Davey the Fat Boy wrote:My wife is a cruel judge.
You're a Dad. I know from my own experience that you play some extremely rough houses with "the dinner band."
Davey the Fat Boy wrote:My wife is a cruel judge.
Charlie O. wrote:I totally get what you're saying, and I'd probably be the same as you, but... on the other hand, it's all performance, right? The typical comedian says essentially the same stuff every night, and they might play around with the phrasing and timing, but... if they notice that a particular joke consistently gets a laugh when they do it this way as opposed to that way, then they're probably gonna be more likely to do it this way from now on. Pretty much the same principle, no?
Bent Fabric wrote:Charlie O. wrote:I totally get what you're saying, and I'd probably be the same as you, but... on the other hand, it's all performance, right? The typical comedian says essentially the same stuff every night, and they might play around with the phrasing and timing, but... if they notice that a particular joke consistently gets a laugh when they do it this way as opposed to that way, then they're probably gonna be more likely to do it this way from now on. Pretty much the same principle, no?
I don't know. Maybe?
We saw Dave Chappelle about 2.5 years ago. Fucking amazing.
He did several nights (two houses per night) in town, and I talked to friends who had seen other performances, and our comparisons yielded SOME amount of common material, but also any number of elements that were unique. Something about good stand-up seems "fluid" (right?)...like it probably HAS to be fluid to some extent to even work. It's a canvas that allows (demands?) a certain flexibility.
Quaco wrote:Donovan is ridiculous.
Davey the Fat Boy wrote:
I DO know. I was strangely hung up on this exact thing when I was playing. So much so, that I used to feel like I needed to have a new song for every show.
I played a lot in those days. So it pushed me to write something new every week. I would even find myself panicked in the car on the way to a gig, scrambling for a last minute idea that I would then improvise live on stage. There were a lot of songs like that...gone as quickly as they came, because I’d promptly forget them after the show.
I’m sure some of them were weak as hell, but people still bring up a bunch of them and assure me that they were good. So who knows?
Let’s see Paul Simon try that!
Bent Fabric wrote:I'm going to see ZZ Top with John Fogerty supporting next week...
Jonny Spencer wrote:fange wrote:I've got my quad pants on and i'm ready for some Cock.
By CHRIST you're a man after my own sideways sausage, Ange!
fange wrote:Still got the magic?
Jimbo wrote:I guess I am over Graham Nash's politics. Hopelessly naive by the standards I've molded for myself these days.
Jimbo wrote:I guess I am over Graham Nash's politics. Hopelessly naive by the standards I've molded for myself these days.
Jimbo wrote:I guess I am over Graham Nash's politics. Hopelessly naive by the standards I've molded for myself these days.
Jimbo wrote:I guess I am over Graham Nash's politics. Hopelessly naive by the standards I've molded for myself these days.