The days of an open mic night when I'd rock up in an old jumper are over. Votes: 3
I spent two years playing open mic nights in Brighton, and I heard more and more people saying, 'You should give it a go in London.' Votes: 3
I was 18 when I started. I was hanging out with some friends and they asked if I had tried stand-up before. I hadn't, but I thought: 'What the hell?' So I went to an open mic night, and I liked it. Votes: 3
When I was in college, I would go out, and I would go to these open mic nights at Stitches and Nick's Comedy Stop, so I was going to classes during the day, and then at night, I would be signing up on the lists. Votes: 3
You get very comfortable doing the open mic circuit, turning up to the same places and playing to 20 people. In that situation, it won't matter if you aren't great on that night because no one will really remember who you are. Then suddenly you are doing rooms to 400 people and you have to up your game. Votes: 1
I couldn't help but think, This car is taking me to a mental hospital and my mother is treating it like open-mic night at a Greenwich Village café. Votes: 0
When I performed at 'Open Mic U.K.' I had this connection with the audience that I'd never felt before, and I loved it. It was my first big thing, and looking out into the crowd... was just amazing. Votes: 4 Birdy
I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day. Votes: 6 Vincent Van Gogh
Open the pod bay doors, Hal. Votes: 3 Arthur C. Clarke