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Comedy Competition      This Saturday (08/18/18 - what a sweet date), I'm participating in the 'Last Comic Stranded' comedy competition at Side Splitters Comedy Club in Tampa, Fla. 20 comics (10 in one show, 10 in another) will compete for 4 spots in the final round. And the winner gets to go on a cruise (!) and more importantly, open for Robert Kelly, on said cruise.       Comedy competitions are weird. Basically, ya gotta just view them as stage time and stage time is cool. With 10 people doing 5 minutes time, it's anyone frikkin game. Which is exciting and irritating at the same time. Sometimes these contests favor newer comics because more established comedians are used to having 20+ minutes to ease in and get comfy. I've seen some headliners take 5 minutes just to introduce themselves and say their name (and others crush for 5). Whereas newer comics may only have 5 minutes of material, so it's jokey joke time right from the get. ...

     Wow. Steve Treviño just had an incredible run in Tampa this weekend. 5 of his 6 shows were sold out. Not that numbers are everything but I always find it interesting to see who lil ol' Tampy is willing to freshen up for, dust off their Crocs and come out to see.      More impressive to me were the laughs he got. They were like... ridiculous. Like massive rolling laughs. Like closer laughs, the whole show. About 10 minutes into each set, the crowd was with him. Which was important because each set was an hour minimum. But no one seemed to get bored or antsy. They got a little chatty but I think it was because they wanted to share their similar experiences, like he was just talking to them. (Or maybe they were just nuts.)      He didn't seem to employ any crazy tactics, no obscure topics or complicated setups or controversial statements either. He jokes about marriage, family and parenting. Topics that have been covered before. Topics t...