That Night At The Funny Bone

Before the show I met my childhood pals, Jeni and Mallory, and their husbands for drinks and dinner. Although after only one drink I realized I was way too high strung to eat so I headed over to the Funny Bone to hide in the greenroom before my set and go over my material.

Shortly after I sat down in the green room Brad came in and I stood up to shake his hand. Which felt very uncomfortable given I was wearing heels and standing up only made me that much taller… He was just about to ask me for another drink when I think he was also taken back when he realized I was a comedian and not the cocktail waitress. “Oh wait. You’re the other comedian?” he asked. “Yep,” I responded, trying to fake my confidence unlike the last time at the Laugh Factory when I was practically shaking when I met the other comedians. Not this time. I was determined to act like I was totally cool with everything. Hanging out in greenrooms drinking beer with pretty famous comedians is what I do all the time. It’s totally normal…

And then I realized that the other two comedians were sitting clear across the room and I was the only one sitting on the couch by Brad. And it dawned on me that perhaps I was overstepping my boundaries as a nobody-comedian. So I looked at him and said, “Oh shoot, should I not be sitting here? Is this the headliner’s couch? Am I breaking the rules here?” And he laughed and said no. But I having a feeling he was thinking yes dumbshit, you are. Move off my couch. But at least he didn’t say it.

Sometimes being a girl in comedy isn’t that bad.

When it was my turn to go I was surprisingly comfortable on stage. As I looked into the audience and realized a. I wasn’t panicking and b. I was as calm as I’ve ever been it made everything 100 times better. Unfortunately it also made my time go that much faster. When I got “the light” I was only half way through my set. I could have talked for at least twenty more minutes.

When I got done I went back to the greenroom and Brad was kind enough to give me some nice words and even some suggestions for my material. As a new comedian, I can’t get enough suggestions and advice, especially from an established comedian like Williams. He also happened to mention I look eerily similar to his ex-girlfriend. Remember how I’ve mentioned that I get told I look like people all the time? Naturally I wasn’t surprised. But then he told me she was a dwarf. Now that’s one I’ve never heard before.

All in all, it was a great night. I was so impressed with the Funny Bone and already can’t wait to go back. And of course I was so happy to see everyone who came out to watch. More friends and family showed up than I could have ever hoped for so I really can’t say thank you enough, including fellow Nebraska blogger Jen from That’s What She Read!

And to finish off here’s a few remaining photos from last week, my time in Nebraska, and back to Chicago again.

Harlow likes to blend in with his surroundings.

I eat salads so I can also eat burgers with eggs on them…. DMK gets me every time.

And on Saturday night Chris and I discovered a new little gem a block from our house with the cutest little patio and the best pad thai, Noodles in the Pot. The best part is it’s BYOB. I have a feeling we’ll be going here a lot this summer.

And now I’m going to be real honest with you and give you a little forewarning about the next few days. Let’s just say after we moved last month I was feeling extremely broke so I took on a few more sponsored posts than I normally do and now quite a few of them are un-expectantly hitting this week. Ugh, I know. But sometimes you gotta be a sell-out to pay some bills. I hope you’ll understand. But if you want to roll your eyes and hate on me for it, I totally get that too. We’re all guilty.

Hang in there with me, guys. I’ll be a millionaire soon enough and all content will return to normal…. Happy June, summer is here.