Category: Performance Critiques

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.

Weeknight show, small crowd

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr2QdLJyg68

1m12s I gotta stop saying “kinda” before cute

1m18s If I’m gonna hit on an audience member, I gotta do at least 3 lines, not just one

1m35s I’m eating it but I haven’t started talking faster, which is positive

2m31s No idea why I said the beginning of the sentence twice

3m05s I’m getting the same reaction I get as when I practice at home

3m41s Took me three and a half minutes to stop doing material and try talking to them, not sure if that’s good or bad

4m14s After talking to them, they seem to listen more

4m44s Get rid of the cosmos line

Overall: I ate it. I ate it long, I ate it hard. The bright side is that I didn’t speed up my delivery and rush through jokes. I’m still learning how long to wait when a crowd is not laughing before I break out of material just start having a conversation. I did slightly less bad with my material after I just talked to the crowd for a little.