I didn't blog last week; probably because there wasn't much to blog about. It's getting like that again for me; mainly because the little things I'm trying on stage are interesting to me. Until I try to explain them to people. Then it just sounds weird. For example, tonight at Lloyd and Harry's, the crowd was extremely unruly. Dani Reel got up and had people join her to sing Clayton happy birthday. And I got to follow that. Not that I cared, I pretty much write off L&H shows as a loss before I go up. That way there are no expectations. So far, that strategy has paid off numerous times. Like tonight for example. I went on stage and decided to talk-under the audience. I don't remember when I learned about it (talking under an audience basically means I talked quietly so that the audience would police itself: those who wanted to hear would silence the louder audience members) but it worked tonight (nothing works 100% of the time, if it would have failed, I might have just eaten it on stage or tried something else). Dani's friends started yelling at people who were loud, and then asked me to. So I told the guys to shut up, which they kind of did (I was lucky they didn't start talking back to me more than they did).
Anyway, I had some new jokes tonight that I tried. They didn't work at the Forum. Johnny Kavanaugh emceed, and I was slated to go up first. I was going to ride Johnny's likability-wave and use it so I could said new jokes. The audience didn't seem very attentive while I was on stage, and I kind of resented them for it. I think they were upset because I asked them (repeatedly) to move closer to the stage (which few did). After a certain point, I do begin to hate audiences. And I kind of hated the one tonight. Especially because eventually they behaved for some of the other comics. I feel kind of jealous, you know? Why couldn't they have liked me? Why couldn't I have a good set. I hope that sounds sarcastic.