Category: Comedy

Opening the Saturday night show

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Jtp1HBlXlc

0m18s If I’m the first comic, I should have the audience clap it up for the MC, they’re not tired of clapping yet

1m02s Go back to saying “it’s like” before doing the announcer voice, it makes things clearer

3m16s This part of the joke works best when only one or two people laugh, which is how it worked out here

4m14s I could’ve done the hand motion a few more times, until it got funny because it made no sense

4m41s No need to say that, even if it’s true

6m18s When jokes don’t work, I resort to flirting with audience members

Overall: I ended strong and get a few strong laughs, but a lot of jokes missed. When I open, I need to start with getting the audience to clap for the MC. I should also avoid making a joke about the audience’s age if it’s not going well. If I’m gonna acknowledge that it’s an older crowd, I say something like, “this is awesome, I feel like I’m speaking at my parent’s anniversary party” or something that’s more light hearted.

Friday night show, about 15 people in the crowd

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKbtywtf0Vo

1m18s I noticed a whole table just talking to each other, so I had to try to get them back

4m33s I usually pick a guy, but only a girl laughed at it

5m19s Make a better shaving motion

5m22s Add a “oh relax,” before “the crabs are fresh”

Overall: Decent set but nothing special. I eventually got the distracted table to pay attention, but to do I had to abandon my previously planned jokes… maybe I shouldn’t plan jokes too far in advance.

Me hosting the writers mic

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

0m27s Slow down the hand motions and pause longer between them

1m45s The shoe joke worked better with this premise

3m33s I should have the word “morning after” during one of the last two times I say “pill”

4m06s No need for “just proving a point”, just make a big face like “what the hell?” and hold it while waiting for the crowd to catch up

Overall: My newer jokes are progressing but still need more work

I’m MCing for a full house

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVB9MQ0qUDI

0m25s There was a blizzard forecast which never came

0m50s The background talking is the waitress taking orders, I can’t call that out

1m58s I always have fun being an inept psychic

2m08s I missed an easy “bring you up and down” joke

2m36s Good call back and add on to a previous crowd work joke

2m51s I should’ve said, “oh, you work for the government”

3m51s Say “I’m gonna be hitting on you” a lot slower and more seductively

5m10s That was a short amount of up front time

5m48s A table was completely not listening, so I had to call them out before proceeding, best part was it took me three times of saying something before they realized it was about them

7m22s Good to know the second part of the dogs joke still works

7m35s The mic kept breaking

8m32s It might be more effective to say “Relax,” before “the crabs are fresh”

This is the check spot portion of my set

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1CEHyLN-Fs

0m39s I try to find one or two people listening and talk to them

1m08s I’m going faster than usual, I need to slow down

3m47s It should be “one couple” not “one person”

4m47s Just when you thought it couldn’t get louder…

5m29s I need to slow down

6m54s It’s always good to dedicate a herpes joke to a specific table

9m02s And one group is back and listening

9m49s The “I don’t mean to give the game away” felt forced, I need to pause longer before it

Check Spot Part 2

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ddzoDcpvcc

1m49s It finally got quiet

Overall: The other comics got solid laughs so I did my job as the MC. I had some decent crowd work and did the loudest check spot I’ve ever had without losing track of what I was saying. My couple of jokes between comics went over pretty well too.

A Friday night show, about 15 people in the audience

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBoOyCi6puE

0m23s No need for the “straight A’s, right?” tag

5m47s 10 of the 15 audience members are fifteen or sixteen years old

6m09s That was pretty funny

7m45s The kid was looking pissed off the whole time, I had to call it out

8m10s Slow down my hand motions and do better improv object work

Part 2

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6LLt3xvLr8

0m49s Change “I’m kidding” to “That didn’t really happen”

Overall: I did a great job with crowd interaction. I had consistent small to medium size laughs but need to have huge laughs the whole time. On the bright side, consistent laughs are better than sporadic laughs.