Tonight I did my very first spot light at the West Port Funny Bone. I went up between Joe Marlotti and Buzz Sutherland, both very funny comics. First off; the audience was huge, Jeff said there were a hundred and forty people, but it seemed like way more. And following Joe was really cool, because the audience was very warmed up. My set felt really good; last night a bunch of people told me to do that material tonight, but I had to add 2 to 3 minutes, so I drew up a cheat sheet and ended up using it (-5). Other than I don't have any real complaints about my set.
I've been working on one joke; which I call [endorsments]. I've been starting out saying "I don't drink anymore" or "I've been sober for 18 months, clap if you want I don't care" because I want the audience to know more about me. I think it's cool when a comedian is honest and you can laugh with/at them, but you leave knowing their perspective. Anyway, instead of bringing out my little problem, I'm thinking about just skipping over it and saying something like "In college, I was a professional alcoholic; the only thing I was missing was an endorsement deal. I should have had patches on my jacket, like Nascar drivers. Stuff like "Jägermeister", and "White Castle" and "Camel Cigarettes" so when you saw me face down in a street somewhere, you know how I got there. People could walk up and say 'Wow, that guy must sure like Jägermeister... and White Castle... and fat girls...'" and then follow up with "instead of endorsements, I just got a sponsor". I think that would flow well into my "I actually went to an AA meeting once, and I felt a lot better. After hearing some of those stories, suddenly me peeing on the TV isn't such a big deal".
Most of all he needs the funk (shine it)
Help him find the funk (ha, funk it!)
Most of all he needs the funk
Help him find the funk (get him)
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