Fired
I have been fired from Rascals in Louisville for being "too dark". The owner came up to me before show time and said that first show is usually a more conservative crowd and he didn't want me to be too dark.
I go up and 7 minutes in, I’m getting an urgently flashing light. I felt that I was doing fairly well with my opener and closer getting a great response. The show did start late, so maybe he was just cutting my time short there. When I come off, he takes me out of the club and says, "Dude, I specifically told you to go easy and you get up there and do your “grandma’s nipple ring” bit and the “midget doctor” thing. What didn't you understand?"
I explained to the guy that that is my material and I was being about as conservative as I get. And looking back at the rest of that show and the 11:00 show, I really don’t understand how I was THAT bad.
He pulled me from the rest of the week. I did get paid and after talking a little more with him and the manager they explained that they didn't have a problem with me. They thought I but just didn’t fit their idea of this particular show.
They said they'd love to have me back with like an Attell or Artie Lang who I would fit with.
I think I need to study exactly what the hell "dark" means. I don't think I'm dirty, because I avoid profanity like I would a pile of aids monkeys.
I’m glad that we left on decent terms and I’ll probably send them a card just thanking them for not being dicks about everything. Though it would have been entertaining to have a big Vince McMahon style “YOU’RE FIRED!” thrown at me.
I go up and 7 minutes in, I’m getting an urgently flashing light. I felt that I was doing fairly well with my opener and closer getting a great response. The show did start late, so maybe he was just cutting my time short there. When I come off, he takes me out of the club and says, "Dude, I specifically told you to go easy and you get up there and do your “grandma’s nipple ring” bit and the “midget doctor” thing. What didn't you understand?"
I explained to the guy that that is my material and I was being about as conservative as I get. And looking back at the rest of that show and the 11:00 show, I really don’t understand how I was THAT bad.
He pulled me from the rest of the week. I did get paid and after talking a little more with him and the manager they explained that they didn't have a problem with me. They thought I but just didn’t fit their idea of this particular show.
They said they'd love to have me back with like an Attell or Artie Lang who I would fit with.
I think I need to study exactly what the hell "dark" means. I don't think I'm dirty, because I avoid profanity like I would a pile of aids monkeys.
I’m glad that we left on decent terms and I’ll probably send them a card just thanking them for not being dicks about everything. Though it would have been entertaining to have a big Vince McMahon style “YOU’RE FIRED!” thrown at me.
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home