Filed under: financial progress, stand-up journal, video | Tags: audience, cold, crowd, warming up
Cold.
The weather. The comics. The audience.
Last weekend’s November 22nd show had probably one of the slowest starts I’ve seen in a while. After the host and two comics, the audience was flatlining. Then, it was my turn.
I have had this type of crowd before, about two months ago. I chronicled it in Sophomore Dip – an experience that made me realize I always have to be the one in control of the crowd’s energy. So I went out there and got the crowd riled up. New Halloween joke? Make an excuse to have the crowd cheer for Halloween. I’m Asian? Make them pointlessly cheer for being Asian. Yes, it makes no sense, but it’s fun, and it gets the show going. People paid $15 to see a show. Make it worth it.
The show wasn’t the best I’ve ever had, but at least I brought the defibrillators. It was decent enough that I think all comedy clubs should have soundtracks after each performance. I would have loved to dance offstage to “Heat it up.”
Thanks to Mikel, Laura, Jeff, and Andrew who came out to support. I’m glad you guys got to see a decent set. Thanks to two great audience members, Jessie and Kenna (? – Sorry, I might have forgotten your name), who told me, “you were the best comic tonight.”
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Update on financial progress:
Total support to date: 18 people
Total number of people who gave me a high-five after my performance: 1 person
Total number of people who are said, “you were the best one tonight”: 2 people
Previous dollar TOTAL: $26.95
How much I made from 4th Bringer Show: $20
Cost of DVD from 4th Bringer Show: $0
TOTAL: $6.95
Filed under: great finds, video | Tags: chuck, death, PSA, sex, sex education, sexually transmitted infections, sperm, spit, swallow, woodchuck
If you swallow sperm, you will get pregnant.
If you get pregnant, you will die!
And yes, you can potentially get an STI from swallowing sperm.
(One of these things is not like the others…)
Filed under: recommendations, video | Tags: Bay Area, improv, Kyle Cease, laughter, Pillsbury Doughboy, talent
So I’ll be off to go check out some of the Bay Area talent in a bit, slotting the recap for tomorrow. Meanwhile, in the spirit of good comedy, I’ll leave you with one of my favorite Improv sets ever by Kyle Cease.
Gotsta love the organic nature of this one – totally feeding off the energy of the crizzowd. That’s rap for crowd.
Filed under: great finds, video | Tags: best man, bride, disaster, grace under pressure, groom, hit list, maid of honor, marriage, PMS, pool, priest, rings, wedding
A) Call her out on PMS.
B) Push her into the water at her wedding when you’re about to pass off the rings.
But truthfully, if that woman were amazing, she’d laugh it off and be grateful for an eventfully hilarious wedding. Grace under pressure – that’s a woman I’d marry.
Filed under: great finds, stand-up journal, video | Tags: analogies, comedy, teacher, Washington Post, writing
Great comedic writing can often come unexpectedly, like from these samples of analogies “collected by High School English teachers.” And by High School English teachers, I mean that these analogies are the winning entries in a 1999 Washington Post humor contest. The entire list of entries can be found by clicking here.
A few of my favorites:
4. She grew on him like she was a colony of E. Coli, and he was room-temperature Canadian beef.
14. Long separated by cruel fate, the star-crossed lovers raced across the grassy field toward each other like two freight trains, one having left Cleveland at 6:36 p.m. traveling at 55 mph, the other from Topeka at 4:19 p.m. at a speed of 35 mph.
22. He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical lame duck, either, but a real duck that was actually lame, maybe from stepping on a land mine or something.
I love the use of verbiage to deploy humor. And non sequiturs, which ironically are often best delivered by people who don’t do it on purpose, but just suck at life, like below.
Filed under: observations, video | Tags: Britney Spears, nude, steamy room, Womanizer
I’m beginning to think Britney Spears’ songs have been cleverly disguised ironic statements all along. She’s back again with a new track called Womanizer, in which she appears completely nude in a steamy room.
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Does she know what a womanizer is?
If I wasn’t one before watching this video, I’m pretty sure I am one now.
Filed under: recommendations, video | Tags: Her Space Holiday, Neptunes, Postal Service, remix, Rolling Stones, Sympathy for the Devil
Since my last recommendation post on Her Space Holiday was so well-received (apparently a lot of people DO enjoy Postal Service, and therefore enjoy Her Space Holiday), I wanted to do another quick recommendation post on something I’ve been keeping to myself for a bit. Not sure if people know about this one – you might if you were so inclined to wonder what that bad ass track was in the Righteous Kill trailer.
It’s a Neptunes remix of Rolling Stones’ Sympathy for the Devil. Not only is it a great song, I may be blasphemously suggesting that it’s better than the original. Check it and let me know what you think.
Filed under: financial progress, stand-up journal, video | Tags: big dicks, diners, douchebags, elevators, fries, grammar, handjobs, hatred, high-five, rant, stupidity, subway posters, suits, third person, verbiage, washable chalk, wet hands
Armed with his ranting verbiage and ridiculous hatred for douchebags on elevators, Len Yarea touches upon suits, handjobs, diners, fries, washable chalk, wet hands, subway posters, and big ass dicks. (Okay, quick lesson learned. Never use “big ass dicks” after “touches upon.”)
Anyhow, Len Yarea is ridding the world of stupidity…starting with you (while he continues to refer to himself with first and last names in the third person).
Actually, it’s not really a ranting verbiage. But it should be. And it shall be. One day…
Compare with the rest of my performances and you’ll see the difference a few weeks can make. And by “the rest of my performances” I mean one other performance, that wasn’t even in front of a “real” audience.
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Update on financial progress:
Total support to date: 14 people
Total number of people who gave me a high-five after my performance: 1 person
Previous dollar TOTAL: $6.95
How much I made from 3rd Bringer Show: $0
Cost of DVD from 3rd Bringer Show: $20
TOTAL: $26.95
Filed under: great finds, video | Tags: baby, couch, fuck yo couch, parenting
I never thought “Fuck yo couch” was funny. Until I saw this. Feel free to thank me before you even watch it.
The comments make it even better.
Filed under: recommendations, stand-up journal, video | Tags: drink, entertainment, fr.og, France Origine, headliner, Her Space Holiday, Lafayette, music, riff, song, Spring, stand-up, status
Hanging out at Fr.og (France Origine on Spring/Lafayette) the other night, and the bartender not only introduced a great drink, he was playing some pretty great music. If you’re into the whole Postal Service vibe, check out Her Space Holiday – the song I embedded is called My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend. I’ve been sharing this on my facebook status for the past day, but since I’m gonna update my status soon, I wanted it to have a more permanent spot.
I always watch out for your entertainment, don’t I?
On another note, I’m prepping for my first ten minute set tonight – so anyone who comes out to support me tomorrow will see a first. You’re in for a treat since 2 more minutes (over 8 minutes) gives me some extra time to go on a riff. More on this tomorrow.
I wonder when I’ll ever get a 30 minute set? Headliner? Too much to dream about right now? Maybe. But it’s in the back of my mind.
