That's what I love about improv! The feeling of being on the same wavelength as teammates/members is hard to get from anything else. That moment when you're turn away from eachother but reacting appropriately, when an audience knows that you can't have practiced this and you cannot know what the other person is doing is pure magic.

Stand up, though, has its own benefits. Sure, when things get ugly you have nowhere to hide, but when it goes right and people are laughing even when you're not talking, laughing at the way you move or just your persona on stage, that's a pretty dang cool feeling. That's what I hate about open mics (below). Even when everyone is laughing, they're always also hating you because if you're making them laugh they want to be you and if you're not they hate you for sucking and taking up their time. It's just a sinkhole for comedy.

That said, I have some good friends who love open mics, and the community, once you're a part of it, can be pretty darn supportive. And he hosted Jim Gaffigan a few nights ago, so he could definitely be doing worse!