June 2000

Sat Jun 3 - Mock Cafe

Had a good set. I had only one thing prepped, but a bunch of new stuff flowed out. There was a small crowd, nearly all comedians, but I got some very good laughs. Then I looked up to see how much time I had left and standing at the back of the room was Robin Williams. I got a smile out of him when I talked about my poodle watching me pee.
 
So we got to see Robin Williams do a set. As he got on stage a comedian in the audience spoke up that he didn't want to follow Robin. So Robin got off stage and let the comedian do a set. I was in a similar situation years ago with a well-known pair of married comedians back in Iowa. They were not so nice to the open mikers, and stood on stage and heckled the comedians as they performed. It was not fun to watch. I abandoned my set and trashed the husband for 15 minutes. That was fun.
 
So we got to see Robin Williams do a set. In between his ad-libs he was trying out some new material. Not all of it worked, though most of it did. It was interesting to watch Mr. Williams face when a joke didn't work. Most comedians who reach his celebrity would not so hard to make a set so tight. He doesn't cruise for a minute.
 

Tue Jun 6 - Luggage Store

Fun stuff. I haven't been here for a while. The audience was all comedians but few of them have seen me before so most of them laughed.
 

Sat Jun 10 - Club Car

Really fun stuff. It's a shame that this place is going away. It's a great room. There were some non-comedians there and were really into the show. Many funny people. I had a really good set. I was having so much fun.
 

Sat Jun 17 - Mock Cafe

Ragged set tonight. I didn't do enough preparation before the show. I have this kind of ritual I do before a show, but I'm trying not to become dependent on it. I tried too hard last night. Also I didn't let myself flow during my set. I kept stepping out and trying to do certain bits, even when they didn't come naturally.
 

Also I have to apologize to the guy who came up to me and said that he reads this web site. I wasn't very receptive. Sorry, I was having an off night.