Orlando comedians hope Wednesday open mics at Bull and Bush survive
Venues booking major comedy acts, like the Improv, Hard Rock Live and Dr. Phillips Center, are no doubt important to Orlando's comedic ecosystem, but the best of the best don’t serve up laughs at big venues unless they’ve had a ridiculous amount of practice.
In Orlando, an important breeding ground for local comedic talent is the Wednesday night open mic at Bull & Bush, the British pub in the Milk District. Though it may not get as much attention as the Shit Sandwich weekend night at the same venue, dozens of great entertainers consistently show up and make hump day the best day of the week.
When he was younger, St. Cloud comedian Kevin Deane started watching Chris Rock and Eddie Murphy and quickly recognized comedy as “the last remaining art form that allows people to tell the truth.” He started doing open mics in 2016, and by 2019 he took his comedy seriously enough to make a career of it.
