open mic nights
Unpaid stage time
Open mic nights are events, typically at bars, cafes, or clubs, where anyone can sign up to perform—usually comedy, poetry, or music.
The format gives amateurs and unknowns a chance to try out material in front of a live audience: She got her start doing open mic nights in Brooklyn.
The atmosphere ranges from supportive to brutally indifferent.
- standupSolo comedic performance
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- comedy clubLive humor venue
- five minutesBrief span of time
- stageRaised performance platform
amateur · first timer · heckler · spotlight · sign up sheet · nervous · stage fright · audience · poets · acoustic · karaoke · bar · coffeehouse · performer · set · jokes · killing it · applause
- cultural eventscultural festivals, heritage festivals, folk festival, folk festivals, heritage festival
- comedy skillsimprov class, sketch writing, joke writing, comedic acting, character work
- cheap funboard games, card games, picnics, nature walks, stargazing
- college activitiesbasketball, clubs, football, sports, baseball
- poetry groupspoetry slams, slams, readings, workshops, critique sessions
- art eventsart fair, art festivals, art fairs, retrospectives, gallery shows