I MCed two shows in a row, this is the second one
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5KDK456qg4
1m12s Decent crowd work joke
1m43s Funny mental error, MCing more than one show a night is never a good idea
3m13 Good job recognizing the audience wanted to clap and encouraging it
Overall: This MC spot was an improvement over the first show of the night as I was able to get some decent laughs from doing crowd work. I think messing up my third joke actually loosened me up.
This is me MCing the 8:30 show
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFV8reSP8IQ
1m12s After hearing she was a student, I could’ve gone with something like “two unemployed people, how can you guys afford a comedy show”
3m55s That’s a funny call out, I should pay attention in future shows to see if a couple looks at each other for that one
4m18s Stronger volume on “Igor likes this”
4m31s Slow down
4m59s Someday my crowd work will actually be funny
5m42s Get rid of “first of all” and “second of all”
6m38s Make my tone lower for “cause you know I don’t need that shit”
7m58s At least the last punch line hit
There was time for me to do the checkspot as the MC
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgqcS4zopwQ
1m40s The old “I just ruined your weekend, whoops”
1m58s I’m talking faster than I should be
3m21s This premise could be phrased better, “There’s so many options I’ve resorted to making all my decisions playing rock paper scissors”
Overall: I did an okay job MCing, but as usual, I need to work on my crowd work skills, or at least ask more interesting questions.
Back at The World
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwwRR8sO_bI
1m31s A minute and a half of crickets and counting
1m45s Say “Igor likes this” harder and louder
2m14s Cut the Columbia House line
2m34s I guess I was up late in this show
2m50s Only have “food” at the end of the sentence
4m32 This set is painful to watch
4m52s Funny cause it’s true
5m01s Not a bad idea to just make statements about the audience instead of asking them, they’ll tell you if you’re wrong anyway
7m49s The frustration of the crowd not caring is evident when I reask the question
8m29s Getting no laughs on my last three punch lines forced me to do a joke after my call back, which also didn’t get any laughs
Overall: I’m not yet funny enough to do a check spot on a Tuesday night that’s two hours into a show. I have no clue how many people were in the audience (I’d guess around 10), but this is bombing. There’s two positives: 1) I powered through and 2) While rewatching the tape, I’ve noticed making statements about the audience instead of asking them questions can be more effective.
This is me hosting the writer’s mic, sorry about the bad camera angle
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaUkaAk2zXk
0m13s I think it’s a funny line, even if it’s not stand up funny
0m45s Stumbling over words
0m50s I should have quicker movements when switching between two characters
1m15s Whenever you gotta explain a joke, it’s not a keeper
1m38s Terrible story with no punch lines, cut it
2m28s There’s nothing like working a joke out on stage
2m47s Cut “the amount” it should just be “twice the toys and twice the neglect”
3m10s Make the English word drag out longer
3m58s No need for “shit trenches”
4m52s Russian accent needs to be even stronger
5m02s Say “help me” more scared
Overall: The family stuff has promise but needs to be tightened, the first minute of jokes can be thrown out
The first Saturday night in a while where I only did one show
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw0BK-DG50k
0m41s Longer pause before putting my hand on my hip
1m13s That was a good, long pause before continuing that elicited the laughter
2m27s Jenny likes this isn’t necessary, or a funnier person needs to be brought in
2m31s Ask “do you know what button you push to break up?” instead of telling them
2m47s Get rid of the Columbia House line
3m55s Add a “dot com” after “why the hell are you at my door?”
5m15s First time I remember the description of Saw ever getting a laugh before I say “that’s your first date”
6m29s Wrong tone for “I don’t mean to give the game away”, it should be more of a “whoops” tone
Overall: Very solid set that was getting laughs throughout. There’s a couple of newer lines that need to be changed, but overall it was good.
