Writing with Janine yesterday, I spent almost all of my efforts concentrating on my upcoming Roast (August 17th, Laughs on the Landing, you should come if you can make it). I had a list of people I figured would roast me, (Adam Lough, Gabe Kea, Janine Brito, Mikey Manker, Warren Love Hewitt, and Kevin White) and I called Warren and got some more names, Craig Mayhem, Josh Arnold, Ken JR. and Joe Hartenstein. I was a little nervous as I've been drawing a lot of blanks trying to think of stuff about these guys, but adding 4 more actually made it easier.
Tommy Johnigan came out to Westport last night, did a bunch of new material and returned a pair of shoes I left in his backseat. Since he can't make the roast, I asked that he record something, and we could just play the recording. I think that would be really funny, plus Tommy has a lot of experience roasting me. Unofficially, of course.
I was on stage last night and my lightening joke got a decent responce, despite the general tightness of the crowd. I also set up my motorcycle joke a little differently (I set it up like the scorpion joke, as I just wanted to get it out). Then I talked about my trip to Brazil, which didn't really go anywhere at all really. I'm not all that great at stage-stories, and I ended up with my black-name joke. And I ended up going over my time (4:14 total). I didn't hang aroung the club long, but Gabe, Tommy and his girlfriend (Heidi) and I talked for about 15 to 20 minutes in the parking lot. I got home to my no A/C and watched some Last Comic Standing; Chris Porter got eliminated?
OK, I've met both Josh Blue and Ty Barnett and they're both great guys and great comics, but I can already hear the remarks: He only won because he's a cripple, or he only won because he's black. What about, he won because he was funny, original and likeable? My favorite part is: look at the top three. None of them are from LA or New York (originally). That makes me smile.
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