I was up late last night but still did not get to write about my set, so I'll have to combine my thoughts on it with those from tonight's performance at the Forum. As far as I'm concerned, both sets went very well. The crowd Tuesday seemed a little stiff, but I was only going up 2nd, so maybe they weren't adjusted to the atmosphere. I had fun, which some people say is more important (I may have even said that before, but you can have fun with a mediocre set; that's just not enough for me) than doing well. I may not have destroyed, killed, slaughtered, rocked, killed (again) or brought the house down, but I got laughs, audible ones and worked out the newer jokes I've been playing with.
As far as I'm concerned about tonight's set at the Forum, I did kill, slaughter, rock, kill (someone else) and brought the house down. That may be over exageration, but I got a mid-sized applause break off of my first joke, which I brought out of retirement; the Black Name joke. I did my blackout/shampoo/braille joke because Friday is my 3 year anniversary of being sober, and I did a bunch of my my-friends-are-jerks/I'm-bad-with-women stuff. The one joke I forgot to do was my Mia Wallace joke; but I did think up a line for it while watching Last Comic Standing at the bar with some of the other comics.
These past two sets have really helped; as I've been kind of unsatisfied with my performances as of late. The most frequent comedy thought that runs through my head is; will I make it full time professional? I see the other talent in St. Louis alone, and it's a little discouraging. I see guys (and girls) who are really talented and I don't really feel like I can hang competitively. Working clean does limit my subject material and my ability to open up on stage, I'll admit that, and as far as talant goes, comedically, I probably have a shorter stick than most of my collegues, which may sound negative; but it's what's on my mind, and simply typing it helps me organize my thoughts and kind of form a game plan.
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