The Official Stand-Up Comedy Thread.

[The 2020 New Member]

i killed last night but it's bittersweet. i had so much time that i didn't take advantage of because i was blacking out on my material. everyone loved it but i'm mad at myself for not taking the time to work out more stuff. i'm so concerned with leaving the stage while they're laughing that i literally sold myself short! i had them and i let them go. always finish strong, brehs!

 

[Jax]

 

[irishfury]

Everyone in here dropping work I've been impressed. Love seeing people share knowledge and cheer each other on to be successful. I think their is some great talent in here and I would sure as fukk watch a 60 minute special from some of ya. Any body in the So Cal area? I got hook ups at some big places I might be able to help.

 

[The 2020 New Member]

http://www.economist.com/news/books...age-funny-man?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/pe/davechappelle

short and sweet article about the arguable GOAT

 

[storyteller]

http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2011/12/the-15-worst-stand-up-comedians#16

Some of the people on that list don't belong at all. Some material just doesn't age well, but to call these cats the worst is a reach. Mencia needs to be number one imo. Some of the names on the list aren't bad but got bigger than they should have.

 

[The 2020 New Member]

i've been subbing comics on youtube like hotcakes lately. hmu if ya got a page. not even fishing for subs back that it would be nice. haha. i need to get on the podcast grind, too. lemme know if ya got something going on.

 

[NonPareil]

Being a white comic is like being given a racism detector. All i have to do is tell people i do stand up and wait for them to tell me an awful racist joke followed by "you should use that in your act"

 

[The 2020 New Member]

Being a white comic is like being given a racism detector. All i have to do is tell people i do stand up and wait for them to tell me an awful racist joke followed by "you should use that in your act"

i stopped telling people i was a comic. the suggestions i get are so juvenile.

on the flipside to your point, people expect you to talk about racism if you're a black comic.

next time that happens just tell them in the most sincere voice you can "i don't have the balls to do that...but you should become a comic!"

 

[The 2020 New Member]

woooo haha. i did it good and i was just working. i opened and closed with the tried and true jokes and worked the middle just like aaliyah would have wanted. big ups to my comics that grind every day.

real talk...it you don't do this 7 days a week, you aren't grinding. no opinion on it, it's a fact.

 

[The 2020 New Member]

i know i've posted in here a lot but fugg it. this joke worked on stage. i love the coli. y'all help me work out a lot of stuff b4 i take it to the stage.

http://www.thecoli.com/threads/im-worse-than-a-pedophile-brehs.144017/#post-5318588

 

[Jax]

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Right on for having the balls to go on stage and spit some comedy. I didn't laugh at all but u have potential, keep grinding and work on your material.

 

[NonPareil]

It's my goal for today to find my "angry voice." Up to this point everything I've done has been all goofy and off the wall. I want to take a Bill Burr type route, but it's hard to pull off angry while still being funny

 

[NonPareil]

It sucks living where i do. Theres really not a big scene to speak of. Only two real clubs and and only one does amateur nights, sporadically. Otherwise you have to find spots at random bars. I really want to get my grind on cause ive written a ton of new shyt i wanna try out and that anticipations killing me

 

[The 2020 New Member]

It's my goal for today to find my "angry voice." Up to this point everything I've done has been all goofy and off the wall. I want to take a Bill Burr type route, but it's hard to pull off angry while still being funny

i've been trying to do this, too. i'm a big fan of going with what's working but i do have many topics that i have an attitude about. it can be hard being the angry comic if you're insincere from what i've tried, but if you've got a good bit it should work. also, with pretty much anything in stand-up, you've got to have people on your side.

It sucks living where i do. Theres really not a big scene to speak of. Only two real clubs and and only one does amateur nights, sporadically. Otherwise you have to find spots at random bars. I really want to get my grind on cause ive written a ton of new shyt i wanna try out and that anticipations killing me

are you able to travel or start a show? or maybe a youtube channel? just ideas i've been thinking of myself. i've been doing a 'joke a day' type thing on facebook just to stay sharp and on the timeline. another thing that i'm learning is that you've got to be at this all the time. i made it a point to go out every single day to either open mic or just watch and hang out. when people see you really grinding and putting your heart into it, they want to help. i'm no pro obviously but i know about that anticipation.