Cody Chasteen

Occupation

Marketer of things. Semi-pro wedding dancer.

Open Mic Comedy Player Type

Aspiring stand up comic/comedian. (Attend open mics but don't get paid to do shows.)

Years in Comedy

Where are you from?

Roseburg, OR

Why do you do comedy?

Hubris

Where was your first open mic and what was it like?

Underbar -> I went bullet and it surprisingly it went really well. I told jokes into the abyss and the abyss chuckled.

Who is your favorite comedian, dead, living, or cancelled?

Mike Birbiglia/Ali Siddiq - Both incredible storytellers.

Favorite Mic To Perform?

Comedy Night @ Underbar

Favorite Mic To Attend?

Haymaker Comedy Open Mic @ Haymaker Bar & Grill

Do you want to be a stand up comic/comedian as your career?

Yes (I am, or am trying to become, a full-time comic)

Based on your previous response of yes, no, or maybe; please tell us why?

I loved making people laugh and performing, so figured I'd lean into the "do what you love" mantra. That or I'm an undiagnosed narcissist. Maybe both.

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