I have a friend who is on the stand up comedy circuit where we live. She goes to all the open mic nights at bars, cafes, and pubs. She's been doing it for about a year, and she says that in that past years she has bombed a heap, but she's learned so much from it. She keeps encouraging me to give stand up a try, but as much as I really want to do it, I am so scared of what could happen. Geez, the worst that could happen is no one will laugh, I make it sound like I'm about to be shot down by Hitler.
In the wise words of my friend, "The first time you do stand up, you'll probably suck." Well, thanks for the confidence boost. Not to mention the only place in town where I know to do stand up is the tiniest little café you've ever seen. Literally the 'stage' (if you can even call it that) is like a meter squared (which I think is something like three feet squared). Yeah, its small.
Think of all of the great comedians in movies and what not today. Did you know that Adam Sandler used to do stand up comedy? You should see his on stage persona, it is so unlike him today. You can see his super duper old set here. He seems to be a lot calmer. And slightly jittery. Not only was he a stand up comic, but a ton more too. (I just thought he was a good example.)
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| Jim Carrey performing stand up comedy, from a hundred years ago. Ok, 1980. He was only like 18?!? |
Ok, fun fact time. Did you know when you get an audition for SNL you have to perform a five minute stand up routine? So pretty much if you've not done it before, I'd imagine it would be scary.
Anyway, my jokes, I suppose I'm the only judge here since no one has really ever heard any of my jokes besides me. So maybe I should give it a shot. They might not be so bad. (But probs are!) One day I'll give it a shot, and it will be great. But, knowing me, I'll pass out before I say anything. I hate public speaking.
Until Next Time...
Morgan ^^
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