Day 14: Late starts and confusion...

So, we didn't get our assignment until around 10 this morning where as they usually arrive mysteriously sometime while we're asleep... Nic and I were playing Mario Kart and were right in the middle of a battle so we non-verbally agreed that we wouldn't hit pause, even to find out who the messenger was...



Anyway, in the usual fashion, our assignment came in a folder labeled "Top Secret", but there was also a card inside. We appreciated it but were confused about the meaning behind the picture...



Also we found it odd that nothing was written inside. Not even a signature...

We found out our assignment was to "Share the spotlight at Sak Comedy Lab." That was it. We were supposed to work on a routine and perform it later that night at 9.

I don't understand how this is supposed to make up for all the bullcrap we've had to do but, in the spirit of friendship, Nic and I are going to play along.

We both agreed that we should do something so funny that it would make everyone laugh a whole lot. With that in mind we started working out the details on a baseball sketch we thought of years ago. It goes something like this...

(keep in mind there's only two of us and we don't change the tone in our voices for the different characters)

Umpire: Strike One!
Vendor: Peanuts!
Fan: I'll have one!
Little girl: Ice cream!
Vendor: I'm all out of Pepsi, want Mr. Pibb?
Umpire: Ball!
Fan 2: Gimme Beer!
Vendor: How many?
Little girl: Chocolate!
Fan 3: Sports!
Vendor 3: Programs!
Umpire: Peanuts!

It goes on... After working on that for about a minute we both agreed it was break time so we played Mario Kart again.

Before we knew it, it was 8:45! We both looked at each other and yelled and then panicked. We weren't ready for the show... Nic yelled, "What do we do?!"

I replied, "open Mic!"

Nic said, "Right!"

I grabbed my trombone and keyboard, Nic grabbed a snack pack of Cooler Ranch Doritos, and we were off!!

When we walked in we noticed immediately something wasn't right. The audience was filled with teenagers and there was a guy onstage wearing a Hawaiian shirt. We later learned his name was Gardy. I know right?

Anyway, he announced to the class who were were and that we had won the 67 day smile contest. They clapped and one kid yelled "queer!" and all the kids, and Gardy, started laughing.

Gardy invited us on stage first. He said, "show us what you can do. We don't bite."

Nic said, "but we do!" and I pressed start on the keyboard. The drum beat was on!
It wasn't long before I went into my routine of pretending to start playing the trombone and then pulling it away and cleaning it, all while Nic just stands there like a statue.

I think Gardy thought something was wrong. He began to come up on stage, clapping his hands as though he were trying to get us to stop while we were behind. That's when I hit the "fill" button on the keyboard and it went into one of its patented drum fills. The audience cheered and Gardy slinked away off the stage. Then Nic came to life and started dancing around. It wasn't long before his shirt was off and he was doing pelvic thrusts.


Long story short, when we finished the applause was so great it caused a light bulb to explode. True story. We went back stage and could hear the entire teenage audience chanting "encore, encore, encore."

That's when we ran away and giggled the whole ride back to the hotel.