I Funny by James Patterson

Author:James Patterson [Patterson, James]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Social Issues, Juvenile Fiction, Humorous Stories, Family, Alternative Family, Special Needs
ISBN: 9780316206938
Amazon: B007ZG33RO
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2012-12-10T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 40

TIME CRAWLS WHEN YOU’RE DONE HAVING FUN

And then we wait—all the contestants. Together.

Thirteen kid comics take the stage, do five or ten minutes of jokes, and then retreat to the back of the club, where we get to watch everybody do way better than we thought we did ourselves.

It’s sort of like the Red Room on American Idol, only without all the free Coca-Cola.

We wait for days.

Months.

Decades.

I may need to learn how to shave.

How did I do? I don’t know. It was such a rush being onstage, riding the waves of laughter. But I have no idea if I was good enough. Plus, there’s nobody here to pat me on the back and say, “Awesome! Way to go!”

I know. That’s my fault. I didn’t tell anybody how I planned on spending my Saturday this weekend. Now I sort of wish that I had.

The kids who are my competition? Like I said, they’re a tight-lipped bunch when they aren’t telling jokes onstage. They’re all in it to win it. They almost make the Smileys seem warm and fuzzy.

Finally, the last kid comic takes her bows.

The three judges huddle together at their table.

One of them, an adult comic who’s a regular at the club, walks onstage and grabs the microphone.

“Ladies and gentlemen, the judges have voted. We’re ready to announce the winner of the Long Island’s Funniest Kid Comic competition.”

He takes a huge pause.

“Right after the break.”

Great. It is just like American Idol.

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