I went on another blog hiatus this month, but it wasn’t do to laziness this time. Believe it or not, I was actually working on material for my first ever stand up comedy set. The final product was unveiled last night at the Stress Factory in New Brunswick, NJ, and it was about as entertaining as watching a paraplegic trying to climb a tree.
It was very painful for me to watch this video and I was hesitant to share it with all of you, but this blog is all about my failures in life so I guess I’m obligated to post it. My true feeling on it is it obviously could’ve been better, but it could’ve been worse. The bottom line is this was something I’ve wanted to try for a while yet could never build up the courage to do it, so I don’t regret a second of it because at least I finally gave it a shot. If I ever do it again, someone in the audience should grab a pistol and give my face a shot.
Thank god the beginning of the video is cut off, I spent my first 30 seconds up there going “um, so, uh…” Eventually I got into the flow of things and the first bit went fairly well.
0:47 – It also doesn’t take any special skill or technique to remember a punchline to a joke, it was suppose to be about fat kids being the best lugers but I blew it.
1:30 – That mistake wasn’t that bad, acknowledging it made it 10 times worse.
2:00 – Only solid laugh of the set, look for more masturbation jokes from me in the future.
2:15 – I brought a note card up with me that had my set list on it in case I got stuck. This something even professional comedians do when trying out new material, so it really isn’t that pathetic. Some menopausal 54 year old woman sitting up front thought it was a fucking riot. I really wish I had the improv skills to stand up for myself, but it’s hard to stand up for yourself when you suck at stand up.
3:17 – Listen carefully to this “joke” because you will never hear me do it again.
4:30 – You might recognize this one from one of my first blog entries. That’s were it should have stayed.
6:52 – Yeah he’s cute, which basically equates to be unfunny in the world of stand up comedy.
Thanks to everyone who came out, I really appreciate the support. If you opt to stay home for the next one, I understand.
video isn't working. i wanna make fun of you.
ReplyDeleteok. video worked now. my hat is off to you, sir. you have no skill, but balls like a lion. which is better than sayin that you have the heart of a lion... atleast in my book.
ReplyDeleteif you want some help on material, i'll randomly text you funny shit i see that i always say "this would be hillarious stand up bit"
-your past roommate.