Sometimes Things Just Aren't Funny

I just finished watching Ace Ventura: Pet Detective for the millionth time. Except, I was watching it with a bunch of friends. Now, I can imagine at this point your probably thinking, 'Gee Morgan, nice story, but who cares?!?' Well the point is that I was laughing at parts that everyone else was not laughing at, and everyone else was laughing at parts that I didn't find too funny. Basically, the point I'm trying to make here is that no matter what a comedian does, or the jokes they tell, there's going to be someone not laughing.

 

A lot of the time I think that people who are trying to start out in the comedy world (ahem....this gal (did I really just say 'gal'? Ew...)) often think their jokes aren't going to make people laugh. which is a possibility, but at the same time I think that you've got to remember that everyone has a different sense of humour. WHICH SUCKS!!!   It's a bit annoying that comedy is subjective, but I think that once you can find your audience everything is all good.

For example, that movie I was watching, Ace Ventura, many people think that it is one of Jim Carrey's greatest movies. I guess because everyone who watches it thinks he's incredibly funny right? Well if you go and watch some of Jim Carrey's early stuff from a million years ago (1980), you'll see him doing a lot of the same stuff like impressions and singing things but he really isn't any good at it. (Sorry Jim :/ ) But then like I said, he perfected things and gained his own audience.

Practice makes perfect right?

I guess that when you bomb as a comic, you shouldn't really be too worried, because someone out there in the universe would have laughed. Unless it was a terrible joke that should have never seen the light of day. In that case you already know why no one laughed. You know, even pro comedians get no laughs sometimes. Honestly if you've watched The Tonight Starring Jimmy Fallon within the past two months, you would have seen a couple of times where his Thankyou Notes got no laughs, and then Higgins got angry at the audience for not laughing. Ha. Even SNL jokes sometimes fail. I swear about 80% of the SNL audience just watches the show to see if anyone breaks character, or to see if the cue cards get dropped and the cast have to quickly make random stuff up.

 

I actually remember watching the Weekend Update bit once and a joke got absolutely no laughs. The audience was silent, and so whoever it was doing the bit (I'm not sure but I think it was Seth Meyers?) ripped up the card the joke was on. And then the crowd roared. Stuff ups on SNL are so funny.

People find different things funny, or maybe sometimes they just don't get the joke. Whatever it is, and if you're a comic, you should remember that someone out there probably would have laughed. But seriously, Don't you hate it when people don't laugh?

Until Next Time...
Morgan ^^

Performing Stand Up Comedy

Maybe it's just me, but every time I write a joke and look back at it, it stinks. I don't what it is, but I can never seem to write good jokes. At least not in my opinion.

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.)

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 ^^

Dan Schneider has a new Nick TV Show!!!!

I literally just found out that Dan Schneider, (Hi Dan!!) Has a new show coming later this year, called Game Shakers.

Ekkkkkk! I am super excited. I mean know its somewhat meant for kids, but Dan's shows are usually pretty good when it comes to making it fun for everyone in the family.

If it's anything like his past shows, I'm sure it will be a hit!

Aaaaannndd Kel from the late 90's Nick show Keenen and Kel is apparently going to be on it. Cool.

Until next time.....
Morgan ^^