In order to bring you inside the minds of some of Philadelphia’s greatest stand-ups, below is a recap of last night’s Laughs on Fairmount open mic hosted by Carolyn Busa and Mary Radzinski — presented with the first and last words of each comedian’s set.

Comedian – “First word of set” / “Last word of set”

James Hesky – “Hey” / “Thanks”

Jim Grammond – “Thanks” / “Once”

Ed Scanlan – “Thanks” / “Night”

Karen Meshkov – “Take” / “Guys”

Oliver Yu – “Hey” / “So”

John Kensil – “Keep” / “Carolyn”

Tom Cassidy – “Give” / “Thanks”

Rick Robotin – “Man” / “Comedy”

David Terruso – “I” / “Thanks”

Ed McGonigal – “Eyy…” / “On!”

Luke Giordano – “Thank” / “Radzinski”

Logan – “Check” / “Night”

Sean Preston –  ”Hey” / “Everybody”

Carolyn Busa – “Thanks” / “You”

Mikey Gleason – “Hello” / “Carolyn”

Chris Whitehair – “Hey” / “Carolyn”

Mykal Carter-Jackson – “Hey” / “Money”

Mary Radzinski – “Oh” / “Show”

Matt McCusker – “Hey” / “Lot”

Steve Fielding – “Hey” / “Thanks”

Jess Carpenter – “So” / “Time”

Dan Eastman – “Hey” / “Eastman”

Nick Baker – “Mary” / “Time”

Joey Dougherty – “Hey” / “Mary”

Sydney Gantt – “Alright” / “Time”

Joe Moore is a comedy fan and sometimes-performer. You can follow him on Twitter.