If you look out into the night tonight, you might see space get jammed with comedy.
The top floor of Books & Company is where you have to point your telescope for some comedians who'll tell a joke.
A local slate of standup will cycle the stage at the Art Space Comedy Jam starting at 9 p.m., led by popular funnyman Brian Majore.
He and a gaggle of other gigglemeisters have been gaining experience and nurturing a number of other comedians by working collaboratively in recent years. This is another team effort to open some cracks.
"This show is no different than our previous shows except that the comics have been instructed to bring new-ish material," said Majore. "The lineup is the usual suspects, plus newcomer Cindy Klassen, the Cupcake Lady. She owns Bites Of Bliss."
Cupcakes Klassen has done only one other show in public, so she is the most recent addition to the funny family of Prince George. Almost all of the comedians gaining their stage reputations are doing this creative outlet on the side, with full-time jobs or their own businesses to attend to. But people like Majore who are more advanced at the craft have provided them with a chance to develop their skills and have their hobby hilarity.
"It's just a way for us comics to get more stage time," he said. "In order for us to get better we have to throw stuff at the wall to see what sticks. So we rented a room, put up some posters and hopefully people show up, because as David Lee Roth said, 'It ain't no fun without an audience, man!'"
The group chose Art Space for their location, and after tonight's gig it will become a regular occurrence, Majore said, always under the moniker Art Space Comedy Jam to keep it separate from the other comedic experiences like the semi-regular Stand Up For Charity events, the Metro Comedy Circuit that just rebooted after years of dormancy (that group has a show on Saturday night at 8 p.m. at the Greek Orthodox Church Hall with two national headliners), and the regular comedy acts that take to the stage at Nancy O's.
"We're only charging $5," Majore said. "It's not about making money, but hopefully we cover the cost of the room so we can do it again. Art Space shows are fun because there are no time restrictions because we have the room all night, and no content restrictions because we rented it ourselves."
This will be their last show of the season, because "summer is death for comedy," according to Majore, so fans should pounce on the opportunity if comedy is your jam.
