A story about navigating a quarter life crisis with universal truths, Bay Area up-and-coming artists, and a ton of laughs
BY GRACE HENDRICKS
R ent Check is a three- part story created by writer and comedian Mike Evans Jr. The series follows the protagonist, Mike the Comedian, as he navigates through a quarter- life crisis to find his purpose. The series wonderfully captures the Bay Area and features many up-and- coming Bay Area artists. Honest and heartfelt, yet hella hilarious, Rent Check is a must-see. Evans’ start in comedy was unexpected. As a child, he describes “I always thought it was fun to make people laugh...A lot of my friends were class clowns growing up, but I wanted to be the class clown that could also make the teacher laugh.
When I first started telling jokes at nineteen, the majority of comedians and audience [members] were ten to fifteen years older than me. I was always curious [about] how to make someone with more life experience relate to me.” But he never anticipated that his love of making people laugh would transform into his career. “Public speaking was something that I always enjoyed, so I thought about becoming a politician to help people with my voice. During my first year at San Francisco State University, one of my communications professors told me that ‘people trust the comedian, more than they trust the politician.’ After hearing that, it clicked for me that comedy was the path I wanted to take.”
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