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As most of you know I've been taking Improv Classes at Second City on Thursday nights for the past 3 weeks. First class had 20 people, second class had 16, third class 11. The teacher, Jackie Stone, has been pushing us be more blue. "Adults want to hear adult humor" which for anyone knows me hasn't been a problem. The classes have been great. For the most part the other students in the class are in the 27-35 range and are all in that "put up or shut up" phase of life. I have been having a blast in class, but the most fun I've been having has been on Saturday nights.

From Midnight to about 1:30 am on Saturday nights/Sunday mornings Second City has been allowing students a chance to be on stage at what they are calling the Improv Jelly. When you get there you have the chance to sign up to perform, and then they call up 2-5 students at a time to be on stage. If you look at the picture, you won't see me on stage, but that's me on the bottom right sitting in the stands (I took this picture off the Blog of someone else going)

Other than Choir, I have not been on stage since I was 7. The first week of the Jelly I was too nervous to go on stage. Week two, after a shot of Jose and an Old Style, I made people laugh for the most part. This past weekend was the first time I've felt comfortable on stage. Of the people on stage with me, I fealt I get the most laughs. I won't be going next week, because the new job has me working till midnight.

My parents acted, my sister acted, just about all my friends acted, but I always stayed back stage or took tickets. But to hear people laugh at my unscriptedI not usually one to be positive, but I'm liking where this is going.