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.

fan page: matthew fulmer

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.