41: It finally happened again after 7 long years

I’ve been performing in comedy contests for many years. The first one I did was Wiley’s Fireworks contest in 2015. I made it to the finals, ended up performing first and did not win.

Ever since then, I do not really have great expectations for contests. Most of the time it’s a popularity contest and I am not popular. But I do them because it’s fun, I see lots of comedian friends and many times there are first-timers in contests. They are always fun to watch.

Performing for FPIC at Go Bananas.

I did the Funniest Person in Cincinnati contest a couple weeks ago. I did really well. Still, I didn’t think it was possible for me to win. And I was correct. I didn’t make it through to the next round, but I wasn’t upset by that.

>>>>PHOTOS: The Funniest Person in Cincinnati contest at Go Bananas

The Clash of the Comics at the Dayton FunnyBone came back, and that hasn’t been around since I started doing comedy in 2013. I signed up right away. I performed this week and I advanced to the next round. I ended up in second place and will be in the finals, which is wonderful!

I received many compliments on my set from some of the people that I remember were around when I first started way back when. Four people ended up dropping out and my husband meanly said that that was the reason why I made it through.

Whether or not that’s true really doesn’t matter. My set was on fire! I even broke the microphone in the middle of my set. I accidentally said “fuck,” which is a no-no. My jokes all hit and it was so wonderful to do well in front of other comedians and of course my friends in the audience.

>>>>DIARY: The Moose Lodge is the perfect place for laughs

If you came out to see me, thank you so much. I literally couldn’t have performed without you. Congrats to the other comics and I will hopefully see you all at the finals in October. Yes, the finals are not until October. I probably won’t win, but I sure have enough time to put together an awesome five minutes.