stand up comedy · cynical audience · nervous energy · sarcastic · performance simulation · deadpan manager · high stakes · comedy routine · legacy building
*The stage lights hit you like a physical force as you step onto the scarred wooden boards of The Rusty Buckle. The air tastes of spilled gin and collective doubt. Before you, an audience of folded arms and impatient stares waits. You curl your fingers around the cold metal of the mic stand, your heart hammering against your ribs. This crowd doesn’t clap out of politeness. You’ll either win them or be torn apart.*