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		<title>Performance Critique: August 5c</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The late night music and comedy mic with like 6 audience members
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1m56s Great call back to improvised material
5m40s That’s a good line
6m10s Good adjustment to the glass breaking
7m12s I should’ve said, “this is like one of those ink blots”
8m22s That’s funny, I should repeat that
9m25s This is a fun set, I should be like this [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>1m56s</strong> Great call back to improvised material</p>
<p><strong>5m40s</strong> That’s a good line</p>
<p><strong>6m10s</strong> Good adjustment to the glass breaking</p>
<p><strong>7m12s</strong> I should’ve said, “this is like one of those ink blots”</p>
<p><strong>8m22s</strong> That’s funny, I should repeat that</p>
<p><strong>9m25s</strong> This is a fun set, I should be like this every time I’m on stage</p>
<p>Part 2</p>
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<p><strong>4m35s</strong> An interruption during a list destroys the punch line</p>
<p><strong>5m17s</strong> Good job adjusting to that</p>
<p><strong>5m37s</strong> Nice save</p>
<p><strong>6m54s</strong> Rephrase to “little known fact, if you donate a corpse to science, they’ll pick up the body”</p>
<p><strong>7m26s</strong> I can try to take it even further by adding, “can I borrow some lube?”</p>
<p>Part 3</p>
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<p><strong>0m54s</strong> This is a 3am only joke</p>
<p><strong>4m13s</strong> Funny</p>
<p><strong>5m03s</strong> Good job milking this for literally 12 seconds, I should always milk it like this</p>
<p><strong>6m02s</strong> And the bartender has started to play with my camera, bad zooms to ensue</p>
<p><strong>8m05s</strong> I can start singing the Destiny’s Child “I’m a survivor” song…</p>
<p>Part 4</p>
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<p><strong>1m08s</strong> Good line</p>
<p><strong>4m16s</strong> This joke is a lot funnier with a zoom in on my eyes</p>
<p><strong>Overall: I did 35 minutes without any notes and had a lot of fun. Sure I only did like 15 minutes of actual jokes in there, but I was really relaxed and everyone was laughing.  I need to learn how to copy my delivery in this venue to everywhere else I perform.</strong></p>
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		<title>Performance Critique: August 5b</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:26:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Headlining a show in Staten Island for 8 audience members
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk8-VhZpPYc
3m27s Good improvised line / flirtation
Part 2







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1m57s Try making this into a one liner that’s delivered like a throw away
3m07s Kill the “hategasm” line and reword the ending of the joke
3m27s Yes that’s too far
4m40s Try to keep a straight face on that line
7m59s Don’t step [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>3m27s</strong> Good improvised line / flirtation</p>
<p>Part 2</p>
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<p><strong>1m57s</strong> Try making this into a one liner that’s delivered like a throw away</p>
<p><strong>3m07s</strong> Kill the “hategasm” line and reword the ending of the joke</p>
<p><strong>3m27s</strong> Yes that’s too far</p>
<p><strong>4m40s</strong> Try to keep a straight face on that line</p>
<p><strong>7m59s</strong> Don’t step on the laugh</p>
<p>Part 3</p>
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<p><strong>0m15s</strong> If I stumble on a word, stumble for longer to make it fun</p>
<p><strong>3m23s</strong> Throw in another line to keep punching it. After “I’m a pimp, I won’t do that” I can throw in “If someone tried that on me, I’d throw her out the house”</p>
<p><strong>4m01s</strong> Add “and I was like” before “Everyone in New York”</p>
<p><strong>Overall: Not great, but I had fun with the tiny crowd and did 25 minutes. I need stop over acknowledging when things aren’t going great. And I also need to keep my internal thought processes to myself instead of explaining the psychology behind jokes.</strong></p>
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		<title>Performance Critique: August 5a</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An open mic
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWsyJITNDnY
0m49s Get rid of “all you need is a bed”
2m27s Kill the “hategasm” tag
5m01s Kill the “lottery ticket” tag
 Overall: Working out material at a mic
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<p><strong>0m49s</strong> Get rid of “all you need is a bed”</p>
<p><strong>2m27s</strong> Kill the “hategasm” tag</p>
<p><strong>5m01s</strong> Kill the “lottery ticket” tag</p>
<p><strong> Overall: Working out material at a mic</strong></p>
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		<title>Performance Critique: August 4b</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lounge show
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0m29s Hold the “what the hell” look for longer
1m12s Figure out a way to stay in the spotlight while doing the act out
2m45s Sell the modeling poses more
3m17s Change “Elton” back to “Jesus”
4m20s Pause for another half second after “Ugh, mom”
5m38s Rephrase from “drag people off the streets” that’s confusing
6m46s Say “he booked [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>0m29s</strong> Hold the “what the hell” look for longer</p>
<p><strong>1m12s</strong> Figure out a way to stay in the spotlight while doing the act out</p>
<p><strong>2m45s</strong> Sell the modeling poses more</p>
<p><strong>3m17s</strong> Change “Elton” back to “Jesus”</p>
<p><strong>4m20s</strong> Pause for another half second after “Ugh, mom”</p>
<p><strong>5m38s</strong> Rephrase from “drag people off the streets” that’s confusing</p>
<p><strong>6m46s</strong> Say “he booked me here tonight” more playfully</p>
<p><strong>7m38s</strong> This show asks that everyone performs a Haiku</p>
<p><strong> Overall: Decent but some bits hit a lot harder than others, and I should never write poetry.</strong></p>
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		<title>Performance Critique: August 4a</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:20:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An open mic
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1m00s I should do roasts
3m49s Good job being in the moment and realizing what I did and then calling it out
4m45s Go back to the handjob motion for this, maybe wave before doing it first
Overall: Good job the first minute addressing the situation in the room and making fun of what happened earlier. [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>1m00s</strong> I should do roasts</p>
<p><strong>3m49s</strong> Good job being in the moment and realizing what I did and then calling it out</p>
<p><strong>4m45s</strong> Go back to the handjob motion for this, maybe wave before doing it first</p>
<p><strong>Overall: Good job the first minute addressing the situation in the room and making fun of what happened earlier. Combining the yelp and Netflix jokes makes sense, but needs to be worded a little better.</strong></p>
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		<title>Performance Critique: August 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doing a regular spot at my show in Queens
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0m26s Say “Hey girls” before that line
1m07s Hold the “what the fuck look” for longer
5m17s Remove word “your”
5m54s Drop down lower on the fake donkey
7m11s Do a stronger act out
7m51s Good job going along with the word stumble
8m10s Get rid of the Zeus inc tag
8m49s Good call [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>0m26s</strong> Say “Hey girls” before that line</p>
<p><strong>1m07s</strong> Hold the “what the fuck look” for longer</p>
<p><strong>5m17s</strong> Remove word “your”</p>
<p><strong>5m54s</strong> Drop down lower on the fake donkey</p>
<p><strong>7m11s</strong> Do a stronger act out</p>
<p><strong>7m51s</strong> Good job going along with the word stumble</p>
<p><strong>8m10s</strong> Get rid of the Zeus inc tag</p>
<p><strong>8m49s</strong> Good call back</p>
<p><strong>9m33s</strong> Great crowd work, as usual good improvised crowd work gets bigger laughs than any material</p>
<p>Part 2</p>
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<p><strong>3m14s</strong> Sell the “what the hell” look harder</p>
<p><strong>5m28s</strong> No need for “that’s bullshit”</p>
<p><strong>Overall: Respectable set, the crowd work went over really well, I just gotta figure out how to do that consistently.</strong></p>
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		<title>Performance Critique: August 2</title>
		<link>http://www.bigbencomedy.com/blog/archives/pc_august_2_2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Late night with the few remaining audience members, after the regular show ended







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2m37s Do more poses
3m04s Change “Fabio” to “Jesus”
3m48s Get rid of “your” in the sentence
4m03s Shorten “when did” to “when’d”
5m19s I need a stronger save if this joke doesn’t hit because it is a political joke
Overall: Except for the junkie actor joke I [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>2m37s</strong> Do more poses</p>
<p><strong>3m04s</strong> Change “Fabio” to “Jesus”</p>
<p><strong>3m48s</strong> Get rid of “your” in the sentence</p>
<p><strong>4m03s</strong> Shorten “when did” to “when’d”</p>
<p><strong>5m19s</strong> I need a stronger save if this joke doesn’t hit because it is a political joke</p>
<p><strong>Overall: Except for the junkie actor joke I did well, especially considering it was 2.5 hours into the show</strong></p>
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		<title>Performance Critique: August 1b</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Headlining a bar show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DPA-12h_40







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0m43s Fix this tag, there’s potential but it’s not fully clear
2m22s Pause for another half second, they might eventually get it
3m09s “Elton” doesn’t work, go back to “Jesus”
3m51s Change “ask me” to “wonder”
4m22s End the response after “I love that Donkey”
4m43s Good line
5m00s Act out the guy
5m50s At least I cut this [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>0m43s</strong> Fix this tag, there’s potential but it’s not fully clear</p>
<p><strong>2m22s</strong> Pause for another half second, they might eventually get it</p>
<p><strong>3m09s</strong> “Elton” doesn’t work, go back to “Jesus”</p>
<p><strong>3m51s</strong> Change “ask me” to “wonder”</p>
<p><strong>4m22s</strong> End the response after “I love that Donkey”</p>
<p><strong>4m43s</strong> Good line</p>
<p><strong>5m00s</strong> Act out the guy</p>
<p><strong>5m50s</strong> At least I cut this joke done from 2:30 to 1:00, but it’s still not working</p>
<p><strong>9m25s</strong> This joke is clearer weaker than the other jokes</p>
<p>Part 2</p>
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<p><strong> 0m32s</strong> Be careful to say the same line of “nobody believes me” and not “no one believes me”</p>
<p><strong>Overall: Lost part of the crowd in the middle when checks came out but I got them back towards the end.</strong></p>
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		<title>Performance Critique: August 1a</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hosting the Sunday writer’s mic







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0m43s Point first, then say the line
1m01s Not a great tag
2m52s Change heroin to alcohol or something more believable
Overall: Decent for working out new material
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<p><strong>0m43s</strong> Point first, then say the line</p>
<p><strong>1m01s</strong> Not a great tag</p>
<p><strong>2m52s</strong> Change heroin to alcohol or something more believable</p>
<p><strong>Overall: Decent for working out new material</strong></p>
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		<title>Performance Critique: July 31</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 8pm show







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Aug 1a
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTtSCgyfFTw
Aug 1b1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DPA-12h_40
Aug 1b2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_hrENo2to8
Aug 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ru-EfM9Zsc
0m44s Change the hair dryer and gun line
3m36s Be more expressive on “let Jesus shave you”
4m34s I can end the act out on “I love that Donkey”
5m30s I might be able to get rid of the line “and then Jewel screwed me over”
6m21s Combine this into one line, “Zeus [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>0m44s</strong> Change the hair dryer and gun line</p>
<p><strong>3m36s</strong> Be more expressive on “let Jesus shave you”</p>
<p><strong>4m34s</strong> I can end the act out on “I love that Donkey”</p>
<p><strong>5m30s</strong> I might be able to get rid of the line “and then Jewel screwed me over”</p>
<p><strong>6m21s</strong> Combine this into one line, “Zeus Inc booked me here tonight”</p>
<p><strong>7m55s</strong> Good job dealing with the phone going off</p>
<p><strong>Overall: Decent but not great.</strong></p>
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