Sunday was just the Comedy Store. It was short, but I think it went pretty well. Nothing much to report. Monday was the contest at Winston's. It was by far the slowest we've ever had. Literally one non comic at the start of the show. Ended up being 5 or so people, as the door brought in 20$. Normal range is 60- 80 or so. $20 is awful. I did a little bit of time at the start which was basically me rambling about how weird comics are. I did write a few new jokes this week which is nice. The comics did what they could with what they had to work with. It ended up being a decent show for what it was.
Friday was also slow at Winston's. They were a small crowd but they were very attentive. I had some good host banter at the start of the show during the open mic that got some laughs. My set had some up and downs. I did 12-14 or so. Started off choppy, built some steam, than trailed a little bit. I was trying a lot of the new stuff. I think I got one really good joke out of it, and some stuff that can be reworked. One of the headliners was a dude from L.A. that I had on my comedy store show. He's really out there, but really funny. I respect what he does, and gets me to laugh more than almost any comic working. The cool thing is that he is also one of the nicest comics I've met. We talked about getting us to move up to L.A. The results of my upcoming Vegas trip will really set the bar whether I think I can support myself happily with poker. It would be ideal to play poker during the day, and tell jokes at night. But I need to come to terms with being able to lose and not let it affect me.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
well that settles it
Had one of my best sets at the Comedy Store Thursday. Did mostly jokes I've written over a year ago, maybe closer to 2 years ago. I've noticed that when I started I wrote a lot of dirty, easy jokes. Since I've progessed as a comedian I think my style has changed and I'm trying to take on stuff that takes some thought to understand. Most of the jokes I think are funny, do not hit on stage. And stuff I know is stupid always hits. So I'm probably becoming a better comedian, but my jokes arn't the same.
I was bummed at first because the crowd was small, and basically no one that said they would come, did. It bothers me as I always do pretty well, and always mix up my jokes. People are just lame. But to be fair I don't really attend other people's events, but I likely would if I was free and could. My set was really strong and I had a lot of people/ comics compliment me after. Even a table that had been talking a lot of the time, one of the woman came up to me after and said I did well.\
Friday was Winston's. There were a lot of no shows. I slammed the mic into my lower lip by accident, and actually caused it to bleed. I wasn't even drinking at the time. There was a decent amount of people but they were not easy to make laugh. I started off somewhat choppy but turned things around and was happy with how I finished. I tried one new joke that I thought would get a big reaction and didn't get much of anything. I'm going to try it a few more times to see if there's anything there.
I was bummed at first because the crowd was small, and basically no one that said they would come, did. It bothers me as I always do pretty well, and always mix up my jokes. People are just lame. But to be fair I don't really attend other people's events, but I likely would if I was free and could. My set was really strong and I had a lot of people/ comics compliment me after. Even a table that had been talking a lot of the time, one of the woman came up to me after and said I did well.\
Friday was Winston's. There were a lot of no shows. I slammed the mic into my lower lip by accident, and actually caused it to bleed. I wasn't even drinking at the time. There was a decent amount of people but they were not easy to make laugh. I started off somewhat choppy but turned things around and was happy with how I finished. I tried one new joke that I thought would get a big reaction and didn't get much of anything. I'm going to try it a few more times to see if there's anything there.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Am I getting better?
So had a lot of shows the last few weeks. So crazy the roller coaster that is comedy. I had a month or so where I was writing like crazy, but the past few weeks nothing. Even looking back to the jokes I wrote nothing is that great. Still doing the same jokes. I need to make a change. I booked another trip to Vegas in a few weeks, maybe that will help refocus me. Doubt it, as I was doing well with writing, went to Vegas, now nothing. I think the loss of my friend may have something to do with it.
Anyways. Lot of shows to report. Sunday did the Comedy Store first. It was a small crowd, but I got some rarely used jokes in and got a pretty decent reaction. Hadn't been to Blarney in awhile, but one of my coworkers said he might swing by so I made an exception. It was pretty dead, but I tried to interact with the crowd. It was fun. The coworker actually heckled me a few times, but it was good banter. He had fun, and that's what I was trying to do. He bought me some beers, which is always awkward but hes older and has the money.
Monday was the contest. I worked all day and pretty much packed in my set. I didn't really have anything new and didn't want to do old jokes. I stambled through some stuff I just wrote but nothing was good. I'm just not putting in the work I used to. I imagine drinking has a lot to do with it. I'm always tired, and just want to stay in bed when I'm off. The contest ended up pretty ok. Had fun with the critiques at the end. Had solid zingers.
Last night had a couple of shows. One was a little bit of a drive, but I think I had a solid set. Only one jokes didn't work too well. Heard good reviews from one of the comics who had a lot of people attend the show. I do have a lot of jokes about women. Pretty much all the jokes I do often are about relationships and sex. I think people just like that crap.
Next up was the Comedy Palace. There was a good amount of people there. I was going up last on an already late show. I started going through my "smarter" jokes with not much reaction. I said the f word a few times in a row, and did some sex jokes and ended strong. I hate having to go that route but guess the job is to be funny anyway I can. Kinda funny as I hung out a little bit after. And as we were walking out I see a gal standing outside her car next to mine. I say something to the affect of "don't worry were not going to harm you." She then awkwardly hands a note to my roommate. Being the dick he is he opens it up out front of her. She must have felt weird already, but to see him open the note out front of him was a little much. Turns out as I expected it was her number. I didn't get a great look at her, but if she has that much guts, there's no reason I shouldn't give her a chance. It's just funny, cause I was quite vulgar on stage. Who knows, we'll keep it updated.
Anyways. Lot of shows to report. Sunday did the Comedy Store first. It was a small crowd, but I got some rarely used jokes in and got a pretty decent reaction. Hadn't been to Blarney in awhile, but one of my coworkers said he might swing by so I made an exception. It was pretty dead, but I tried to interact with the crowd. It was fun. The coworker actually heckled me a few times, but it was good banter. He had fun, and that's what I was trying to do. He bought me some beers, which is always awkward but hes older and has the money.
Monday was the contest. I worked all day and pretty much packed in my set. I didn't really have anything new and didn't want to do old jokes. I stambled through some stuff I just wrote but nothing was good. I'm just not putting in the work I used to. I imagine drinking has a lot to do with it. I'm always tired, and just want to stay in bed when I'm off. The contest ended up pretty ok. Had fun with the critiques at the end. Had solid zingers.
Last night had a couple of shows. One was a little bit of a drive, but I think I had a solid set. Only one jokes didn't work too well. Heard good reviews from one of the comics who had a lot of people attend the show. I do have a lot of jokes about women. Pretty much all the jokes I do often are about relationships and sex. I think people just like that crap.
Next up was the Comedy Palace. There was a good amount of people there. I was going up last on an already late show. I started going through my "smarter" jokes with not much reaction. I said the f word a few times in a row, and did some sex jokes and ended strong. I hate having to go that route but guess the job is to be funny anyway I can. Kinda funny as I hung out a little bit after. And as we were walking out I see a gal standing outside her car next to mine. I say something to the affect of "don't worry were not going to harm you." She then awkwardly hands a note to my roommate. Being the dick he is he opens it up out front of her. She must have felt weird already, but to see him open the note out front of him was a little much. Turns out as I expected it was her number. I didn't get a great look at her, but if she has that much guts, there's no reason I shouldn't give her a chance. It's just funny, cause I was quite vulgar on stage. Who knows, we'll keep it updated.
Monday, May 16, 2011
list
May 16
Judge: sam wiles
1. lauren obrien
2. dave callans
3. jorge mata
4. jared levin
5. willy wilson
6. erik martin
7. adam wolpe
8. mindy lipton
Judge: sam wiles
1. lauren obrien
2. dave callans
3. jorge mata
4. jared levin
5. willy wilson
6. erik martin
7. adam wolpe
8. mindy lipton
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Too busy to blog
Well I've been somewhat ignoring the blog lately not really sure why. I guess I haven't had any major shows or things to rant about. Somewhat overview on how things have been going. I did a show at a theater in Carlsbad May 5. It was a weird vibe. Always different when it's an all ages show and there are kids sitting with their parents in the front row. I opened up with talking about the host. Who has done some soft core porn, and isn't the best comedian. He is kind of a strange character. Really excited about the show, but not really focusing on his jokes. He did about 15 minutes after the headliner did 40 minutes or so. It was kind of strange. My set went ok, I started off with crowd work which is never a good idea, as it's tough to getthe audience to respect you as a comedian, and listen to your jokes. I didn't think I did great, but he invited me back. It's kind of a long drive, so I told him I'd like to be compensated with a little bit of money. He said he worked in a marijuana dispensary, and asked if I'd take that as payment. I agreed, not sure why. Mostly cause he got my roommate on the show as well, so that's cool.
Friday was Winston's. I coheadlined with a gal from the radio. She's come a long way as a comedian. She's nice, and quite attractive so she has that going for her. My set went pretty ok. I stumbled over my words a few times, and found myself speaking a little too quickly at times, but overall solid for the crowd I was dealing with.
Monday was the contest. There was such a weird vibe in the room. I don't know if it was because the comics were so bad, or the audience was terrible, but I just couldn't get into the show. One of the female comics was quite attractive, and all her fans were other dudes. Not sure why she wants to do comedy. MOstly spoke about sex and how dirty she was. Clearly she wasn't hugged enough. Another girl was less attractive and talked about having sex on her period, and it was so disgusting. I had to block my ears. Little offends me but that was awful. My set was terrible to start, I did some Jesus jokes I hadn't done in forever and they tanked like they used to.
Wednesday was Bar 11. There were people there, but most of them were drunk and annoying. I struggled through and got some chuckled here and there. Had some people say I was funny and shook my hand which is always nice.
Thursday we drove up to Bakersfield. I wasn't expecting much from this show, just a long car ride, cracking jokes with comedy buds. There was an older comic that rode up with us, who I could tell was somewhat getting annoyed with us bantering so much. He was cool about it, but he just felt like he couldn't contribute. It was about a 4 hour drive. Once we got there, it was much bigger than I expected. I was thinking dive bars and tumbleweeds. Also on the way up, a girlfriend of a comic that's seen me a few times said, "You are a very sexist comic. I don't think you realize it, but a lot of your jokes demean women." It was somewhat surprising. I started to think which jokes she was talking about. I guess I have some jokes that put women down, but theyre jokes.... We walked around a little while than drank some booze in the car before the show. I was a little worried about my set as the first few people struggled a little bit. The crowd was half there for comedy, half there for the cover band after. I started off by interacting with the crowd a little bit. I think I did pretty well. Had a few people come up to me after, and the other comics said I did well. The comic after me said I was tough to follow which is also nice. He told comics the next day I killed, which I found humbling. I got a little drunk after the show. Didn't do anything stupid, but I'd prefer the public not seeing that side of me.
Friday at Winston's was pretty terrible. I booked a guy who is awful, but can bring people. He claimed he was going to pack the place, and brought maybe 5 people. It was pathetic. My set went pretty terrible. My solid jokes went well, but anything off the A was crap.
Saturday I did a show at a church for recovering addicts and their families. I did around 15 minutes clean. I made it through, but definately felt restricted. There is little to talk about without cursing or alcohol. I felt like I did ok, and had a few compliments. Some from pretty girls which is best.
Friday was Winston's. I coheadlined with a gal from the radio. She's come a long way as a comedian. She's nice, and quite attractive so she has that going for her. My set went pretty ok. I stumbled over my words a few times, and found myself speaking a little too quickly at times, but overall solid for the crowd I was dealing with.
Monday was the contest. There was such a weird vibe in the room. I don't know if it was because the comics were so bad, or the audience was terrible, but I just couldn't get into the show. One of the female comics was quite attractive, and all her fans were other dudes. Not sure why she wants to do comedy. MOstly spoke about sex and how dirty she was. Clearly she wasn't hugged enough. Another girl was less attractive and talked about having sex on her period, and it was so disgusting. I had to block my ears. Little offends me but that was awful. My set was terrible to start, I did some Jesus jokes I hadn't done in forever and they tanked like they used to.
Wednesday was Bar 11. There were people there, but most of them were drunk and annoying. I struggled through and got some chuckled here and there. Had some people say I was funny and shook my hand which is always nice.
Thursday we drove up to Bakersfield. I wasn't expecting much from this show, just a long car ride, cracking jokes with comedy buds. There was an older comic that rode up with us, who I could tell was somewhat getting annoyed with us bantering so much. He was cool about it, but he just felt like he couldn't contribute. It was about a 4 hour drive. Once we got there, it was much bigger than I expected. I was thinking dive bars and tumbleweeds. Also on the way up, a girlfriend of a comic that's seen me a few times said, "You are a very sexist comic. I don't think you realize it, but a lot of your jokes demean women." It was somewhat surprising. I started to think which jokes she was talking about. I guess I have some jokes that put women down, but theyre jokes.... We walked around a little while than drank some booze in the car before the show. I was a little worried about my set as the first few people struggled a little bit. The crowd was half there for comedy, half there for the cover band after. I started off by interacting with the crowd a little bit. I think I did pretty well. Had a few people come up to me after, and the other comics said I did well. The comic after me said I was tough to follow which is also nice. He told comics the next day I killed, which I found humbling. I got a little drunk after the show. Didn't do anything stupid, but I'd prefer the public not seeing that side of me.
Friday at Winston's was pretty terrible. I booked a guy who is awful, but can bring people. He claimed he was going to pack the place, and brought maybe 5 people. It was pathetic. My set went pretty terrible. My solid jokes went well, but anything off the A was crap.
Saturday I did a show at a church for recovering addicts and their families. I did around 15 minutes clean. I made it through, but definately felt restricted. There is little to talk about without cursing or alcohol. I felt like I did ok, and had a few compliments. Some from pretty girls which is best.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Hey it's Jeff, remember me
Well I've been away from the blog and the stage for a little while but I'm back on the saddle.
Thursday before I left I popped in to hang out at a bar show. I didn't really plan to go up and the crowd was rough and small. One dude asked me a few times to go up, not the people that book the show, but the headliner. I don't like asking for time, but figured I'd do it if they asked me. Then ended up asking and I decided to make an experiment and smoke a little weed beforehand. I got on stage and rambled for a little bit. It was mostly talking about the randomness of the room, and trying out some new jokes. I did around 15 minutes. It's good that I can still string together an entertaining set even with a rough crowd.
Now off to Vegas, a trip that should have never been. Pretty much had to cut ties with a friend and didn't perform at all. Poker went really well, had one of my best few days ever. I was so card dead the first couple days. but grinded nicely, and made barely any mistakes. Actually won playing blackjack. Granted I was drunk, but quit when I was ahead. I plan to go back again next month, not sure if I want to play poker around here.
Drove back to S.D. Thursday night instead of Friday. Winston's Friday was busy, but they weren't the best crowd. They were all there for their friend, and literally turned their backs and talked throughout other comics sets. My set was ok. Did almost 15 minutes of ranting and trying jokes, it was moderately fun. When we were collecting the money it felt short. I talked to the guy I run the show with about how I felt. Turns out they rechecked the draw and found a $100 bill. Oh really? That really concerns me. How does one forget that much money? Sketches me out and feel I should start counting people to make sure there is accurate amounts in the future. I bet the guys skimp $20 here and there, but $100 is rediculous.
Saturday was a fun night. I knew that I had one show at the Palace, but the 2nd was brought on us around 4 pm. I scrambled around calling some comics. Sucked cause there was also another "show" going on with people I wanted to book. The first show was pretty packed. It definately wasn't an easy show, but I felt like a struggled through nicely. Once I felt like I was getting into a groove, I got lit early. Not sure why. I'd imagine it was because the promoter decided last minute, he wanted to do time. I guess I should be happy to do time, but lame to be lit early. Also the host, who I've never met introduced me as "Mclovin" which is pretty disrespectful and unprofessional.
Next set was roughish, but I think I tredged through ok. I interacted with a gal in the front row who wasn't the best looking gal but who cares. Anyways, I was trying to be friendly but it kept coming off like a dick. Finally I just said let's kiss, to which she agreed, and I kissed a gal in the front row. She even tried to add tongue. Crazy life being a comic. Rest of the set was tough to match that excitement, but I made it through.
Sunday was just the comedy store. I forgot I called in the week before to get on the open mic list and even asked to get on alternates. Turns out I was on. Set started off slow. They were a pretty dumb crowd and I falsey thought they were smart. Once I realized their intelligence level I changed gears and ended pretty ok. I'm not really interested in performing at the Blarney anymore. I worked too hard in that room to get not respect.
Last night was the finals of the contest. Show started off pretty slow and rough. The open mic host angerly called out a heckler. I went up there and tried to cut the tension. Pretty unsuccessfully. I tried bantering and jokes, nothing really worked. I did 10 or so minutes, and figured it was time to get on with the contest. Most of the contestants did pretty well. Seemed a few of them were either nervous or out of the element. The girl most people figured would win, did. We ended up having a pretty solid turnout, and were able to pay everyone the money that was expected.
Thursday before I left I popped in to hang out at a bar show. I didn't really plan to go up and the crowd was rough and small. One dude asked me a few times to go up, not the people that book the show, but the headliner. I don't like asking for time, but figured I'd do it if they asked me. Then ended up asking and I decided to make an experiment and smoke a little weed beforehand. I got on stage and rambled for a little bit. It was mostly talking about the randomness of the room, and trying out some new jokes. I did around 15 minutes. It's good that I can still string together an entertaining set even with a rough crowd.
Now off to Vegas, a trip that should have never been. Pretty much had to cut ties with a friend and didn't perform at all. Poker went really well, had one of my best few days ever. I was so card dead the first couple days. but grinded nicely, and made barely any mistakes. Actually won playing blackjack. Granted I was drunk, but quit when I was ahead. I plan to go back again next month, not sure if I want to play poker around here.
Drove back to S.D. Thursday night instead of Friday. Winston's Friday was busy, but they weren't the best crowd. They were all there for their friend, and literally turned their backs and talked throughout other comics sets. My set was ok. Did almost 15 minutes of ranting and trying jokes, it was moderately fun. When we were collecting the money it felt short. I talked to the guy I run the show with about how I felt. Turns out they rechecked the draw and found a $100 bill. Oh really? That really concerns me. How does one forget that much money? Sketches me out and feel I should start counting people to make sure there is accurate amounts in the future. I bet the guys skimp $20 here and there, but $100 is rediculous.
Saturday was a fun night. I knew that I had one show at the Palace, but the 2nd was brought on us around 4 pm. I scrambled around calling some comics. Sucked cause there was also another "show" going on with people I wanted to book. The first show was pretty packed. It definately wasn't an easy show, but I felt like a struggled through nicely. Once I felt like I was getting into a groove, I got lit early. Not sure why. I'd imagine it was because the promoter decided last minute, he wanted to do time. I guess I should be happy to do time, but lame to be lit early. Also the host, who I've never met introduced me as "Mclovin" which is pretty disrespectful and unprofessional.
Next set was roughish, but I think I tredged through ok. I interacted with a gal in the front row who wasn't the best looking gal but who cares. Anyways, I was trying to be friendly but it kept coming off like a dick. Finally I just said let's kiss, to which she agreed, and I kissed a gal in the front row. She even tried to add tongue. Crazy life being a comic. Rest of the set was tough to match that excitement, but I made it through.
Sunday was just the comedy store. I forgot I called in the week before to get on the open mic list and even asked to get on alternates. Turns out I was on. Set started off slow. They were a pretty dumb crowd and I falsey thought they were smart. Once I realized their intelligence level I changed gears and ended pretty ok. I'm not really interested in performing at the Blarney anymore. I worked too hard in that room to get not respect.
Last night was the finals of the contest. Show started off pretty slow and rough. The open mic host angerly called out a heckler. I went up there and tried to cut the tension. Pretty unsuccessfully. I tried bantering and jokes, nothing really worked. I did 10 or so minutes, and figured it was time to get on with the contest. Most of the contestants did pretty well. Seemed a few of them were either nervous or out of the element. The girl most people figured would win, did. We ended up having a pretty solid turnout, and were able to pay everyone the money that was expected.
Monday, May 2, 2011
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