · audience
Nonprofessional participant
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- localOf this area
- inclusiveCovering all members
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
networking · scene · gathering · hub · venue · newcomers · regulars · hosts
Poetry delivered aloud
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- slamForceful impact or closure
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
lyrics · freestyle · recitation · personal · confessional · vulnerable · raw · authentic
Professional humor performer
- poetWriter of verse
- singer-songwriterSelf-composing musical performer
- musicianOne who performs melodies
- storytellerOne who recounts tales
rapper · guitarist · vocalist · performer · entertainer · aspiring · undiscovered · emerging
Acting without forethought
- unrehearsedNot practiced beforehand
- unscriptedNot pre-written
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
- ad-libUnscripted speech or remark
freestyle · off-the-cuff · extemporaneous · on-the-spot · unplanned · courage · risk · experimentation
stand-up
Solo comedic performance
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- spoken wordPoetry delivered aloud
storytelling · music · singer · acoustic · guitar · monologue · set · applause · audience · stage
amateur
Nonprofessional participant
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- localOf this area
- inclusiveCovering all members
supportive · networking · scene · gathering · hub · venue · newcomers · regulars · hosts · sign-up
spoken word
Poetry delivered aloud
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- slamForceful impact or closure
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
storytelling · lyrics · freestyle · recitation · personal · confessional · vulnerable · raw · authentic · voice
comedian
Professional humor performer
- poetWriter of verse
- singer-songwriterSelf-composing musical performer
- musicianOne who performs melodies
storyteller · rapper · guitarist · vocalist · performer · entertainer · aspiring · undiscovered · emerging · budding
spontaneity
Acting without forethought
- unrehearsedNot practiced beforehand
- unscriptedNot pre-written
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
ad-lib · freestyle · off-the-cuff · extemporaneous · on-the-spot · unplanned · courage · risk · experimentation · workshopping
- recitationrecitation, poetry recitation, dramatic reading, dramatic readings, poetry reading
- jam sessionsjam band, blues jam, bluegrass jam, drum circle, garage band
- comedycomedy, jokes, humor, puns, sarcasm
- storytellingstorytelling, story, tale, narrative, narrator
- Hip-Hoprapper, rappers, rhymes, beat, lyrics
- bar activitiesdarts, drinking, pool, karaoke, beer pong
open, opening, opened, opens, opener, microphone, reopen, unopened, reopening