Madison locals may recognize Mike as the frontman of his old band, Compass Rose. These days he works at Comedy on State. Besides making sure things run smoothly at the club, Mike books the host and feature comics for the weekend. Which means that every comic performing at the open mic will be looking for his approval. Mike knows a lot about comedy and the club, but had never performed stand-up comedy... Until today. We talk about his first time on a comedy stage, the differences between performing music and comedy, and what a comic should do to get booked at one of the best clubs in the country.