Category: Performance Critiques

A music and comedy mic

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfwGCIeIEQ0

2m29s I can probably add “well you’d probably agree with this” to go back into my material

4m41s The if condition before “I’ll remember you” needs to make more sense

5m10s Change “apartment” back to “basement”

6m00s This could have cleaner wording

6m28s Say the follow home line in my normal voice

9m34s Brought them back after a lull

Overall: I started strong, had a weak 3 or 4 minutes in the middle, got them back, then lost them again in the last 40 seconds.

Doing a bar show

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R-JFBFBvgE

2m39s The thesaurus joke needs a few more lines

2m49s Great response to that line

5m17s Coordinate the arms and hips better, it should be a little more mechanical

6m14s Reverse the line, it should start with friends buying dvds and end with businessman

Overall: A little up and down, but the new mom thing worked well.

Going last at another mic with 5 or 6 comics in the room

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAbDudq4xuM

3m43s Do the mom accent better

Overall: Very weak response, even for a mic.

An open mic

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsmdE9y-wps

3m11s Don’t do two crazy bits in a row without saying something in the normal voice first, especially if it’s the first bits I’m doing

4m11s Say “Ok but” before “I was gonna make it a surprise”

4m48s Slow down the “ha ha ha”

5m38s Say “businessman” in the same intonation as my mom

Overall: Average for a mic.

A 10pm show

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-y_fJDCp58

0m29s There’s a window to the outside world and someone waved at me so I went with it

1m00s That’s an improvised line that should become a regular line

2m23s Don’t acknowledge lack of response on that line, it’s not supposed to get a laugh

2m51s Don’t admit to dumbing down jokes, especially when I am

2m59s Pause longer after “tragedy”

4m55s Don’t step on laughs

5m06s No need for that line

6m05s Change my hand motion for the friend act out

7m44s Picture everyone for an extra second

8m18s The line makes much more sense after a crazy voice joke

8m50s Cut the trunk and last night lines

Overall: The actual material was a little up and down at times, but I did a great job of being in the moment and calling things out that were happening in the room.