Tonight I got to follow Mikey Manker at Laughs on the Landing. I took the opportunity to mention the after prom we did, and then talk about my prom (or lack thereof) and my all-male boarding highschool. I did some myspace stuff, talked about a near-adventure with an exotic dancer and did part of the fashion/mop joke that Mike Strantz says he likes. Adam Lough is hosting a competition Tuesday (the fourth) and so he had a wrestling championship belt, which he displayed on the wall behind the stage throughout the show. So while Kevin White was on stage, I snuck up behind him (wearing my motorcycle goggles) and hit him with a chair Repo-man style from WWF in the 80s. Later Adam continued the drama by hauling me on stage, beating up Kevin and claiming the belt as his own. Adam also invited me to join Clayton, Nikki Glaser and some others for a show Saturday. Sweet. To top that off, Thursday is a showcase at the Forum, so I'll be there for that too. In case you're keeping track; I
-filled in as the MC at the Funny Bone Sunday
-auditioned for more MC work at the Funny Bone Wednesday
-am doing an "extended set" at Laughs Saturday
-am in a competition at Laughs Tuesday
-am in a showcase at the Comedy Forum Thursday
It's been a good fortnight for comedy. I was thinking about this on the ride home: The competition will have stricter guidelines on time. Adam said three minutes. So that makes me wonder, which three minutes. I'm a firm believer in being funny quick. I don't like it when people say stuff like, "I can't be limited to just minutes" or 4 minutes or 3... "I need more time to do my jokes". I've seen comics deliver excellent jokes in 20 seconds, I've seen well-constructed jokes and call backs done in a 4 minute set. It's not how much time, it's what-you-do-in-that time. Now as for what I do with my time, I am not quite sure. I have a quick call-back I can throw in, but I don't know who's judging and I don't know if they'll be tired of jokes I've been doing regularly for the past couple months.
I know you know, I see you smiling at me.
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