11th St. Showcase, Singer's

Slight changes at 11th St. Lounge -- one week out of the month, they're dropping the open mic, but they are adding a showcase. Here it is from organizer Lou:

"11th Street Lounge: New showcase (invitation only) on the second Thursday of the month. Open mics on Mondays EXCEPT the week of the showcase. Next showcase is Thursday May 13th: The Battle of the Sexes featuring Tim Miller, Chris Barylick, Michael Eltringham, Mike Way, Aparna Nancherla, Jessica Brodkin, Anna Pope, Lisa Fine and Anupama Pillalamarri."

Meanwhile, I got news from Uncle Dave (via Facebook) about an open mic this Wednesday in Baltimore:

"Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at 9:10 p.m. Location: Singer's Restaurant And Bar, 227 West Chase Street, Baltimore, MD. Uncle Dave here ... Come and flex your comedy muscle at Baltimore's truest open mic! Sign up at 9pm! Show starts at 9:15pm Performers get one free beer or rail drink. Bring the most audience and you get the headline slot!"

No indication if this will be every week. We'll keep you posted.

Tags: open mics

Jawbone Video Contest

Passing it on, for anyone with a camera and a dream ...

"Ever experienced unwanted background noise during a phone call? Wanna win $10,000? Then grab a camera, get creative, and enter the Jawbone Stimulus Funny Video Contest. We're looking for short videos, one-minute or less, that showcase humorous moments caused by unwanted and unexpected background noise during a phone call. To learn more or submit a video, go here.

Tags: contests

Umberto's

New monthly show at Umberto's in Wheaton, Maryland. Tracey passes along the following: "Show will be once a month at Umberto's, 11230 Grandview Ave, Wheaton, MD 20902. Show is 8pm Friday, May 21, 2010. Hosted by Comic Danny Rolando, Headliner is Erik Myers, with guest comics Tracey Jackson, Chipp Jones, Marcus Brown. For details, contact Danny Rolando, 301 675 5266 / email DJRolan@aol.com."

Open Mic Tweaks

Minor changes made to the open mic page. First off, Caribou Coffee on Friday nights is no more. Second, Ellie's on Tuesdays has been put on hiatus for the summer months, with plans to return in the fall. Changes are reflected on the Open Mics page.

Whitney Cummings

This Saturday, Whitney Cummings is taping a stand-up special at the Harman Theater in DC. They're papering the room, so if you want to get free tickets, you can click over to this Web site. There will be two shows, one at 6:30 and one at 9:30. There are some restrictions about what you can and can't bring with you into the room (since it's a TV taping) so you'll have to read up about it on that site.

Tags: shows, open mics