My Night as a Comedianne!

What a rush!  The place was packed, the 10 of us waiting backstage until our name was called.  I went on second.  It was great.  My family and friends were there and I felt so comfortable in front of the crowd.  Thank God for my experience in public speaking.

I shared true stories about my Granny and Salem and waited.  Then I heard what I've been told every comedienne waits to hear.  Laughter.  And LOTS of it.  I think my family was shocked at how good I really was.  Me?  I knew I had it in me!  (I prayed all day).  Would I do it again?  Absolutely.  Will I be asked?  Already have.

Just another day in the life of Victoria Laktash!

Got Any Good Jokes?!

OK, I'm going to tell you something pretty funny.  Hilarious, actually.  You're going to laugh, which is good considering what I'm about to tell you.

Do you remember the "Bucket List" blog that I wrote several months ago?  Check out #16, "perform stand up comedy on amateur night".  Well, my friend, Josh, knew about #16 and now, he's holding me to it.  For the first time in my life, publicly, I will perform a 10 minute stand-up routine.  I don't have a writer, I can't copy Ellen Degeneres or any other comedianne which means I have to come up with my own material!  There are 9 comedienne's on the roster and I'm the only female!  When I told my family what I was doing, they laughed so hard I thought they were going to pee in their pants.  So, I guess you could say, I've already been funny.  I know they're scared for me, but I think secretly they are still laughing behind my back every time they think about it.

I'm bringing the family, lots of friends and I've even invited strangers, actually begged them, to come.  I figure with enough people there cheering me on and laughing at me, even when I'm not funny, noone will notice.  Am I crazy?  Probably, but it's for charity.  You only live once, right?  I plan on sharing stories about my Granny.  I've always said she's a walking Cheech & Chong episode.  I hope they love her crazy antics as much as I do. 

That's right, this Sunday night at 7:30 pm central time, Victoria Laktash will be hitting the stage in Tennessee.  
God help me.