End Of The Road
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Fri May-16-08 02:31 PM
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Anybody done stand-up comedy on open mike night? |
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I'm thinking about doing it. I've been working on material, think I'll be ready in a coupla months.
Tell me your experience with it.
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Fri May-16-08 02:32 PM
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1. I fail at comedy enough here in the Lounge. |
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No way I'd get up in front of folks. I'm not funny enough.
Good luck to you in your endeavor, though!
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Fri May-16-08 02:34 PM
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3. I won't even get up on the stage at a karaoke bar. |
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Edited on Fri May-16-08 02:36 PM by terrya
My friends have no problem with that...but I just can't do it. A shocking lack of any singing talent.
I wish the OP good luck, also!
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Fri May-16-08 02:33 PM
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2. I've done it. It was pretty fun. |
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Intimidating though. Sometimes the stuff you think is funny, no one else does.
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Fri May-16-08 02:42 PM
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4. Way back in the 70's my buddy and I took the stage... |
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It wasn't open mike night, the band liked us and invited us to try to make the crowd laugh during one of the band's breaks. We were invited back to perform the following week. We bombed horribly but we still loved the moment!
The good news is we were still welcome in the bar after wards
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Fri May-16-08 02:43 PM
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but when I write stuff like that it just comes off as forced.
So, no.
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Fri May-16-08 02:47 PM
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7. Yah, timing seems to make a critical difference |
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and I'm worried that nerves will make me screw that up.
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Fri May-16-08 02:48 PM
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8. I didn't write anything. I just sort of used clues on note cards |
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Writing it does make it sound forced.
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Fri May-16-08 02:45 PM
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6. Know your audience if at all possible |
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Are you familiar with the place? Old folks, young folks, a mixture?? Drunken sots? Male? Female? I did it one time to a relatively closed audience (I knew everybody.) Had my lines memorized and I rehearsed every twist and turn. Had a great time. If possible pick out and on someone in the audience. Break a leg.
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Fri May-16-08 03:40 PM
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9. Don't forget, everybody loves jokes that start with "...and what's the deal with". |
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