This is the same night as the previous critique but with a different, and much better crowd.
0m47s The robbery bit definitely needs to go.
0m57s I lied, I’m sober. But it’s a good excuse if you’re ever accused of mumbling.
2m08s More excitement about “Puppies for Yuppies” I need to pretend like I’m the narrator for a TV commercial about it.
2m51s I took an extra long pause because the door swung open and it’s loud outside. I’m starting to get the hang of adjusting punchlines and timing to make sure everyone can hear it.
5m29s One third of the fifteen people in attendance just got up and started to leave.
5m47s I later found out they were actually here or a different show and were just hanging out waiting for that one to start.
Overall: I’m most proud that I’m learning how to wait for the door to close before delivering a punchline so that everyone can hear it. I know I’ve said lots of times that the audience shouldn’t matter to a true professional, but I think I did pretty much the same material with the same delivery two shows in a row (see performance critique 37) and this time I got a much better response. So I have a long way to go until I’m a “true professional”.
