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Years ago, before Comedy Central, there was a channel called Ha! We saw a older guy do a stand up routine that was amusing. Then he ended with this joke — I drove out here cross country, with my left turn signal on the whole damn way.
We thought that was hysterical.
We still think it is, especially now, because we have hearing losses, and we can’t hear our turn signals. And we drive several minutes with the darn things on — and then laugh.
What’s amazing is how many turns out here that require signals where the turn isn’t enough to turn off the blinker.
I haven't watched television in years, so I have no idea what's being featured today, but most comedy bores me as I crave dark, ironic sense of humor, who can still lap up Charlie Chaplin's Silent Movies. Most comedy is geared for mass audiences, so I may not be missing much.
Every night I watch a DVD or 2. I just bought 60 of them at Zia's in town, lots of dollar DVD's. Luckily, I picked out Andy Warhol's Madame Wang's, and what a nice hilarious dark comedy.
When I lived in Las Vegas for 22 years I never went to any of the comedy shows on the Strip, fearing the worst, but a friend came to town and insisted I go to a Comedy Revue downtown. She laughed and laughed at everything, and I had to excuse myself 3X to go outside to smoke. I was bored to death!
Really? I'd think improv would be much harder. I'm in awe of anyone who can do that.
I know but oddly enough for me it isn't. Maybe that's because the audience gives your material you don't have to worry as to whether or not something you wrote is funny and writing your material is a whole other challenge. You have others to work with and play off, the delivery doesn't have to be as precise and the audience sympathizes more if you mess up because they appreciate it's not easy.
With stand-up you're there all alone and if you bomb, it's all you. You're on your own. I think the audience is harder on stand-up comedians too.
I have had training in both and I just have more fun doing improv.
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