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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In the movie, Dylan meets Baez, a fellow unsigned artist who becomes his musical and romantic partner, at an open mic night along the way. —

Jordana Comiter, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024 Recorded live in front of an audience, the podcast is a quasi–open mic, where comedians’ names are drawn from a bucket, then they are given one minute to perform stand-up, which is then critiqued by a panel of comedians. —

Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024 Laugh along to improv fused with stand-up comedy at The Fallout's new take on the open mic, where eight comics will have 60 seconds of stand-up followed by improv troupe The Manhattan Project Players. —

Nicole Cobler, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024 Each session ends with an open mic for participants to express themselves publicly. —

Martin Vassolo, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for open mic