Well, erm, another weird night...
I went to do at open spot at Monkey Business this eve, which is a lovely club. I really enjoyed all the acts.
I almost missed my slot by going to the bar (soda and lime). I walked back in to the room for the last call of my name, and after saying 'that's me!' got to run on stage from the back... yes, i felt deeply sexy.
Things went amazingly well. my timing felt good, people where really laughing, and I felt in control of the room.
Then i screwed up, covered with a joke, and restarted the same bit, (it was a clean save). Then I screwed up again, and started improvising. I screwed up a news report so i improvised a conversation between me and the news reporter criticizing his news reading ability whilst he argued that he just wanted to be a flamingo dancer. which was fun, people enjoyed it and i carried on. Thing was i got totally lost in the improv and realized i'd forgotten where i was, and my next line. i kept it cool, and joked with the crowd, managing to adlib some funny things from there encouraging heckles, like "PINK"...wtf!!? What a great crowd to yell pink though!! but the line just wouldn't come. so i said sorry and left. Finishing after about two and a half minutes. gutted.
It was a really weird set, starting so well, but then i just froze. Its a terrifying thing to freeze. half you brain screaming at the other half who's out.
I'm excited to discover I can improvise, but i'm gutted I had such a lovely audience, and i couldnt do the whole set. critically i realise i need to have points where i can jump back into (Eddy Izzard calls them book marks), but never having really improvised before i hadn't memorised any.
im not going to sleep well tonight.
right now id kill to go back in time and just whisper that one line to myself, but I must..not..dwell.
Thing is, when it was going well I was flying. I want to make people laugh more then anything. i'm going to keep pushing. I just hope I can start having a smoother ride. I am getting better...
Gig 12 Monday...
on a more positive note so many people came over to me and said they loved what i did. including one pro who said my stage manner was impressive. They were all very kind, but i want to be slick. Fucking up hurts.
I've been asked to headline my friends comedy night, and I'm hoping to bring in two new acts with me (whom i met tonight and found totally amazing). so, this may well be the first time i invite you lovely people to see, amongst others, me freeze! it will be a great night though.
Sorry for another self indulgent blog, but I'm just trying to get these thoughts down!
i'm a little comedy obsessed right now.
I went to do at open spot at Monkey Business this eve, which is a lovely club. I really enjoyed all the acts.
I almost missed my slot by going to the bar (soda and lime). I walked back in to the room for the last call of my name, and after saying 'that's me!' got to run on stage from the back... yes, i felt deeply sexy.
Things went amazingly well. my timing felt good, people where really laughing, and I felt in control of the room.
Then i screwed up, covered with a joke, and restarted the same bit, (it was a clean save). Then I screwed up again, and started improvising. I screwed up a news report so i improvised a conversation between me and the news reporter criticizing his news reading ability whilst he argued that he just wanted to be a flamingo dancer. which was fun, people enjoyed it and i carried on. Thing was i got totally lost in the improv and realized i'd forgotten where i was, and my next line. i kept it cool, and joked with the crowd, managing to adlib some funny things from there encouraging heckles, like "PINK"...wtf!!? What a great crowd to yell pink though!! but the line just wouldn't come. so i said sorry and left. Finishing after about two and a half minutes. gutted.
It was a really weird set, starting so well, but then i just froze. Its a terrifying thing to freeze. half you brain screaming at the other half who's out.
I'm excited to discover I can improvise, but i'm gutted I had such a lovely audience, and i couldnt do the whole set. critically i realise i need to have points where i can jump back into (Eddy Izzard calls them book marks), but never having really improvised before i hadn't memorised any.
im not going to sleep well tonight.
right now id kill to go back in time and just whisper that one line to myself, but I must..not..dwell.
Thing is, when it was going well I was flying. I want to make people laugh more then anything. i'm going to keep pushing. I just hope I can start having a smoother ride. I am getting better...
Gig 12 Monday...
on a more positive note so many people came over to me and said they loved what i did. including one pro who said my stage manner was impressive. They were all very kind, but i want to be slick. Fucking up hurts.
I've been asked to headline my friends comedy night, and I'm hoping to bring in two new acts with me (whom i met tonight and found totally amazing). so, this may well be the first time i invite you lovely people to see, amongst others, me freeze! it will be a great night though.
Sorry for another self indulgent blog, but I'm just trying to get these thoughts down!
i'm a little comedy obsessed right now.
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I don't know much, but i guess freezing is good, cuz it DOES happen to everyone in that situation, and it's how you handle it, and you only get better at handling it with time, and actually messing up. The improv bit sounds funny though. You're a funny guy, i'm sure you were great, you're just going over it now, which isn't helpful.
Next time it'll be perfect. And i'm still gonna come see you some time, and i'll save all my meaness for heckling you. And i won't say random things like pink