Well big time ignoring of the blog. Went to Vegas, started off really good and ended blah. Broke totally even, but lost $400 the 2nd to last night. My own fault. I grinded all day, played next to pefect after a somewhat cooler to start the day. Then got drunk all of a sudden and donated the money back at a wicked loose already table at Caesar's. The next night I ran awful, and somehow managed to loose another $1000. I should have stopped after I lost the first $500 but I figured it had to turn around. No such luck. Last hand I played, I lost $150 with kings vs aces.
When I got back I just hosted Winston's on Monday and Friday. Didn't do a set either night. Friday I met a girl, and things seem to be great, we'll see. Wednesday I did the Comedy Store. I went up second, there wasn't a huge crowd, but I think I did ok considering the circumstance. Thursday I did a small coffee shop. It was slightly awkward as there were people literally sitting 2 feet from me. I talked over them for a little while, trying to do jokes. They went meh. Some girl yelled about birthday sex, and I interacted with her for a bit. That was good.
Last night was the bday show. 3 people came for me, 3 frickin people. Not one person from work came. I'm somewhat deflated. I'm gonna go in late to work, and might not go at all. Mostly because I want to hang out with the girl, but I don't really want to talk to anyone from there. I need another break.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
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Saturday, June 4, 2011
Ugh death of a funny man
Monday at the contest was pretty full actually. Nice change from last week. It started off slowly but picked up steam throughout. There was solid talent there. One of the dudes that I would consider a comic friend, did really well and got first place. My set was ok, voiced some new stuff, got some laughs. Even had someone write me in, as that Mclovin guy. The banter at the end was fun as always.
Wednesday I had a spot at the store because I helped out a few weeks back. I was expecting to go up late but they had me up 2nd for 6 minutes, when everyone else was doing 8. I was like WTF, as my roomie took forever to get ready so we were slightly late. Luckily I made it in time. Well, not really luckily as the set was rough. Probably one of the worst sets I've ever had. I've had worse sets, but not in a comedy environment, when I expected to do well. It was bad, and I kept losing confidence as the set progressed. It was depressing. I left the stage and just sulked for 10 minutes.
After that we headed to bar 11. I wasn't sure if I wanted to go up but decided it would be for the best. I basically did the same jokes, and had fun with the small audience. Even had some guys talk to me outside about how I stuck out. It felt pretty good. I did some drinking and asked the host to go up again at the end of the night. Normally I wouldn't do this, but the crowd was still there, so I was like, "Why not?" I just chatted it up with a few audience members, and was slightly rude to one. I don't know why I slip up and do that on occasion. Anyways, I think most people enjoyed it.
Last night was Winston's. It started off pretty slow as usual. But people started filtering earlier than usual. A lot of them were talking and it was a struggle to win them over. A few people did well, and the guy before me had a rough time but ended strong. I would say that was about the same for mine. My first joke was eh, but I picked up steam and got a few appaluse breaks. For a crowd like that, that's impressive. I felt like I did ok, I think the co host lit me a little early, but I ended strong enough and didn't feel the need to continue. The headliner was really funny and she's a real overall talent. She does jokes, sings, and raps. Most of the time I find that hacky, but she's a real crowd pleaser and I respect that.
Wednesday I had a spot at the store because I helped out a few weeks back. I was expecting to go up late but they had me up 2nd for 6 minutes, when everyone else was doing 8. I was like WTF, as my roomie took forever to get ready so we were slightly late. Luckily I made it in time. Well, not really luckily as the set was rough. Probably one of the worst sets I've ever had. I've had worse sets, but not in a comedy environment, when I expected to do well. It was bad, and I kept losing confidence as the set progressed. It was depressing. I left the stage and just sulked for 10 minutes.
After that we headed to bar 11. I wasn't sure if I wanted to go up but decided it would be for the best. I basically did the same jokes, and had fun with the small audience. Even had some guys talk to me outside about how I stuck out. It felt pretty good. I did some drinking and asked the host to go up again at the end of the night. Normally I wouldn't do this, but the crowd was still there, so I was like, "Why not?" I just chatted it up with a few audience members, and was slightly rude to one. I don't know why I slip up and do that on occasion. Anyways, I think most people enjoyed it.
Last night was Winston's. It started off pretty slow as usual. But people started filtering earlier than usual. A lot of them were talking and it was a struggle to win them over. A few people did well, and the guy before me had a rough time but ended strong. I would say that was about the same for mine. My first joke was eh, but I picked up steam and got a few appaluse breaks. For a crowd like that, that's impressive. I felt like I did ok, I think the co host lit me a little early, but I ended strong enough and didn't feel the need to continue. The headliner was really funny and she's a real overall talent. She does jokes, sings, and raps. Most of the time I find that hacky, but she's a real crowd pleaser and I respect that.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Such a struggle
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.
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.
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.
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