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Posted August 19th, 2006 by Mike Faerber
Let's try this one more time.
When I go up for Open Mic, it's usually around midnight. As a newcomer, I'm always at the bottom of the list, one that stretches well beyond a normal person's cringe limits before it even reaches me. By the time I'm up, the place has mostly cleared out save about 15 people... ten of which are other comics.
It's brutal, it's heart-breaking, and it's insane. But I love it.
So laugh... even if it's at me.
The Set: After sifting through material, I found nothing I really liked, so I ended up just writing a few one liner-y puns off the top of my head. It's surprisingly refreshing to toss out a few quick word jokes. Afterwards, I realized that while fun for me, audiences don't really appreciate puns. Too gaggy and Now-and-Later-ish I suppose. I mean i can't even think of a single professional comedian who uses puns except as a garnish for meatier material.
You live, you learn.
Fave Joke: The Man-Laws bit is one I'd like to extend on. I'm a bit fascinated with masculinity and how random its standards are. I like twisting it on its head with random silliness such as the law I mentioned.
Worst Joke: I don't know who I'm kidding I love all those jokes... okay the "c'mon you know that wasn't" was delivered pretty bad.
When I go up for Open Mic, it's usually around midnight. As a newcomer, I'm always at the bottom of the list, one that stretches well beyond a normal person's cringe limits before it even reaches me. By the time I'm up, the place has mostly cleared out save about 15 people... ten of which are other comics.
It's brutal, it's heart-breaking, and it's insane. But I love it.
So laugh... even if it's at me.
The Set: After sifting through material, I found nothing I really liked, so I ended up just writing a few one liner-y puns off the top of my head. It's surprisingly refreshing to toss out a few quick word jokes. Afterwards, I realized that while fun for me, audiences don't really appreciate puns. Too gaggy and Now-and-Later-ish I suppose. I mean i can't even think of a single professional comedian who uses puns except as a garnish for meatier material.
You live, you learn.
Fave Joke: The Man-Laws bit is one I'd like to extend on. I'm a bit fascinated with masculinity and how random its standards are. I like twisting it on its head with random silliness such as the law I mentioned.
Worst Joke: I don't know who I'm kidding I love all those jokes... okay the "c'mon you know that wasn't" was delivered pretty bad.
4 Comments
I had written a joke pretty similar to your spyware joke. It goes something like this...
"I was on my computer the other day and I got a pop-up ad for...The Pop-Up Eliminator. Couldn't they have a found a better way to advertise? I mean, they're offering a solution by being part of the problem. It's like trying to get people to go to A-A...by having open bar."
slightly better than last time. two things:
1. don't kill your own jokes before they're even over (by trailing off, looking away, etc)
2. for the love of god, let go of the mic stand. you're making me bite my nails just watching you on taped delay.
i liked the beard pun segment. i think you should do a whole standup with ONLY pun jokes one time. i think it might be one of those things where overdoing something that's semi-lame actually gets funnier as you go on.
Better : )
Maybe you should lose the cheat sheet. Forcing you not to look away, and making the transitions in between your jokes smoother.
hey why dont you try improv
just a thought
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