Jealousy from bringing people to shows

[Arrakis]

Thanks for the comments, guys. Think i'm gonna close this one up.

[scamboogah]

He's clearly an asshole, but that doesn't mean you have to confront him.

[Berliner]

Did he make a lot of "spice must flow" references? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOOLLOLO

[aenemaTron]

I find the fact that you can get 50 people to show up to an open-mic a much more interesting thing to investigate.

[Arrakis]

I find the fact that you can get 50 people to show up to an open-mic a much more interesting thing to investigate.

Fraternity event.

[ThomasJ]

Fuck 'em. Keep being funny. He's probably skeptical, thinking that you'll stop doing it when your friends stop coming out. Keep at it, prove him wrong.

[CarolineEAnd]

Fraternity event.

Well now it makes sense...

[Couldn'tThinkOfaName]

Get your bros to beat the shit out of him.

[scamboogah]

I think you could have said 'sex offender event', and I wouldn't switch to the other guy's side faster.

College can be lonely and intimidating at first, but joining a frat is a panic move that will, fairly or not, brand you as a douche for the rest of your life.

Anyway, my new advice is to quit the greeks.

[ThomasJ]

Yes, because other comics are so clearly supportive. Why would you need a fraternity?

Standard perception, however, is that frats are scum, and they really haven't done much to dispel that idea. Just make sure you don't become a parody of a frat guy and remain funny in your own right, and that folks other than your brothers laugh. And as long as you have this network, use it. Get some of the local comics to perform at your charity fundraisers. Colleges often have venues and audiences that non students can't access. Share these with the rest of the scene when you can. That way, even if this one guy doesn't like you, the rest of the scene will vouch for the fact you're ok.

[Arrakis]

Dang, some real Fraternity hate in here. Unless you can provide personal anecdotes on why Fraternities are such scummy, date-rape factories, i'm gonna probably write you off.

(P.S.-Canadian Fraternities are a completely different animal than U.S. ones).

To the one who suggested using my connections for charity fundraisers-already in the works. It sucks when I do things like that, that help comedians AND members of the Greek community, and then am judged when these same members come to watch comedy.

[JayP7]

Jesus don't worry about it. This would sorta be relevant as a post in the 'Open Mic Experiences' thread but it's really not worth its own topic. Just do comedy and prove him wrong. If you're still doing it in 2 or 4 years this dumb squabble won't matter a lick and if you're not still doing it, well maybe he was right. And it still won't matter.

[Arrakis]

Jesus don't worry about it. This would sorta be relevant as a post in the 'Open Mic Experiences' thread but it's really not worth its own topic. Just do comedy and prove him wrong. If you're still doing it in 2 or 4 years this dumb squabble won't matter a lick and if you're not still doing it, well maybe he was right. And it still won't matter.

I think your right. Im gonna ask for this thread to be closed. If not, i'll just delete my posts myself.

[TimBuktu]

Dang, some real Fraternity hate in here. Unless you can provide personal anecdotes on why Fraternities are such scummy, date-rape factories, i'm gonna probably write you off.

Revenge of the Nerds, have you even seen it? Back to School, shall I continue? Revenge of the Nerds 2... Had enough?

[Chemical]

There are two sides to this.

I have had an experience or two with a certain comic back home. He would bring 20-30 to the local weekly open mic every once in a while. The guys who run the mic would put him on last so that his friends wouldn't leave before the end.

However, his friends would stand in the back by the bar and their attention span lasted about 3 comics before they would begin talking to each other and it slowly became a problem. They would get restless and wouldn't laugh at the other comics unless they were yelling and swearing. All subtlety had to be thrown out the window. Of course, they thought he was the funnest person ever. I confidently say that he is not.
Having said that, if your friends are respectful to the other comics and don't leave immediately after your set, I see no reason for this guy to complain. They are an audience, and at the open -mic level that is a hard thing to come by.

[TimBuktu]

Seriously though, frat and date rape are synonyms.

[Bucho]

Dang, some real Fraternity hate in here. Unless you can provide personal anecdotes on why Fraternities are such scummy, date-rape factories, i'm gonna probably write you off.

Didn't you hear? Stereotyping is cool again.

[Weinerslave]

Canadian frat guys only date rape maple trees, people. That's been established.

[scamboogah]

I admit that my judgement of frat dudes is unfair, as it's only based on every single fraternity guy I've ever met.

But hey, prove everyone wrong!

[nixonjames]

Sounds like mostly all in good fun with some gentle jabbing. I mean you told him you brought/were bringing 50 people to an open mic. I mean you had to have told him, so he could interpret that as seeking approval. And anyone who wants bookers to like them because they can create a turnout will probably be given a hard time about it. Whether that's the result of you not being as funny as you think you are (true for all of us yes?), him being jealous that you have that drawing power, or ... just doing a lil light crowd work to dispel the elephant in the room to half the audience and generate a lil nervous tension with your friends (something that lends to laughter). Sounds like you should just ask him if he thinks it negatively impacts how others perceive you and say you didn't mean any harm. I wouldn't accuse him of anything without better knowing the context of all these situations.