Watch local standout comedians do their best set at the pleasure of one Annie Hildebrand, the birthday girl and comedy czar of the evening. After each set, she'll give a thumbs up or thumbs down, gladiator style, to determine if that comedian is allowed to continue their comedy career, or if they must quit forever. In the middle of the show, these stakes are then passed over to the audience where those who choose to participate are thrown into the pop culture gauntlet, competing in a round of trivia. Winners get prizes and losers must quit trivia for the rest of their lives.