When Ben Moore took the stage at the Comedy Attic on Thursday, May 26, he called his hometown venue one of the best in the country. Many great comedians mark it as a stop for their tours around the country.
Moore, who started his career as a comedian at the Comedy Attic, returned for five stand-up shows. He said it feels great and just like homecoming every time he comes back.
The Comedy Attic invites different comedians every weekend. This was the first time Moore, who headlined last Thursday night’s show, has performed there this year.
Last year when he came, Moore’s show was filmed, and he said he wants to have that available on Netflix soon.
“It is funny when I say that the show is a ‘homecoming’ for me because I do a stand-up here about once a year, but I actually live in Bloomington.” Moore said. “Comedy is unlike acting that you have to be in LA to do it. It is interesting that if you have a good comedy club like here, you can get up and practice and get as good at it.”
Aaron Agley and Shelby Martin, Bloomington natives, attended Moore’s show. They said they come to the Comedy Attic pretty frequently and enjoyed Moore’s show.
“This is our second time coming here in a three months time span,” Martin said. “I love it here, and I have been here more, and it has been over five times now.”
It was their first time seeing Moore, and Agley said his jokes were “on point.”
Throughout the show, Moore had frequent interactions with the audience. He thinks these interactions are interesting because they can be incorporated into the show. He said he is comfortable interacting with the audience but would never be mean to anyone.
“I like my job as a comedian because I get to travel to different places every weekend,” Moore said. “It is also a good thing about living in the Midwest because it is easier to travel to different places being in the center of the country.”
Moore also likes the Comedy Attic because of its great setting. He said the environment is really important for the show so the audience can focus on the comedian.
The audience is more engaged and relaxed being in a dark setting with the lights projecting onto the comedian.
“This place is amazing,” Moore said. “It is kind of insane. Growing up in the ’80s, the show business seems kind of far away because you could use the Internet more now. When this place opened, it was almost like opening a movie studio. Then all of sudden, I have all the resources. I was meeting all the best stand-up comedians in the country. When you talk to them, you can learn a lot from them.”
