Month: August 2011

The 8pm show

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACKinx4jekc

0m45s True quick anecdote about today, not that funny though

3m24s Find a better way to that line

4m01s Say the “I just learned” at the start of the sentence

6m31s Get to that line a little quicker

6m41s Hit the last line harder

6m54s Pause for half a second after “transferred in from”

7m44s Slow down a little

8m10s Turn to the side for this line

Overall: Good set. I did two week old jokes and they went over decently well. I just need to tighten them up.

Late night music and comedy, with a birthday party group chatting in the back

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY6ulHgIvhA

0m38s Good riff to start

1m11s Emphasize “I’m” in that sentence

1m21s Emphasize “your”

5m15s Work on the wording for that

7m12s I should try a little more to control the talking

8m14s Nice delivery on that line

9m05s Don’t need that last line

Overall: Eh. I was so focused on working out my new stuff that I didn’t put in as much effort into controlling the crowd as I should’ve.

Doing a check spot

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t4HweeOkqY

1m08s I mixed up where “shoes” and “hair” go, ruining the joke

1m25s Can’t do the “you look like you disappointed your parents” line if the previous line totally misses, do something less aggressive first

2m25s Decent job of going with the “audience participation”

3m15s Say “you’re my favorite audience member” instead of “my kind of girl”, it’s a stronger version

Overall: Ok for a check spot, not great

A writer’s mic

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJSsXWt7e_w

0m52s Have a more specific posture for the friend

1m32s Say the sentence without pausing in the middle

2m15s Say “steady” before “sex supply”

3m22s Try “lone” instead of “only”

3m40s Make this punchier

5m33s Try saying the last one in my mom’s accent

Overall: Weak to mediocre mic response. Working out new jokes.

Doing a 9:30 show, with more audience than usual

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf6XOTPF-8w

0m48s Go bigger with the pointing motion

1m21s Go bigger with the pointing motion

1m34s Don’t use the words “today at work”

2m37s Draw out “I’m kidding” a little longer/softer

4m22s Come across my body on the pointing

6m08s This is a new twist to an old joke, gotta find the best wording for it

6m48s Add “cause you’re all uptight”

7m08s Put more emphasis on “AND”

7m53s Don’t stop on the laughs

8m33s Nice end on the joke

Overall: Great set. I messed around with the audience and would lose them a little but then bring them right back stronger. And I also got 3 or 4 big laughs from a two day old bit, so there’s lots of potential there.