TMC
09-19-2018, 03:35 AM
https://www.westword.com/arts/mic-check-if-tj-miller-comes-to-an-open-mike-night-what-do-you-do-10801949
Byron Graham writes that he and his fellow co-host of Denver's longest-running comedy open mic discussed whether to bar the former Silicon Valley star from performing after recently spotting him in the audience. Graham writes that they "promptly agreed that allowing an alleged perpetrator of sexual and physical violence on the stage of our beloved dive bar sanctuary ran contrary to the spirit of the scuzzy, yet safe performance space we endeavor to cultivate week after week. So we couldn't let Miller perform in good conscience, but we also couldn't figure out how to make him leave without causing an unwelcome scene." So they opted to say things on stage that would make him uncomfortable while ignoring him. He eventually left.
Byron Graham writes that he and his fellow co-host of Denver's longest-running comedy open mic discussed whether to bar the former Silicon Valley star from performing after recently spotting him in the audience. Graham writes that they "promptly agreed that allowing an alleged perpetrator of sexual and physical violence on the stage of our beloved dive bar sanctuary ran contrary to the spirit of the scuzzy, yet safe performance space we endeavor to cultivate week after week. So we couldn't let Miller perform in good conscience, but we also couldn't figure out how to make him leave without causing an unwelcome scene." So they opted to say things on stage that would make him uncomfortable while ignoring him. He eventually left.