Stand-Up Comedian Hats

Open mics run on a sign-up list or a bucket, and the price of getting on stage can be small: one working comic writes about paying $5 to do five minutes, putting a name in a bucket and sitting with twenty other sober comics. The vocabulary is its own language. A tight five is a polished five-minute set, the light arrives with one minute left and you nod or point to show you saw it, and a drink ticket is a raffle ticket you hand to the bartender. Bringing an audience can guarantee a spot at most mics. These stand-up comedian hats are written in the voice of that room. Two plain badges, STAND-UP COMEDIAN and OPEN MIC COMEDIAN, carry the search terms. The rest are bits: a tight five that is really a loose twelve, a tough crowd, a rate of one drink ticket, a mom who says the set was hilarious, and the stock closer, I'M HERE ALL WEEK, TRY THE VEAL. MY TIGHT FIVE IS A LOOSE TWELVE and the drink-ticket rate each earn a second colorway. Dad Joke Hats and Pun Lover Hats are about telling jokes, not doing comedy; this page is for the person who signs the list and gets up. Every design is custom embroidered on an unstructured dad hat. Wear one to the open mic, or give one to the comic in your life who calls bombing a learning experience.