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My brother thinks he can do stand-up...

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shmokes:

--- Quote from: arzoo on December 09, 2009, 09:41:17 am ---
He's done maybe 10 performances . . .


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shardian:
Getting started in stand-up has to be super difficult. Most of the  pro's have a 'set in stone' act that they can do blindfolded. Getting started, you wouldn't have that. I know I couldn't do it.

arzoo:
He's been talking with some promoters at a couple of NYC clubs and the feedback has been positive. But before a comic gets to the level where he/she gets "paid" to do stand-up can require thousands of performances and can take years of 'paying your dues' - and of course you have to be funny.

ChadTower:
You have to be more than funny.  You have to be articulate and emotive.  You also have to be able to deal with a drunk heckler while handcuffed.  That heckler can use any slur, any insult they want, but you can't.  The heckler is only talking to you - you're talking to a room full of drunk people of all races, ages, orientations, etc.  There is so much potential for the wrong retort to set someone off and get your head kicked in in the parking lot it amazes me that we don't see that in the news all the time.

There aren't very many comics with security to protect them and there are even less like Joe Rogan who mostly don't need it.

Ginsu Victim:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on December 10, 2009, 09:02:31 am ---There aren't very many comics with security to protect them and there are even less like Joe Rogan who mostly don't need it.

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Speaking of Joe Rogan and hecklers....

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