Something You Should Know About The Road
By Josh Goguen
There seems to be a lot of people who want to get into comedy lately. They say it was worse in the 80’s, but I wasn’t around for it, so I can’t say. My problem isn’t with people thinking comedy is a great profession, because it definitely can be. My problem is with the strange expectations people seem to have of it.
Maybe Comedy Central’s Premium Blend showcasing damn near anyone and viewers think they can do that. Last Comic Standing is on and perhaps it says “you too can be a star” and people believe it. Maybe it’s Dane Cook’s Tourgasm that’s got people thinking that comedy is a world full of tour busses and screaming semi-fat college girls.
All of that does seem rather appealing. The problem is no one sees the life most working comics live. I’m talking about the road comic. If you’re thinking about becoming a comedian, this is the most realistic way to picture yourself. Imagine the following is one day of many in your new life as a comedian.
six tips for an ignorant audience
By Dustin Chafin
I blame the audience not the hack. If a guy gets on stage and rips off a famous routine and the audience laughs, I blame that ignorant audience for letting the comic get away with it. And who are these people: The audience. Why are they at a comedy show in the first place? They probably couldn’t get tickets to the Lion King and met a Puerto Rican kid on the street who sold them comedy tickets.
It was a last minute decision. Some have never even been to a comedy show. They come in thinking the object is to get drunk and fuck with the comic, that's my favorite type of audience member. Comedy is the only art form that allows this behavior. You couldn't heckle the cast of Rent they would throw you out. But hey, it's just comics telling their silly jokes heckle all you want just make sure you get those two drinks.
I don't understand why people don't seek out good comedy. Carlos Mencia is huge among the Latinos. He's their false Idol and they don't care. You can't blame him for being the traveling medicine man. Nobody is forcing them to buy his magic potion. Before I ever did standup I was a comedy fan first. I loved standup. I was a huge Sam Kinison and George Carlin fan. I also followed some not so famous comics at the time. Dave Chappelle, Tonny Woods and Marc Maron, just to name a few.
ADAM BROWN's LCS NEW YORK RECAP
It's that time again. The weather is warm, there isn't shit on television and I'm drinking way more than I should. That can only mean one thing, the new season of Last Comic Standing is officially underway. If you've never seen Last Comic Standing, good for you. It's basically a less funny version of American Idol. A bajillion hopefuls, many of them extremely talented, line up for blocks and blocks to stand in front of a few assembled douchebags to have their dreams crushed while unfunny hacks like Dat Phan get treated like the reincarnation of Bill Hicks. Good times. I'm not even a comic and the shit infuriates me.
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