If you can relate

[charles]

so i been taking this writing class at the second city... and i can honestly say ive finally found something i want to pursue.... ive done horrible school wise/ half assing commmunity college what not for while now..im 26 now...but i realy like this class somethign just finally clicked for the first time, kinda like some life changing shit.. and i feel like i know what i want out of life....is to pursue writing comedy, i even think about performing
i dont feel like its too late for me
i wish i found this ealier in my life though

the writers/performers or anyone feel free
share ur thoughts, advice,opinions, anything especially if u can relate

thanx ya in advance

[MarthaKelly]

I didn't start doing comedy steadily until right before I turned 30. It's not too late buddy.

[Brian J.]

Of course it's not too late. Keep going!

[st.raw]

mid 20s seems to be when dudes start to realize "hey maybe i should take something seriously"

[pg13]

You guys are so incredibly nice today!

I was going to jump in and say something snarky about how someone who wants to pursue writing seriously should better understand the use of capitalized letters and proper punctuation...but now you've made me all self-conscious about crushing the fragile dreams of a special young man.

(And I say young, because I didn't start my comedy efforts in earnest until I was 37, almost 38, years old.)

(And, I have to admit some special kinship with someone who uses almost as many ellipses as I do...)

(On the other hand, I think I will always have more parenthetical asides.)

pg--You can't stop the snark, you can only hope to contain it.--seattle

[charles]

all good my friend....all my friends get on me about that its something i gotta work on ....typing on the internet has made me forget important things like that
appreciate the kinship

charles

You guys are so incredibly nice today!

I was going to jump in and say something snarky about how someone who wants to pursue writing seriously should better understand the use of capitalized letters and proper punctuation...but now you've made me all self-conscious about crushing the fragile dreams of a special young man.

(And I say young, because I didn't start my comedy efforts in earnest until I was 37, almost 38, years old.)

(And, I have to admit some special kinship with someone who uses almost as many ellipses as I do...)

(On the other hand, I think I will always have more parenthetical asides.)

pg--You can't stop the snark, you can only hope to contain it.--seattle

[KeithTalent]

I think I remember Zach Galifianakis saying on AST Radio that he didn't start comedy 'til he was 27. I hope I'm recalling that right because it's the last thing keeping me from suicide.

[charles]

thanx for responding everyone...

[charles]

I didn't start doing comedy steadily until right before I turned 30. It's not too late buddy.

i saw some clips online of your stand up ..i liked it a lot. i saw you had some vlogs up too. is there anything else you have done i can check out?

[Tim.Shell]

Rodney Dangerfield (Jacob Cohen) basically started stand-up at age 20 as Jay Roy, and failed miserably. At one point he gave up the business and went back to selling house siding. Then, at 40, he saw "The Godfather," which goes on a lot about respect. He got it in his head to be the guy who "don't get no respect," and re-started his comedy career.

I don't know what happened to him after that.

[Brandon Scott Wolf]

I feel that anyone can start stand-up at any point. I started earlier this year when I was 19 (I'm 20 now) and it has been an interesting journey. I feel it doesn't matter if you're my age or yours, just get on stage and see how they react to you. Live your dream.