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Damn. It. (Stand-Up Rant)
13 years ago
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I never know anymore what to write in these damn journals. I used to journal a lot, but anymore, I'm kinda meh on the whole subject. Furry has kinda taken a back seat in my life. Not that I don't enjoy the fandom anymore, its just that where I'm currently living there are zero furs and so I've been forced to embrace the dreaded mundane existence D: Not that I mind, honestly. Life has had a lot less drama (Not that I paid any attention to the drama around me in the fandom when I was really active anyway).
Stand Up has been a very slow and painstaking process. I have tons and tons of material ready, written, memorized, tattooed on the back of my eyelids. Its just finding venues to perform. The local comedy club has gotten a call a week from me just wanting to know when their damn open mic is and the excuse is always, when I can actually get someone on the damn phone, the same, "Oh, well, we do have open mic nights, we just don't have our schedule for next week up yet." Okay, fair enough, but the frustration grows when I can't even find out how long set blocks are for open mic. And after leaving my name and number each time I call, they NEVER return my calls. But, the beautiful thing about the stand up game is that if you're not established, you can't yell at a club to get their shit wired tight, because then they will just black list you from the club. So, I kinda have to suck it up and deal with the unprofessional attitude they have. I've thought about YouTube and podcasts, but the problem with that is that it is very easy for material to be stolen and used in the clubs. There's approximately 20,000 comedians working world-wide and 95% of them are trying to make it big. Starting out, your material is your hook more then your personality is. Persona's come later, after the crowds know you can make them laugh, and they come to see repeatedly is when they start to appreciate your persona more then the material. For example, I could go order a coffee from Dunkin' Doughnuts and I'm just Joe Blowjob. They'll make my coffee and send me on my way. Now, say someone like Dave Chappell orders a coffee. The cashier will more then likely laugh and smile a lot because he is an established comic, so people receive him as funny. Anything he says will seem slightly funny, because of who he is.
That all being said, I am very guarded about if any of my material gets out. Yes, I can always write more, this is true. But I don't want one of my bits, that very well could win me a much needed fan, being taken by another comic and them get the fan. Hate to sound greedy, but this is the one thing in my life that I am VERY competitive about. You have to be, comics can be very cut throat people.
I've almost made up my mind that I'll have to just start at a coffee shop. Even though, I really don't think I will be well received by the latte sipping crowd, it will at least be a start. It'll let me flex my muscles and test out the material that is less then perfect.
In other news, I'm down to just one job. Long story short, Life bent me over again. But, hey, I've still got my main one and I am very thankful for that. And, I get paid time off for the summer! Can't beat that! I LOVE that I can say that right now, I'm getting paid money to play games in my underwear while drinking a beer. This is literally the definition of a dream job...when I don't actually have to go into work that is. :P
Its good to be the king, baby!
Stand Up has been a very slow and painstaking process. I have tons and tons of material ready, written, memorized, tattooed on the back of my eyelids. Its just finding venues to perform. The local comedy club has gotten a call a week from me just wanting to know when their damn open mic is and the excuse is always, when I can actually get someone on the damn phone, the same, "Oh, well, we do have open mic nights, we just don't have our schedule for next week up yet." Okay, fair enough, but the frustration grows when I can't even find out how long set blocks are for open mic. And after leaving my name and number each time I call, they NEVER return my calls. But, the beautiful thing about the stand up game is that if you're not established, you can't yell at a club to get their shit wired tight, because then they will just black list you from the club. So, I kinda have to suck it up and deal with the unprofessional attitude they have. I've thought about YouTube and podcasts, but the problem with that is that it is very easy for material to be stolen and used in the clubs. There's approximately 20,000 comedians working world-wide and 95% of them are trying to make it big. Starting out, your material is your hook more then your personality is. Persona's come later, after the crowds know you can make them laugh, and they come to see repeatedly is when they start to appreciate your persona more then the material. For example, I could go order a coffee from Dunkin' Doughnuts and I'm just Joe Blowjob. They'll make my coffee and send me on my way. Now, say someone like Dave Chappell orders a coffee. The cashier will more then likely laugh and smile a lot because he is an established comic, so people receive him as funny. Anything he says will seem slightly funny, because of who he is.
That all being said, I am very guarded about if any of my material gets out. Yes, I can always write more, this is true. But I don't want one of my bits, that very well could win me a much needed fan, being taken by another comic and them get the fan. Hate to sound greedy, but this is the one thing in my life that I am VERY competitive about. You have to be, comics can be very cut throat people.
I've almost made up my mind that I'll have to just start at a coffee shop. Even though, I really don't think I will be well received by the latte sipping crowd, it will at least be a start. It'll let me flex my muscles and test out the material that is less then perfect.
In other news, I'm down to just one job. Long story short, Life bent me over again. But, hey, I've still got my main one and I am very thankful for that. And, I get paid time off for the summer! Can't beat that! I LOVE that I can say that right now, I'm getting paid money to play games in my underwear while drinking a beer. This is literally the definition of a dream job...when I don't actually have to go into work that is. :P
Its good to be the king, baby!
