Before doing my first open mic, I was sitting in the back watching all these comedians banter back and forth and fire… — Patton Oswalt Copy Share Image
I just started the way most comics start, doing open mic shows around Sacramento and San Francisco, and eventually, I moved to… — Hasan Minhaj Copy Share Image
I did so many open mics. I would write jokes on Twitter constantly, and then slowly, over time, open mics turned into… — Michelle Wolf Copy Share Image
When you get started in comedy, you're at the bottom of the totem pole. Not only are you not getting paid at… — Scott Rogowsky Copy Share Image
My first live performance was when I was in the military. I went to some bar, and they had open mics. You… — JPEGMAFIA Copy Share Image
If I'm not in the theatre, I'm in an open mic night or doing a guest set at the Comedy Club, or… — Ron White Copy Share Image
Me and my dad used to go to these jam sessions and open mic nights, but I was always scared of singing… — Rag'n'Bone Man Copy Share Image
I didn't go through the routine of singing in small clubs and doing open mics and working so hard the way a… — Joan Baez Copy Share Image
I love bad comedy more than I love good comedy, so I love open mics. Or I used to. But the thing… — Paul F. Tompkins Copy Share Image
I get messages from 21-year old white dudes who have just gotten out of an expensive college and say 'Hey can I… — Adam Conover Copy Share Image
I started out in 1989 doing open mic nights. The first 10 years, I was literally all about I'm going to be… — Jim Breuer Copy Share Image
Standup comedy was my weird hobby. I would drag my poor parents out to the only open mics that were in coffee… — Alexandra Petri Copy Share Image
Back when I was a kid, I thought 'X Factor' or 'Britain's Got Talent' was the way that people blew up. I… — Lola Young Copy Share Image
My friend gave me a VHS tape of Eddie Murphy's 'Raw.' I watched it so many times, I fell in love with… — Jermaine Fowler Copy Share Image
I'm from Chicago. And I was an actor in high school and college, and I wanted to see if I could make… — Jay Chandrasekhar Copy Share Image
I grew up in the spoken-word community. Before everybody had a home studio, or before we could get booked for shows, open… — Macklemore Copy Share Image
When I was in college, I would go out, and I would go to these open mic nights at Stitches and Nick's… — Greg Fitzsimmons Copy Share Image
I had some friends that tried it down there, and I went to a couple of open mics, and I just kind… — Todd Barry Copy Share Image
“Harmony is everything, your central nervous system can bear witness to that in every area of your life...if you let your soul… — Tracey Bond Copy Share Image
In general, I'm pretty shy and nervous about a lot of things. For me to get on stage for the first time… — Tyler Hilton Copy Share Image
I did the coffee house thing - we have coffee houses where people play, or we used to - and when I… — Brian Fallon Copy Share Image
There's a lot of open mics, a lot of comedy clubs. Whatever money I could make was OK with me. As long… — Jo Koy Copy Share Image
At the age of 11 I did my first open mic show, and it was one of those lightning-bolt moments where I… — Freya Ridings Copy Share Image
When I first started comedy, I didn't know about the alt scene and I just started doing open mics in Manhattan and… — Rachel Sennott Copy Share Image
Id just been singing all the time. Id been singing at like my friends club nights and at parties and with improvised… — Florence And The Machine Copy Share Image
These people shred. That's what I was saying about Nashville-you can go to an open mic night at the Holiday Inn and… — Lzzy Hale Copy Share Image
Open mics are - you have to do them, and I understand - but the sooner you can get in front of… — Nate Bargatze Copy Share Image
I was always just like, 'Standups are making it up.' A lot of people have that myth about standup. And so it… — Baron Vaughn Copy Share Image
I was living under a desk in West Hollywood. It was a closet that I shared with another comic. I was shocked… — Dat Phan Copy Share Image
As a freshman in college, I was dating this guy who said he was a stand-up, all he really did was open… — Rachel Sennott Copy Share Image
