Category: Comedy

This is for a real audience of five people

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OjzCB-3Xao

0m58s The guy was asking “what kind of name is Igor?” or something like that

1m13s If I get interrupted twice in a joke, I should just go with whatever the audience decided to talk about instead, or address it better before returning to my material

4m31s Reword the crabs line

4m54s My tone should be in more shock

5m25s No need to go back to the line after it gets sidetracked

Overall: This was mediocre. I was low energy and didn’t deal with the audience disruptions the right way.

This is an open mic in front of five or six comics

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XpbwjUOr8c

0m06s I got brought up with a “what’s your name again?” so I had to address it

0m49s Reword it to “but the crabs are fresh”

1m14s Keep scrolling my thumb the whole time

1m52s It should be “my baby is pesticide free”

2m03s I made up names

Overall: I could reword some of the jokes but at least I’m not rushing my material when there are few laughs.

The Sunday writer’s mic

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMoCBScAd3Q

0m45s If you’re watching this video, just fast forward to here. Editing critique: Trim the fat around my sets

0m52s The comic before me ended his set by being in his underwear

1m25s This joke was way funnier when I thought of it in the shower earlier that day

2m18s This whole joke needs to be a lot clearer

2m47s Kill this joke

3m18s Decent setup, terrible punch line, rework it

4m22s No more redbull joke

Overall: All of my newer jokes need rewriting or deletion. The suicide joke is golden.

Me MCing a 15-20 person Friday show

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

0m25s I should’ve had them clap it up for themselves again to show I’m in control of the room

0m49s I love the inept psychic bit

1m33s Awesome being surprised reaction and then claiming I’m not surprised

5m42s I like how I’m weaving between my family stuff and shorter jokes instead of doing all the Russian stuff at once

8m38s No need to keep going back to the negativity, because I’m not doing that badly

Doing time between comics

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyT8uLiQo0A

0m15s Try to say “that didn’t really happen” instead of “I’m kidding”

More time between comics

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX1J4fXNmW8

1m55s I’ve found this is a good technique, if you feel you’ve been a little mean with the crowd work, ask the person’s name and then have everyone clap for them so they know you’re kidding around

Doing a long check spot

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD24A4Ab4nc

0m15s I still don’t understand why everyone thinks the talk show thing is funny

0m44s I tried calling it back to the Catholic joke’s punch line, I can’t do it that far apart

2m29s It was nice to do a couple of minutes before the checks got dropped

2m52s This is where it’ll start to get loud

5m37s Add the word “only” into the sentence

7m33s I like the comment “you feel your soul’s been bared”

9m43s Be careful not to say “neuro” before the first time I say “prostitution”

Overall: I did a solid but not amazing job as the MC. I should’ve had the audience clap a couple times to start the show just to get the energy levels up. I did a good mix of talking to them and doing material, but I didn’t need to acknowledge it every time a joke didn’t hit perfectly. I do feel I got better and looser as the show went on. I did the check spot better than I did the opening spot. I should’ve had that level of relaxation and banter at the start of the show. Also changing the “online dating website for child molesters” punch line didn’t work.

Doing a weeknight spot about two hours into the show

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

0m13s No need for “we don’t need to listen to me”

1m07s Someone in the audience said “show him”

1m18s I don’t know why I got so mean so quick

1m32s At least I realized it and got a little nicer

2m02s Got them laughing again even after the meanness

3m48s I keep losing the crowd and bringing them back, I should’ve gone into more one liner jokes as they have A.D.D

4m17s A comic walked in and started talking to her friends in the crowd, so I had to acknowledge it

4m52s No need to say “driving a van” I should say “I was in a van” to make it more of a surprise

7m43s Keep scrolling my phone while looking at the audience

8m15s Good ending

Overall: I started a lot meaner and more annoyed than I usually get. From watching the tape, there wasn’t a reason to be that annoyed but I think the audience was already getting drunk and unruly before I got up there. However, it might’ve just been me having waited around for two hours and just wanting to do my jokes. Either way, I shouldn’t have gotten that mean that quickly, even if it more or less worked.