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She does.

Though she's relatively new to stand-up so I don't think she totally realizes how awful he is and what that means, and how unlikely it is that these particular issues will improve with...

Here's a question:

An open-mic started up pretty close to me. It's a pretty decent room, real stage, etc. The girl who runs and produces is an acquaintance. The host is absolutely terrible. He's...

Is one of like 3 or 5 questions you'll get and/or ask after meeting another stand-up at an open mic. ("What number are you up?" is another)

And I have a weird time answering it.

Technically...

Last night's was the 'Underground Lounge' in Wrigleyville.

Had a really nice set last night. One of the cool things about living in Chicago at the open-mic level is there are some improv rooms that'll have stand-ups. Improv folks generally don't fuck around...

Here's the first video of me in a few years (as far as I know). I apologize that it's super blurry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_Eg5EOlCEU

I am 24, and Sean, I accept.

Oh I get it, you actually care quite a bit.

"Criticized the girl further"? What possible further and constructive message did he send by taking the video out of context and outside of that...

Okay then I guess within the context of an internet message board-particularly within a 100+ page topic in which it's common place for people to compulsively write hundreds of words about every...

I'm still not one hundred percent sure what you're specifically referring to since you're being pretty vague and in this post you're literally talking in some form of cliches. Part of the problem...

Ugh, yeah. That's just terrible.

I'm not even totally against what literally occurred in the room. Definitely the appropriate thing would've been for the people in charge to deal with her off...

To Burnside:

I know what you're talking about. Usually I'll look over/decide on my set-list. Sometimes you run a joke through your head and you think "Fuck! I can't wait to tell that shit on...

Almost everything that's been said is correct. That said, I do definitely feel for you and have had the same thoughts. I moved to Chicago in September and although I have a solid handful of close...

Yeah I'd also agree with that. My only problem with Erik's analysis was that he seemed to be saying "THIS is the goal and THIS is the one single way to achieve it and if you don't do it that way then...

Of course I don't think anybody should ever try to do badly, or even be neutral about which side they fall on. Your goal should ALWAYS be trying to be good and funny, and for the people to have a...

Oh man save for a few details, your describing my last 6 months to a 't'. I went from doing stuff in Western Massachusetts (and a bit in Boston) to Chicago and the self doubt has just poured in.
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I will preface by saying for the 80 hundredth time that the latter is very important and very valid... that being said... OF FUCKING COURSE the former is the much more important goal. I would like to...

Because it's still a fucking performance and I'm a human being and all of the other people in the audience are human beings too. I assume you've been funny before in real life, right? I also assume...

Sorry to kinda go back to that stuff that's a few days old but in short I'll re-agree with Nixon.

I think part of it come from an improv background and the biggest thing I learned doing improv...

I have a similar thing. I ALWAYS want to change shit up. Even when things aren't going bad I get bored of what I'm doing and want to try something else. "What about a personal story for this set?"...

It still seems like just a different side of the same coin. It seems akin to saying "the ONLY time you're learning to hit a 3-pointer in basketball is when you get a perfect 'swish'". Sure you need...

I'm not trying to get across 'anger' but more that there seems to be an aggression. There seems to be a sense that bombing is merely an obstacle to be overcome by force of will. I guess for me all of...

See that's funny because the "Most of all, ALWAYS be killing. Kill in your mind. Kill at your laundrymat kill, kill, kill" thing is exactly what I'm talking about. That's not an example of a...

It seems ridiculous to assume only one way is correct. Clearly it's not.

For me the ONLY times I do well is when I'm feeling comfortable on stage. I'm honestly (as possible) assessing how I'm...

Oh I love Matt Kona! One of the small handful of real Boston guys I got to 'work with' a teensy bit while I was in Mass. I'll def check this out.