52

So I preformed for the first time in over 11 months, their were some hiccups but overall it was a good performance.  I plan to preform all over so this was just a start.

50-51

So I'll be at the next open mic on may 15th.  In addition in June I'm going to start preforming at the cove on Sunday nights, probably every other week.  Once I get my sleeping schedule down I'll be hitting Baltimore that could be in a couple months.  I'm starting therapy soon, so hopefully that will help I'm not rushing this so it could be the end of summer or sometime in the fall until I start preforming in Baltimore.  chow

50 (April 19)
good performance

Another Pic

51 (the next Monday)
good performance

PS. the cove is in York, PA.
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49

April 10th
My performance was good after returning to preforming after a break.  I'm still trying to memorize new material so we'll see if I do anything new when the 50th performance happens.  I forgot my camera so no video or pics. chow

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main stage

set list no new material

2/20/17

So they had the open mic on the main stage of the chameleon club.  The last time they did it I missed it.  So it was really cool and a big thrill.  Since some day I want to be successful enough to do theatre performances, granted its not a theatre but it was still cool and it had that vibe.

I switched with raj belani a comic based in the nyc metro area, a nice guy.  Everybody thought I was being skipped.

I talked about growing up in the city for little and then went to the set.  I did half the set with out looking up the set list and I screwed up some of the jokes but hopefully soon the nerves will dissipate.

Next week I hope to have one of my new jokes memorized.

Ps.  In the picture if their would have been new material, the name of the joke would have a number beside it instead of a letter.

48

Camera Down

Date: 1/18/17
Location: Marietta, PA
Venue: Railroad House Inn
Type: Open Mic
#: 47

I was going to have somebody take pictures of my performance, so whenever I get shows.  I have a professional looking shot for fliers but my camera had a different idea, it died right before my set.  So no mug shot for me, boo-hoo!

Stage fright my constant foe.  I will defeat you.

I did a couple things right in the set.  First I got on stage.  Second, I told jokes even though my mind went blank because of anxiety but I did it.  They laughed at them which was nice.

I cringed when I got off stage because I forgot to mention I had business cards on me.  Plus I forgot to do the oreo bit which I still don't know if it needs to be rewritten.  Anxiety being a jerk.  I'll overcome it someday soon.
 

January 2nd, 2017

January 2nd
so I left Monday night to go to the chameleon even though for the first time in a long time I found a Penn State game interesting.  I use to be a fan until the whole Sandusky crap happened and I have no plans of following them now.

When I drove off I completely forgot my set list I turned around to go back to get it and then decided screw it.  I'll do it from memory.  Yep my memory wasn't so great and I didn't need the jerk interrupting me during the first joke.  I didn't respond kindly and I won't repeat what I said.  Then, this guy was booing me after my set.  I really don't care since the chameleon club (lizard lounge) isn't my social club like it is for this guy.  When I leave after I find work and rarely go to that place.  He can boo other people and wonder why he's still in the same damn place.

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2017 goals

in no particular order
1. Get shows
2. Get into comedy festivals I have 3 so far picked out (Limestone - Bloomington Indiana, Devil's Cup - NYC, and trial by laughter - Indianapolis)
3. preform in Philly, Baltimore, NYC, and DC
4. Get into DC Improv's comedy school, I'm waiting till I hit 100 open mics to apply (55 away)
5. Do at least 125 open mics
6. Conquer my stage fright
7. Conquer the world like my hero pinky & the brain

Finally

Happy New Year!

colt 45

12/26/16 45th open mic

Yep, I read two jokes I basically had them memorized but I wanted to make sure I said them correctly.  The one about an incident after a Cleveland Indians game (in Cleveland) has always been a weak joke, not sure how to fix it.  Funny how short the thing is (120+ words) and how hard it has been to memorize.  The other joke about a coworker that we dubbed "mr. serious" had a strong opening and ending but the middle was blah.  I rewrote that one and added close to 50 words to it after I got home from the open mic last night.  I'm hoping that its fixed.  Then I screwed up another joke.  Finally I did anger issues the joke that tells you why if your mad at your father you shouldn't wait till he's dead to resolve things.  Overall a crappy set.

next week I'll probably record my set as long as I go...

christmas ornament

12/19/16

yep I got a Christmas Ornament for being a comic on Monday night.  My set went okay.

unprepared

12/12/16

I literally threw this set together and really wasn't prepared.  I didn't work on any new material.  I trashed one joke a week ago since I rewrote it (home room teacher).  The one that seemed to piss people off when I posted it online.  Anyways I used a notecard for the first time in a couple weeks and forgot my camera.  So I did a bunch of old jokes, and my timing was off.  Plus I was short on the time for the first time in sometime.  The audience reaction was good since each joke I did is a good joke.  I don't think any of them were really long which caused the time to be short.

43rd open mic

 

Year 3 in review

stats
Practice Preformances: 1
Comedy Open Mics: 25
Friends: 1

I started performing on December 2nd 2013.  I hope that success comes but the goal is bring joy into people's life.

previous years
year 2

42nd open mic

11/21/16
So I recorded my set, I was really nervous.  The link below is the only thing that was good enough quality for me to post on youtube.  Plus, I have a longer version of this joke which I'm going to start working on soon. click the link
 

burn it down and walk away

11/16/16
So a fellow comedian from the Kutztown area told me and he had seen me at Lizard Lounge was at this open mic.  He complemented my material before and after my set.  Plus he thinks I should start going to Philly.  I agree, but I need a job first so I can go to Philly, Baltimore, D.C. and their surrounding metro areas.

My set was good, I'm done with using note cards.  I hope to get shows soon and post videos me making people laugh.

I probably won't be at this open mic next month (dec 21) because of a scheduling conflict.
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So I have a trump bit, hmmmmmmmm what to do with it, after the 21st I'll start working on it
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the title is a zao lyric quote

episode 40

bonfire

10/24/2016
my 40th performance

I had a great set, and for the first time I made it to the light (4 minutes) without looking at a notecard with the joke names.  This is a huge deal to me and I plan to build on it.  I ignored the insults after my set because it came from the same people who whine about my sets.  Plus they didn't say anything necessarily horrible.  I get it because I'm not a shallow comedian who thinks comedy is just about sex and saying 'fuck' as many times as possible in a comedic set even when it becomes redundant.  I become a target because I'm different.  I take it as a complement that people are talking about me afterwards, it doesn't matter to me if its good or bad.  I did 4 bits the newest one went off really well, I was going to record the set but at the last minute I decided against it because I thought it would be awkward to give somebody my camera right before my set.  When they weren't prepared for it.

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3 minute ninja

10/19/16

So I drove to this open mic expecting 5-7 and got 3 minutes, its 24 miles away from my house but I'm understanding.  I would call it an average performance and the video sound was horrible and the response wasn't great so I'm not planning on posting what was recorded.  I'm hoping it goes back to 5-7 minutes.  I also had the wrong start time which was annoying overall I left fairly annoyed because I would have prepared differently and used different jokes with the shorter time had I known ahead of time.  and yes nobody showed up but what else is new.  People lie to me all the time and tell me their going to come to my performances, thankfully that didn't happen in this case.

an accomplished goal

I did the longest joke I've ever performed at close to 300 words and its was a train wreck but I got through the whole joke which was the goal.  I'll find out on the 19th if I need to fix anything because the lizard lounge doesn't have the final say on the jokes I write.  Personally I hate the venue but I'm stuck since I don't have a job.  Plus I'll have the joke fully memorized by then since I only had it partially memorized.

9 26 16

well I went to a funeral in the morning for a high school friend and had a set that was basically the same material as the 21st the biggest difference was the crowd size.  the crowd was a lot smaller at lizard lounge.  I got some laughs but again I'm starting to realize that everyone's favorite dirty lounge doesn't get the final say on whether I'm funny or the material I perform is funny.

the nervous anthem

9/21/16
I had a great time at this once a month open mic.  I was fairly nervous, stage fright my constant foe.  The new material I did worked fairly well, I screwed up jokes because of the nerves and wasted a couple minutes trying to find my joke list.  For once I wasn't attacked for my material, it was refreshing.  Personally when people attack me its shows their insecurities and that their not man enough to talk to me about the material I do.  If you think attacking me is going to advance your career your an idiot.

an ode to smart titles

8/29/2016

so much for memorizing the set order, I guess I'll try that next week.  the audience was small which made it hard for me to tell if a new joke worked but what else is new nobody goes to that dump.  Some people laughed which was nice.

35th performance

A Salute to my Imaginary Friends

8/22

So I succeed in doing a set without looking at a note card for the first time, yea me.  The lack of an audience was striking but all my imaginary friends were there cheering for me.  The set was okay.