Who The Heck is John Harrison?
It's been almost four months now since Elsa and I made the move to Boston, and so far so good. The new job's going ok. We're finally getting settled in here and so far we really like Boston. Now don't get me wrong, we still miss St. Louis very much. We were out there for the holidays and got to see everyone and had a great time.
As far as the comedy scene out here, I really like it. There's a lot of stagetime. I've been hitting as many open mics as I can, and have been invited by other comics to perform in shows. Last Friday I had my first paying gig here which was great. I also got a chance to perform at the Comedy Studio.
For those that don't know, the Comedy Studio is one of the best clubs around. It's been a great training ground for Boston comics. The producer of the Conan O'Brien show called it the "greatest comedy club on earth". It's one of the reasons why Elsa and I moved out here. So when I got booked to perform there, I wanted to make the most of it.
When I got to the club, I noticed they had my last name wrong. Instead of Garrison, they had Harrison. Now I could've said something, but my feeling was this, did it really matter what my last name was? I mean if I bomb, who cares if I bombed as John Garrison or John Harrison. Besides if I did bomb, I can always claim it wasn't me, it was that John Harrison guy. Man he's so unfunny, he should just give up.
So I went up on stage being introduced as John Harrison. My set went really well. I had a great time and the audience seemed to really like me. One thing about the Studio that I like is it brings in smart crowds. Afterwards I left the stage and the host said "Give it up one more time for John Harrison". Feeling confident afterwards, I went up to the owner of the club and said my last name was Garrison, not Harrison. He apologized and noted the correction. It was no big deal and I just thanked him for the opportunity to perform there. I did find it funny that my best set so far in Boston was as John Harrison not John Garrison.
I've been booked to perform at the Studio again. I just hope I do as well as John Harrison. That guy's pretty funny.
As far as the comedy scene out here, I really like it. There's a lot of stagetime. I've been hitting as many open mics as I can, and have been invited by other comics to perform in shows. Last Friday I had my first paying gig here which was great. I also got a chance to perform at the Comedy Studio.
For those that don't know, the Comedy Studio is one of the best clubs around. It's been a great training ground for Boston comics. The producer of the Conan O'Brien show called it the "greatest comedy club on earth". It's one of the reasons why Elsa and I moved out here. So when I got booked to perform there, I wanted to make the most of it.
When I got to the club, I noticed they had my last name wrong. Instead of Garrison, they had Harrison. Now I could've said something, but my feeling was this, did it really matter what my last name was? I mean if I bomb, who cares if I bombed as John Garrison or John Harrison. Besides if I did bomb, I can always claim it wasn't me, it was that John Harrison guy. Man he's so unfunny, he should just give up.
So I went up on stage being introduced as John Harrison. My set went really well. I had a great time and the audience seemed to really like me. One thing about the Studio that I like is it brings in smart crowds. Afterwards I left the stage and the host said "Give it up one more time for John Harrison". Feeling confident afterwards, I went up to the owner of the club and said my last name was Garrison, not Harrison. He apologized and noted the correction. It was no big deal and I just thanked him for the opportunity to perform there. I did find it funny that my best set so far in Boston was as John Harrison not John Garrison.
I've been booked to perform at the Studio again. I just hope I do as well as John Harrison. That guy's pretty funny.
posted by JG at 8:44 AM
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