Category: Comedy

MCing my Astoria show for six audience members

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SInOA161kbk

0m57s Ask what she studies

6m17s Make it the same girl as the previous joke

8m41s I’m going too long without doing crowd work

Part 2

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvzp_DNwOl8

0m25s Go with the mess up, or address it more

0m58s Try a little harder to end on a laugh, especially since it’s my show and I can go long

5m04s Address the interruption more, get a laugh from it, say something like “Wow, Jewel still has more fans than me”

6m41s That’s a strong laugh to end on for this crowd

Overall: Mediocre to average. The jokes in between the comedians did fairly well.

Hosting the Sunday writer’s mic, with the microphone not working

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X47M0JVdc4

1m24s Say that line more seductively

3m04s Call out my lack of smooth running technique

3m50s Try “how about nineteen out of twelve?”

4m40s The toothpaste line is good

Overall: Working out some newer jokes, and as usual they need work

The 8pm show

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8D81nhgapk

1m45s Address the crossed arms sooner, or get a laugh before going back into material

4m08s I got a little more annoyed than needed, and I should’ve pointed out “like the rest of the audience doesn’t know that’s bad”

7m24s No need to keep going back to it, although it worked out this time

9m18s Change the neuro examples

Part 2

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNPZUUHrI64

1m08s I should’ve called them out, “what you guys don’t like the internet?”

Overall: Good but not great. I should be more playful about getting interrupted the first time and not get visibly annoyed right away.

A late night music mic

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dauix65ZOtg

2m22s That’s funny

5m05s Cut “taking their time”

Part 2

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

1m24s Better response “my skit was going great until you called it a skit”

5m40s That was a good call back

7m55s Sell the “that’s so cutting edge” more

Part 3

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

Overall: Not great but it was 2am and I had fun BSing and doing a couple of jokes, and the “Kodak graveyard” improvised line is going in as a permanent tag.

A bar show for 6 people

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5athAUs1KE

1m17s React more positively to the philosophy major or talk to her about it a little

3m33s I should put more emphasis on “passion” to make them sound worse

5m42s Decent improvised line

Overall: I bombed and didn’t connect with the audience. If someone “wooooos” on a topic, I should talk to them about it a little bit.