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Post by Samantha Everts, an Apartment613 contributor.
Mondays are inevitable. If you’re not hung over from the previous weekend, it’s not impossible that you might want to go out in order to take the edge off the first work day of the week. Last Monday I found myself in this situation, but the friend I was trying to drag out didn’t want to stay out too late or stray too far from his Little Italy abode. The solution? We went for a walk up Preston Street and eventually found ourselves at Absolute Comedy’s open mike.
Neither of us had been to this comedy club before, but for $4 it was worth a shot. While even the website warns that Monday’s can be bad, there’s also the chance that it will be hilarious! The open mike provides both aspiring and established comics the change try out new material fearlessly. There’s always at least one professional comic hosting the event, so a few laughs are guaranteed. On the night in question Ottawa’s only ‘Prop Comic’ was performing. A few hairs short of Carrot-top, but pretty funny nonetheless.
There was a wide variety of ages in attendance and, unlike the rest of their comedy nights, reservations are not required. I’d recommend grabbing a drink or a pitcher to thoroughly enjoy the night, which conveniently wraps up at about 10 p.m. So before you watch another re-run of Lost, toss in a few coins and support some live local comedy.
Absolute Comedy- 412 Preston Street. Shows start at 8:30 p.m. If you’re interested in being the next Mitch Hedburg, you can sign up at openmicmondays@absolutecomedy.ca
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