I went to the venue with a brand new set and no intention to win; I just wanted to be up there with the cool kids - see if I could hang. Then I went through several days of not wanting to be up there (but they had my $40 deposit, sooo...). I pretty much wrote my set the week of the competition - which was on Wednesday, so do the math.
Prior to the show, several experienced performers (friends and associates) told me using the brand new stuff was a bad idea, because it wasn't refined. I completely understood. That's why I was stressing so much. I didn't wanna do the older stuff, but I had actually scrambled in a back room to remember my older routines from the summer. I even went over some performance videos, but there wasn't a lot of time. The new set wasn't refined at all, and you could tell. Some things I said weren't jokes at all, yet. I still said them though, just to see if I'd come up with anything on the fly.
Prior to the show, several experienced performers (friends and associates) told me using the brand new stuff was a bad idea, because it wasn't refined. I completely understood. That's why I was stressing so much. I didn't wanna do the older stuff, but I had actually scrambled in a back room to remember my older routines from the summer. I even went over some performance videos, but there wasn't a lot of time. The new set wasn't refined at all, and you could tell. Some things I said weren't jokes at all, yet. I still said them though, just to see if I'd come up with anything on the fly.
It was all around bad on my end, but I came out swinging nonetheless. And rocked it. -- Well, I was told that I rocked it. I mean, 7-8/10 is pretty good, right? Imagine what the set will do once I refine it! I didn't win though. Sorry if I got your hopes up. There were some really funny comedians there. The best part was getting this highlight video out of it. I honestly just wanted a 3 minute highlight video of the whole thing...because 3 minutes is about all people will watch on YouTube really.
I make a reference to the comedian that was up before me in the beginning. People didn't really start laughing until I made that reference, and then I just rode that wave for the rest of the set. Also, there's a part where I say 'Dick-capitation' which is a reference to an earlier comedian's set - it just so happened to work with my set. Double also, I made other references to earlier material; if the audience is laughing and you feel like you don't get it, it's probably a reference.
I make a reference to the comedian that was up before me in the beginning. People didn't really start laughing until I made that reference, and then I just rode that wave for the rest of the set. Also, there's a part where I say 'Dick-capitation' which is a reference to an earlier comedian's set - it just so happened to work with my set. Double also, I made other references to earlier material; if the audience is laughing and you feel like you don't get it, it's probably a reference.
So it's not often you get to hear about doctors, high school sex ed, dating woes, and my opinions on the use of marijuana - yet there it is. In one poorly crafted set. Got good pops though. :D
Let me know what you guys think. Thanks for the support!!
All jokes aside,
DeJay Patson
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