Category: Comedy

This is a bar show in Staten Island. There was a 10 person audience

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

0m23s I made a joke based on a host’s joke

1m42s Weird that 4 punch lines in a row missed after the “cancel relationship” got a big laugh, but good job pausing just the same

4m21s His parents were in the audience, so I acknowledged it

5m01s This is a good save line I’ve recently started using

5m44s Fun little rant

5m56s It’s okay to say that because he’s my friend

6m33s Awesome how rewinding time actually worked

7m33s Part of that joke is that we don’t get paid

8m05s No need to say “websites” and “online”, that’s redundant

Part 2

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUadSZ4_NhQ

1m32s I’ve brought this joke back but with a more surprising setup, and it seems to work better

3m12s This could be clearer

3m18s The sentence “while she’s taking the pill” should go before “don’t write this joke”

4m52s These fifteen minutes really did go by quickly

5m30s I don’t recommend playing “request a joke line” to close your set

6m54s High quality

6m58s The show was called “The Rodney Kings of Comedy”

Overall: This was the first time I tried to consciously not smile while delivering my jokes. I felt it worked and I was enjoying trying not to laugh. I couldn’t help laughing sometimes, but I’m really working on not doing a big smile after every joke. Considering there were only ten people in the audience, the show went pretty well.

The Friday night show

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb50sXxUj8o

1m08s Get rid of “that’s like”

4m30s Good usage of pausing

5m01s Too wordy “online restaurant review websites”, rephrase it

5m58s Good job milking the look

6m25s I’ve been doing this joke for almost two years and nobody has ever said “bed” before

6m44s I put my hand out a second early

7m49s I like the improvised line of “and a clown suit”

9m18s Awesome phrase “the molester touch”

Overall: The set was pretty solid throughout but my first two minutes were stronger than the last eight. I need to maintain the level of laughs I had at the beginning throughout the whole set.

Another open mic I decided to do before getting to a real show

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2osVInQYEw

1m23s There was no need to call this out right here, the jdate joke got laughs

3m08s One chuckle at this open mic = roomful of laughter at a real show

3m38s No need to say “website” and “online” – that’s redundant

4m05s Get rid of the high maintenance line

4m24s Look more shocked and look more at the audience

Overall: If this wasn’t an open mic, I’d say I completely bombed. However, I don’t believe you can bomb at an open mic where there’s no real people, just other comics. If there’s non comedy people watching the open mic then you can most certainly bomb. The bright side is I didn’t speed up my delivery or get nervous about the silence.

Open mic with 6 comics in the audience

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=279o-dov1Yo

0m30s No idea why I decided to open with this joke

1m03s This is 100% true

2m13s Look at the audience for longer

2m42s The rest of this video is me committing to a bit by doing it over and over

3m50s I love that they think I’m kidding about doing this joke over and over

5m34s This is the most fun I’ve had at an open mic in a while

8m22s This is cracking me up watching it again

9m12s This is the comedy version of how a hot dog gets made

9m33s Two actual girls came in to watch

9m44s Made sure they were laughing

Part 2

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQMVpJ-klBU

0m04s Funniest audience comment that I had no response to

0m32s Should’ve said “on sale” instead of “cheaper”

1m26s Say “intimate” not “date”

Overall: I had a lot of fun, and while I didn’t get my joke fully fixed, it got closer. I think this is a great drill to do at open mics where there’s no actual audience members. Try doing the same (new) joke three or four times in a row. One you’ll get more comfortable doing the joke and comics might start laughing just for the ridiculousness of the repetition. They might even pay attention after the second or third time repetition.

Another small weeknight crowd of 8

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXxsSiJ44BE

0m53s Go bigger on the Igor face

1m26s Do another “what the hell?” face instead of smiling

2m18s That’s hysterical that a couple started officially dating because of my questions

2m40s Not sure what she said

3m18s Don’t smile, look scared

5m18s Not sure why this part of the joke completely missed

6m01s Don’t smile at that

Overall: Decent crowd work to start, otherwise it was mediocre. I got some laughs but nothing huge or constant.