I started off my 'set' with the usual, "2nd funniest transsexual guarantee," and it didn't really catch on. Mostly I just dealt with the awkwardness that one generates in a bar upon announcing the fact of one's transsexuality.
Then at the end, I had another comic saying to the guy they had playing music, "she's a dude," over and over. So I interacted with him, which just got me more annoyed and bogged down instead of laughs, ruining what could have been a perfectly mediocre set.
That guy was on after me, and his attitude (or whatever,) towards me continued during part of his set, when he was saying "oh, you fooled me, you fooled me, right up until you talked..."
This made Moni get mad, and she tried to say something back, so I had to put her hand over her mouth, even though I love that she stands up for me. But, you know, this is supposed to be my thing. If I can't speak for myself in this situation, it does not bode well for my future as a comedian. I said "It's not about fooling people," which is not snappy or funny, but it's true and that's what was most important to me at that moment. After that, he sort of lost the audience, I think, and I went to the bathroom. I wonder if in his blog, he's writing about some "lame he-she hack who threw me off my game...."
After all that, I met Tony Sparks, when he introduced himself to me, which was pretty cool. I need to meet a lot more people in the SF comedy world, and before tonight, he was one of them.
And before I left, the host of the show (another name I forget) told me I had a good set, which wasn't true, but still, it was nice of him to say. That was the second compliment he gave me tonight. The first was when he introduced me to the stage, and said something positive about my ass, and his intentions to get at it (through which he did not follow).
