#COMEDY · 11 ASKS

roommate keeps test-driving my new bits on his friends before I even hit a mic with them

so my roommate (27M) has zero interest in comedy, never been to an open mic, doesn't even like my act (fair, sometimes neither do I). but I leave my… Read more

#roommates#comedy

252 votes · 0 comments · 4 options

is heckling a comic ever fair game if the joke genuinely stinks?

asking for the 4 people who show up to open mics every week (me included, unfortunately)

#drama#comedy

131 votes · 9 comments · 3 options

AITA for turning my roommate's breakup into a bit that went viral without telling her

So my roommate Priya (30F) got dumped by her boyfriend of 4 years back in March, dog walker included (yes, THAT dog walker, don't ask). She cried on… Read more

#aita#roommates#comedy

283 votes · 6 comments · 3 options

should i give up open mics for my boyfriend or give up my boyfriend for open mics

me (27F) and my boyfriend Marcus (29M) have been together 2 years. he's great, stable job, texts my mom back, all that. but he hates that i do open… Read more

#shouldi#relationships#comedy

211 votes · 6 comments · 2 options

AITA for lying to my roommate about why I needed to borrow $400

ok so my roommate Priya (26F) is the responsible one of our apartment, the one who actually has an emergency fund lol. two months ago i told her my… Read more

#aita#family#comedy

224 votes · 7 comments · 3 options

Should I move to Chicago for comedy or stay put with my safe job and Tuesday slot?

ok so a booker from a real club in Chicago saw my clip and said if i move there she can get me on lineups regularly, not open mics, actual booked… Read more

#shouldi#work#comedy

286 votes · 9 comments · 2 options

Should I quit my day job to open for a touring comic for six unpaid weeks?

ok so context, i (29F) do marketing for a dental insurance company by day (glamorous i know) and comedy at night for like three years. last week… Read more

#shouldi#work#comedy

201 votes · 9 comments · 2 options

AITA for outing my open mic friend for stealing my bit and posting it as his own?

me (29F) and Jordan (31M) have been doing the same mic circuit for like 2 years, we'd run new material past each other before sets bc thats just what… Read more

#aita#friends#comedy

246 votes · 2 comments · 3 options

used my A material joke as my work icebreaker "fun fact" today. crickets. actual crickets.

context: this joke KILLS at the open mic (sometimes). tried it on 14 coworkers over morning coffee and got the same silence i get from hecklers who… Read more

#comedy#work

55 votes · 2 comments · 4 options

heckler laughed at my joke so hard he choked on his beer. do i pause the bit or keep going

#drama#comedy

179 votes · 0 comments · 2 options

open mic host let a guy go 12 minutes over his 5 min slot bc "crowd loved him" (they did not). rigge

#comedy

42 votes · 0 comments · 3 options