Last Comedy Update

Lance didn't get a call back, but he had a great time yesterday. I now have a little more info on how NBC did the auditions.

The "known comics," (those who have performed at Gotham or other big clubs) were given a time to audition, they didn't have to wait in line to try to make it through the first cut. These are the people that will most likely go right on to the next phase of the competition. By the time Lance's group got in, there wasn't even much serious consideration going on, if any. They had already met their quota from the day's auditions. Lance went on in a group of 6, and they waited to be pointed at in random order to speak. He says that a production assistant was doing the pointing and he didn't even let them finish a joke before he pointed at someone else.

Lance did get to meet a few stars like Bill Bellamy and a guy from The Sopranos, and another one or two that I don't remember. He also met a professional comic who is blind and Lance helped him get around during his audition. He got to hang out in Time's Square for the day. He got to see how shows like this are made. And, he may be seen on tv for a few seconds when the New York audition episode is aired. All in all a great experience. I'm glad he tried it.