open mic
noun
variants
or less commonly open mike
: an event in which amateurs may perform (as at a comedy club) usually without auditioning first
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More than 100 comics entered the contest across the whole summer, said comedian Jesse the Shrink (a stage name alluding to his real-life day job as a therapist), who produces the summer contest and hosts the year-round weekly open mic at Gambit.
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
That mindset carried him from open mics to hosting the 2023 White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
—Llerraj Esuod, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
The five-member group played their first shows at open mic nights at Fiddler’s Green Irish Pub in Winter Park.
—Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
The Stowe Center for Literary Activism holds one of its open mic events, enhanced by all the literary activist vibes that come from the event being held at Harriet Beecher Stowe’s historic home.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
That mindset carried him from open mics to hosting the 2023 White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
—Llerraj Esuod, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
The five-member group played their first shows at open mic nights at Fiddler’s Green Irish Pub in Winter Park.
—Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
The Stowe Center for Literary Activism holds one of its open mic events, enhanced by all the literary activist vibes that come from the event being held at Harriet Beecher Stowe’s historic home.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Open mic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20mic. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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