I finally made good on my threat to do stand-up in NYC

As someone who grew up at a hotel in the Borscht Belt, I have always been a devotee of stand-up comedy. One of my goals has been to perform in a NYC comedy club, and I am making good on that threat, this coming Friday night, December 1, 2017, 6:30 pm, at Stand-Up NY, 236 W 78th St (look for the David LaBarca Show). I don’t expect anyone to attend–there’s a $20 cover charge, although that includes beverages–and I’m not sure any of us will be any good (this is the final for a comedy class I recently took). But I wanted to prove that I accomplished what I set out to do. Am I nervous? Kind of. But even if I bomb, I will know that my father is looking down from above and laughing in approval.