https://3speak.tv/watch?v=oldsoulnewb/fb07adbf

Did anyone notice that I didn't drop a video last week? Certainly, nobody noticed enough to complain about it. What kind of rabid fans are you guys? I mean, if you guys aren't going to hold me accountable, who will? You all need to up your game, or I'm just going to have to find myself a NEW audience!

Just kidding, you know I love you apathetic slackers, and I'm happy to present you with another video!

Now, before we start, let's all take a brief moment of silence for the end of one of my favorite venues, The Downstairs in Ithaca, NY. That little cellar bar was a comedy home for me, a place where I learned and grew, and laughed. My grief is only tempered by the knowledge that although The Downstairs may be closed, the comedy open mic will live on!

One of the things that I liked about The Downstairs was that the audio on my recordings there always came out FANTASTIC, as I'm sure you'll note, because you're all so observant (not because any of you read all this extra). Usually, the video is pretty good, too, but for this last open mic, they were having some lighting problems. I adjusted it well enough that you can see who's talking, but it was a low-effort effort, and you can see that. I make no apologies. Show me your comedy videos, if you're so much better at it!

Geez, I seem a bit saucy this morning. Maybe I should put on a mood ring, and see if I'm in a mood. Maybe I should rewrite this. Nah, we've already established that nobody reads these anyway. Forging ahead... Yukon Ho!

That last (almost) sentence was a Calvin and Hobbes reference.

Anyway...

My set went fairly well. I think you guys have seen most of it elsewhere, already, if you've been watching. I always get a pretty good crowd response in this space, and this night was no different. So, if you want to hear people actually laughing at me (with me, occassionally!) this is the video you want to see!

Thanks for your views, your votes, and your comments! I spent the wee hours of yesterday morning getting all of my comedy clips edited for posting, so if I miss another weekend release, don't be afraid to YELL at me about it!

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=oldsoulnewb/267a09f5
With all the Christmas shenanigans, I almost completely forgot to upload a video this weekend! Fortunately, I had this one all edited and mostly ready to go... just needed a little re-coding for size.

I think most of this material is in one or another of the other videos I've posted, but I'm really not sure. I didn't even watch this one again before posting it.

As always, I hope you enjoy it!

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=oldsoulnewb/dpuptiwr
Howdy everyone! It's me, Hugh, bring you another video of me (Hugh) to enjoy!

This is one of my more recent open mics, as I'm sure (most of) you can tell by the date. Honestly, I'm starting to lose track of whether or not the jokes are new to you video watchers. Perhaps I'll watch through these, and make a database of which jokes are in which videos, so I don't inundate you with repeats every week.

Perhaps, but I think we all know I won't.

There aren't a lot of open mics happening between now and next year, so I won't have a lot of new videos for everyone, but I have plenty of old ones, so we'll just continue with some of them as we enter the open mic drought season.

As always, I appreciate your praise and rage in the comments.

Hope you have a laugh!

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=oldsoulnewb/sibaximz
Howdy everyone! I can't tell you how happy I am to be able to share this video with you, because I thought I had lost it forever!

This was the last open mic I did before the Subaru needed some major repairs, which left me parked at home for most of the summer. I was feeling terrible all day long, but had a pretty good set, and a very good night.

Some of it you've heard before, some of it you haven't. Some of it kinda requires context from the other comedian's sets.

I really enjoyed recording at this venue, because I could set my camera right in front of the speaker, so you can hear all the comics very clearly. Next Tuesday will unfortunately be the very last comedy open mic there, because the venue is closing at the end of the year. I have a device now that I can set up to record audio in front of the speaker no matter where the camera is, so hopefully all of my newer recording will be easier to here.

I know my Facebook friends have been watching these, though I don't if they (or anyone) is actually reading the accompanying literature.

I encourage all critiques, complaints, heckling, praise, applause, encouragement, discouragement, and other interesting reactions in the comments.

I already have a handful of other videos recorded, so hopefully I'll be motivated enough to keep posting weekly through the new year.

Hope you enjoy!

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=oldsoulnewb/fmhenxhf
Howdy everyone!

As promised, I've been doing a LOT of open mics lately. Contrary to my promise, I haven't been getting many of them filmed, but I finally have one ready to share!

There wasn't much of an audience, and you can't hear them at all in the video, but the set went really well. I wish I had recorded this same set the previous night at The Downstairs, which is a much smaller room, and the audience nearly drowned me out.

This will be mostly new material to most of you, so I hope you enjoy!

I've been working new stuff each week, so now that I'm getting into a routine, I'll hopefully have some more regular releases.

I enjoy your criticism! Did you hate it? Let me know in the comments. Did you love it? Let me know in the comments. Did you laugh so hard, you're pregnant now? Definitely, let me know in the comments!

Until next time...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=oldsoulnewb/luetdnmm
Another very funny comedian from ROC Cinema in Rochester a couple weeks ago.

I've not seen Dane out a lot at the open mics, so let's show him some love, to let him know he should be doing more of this!

I have one more video (so far) that I have permission to post from that evening.

New material from myself at The Downstairs in Ithaca, NY coming soon!

Thank you all for watching!

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=oldsoulnewb/cbwssdkg
Meet Diem Phan, one of the very funny comedians that performed at ROC Cinema open mic last Wednesday.

This was one of the funniest sets about childhood trauma that I've ever seen.

Give her your full attention, you will not be disappointed!

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=oldsoulnewb/kkcxlaga
Had a great time last Wednesday at ROC Cinema in Rochester, NY. I really love the crowd and the comedians up there, though trying to order food and drinks with my phone does drive me just a little crazy.

Just a litlle.

I felt like this was my best performance yet. I've definitely been getting a good response from the other local comedians.

Unfortunately, unless I can get something figured out with my shitty vehicles, I may not be able to keep making weekly runs up there.

Posting the video to The Comedy Club, since Comedy Open Mic seems to have become a home for spam.

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=oldsoulnewb/tzuuawma
Howdy, Hivians! (and others. you matter, just not quite as much)

Thanks for stopping by to see me crack a few jokes!

For context, the guy before me did 5 minutes about the gay sex that happened on Amy Klobuchar's desk.

Not my best performance lately, honestly, I was going a bit more 'off the cuff' this time, and you can see that I still struggle a bit when I go off script.

Still, I was quite happy with it. I filmed this whole evening, and have (what I consider to be 'close enough') permission to post all the performances, so I plan on dropping the videos in sequence after this.

I put my own video first, even though it lacks some context for the opening when shown out of order, because it's my page, so I get to go first. Well, actually, I'm thinking about creating a whole new account for posting the performances from other people. I probably won't, because I don't have time for that crap, but I'm thinking about it.

All right, folks, it looks like the video has finished uploading, so I'll quit rambling now, and get this thing posted!

If any of you have read this far, and want to be tagged when I drop new videos, let me know in the comments.

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=oldsoulnewb/nngdozsl
Act 1 from the Comedy Open Mic night at Patrick's in Elmira that I participated in last November.

Rocky is very funny and talented performer who is still recovering from his recent addiction to digital anal penetration.

Shared with permission.

ENJOY!