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In my whole comedy career, only twice did I get “the hook.” I was disappointed that in both cases it wasn’t an actual hook, just the person paying me walking up on stage, putting their hand over the microphone, and telling me the show was ending early because it wasn’t going well.

Just to be clear, in one case they scheduled the show during an important Seattle Mariners game, then had me perform on stage next to a TV showing the game. In the other they advertised “comedy at 9PM, dancing starts at 10PM,” then delayed the show so I started my act at 10:30, to a room full of people who deliberately arrived late to skip the comedy.

After treating my performance with such disrespect, the least either of them could have done was grant me the dignity of a nice, professional hook.

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