Tuesday, November 14, 2006

the Brownie method

I've been writing more and talking to other comics lately. I've been pitching premises and jokes and I still haven't gotten a recognizable joke. I was writing with Joe Lehnig and Keith Cissell, and Keith said that one premise I had would be really good in Six Months. Six? Months? Last night I hit Lloyd and Harry's and tried a couple new jokes, but they didn't go anywhere; one is about my highschool. But I used to do jokes on the same topic, so I'm having a hard time not telling them the way I used to.
I think the problem is: none of my high school experiences seem weird to me (even though I went to a religious all-male boarding school). I'd kind of like to tell the story the way I do my Dominoe's Brownies joke. If I can get it to that weird/rediculous level, I might be happy.