This was the first show I did where I barked for time. Except for the freezing my balls off portion, I enjoyed being out in Times Square and trying to get people to laugh who were trying to ignore me. I succeeded in getting 3 groups of people to come to the show. This was my first time here, so I wasn’t sure if I could keep my video camera somewhere, so I wound up using a voice recorder.
0m18s I did the pause before doing the face here, and it worked like a charm.
1m13s I’m not sure if I should cut the “she’s looking mighty delicious” line out.
1m43s I don’t need to say “but it’s a messed up kind of love” here.
1m51s The “you don’t send your kids to a spa” was too flat.
2m56s This is the first time I got a laugh after “you book some time.”
4m05s Have more outrage and fury for “why the hell are you at my door?”
4m38s I had the delayed audience laugh happen again. I sometimes get (and never intended to get) a laugh at “met a new dating personality, The Snuggle Slut”. I think if I make this more “Mr. Moviefone-esque” when saying it, I’ll get consistent laughs.
Overall: I think this was one of my best, if not best shows to date. The audience “popped” in 4 or 5 places. And I was getting steady laughs throughout. I wish I videotaped it.
Ben,
This sounds like it went really well. Having listened to a number of your previous performances, in this one you sound so much more natural and off the cuff, as opposed to in a couple of your previous performances where you sounded a lot more rehearsed and stiff. I really liked it though. Well done man.
Andy
Thanks Andy.
I can’t help but think that I might sound more natural when you don’t see my body language / facial expressions… maybe I have a face made for radio 🙂