Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Stage Fright....
I was at The Comedy Store getting ready for my standup set. I was beyond nervous, I had flop sweats so bad I soaked my jacket. I knew I wasn't prepared but it was too late to back out. With my set list in hand and a water bottle in the other I took the stage. I managed to bungle every joke I had written it front of a large crowd, which included some friends. I tried everything I could think of to elicit laughs. Even my old blue material didn't help. They smelled the fear and needless to say I bombed. Afterwards, people felt so sorry for me that one customer offered to buy me a drink, another said he wanted to try standup because he knew he could at least be better than me. My friends said I had real stage presence; which was kind because I didn't.
I learned more in bombing that night which lead me to have a major transformation in my standup comedy career.
Judy Carter says be prepared to ease nerves and she couldn't be more right. I ran my material at any open mic that would let me go up. Until I knew my jazz backwards.
But here's that most important thing that changed.
I gave up my need to be funny, impress and be a "standup". Which allowed me to have fun on stage.
I continue to rehearse material in preparation and with that I say before I go up..."I release and destroy my need to be funny, and impress these people, be a standup, I'll just take it from where I am and have FUN!"
After auditioning, I was recently put on the books as a regular at FLAPPERS!
For more information on Stage Fright see the teachings of these folks....
jackplotnick.com
judycarter.com
Monday, June 25, 2012
"I Love Lucy Live on Stage" Sneak Peek
"I Love Lucy Live on Stage" Sneak Peek: If you’re one of those folks who can’t get enough of Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel… we’ve got just the news you’re looking for. A new musical-comedy tribute to television's "I Love Lucy" is coming to Los Angeles.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
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