Our Open Mic

If you’ve ever wanted to try stand-up comedy then this your chance to get in front of a live audience and give those jokes a test run. Our open mic is a mix of touring and local comics, and anyone with jokes to tell and looking for a group of humans to tell them to from a stage.

Where is it?

Third Room. 46 Wall Street, Asheville, NC, United States, North Carolina — www.thirdroom.art

When Is it?

Every Wednesday. The show starts right at 8 pm. Doors open and sign-up starts at 7pm

Is it Free?

Yep

How Does This Open-Mic Thing Work?

Anyone can sign up.

Show ends at Whenever-ish.

People signing up late will go towards the end unless we know they are very funny.

Everyone gets 4 minutes on stage.

There is a red light in front of the comic that turns on at 3 mins and that means you have one minute left.

Anyone ignoring the light and going long can and will be played off.

The order of sign up is not the order of the show. We reserve the right to order the show how we see fit

I heard you guys play favorites with the comedians

Absolutely. It’s about shaping a show to keep the audience there as long as possible so everyone has a chance to perform in front of people. If you have proven yourself to be very funny, getting funnier, or that you are really committed to working on your comedy, we will place you in better spots. If you’ve driven from out of town we’ll work to get you a good spot. If you show up having never done comedy we’ll find a place for you. If you have a history of doing poorly and demand from the host to go when you want, you will be disappointed.

Can You Say Anything you Want on Stage?

Yes… and no. We feel you should be free to say whatever you want. As far as boundaries, if you push them and can handle the backlash from the audience, then go for it. Good comedy challenges and we’re not into limiting what can be said. Speak your mind. However comics that say racist, homophobic, transphobic, misogynistic or general demeaning and shitty things that are not part of a larger positive message and are purely said to be shocking or mean, will have their mic unapologetically cut.

I See A Camera Some Weeks. Are You Filming the Comics?

Yes. Every 3rd week we film the comics. There are multiple cameras set up to catch multiple angles. Why not just one camera in the back? Because this isn’t for just reviewing your set. This is to make high quality videos for comics to use for promotion and to show bookers and clubs to get on shows. We do this because comedians have requested it. We don’t profit off of it and will not release or use the videos. We may occasionally ask a comic to use their set to promote the open mic. But we only use videos with permission. To get a copy of your video, talk to the host.

But what if I have a job and I’m worried about what I said on stage getting posted on social media and getting me fired? Then don’t come that week. It is your responsibility, not ours or the room’s, to not say or do things on stage that will get your fired. In this day of social media, we’re not who you need to worry about. It’s the random audience member secretively filming and posting on social media. That can happen anytime in any room. We’re not going to collect everyone’s phone for an open mic. So if that’s a concern, then it is solely your responsibility to do comedy in a way that will not get you fired.

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