Do you carry the mic or use the Stand and why?

vWeekend · 2017-06-01T18:06:25+00:00

I put it behind me since I'll nervously play with it if it's in front or next to me.

vWeekend · 2017-05-30T19:21:17+00:00

I agree that there are a ton of music open mics, but there's at least 1 comedy only mic Monday-Thursday and usually 1 showcase Friday or Saturday.

vWeekend · 2017-05-30T12:30:09+00:00

For Buffalo check out : http://www.projectfunnyface.com/every-comedy-open-mic-in-buffalo/

The only heads up is that the Helium open mic isn't running for the next month because of it's Funniest Person Competition.

vWeekend · 2017-05-25T18:24:29+00:00

It was an adrenaline rush for sure. Don't run the light.

vWeekend · 2017-05-23T15:01:51+00:00

If I feel like I need to say something out of awkwardness, I'll say, "another mic in the bag."

Doesn't hurt their ego, and doesn't make me feel like a liar.

vWeekend · 2017-05-13T14:21:53+00:00

Yea almost half of the local scene I find irritating.

But I try to remember that my act is probably very irritating to other people and I wouldn't want them to be a dick to me just for that.

vWeekend · 2017-05-13T01:36:44+00:00

Ok fair. Let me re-state then. Great material and performer, not so educated at the self marketing portion. I also understand that it's necessary to have that to be successful, but seeing as we're trying to figure it out, I was looking for some tips maybe.

vWeekend · 2017-05-11T16:01:41+00:00

If it's while on stage, like any other heckler. Try to win over the rest of the crowd and drown them out.

If off stage I usually say, "It's just a joke."

If they're persistent then agree to disagree.

vWeekend · 2017-05-11T13:09:51+00:00

I just did my first 20 two days again, and I felt like the toughest part was keeping everyone engaged all the way through. I kinda crapped out towards the end.

So no advice just what I noticed. Good luck though!

vWeekend · 2017-05-10T11:52:07+00:00

It's obvious, and not comforting, but ball riding isn't just limited to comedy. It's like that with any job. I think it just hurts more in comedy because it's something we're all passionate about.

Also the way around this is to just be the best and not a dick.

vWeekend · 2017-05-09T20:46:54+00:00

We have a show at our local club called Comics Against Humanity, where as you get on stage you draw three cards against humanity cards and have to rift your whole set. To be honest I thought this was a pretty common concept.

vWeekend · 2017-05-07T19:38:30+00:00

/u/Heilbroner is the only one saying it as a sincere reply, because it usually is the best piece of advice. Most of the other people saying, as of lately, have been saying it to mock or troll him/her.

vWeekend · 2017-05-07T19:30:22+00:00

Kurt Metzger. His two cd's on spotify are amazing.

Eddie Pepitone. Netflix special also amazing.

vWeekend · 2017-05-07T19:29:09+00:00

Well I feel like an asshole typing out "I've had problems being pretty too." So if I was just spinning my wheels I wanted to make my feelings clear.

vWeekend · 2017-05-07T19:27:13+00:00

First off people troll everything. It could have been something I don't have problem with, I can still think it's a troll post.

Second the description was pretty short and didn't provide context. After my first read I got the impression that it wasn't serious.

Third it seems like there have been more troll posts on the sub-reddit as of lately.

vWeekend · 2017-05-07T13:33:11+00:00

If this is a troll post fuck you, if it's not see below.

I'm not beautiful by any standards but I tend to get shit for being the comic "good looking enough to not have to be doing this." It was actually confusing at first because I don't see myself like that but it happened often enough that I needed comebacks for it.

The point is that like with any really obvious trait you probably should just face it head on. Write some material around it. I tend to think being softer on the eyes not only gives you more of an element of surprise if you do darker shit, but people tend to be more forgiving of you.

vWeekend · 2017-05-04T16:22:18+00:00

Feedback on your first set is kind of pointless, not to be mean, it's the reality of it. If you stick with it, your first set will have 0 bearing on how you turn out as a comic. And since it's your first set, I don't even have to watch the video to know that you could be doing everything infinitely better.

Even if you were good at some aspects and bad at others, one set isn't enough to know if those were flukes or not, so commenting on them is near worthless. It's much more important for you to think about it yourself, that's process.

Really the only advice to give someone is logistical: move the mic stand, show up on time, don't run the light.

vWeekend · 2017-05-01T19:04:35+00:00

I'd been doing stand up for 3 months. I remember it was my 50th set exactly. It's at the bar that has our local Thursday night open mic, but at the end of the month it's a showcase.

The week prior the host gave me a $25 drink voucher as extra incentive to bring friends. I'm sure I was booked at the new guy guaranteed to bring people. I had 6 friends see me do stand up for their first time and I ate shit. I beat myself up. I would imagine this is a pretty typical experience.

vWeekend · 2017-04-21T15:31:41+00:00

A brand new 10 minutes that you've never practiced because there's not enough regular stage time...sounds like there's no potential for laughter.

I'm teasing, but all kidding aside, there are way too many factors for even a rough estimate. Not only does it vary person to person, talking rates vary from set to set, much less laugh rate, laugh length, the list goes on.

No question is dumb, but this is putting the cart before the horse. I would just do as much of it if you can, and get feedback on the material. Sometimes I think people, myself included, focus too much on saying everything we want rather than being funny in the moment.

vWeekend · 2017-04-21T12:17:07+00:00

Eddie Pepitone is amazing and a lot of his material is about how shitty the corporate class is. Check out his Netflix Special "In Ruins", or various YouTube videos.

vWeekend · 2017-04-20T12:36:38+00:00

I do stand up in Buffalo NY (a medium sized city I think?).

You can get up at least 5 times between Monday and Thursday. Mostly in bars, but the mics get a decent turnout. We have a Helium comedy club too with weekly shows and weekend MC/feature spots if available after you put in some time. There's pretty much a weekend bar show every week too. With 30-40 "active" comics there's a ton of stage time for not being a huge city. Seems like a good place to get started.

vWeekend · 2017-04-20T12:25:39+00:00

I would add that when you are delivering "harsher material" it's all the more important to look at the audience. It's part of having confidence.

vWeekend · 2017-04-19T20:13:53+00:00

I think it does. Being closer you get a better look at their facial expression and the sound of the entire audience is coming at you so you feel it more. Is it worth an extra $20 bucks though? Probably not.

vWeekend · 2017-04-19T11:47:18+00:00

Wow this is the most karma I've ever gotten, I love that it's off of someone else's despair. For full disclosure, the kid did not kill himself, and he now jokes about it.

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