On to the second round

So I did the Arlington Cinema 'n' Drafthouse Comedy Challenge tonight. I rocked it. I gave it everything I had, I had a good group of friends in the audience (audience was probably about 120 people or so, my friends comprised about 20-30 of that), and I had a great set. They had the audience cheer for their favorite comic, and with the aid of my friends cheering, I won by a landslide. Now don't get me wrong, my friends being there helped, but I had a pretty good response from the whole crowd. My set was solid, and the whole place responded. Then the judges announced the winners. Seaton Smith and Jon Eick. They both had great sets and deserved it. I was crushed though, I gave it my all and it wasn't enough. But then Greg, the owner of the drafthouse came up to me and said (paraphrasing) 'You won the audience choice by a lot, you deserve to go on to the second round, so we are pushing you through'. If I had it in me, I would have shit myself right then. What a nice surprise. So I am on to the second round. I am giddy. And every comic tonight brought it. Killer sets by Danny Rouhier, Ryan Conner, Seaton, Jon, Adam Magazine, Herricane, and Chris Doucette. Everybody brought their A game and it was a great show. And Jessica Paquin was an awesome emcee, she is just one of those people that you have to like. It was a good night, with a twist. That pretty much sums it up.