I'm Laughing on the Inside

Last night I went to a comedy club. It wasn't a "big name" one...it was a smaller one located slightly in the suburbs. It did feel good to laugh- usually I don't even remember the jokes afterwards, but in the moment it's cathartic to guffaw.

We heard four comedians...none of them were particularly "genius", though I shouldn't really judge since I could never do what they do. How awesome for them to be pursuing their joy! However, I found myself getting a bit perturbed with a couple of the comedians. Why? Well...they weren't exactly getting big, huge laughs- and they sort of blamed the audience. Acting like we "didn't get it"...saying things like "I've never had to explain this joke before". Then there was the stereotyping. Because we were in a Virginia suburb of Washington DC, they kept assuming we were conservative...that our political beliefs were somehow preventing us from laughing loudly.

Isn't it possible the joke just wasn't very good?