Saturday, April 21, 2012
I've been writin this blog for myself, and neglecting my readership. Let me say this: if you are reading this, you are wonderful, and I want to make love to you on top of a conference table, while the people in the next room over wonder what all the noise is next door. I want to travel back in time with you and show our younger selves how much more and less we are then we thought wed be. Then we'd go hang out with ol dirty bastard when he was 14.
If you're reading this i want to thank your brain and eyeballs for their diligent and dedicated service. Most of all, if you're reading this I want you to know that I'll be back in Seattle tonight with my cock, my time machine, and a thick wad of cash. If you're readin this: I'm goin to fuck you until the screws rip out of the wall, the bed collapses in a pile of splinters, and the neighbors write a formal complaint to their congressman.
Mom: I hope you're not reading this. If you are, none of the above applies to you
Thursday, April 12, 2012
A newish leaf
In the beginning, Id get so annoyed at comics who would do the same material over and over. Now I aspire to be that guy. There are several things:
1: It helps to polish your old material, so you have it down pat when you need it for an actual show
2. It feel really good to have people really laugh throughout your whole set. Bombing sucks.
3. In case any comedians or bookers or whatever happen to actually pay attention, its helpful if youre doing your better stuff.
Point 3 is really starting to sink in for me. Comics wont laugh at your shit anyway, they just react to the crowds reaction.
Went up at TCC tonight and KILLED. I did wutang (20) / fists (30) / bathrooms (50) / (short callback on bathrooms) / naughty republican (60) / fisting (90). Audience reaction was great. Theres something amazing about how fisting builds on itself, after those pauses... people are just so shocked when i come back in with the next part. I got actual cheering -- not polite applause when i finished my set. Felt amazing. Im going to keep doing the same 10 or so jokes with slight variation until ive done every damn show around.
1: It helps to polish your old material, so you have it down pat when you need it for an actual show
2. It feel really good to have people really laugh throughout your whole set. Bombing sucks.
3. In case any comedians or bookers or whatever happen to actually pay attention, its helpful if youre doing your better stuff.
Point 3 is really starting to sink in for me. Comics wont laugh at your shit anyway, they just react to the crowds reaction.
Went up at TCC tonight and KILLED. I did wutang (20) / fists (30) / bathrooms (50) / (short callback on bathrooms) / naughty republican (60) / fisting (90). Audience reaction was great. Theres something amazing about how fisting builds on itself, after those pauses... people are just so shocked when i come back in with the next part. I got actual cheering -- not polite applause when i finished my set. Felt amazing. Im going to keep doing the same 10 or so jokes with slight variation until ive done every damn show around.
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