No One Reads This Blog

I just wanted to take a quick moment to recap what's been happening in the comedy space. DC comedy continues to suck. There isn't enough support/interest in live comedy in DC. There is a small group of comics looking to make that change.

Personally, my last few sets have been good. I've got the bug again. I want to get on stage to tell jokes. Half the of the time I'm up there, aren't jokes at all - rather small twisits in things that actually happen. I have loads of new material so I'm spending time on stage going through it all. Eventually, I want to stick with the ones that work and make a solid set out of it. Most of the regular comics I see at Wiseacres use up 5 of their 6 minutes doing bits that work and get laughs, then they use their last 1 minute to do new stuff.

I'd like to get to that point. I want to be good at delivering my material. I want to cut out the um's and anyway's. I want solid delivery with out rushing to the punchline. Though one can't tell, I get nervous up there. Ironically, the times I'm nervous, people say I look relaxed up there and the times, I'm relaxed and chilled, they say I look nervous. *shrug shoulders*

I'm cooking up some really great premises for jokes but need to work out the story around it for a punchy delivery.

Do people really mean it when they ask me when my next show is? Or are they saying it because they like the idea of me holding on to that hope of them maybe showing up one day.

Comedy is weird. You just do it. Unlike some of the other aspects of my life/careers, it's hard to work up a plan of getting somewhere. How do I go from here (nobody doing Open Mics at Wiseacres) to a special on Comedy Central? How do I get a 5/6 minute spot at Gothem?