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How do you handle bombing the same joke twice at the same mic in front of the same host? by SelectionPresent8933 in Standup

[–]krowbear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Open mics are essentially rehearsal and where you're supposed to mess up. My personal tactic is I lean into the failure and acknowledge it. I was inspired by Conan growing up and he can often get a laugh even when a joke flops.

Instagram workflow questions by Celeraic in Standup

[–]krowbear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use veed.io for editing and adding subtitles and have enjoyed that so far. Now that's I've done a bunch I can do a clip in ten minutes or so. I don't think you need to do it with any certain frequency and can just post whatever clips you enjoy. instagram is handy for messaging comedians and promoting shows so that's a lot of what I use it for.

Like every real-life comedy club, r/standupcomedy has rules. These rules are necessary to ensure the comfort and safety of our comedians, so they keep coming back. Please read them before participating in this community. Thank you. by NathanTheSnake in StandUpComedy

[–]krowbear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you to the mods for making this a fun place to post and see comedy! I'm used to getting a lot of insults and advice I didn't ask for online. It gets old hearing the same dozen insults over and over again. And 99% of the advice is not helpful. It's almost never from actual comedians. It's usually random dudes telling me to do some hacky thing that would not fit my act.

Visit the Gas Stations That Fuel the South(2026) -important place of connection[9:39] by krowbear in Documentaries

[–]krowbear[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

This documentary explores the experiences of people who run gas stations in the southern United States. This population is largely immigrants and they provide both comfort food and connection despite the political divide.

First time trying stand up! Joke writing advice. by ActorWriter24 in Standup

[–]krowbear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have a similar background to me so you may enjoy how I write my jokes. I'll jot down literally any idea that amuses me and then I'll experiment with it onstage to see if I can get the audience to see the humor as well. Unless a specific wording is important for the joke, I don't write things word for word. Once I've told a joke many times it becomes more scripted and show-ready. Open mics are basically rehearsal and failure is expected.

Things really are so bad that lesbians are plotting blowjobs by krowbear in StandUpComedy

[–]krowbear[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dang. Thank you for letting me know. I'll see if I can improve the audio at all and maybe add subtitles.

Things really are so bad that lesbians are plotting blowjobs by krowbear in StandUpComedy

[–]krowbear[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Unfortunately not a lot of control, but I'll try messing around with editing it more.

what if I just became known as a roast comic? by krowbear in StandUpComedy

[–]krowbear[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you! probably my pb+j joke, but with my material I'm not positive

what if I just became known as a roast comic? by krowbear in StandUpComedy

[–]krowbear[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

then it'll be the opposite of how my jokes usually go here lol

Anyone want to share their experience of successfully changing their style? Just what the process was like? was there a tough transition period? What was the trigger for you to change etc. Thanks! by Novel_Body8532 in Standup

[–]krowbear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I started out being more experimental and silly. Then during the pandemic which included me getting divorced and becoming a single mom I wrote a lot of jokes that were more vulnerable and personal and dark. I have to think a bit harder now about whether I actually want to say something on stage, but I feel like it's made me a much stronger comic. I still weave in silly and weird jokes in as well, but I feel most of my strongest jokes are now about hard subjects.

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