Getting back into comedy.

[Dave]

I believe I have told this story before (in fact I'm sure!) but I'm telling it again for history's sake.

I used to do stand-up. Nothing much, just open mics and stuff like that, although I did appear at the local Funny Bone. I had been approached by a comedy group that wanted me to join, but it would have meant traveling to other cities and actually "touring". Since I was married and had 2 small kids, I turned down the offer. I've never regretted giving up my dream for my family - this isn't a pity me type of post. But the kids are older and we're more secure.

This coming Tuesday I'm going to go to a local dive that does open mic nights on Tuesdays. I'm going to check it out & see what I think. If I like it I'm going to restarting my dream on Tuesday, August 16.

I'll be sure to get a video of it for you knuckleheads.

 

[Hylian]

Well if you do get the video for us I have these on hand just in case

 

[Emrys]

Whoo-hoo! Can't wait to see it.

 

[PatrThom]

Don't be afraid to poke fun at yourself. I hear that always works with the crowds.

--Patrick

 

[Grytpipe-Thynne]

Make em laugh!

 

[linglingface]

Yay! Good luck and I can't wait to see some video!

 

[Wahad]

Good luck. Can I come heckle you?

 

[phil]

PM me if you want to compare notes sometimes! We could help each other with our stuff.

 

[Hailey Knight]

Yay, time for jokes about Herbert Hoover, the Great War, and that new-fangled raggy-time music.

 

[PatrThom]

Or King Louis and this new fad called ballet.

With a capital B and that rhymes with P and that stands for Pool.

--Patrick

 

[Allen who is Quiet]

Gilgamesh walks into a bar. I forget the rest of the joke, but your mother is a whore.

 

[phil]

With a capital B and that rhymes with P and that stands for Pool.

--Patrick

That reminds me of this one:

What's brown and rhymes with snoop?

Spoiler

Dr. Dre

 

[Jax]

Yo mama so old, ... (insert anything about Dave here)

But I do love stand up comedy. What kind of material do you use (like current news, about yourself, or just random stuff)?

 

[Dave]

I tend to go into absurdities. I used to do political stuff, but it doesn't hold up well at all. I mean, I could still tell my Kevorkian jokes but I doubt anyone would get it.

 

[Hylian]

I could still tell my Kevorkian jokes but I doubt anyone would get it.

Oh come on Kevorkian jokes never die (unless assisted of course)

 

[Dave]

In this case it was about the crash of TWA flight 800. One of the pilots was named Ralph Kevorkian. I just thought that was a bad name to have as your pilot.

 

[Dave]

was he the assistant pilot?

He was the pilot in training, but he was one of the two main pilots.