Some very brave comics try to tell their jokes in a writhing mosh pit

Stand-up comedians may never be allowed to complain about chatty bachelorette parties or drunken hecklers ever again. The heavy metal talk show Two Minutes To Late Night, hosted by the dapper GWARsenio Hall, has taken distraction to a whole new level by having a slew of young comedians do their sets from the maelstrom that is the mosh pit at a Skeletonwitch concert. Filmed at a Brooklyn bar called Saint Vitus, the chaotic segment is called “Open Up This Mic.” It’s difficult to imagine any comedians signing up for this torture test, but Joon Chung, Daniel Perafan, Lucie Steiner (who wisely wears a helmet with a face mask), Chris Donahue, Tim Duffy, Katie Rose Leon, and James Folta all make the effort.