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A musician at a Sausalito open mic in July 2008. An open mic or open mike (shortened from "open microphone") is a live show at a venue such as a coffeehouse, nightclub, comedy club, strip club, or pub, often taking place at night (an open mic night), in which audience members may perform on stage whether they are amateurs or professionals, often for the first time or to promote an upcoming ...
Open microphone may refer to: Open mike, a live show where audience members may perform at the microphone Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award, a competition for comedians in the UK that run from 1994 and 2002. Open Mic UK, a live music competition in the UK, started in 2008. Microphone gaffe, when something is broadcast over a microphone by mistake
Michael W. Eagle II [2] (born November 14, 1980), [3] better known by his stage name Open Mike Eagle, is an American hip hop artist and comedian. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, he is now based in Los Angeles, California, [ 4 ] where he is a member of the hip hop collective Project Blowed . [ 5 ]
Adam Burke began his stand-up comedy career after his research for an article on the Chicago stand-up comedy scene for Chicago Social magazine led him to do an open mic night himself. [2] Early gigs included co-hosting a Wednesday night open mic with Cameron Esposito at Cole's Bar in Chicago, Illinois.
In 1996, Coval returned to Chicago and began working different jobs to pay rent, including as a furniture delivery man, caterer, and waiter. He also began performing his poetry at open mics around the city. [8] In 1997, Coval became a regular at open mics at the Alt-X bookstore. [8]
In the mid-1980s, Tate started performing at open mics and slam poetry competitions around the city, [2] and was a regular participant in the Uptown Poetry Slam. [3] In 1990, Tate became Chicago's poetry slam champion, after which he was featured on the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. [2]
Young-White performed stand-up for the first time at an open mic night when he was 19; he was hired for his first stand-up gig when he was 21. [6] He continued to perform stand-up at several bars and clubs around Chicago and New York City, and was a finalist at the 2016 NYC Devil Cup Stand Up Festival.
Starting from July 13, 2023, [15] Johnson has uploaded routines from his open mics and performances at the Comedy Cellar and his running tours every week at his personal YouTube channel. [16] Coverage and criticism of Johnson's uploads praise their remarkable frequency, thematic consistency, and depth.