Good catch and great question.

One way to get big laughs is by using misdirection or surprising an audience.

I don’t feel I need to make a crack about the girl getting around, as I (think I) imply it with the way I repeat “Everyone in New York???” and the look I give. I can’t think of a good “been around the block” joke that isn’t hacky to follow that up. If you think of one and I like it, I’m game to try it out. (This really goes for anyone suggesting any new punchlines or jokes for me.)

The interesting thing I just thought of, is the better I’ve gotten at saying “everyone in new york” / giving the look, the less I’ve been getting a laugh at “I think she was overestimating my fan base.” So I should either play with the fan base wording or ensure that I’m delivering the line the same as before.

Cheers,
Ben

Thanks for the compliment.

In my experience other open mic comics aren’t so much concerned about analyzing your set to see if they’re better than you (although everyone does that too) as they are about memorizing their material / deciding what material they want to use for their set.

Also, the size of the crowd making a difference says more about my skill level than anything else. I did a bringer/pro mixed show with an audience of about 20 people in December, the audience was laughing but not dying at everyone’s stuff. Until the professional headliner came on. He destroyed the room and made everyone (including me) laugh much harder than they had all night.

Just a quick note: the reason I think “EVERYONE in New York will know I’m talking about you?” is such a funny line (and it seems like it got one of the biggest laughs) is because I assume it’s going to be followed with a crack about how the girl has gotten around with all of New York. So it seems a bit disjointed when you take the route of her overestimating your fanbase. What do you think? I’m sure you’ve thought of this before, but I’m curious if you considered going another direction with it.

Great set though.