So my first comedy show at a wedding went over a lot better than I feared. I had never done comedy at a wedding before, so all I had to go off of was other comedians horror stories. I made sure to keep it as squeaky clean as possible. Luckily I was only on the clock for 20 minutes. I kept starring at the grandparents. I figured, as long as they were laughing I was good.
Last weekend was another first. I did a ten minute set for an Alcoholics Anonymous party, to help raise money for their chapter. Needless to say they were all sober, so it definitely felt different from a night club or bar gig. It was a fun show. There were 8 or so comedians on the show, so I'm glad I went up early before the crowd lost their energy. Both crowds They liked my jokes about my wife not talking to me for eight hours after I told her to shut up. That seems like a good wide premise.
As for upcoming gigs, I may have a bar gig lined up for later in the month, and I usually go to open mic nights on Wednesdays. Those are always a special treat.
I think this is great. Doing stand up comedy is one of the scariest things in my eyes. I'm a DJ and I always get really nervous before playing. I'm not even talking so I can't even imagine being on the spot like that. It's cool to see that you are doing different shows other than the regular club or bar scene. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteSo did you end up doing the plural marriage joke? I'm wondering how that went over at the JSMB (I guess it depends on the guests' sense of humors...)
ReplyDeletewow Aaron this is really cool, Im pretty sure that I would never have the guts to stand up in front of people at a wedding, or a AA meeting. Both of those would have been really different crowds to please, especially at a wedding because there are so many people, young, old, fat, skinny, republican, democrat etc. So it would be really hard to come up with stand up comedy that would make EVERYONE laugh. Keep up the great work! I look forward to see where you will be next!
ReplyDelete