March 2001

Mock Cafe - 3/10/01

26 comedians! Some of them very very funny. Some of them not. I was somewhere in between. I had a couple of pretty good moments, and some moments of silence. Mostly I'm still out of practice. Part of the problem was the comedian before me walked the room. (Translation: His set was so bad that audience members ran for the door.) I did actually walk the room once back in Iowa. I made the mistake of doing five minutes of material trashing Michael Jordan. Iowa, it turns out, is too close to Chicago to pull this off. The important thing for the comedian is to learn from this experience. Last night was a good audience. Many paying customers, who all came to laugh. So for them to get up and leave, let's just say, is not a good thing.
 
I should qualify this by saying that the comedian in question has potential. He just needs to learn to translate what he thinks is funny into something that the audience can connect with.
 
Also, comedians, when the sign-up sheet gets put out, PLEASE SIGN IN THE ORDER YOU ARRIVED! I was the 6th person there and wound up 15th on the list. It's not right.
 

Mock Cafe - 3/17/01

Not a great set. Not sure what I was trying to do/say. And if I don't know, how will the audience?
 

Mock Cafe - 3/24/01

Unemployment may be coming to an end. I have a good shot at a job. I didn't realize how much this has depressed me. I keep blaming my bad sets on lack or preparation and stuff, but I realized after my set tonight that I am depressed. I'm just not feeling funny.