Ack!

So I have been watching Dane Cook’s Tourgasm pretty religiously since it started. I don’t really like Dane Cook at all, and the other guys annoy me to varying degrees, but I am trying to immerse myself with as much stand-up comedy as possible, so this show makes the list. Anyway, last night I was watching the episode, and Robert Kelly told a joke that is very similar to one I wrote right before my first show. I liked the joke a lot, and it went over well, but now I have to drop it. Oh well, at least I know it wasn’t that original.
So my voice is still pretty miserable, but I am going to perform tonight anyway. It’s important to me that I get a lot of stage time in before I go to Brown, since I really want to be solid and tight with my material by the time I perform for all my school friends. I also plan to drive to Boston pretty frequently and perform in clubs there, if I can get booking. I heard that the Comedy Studio is very newbie-friendly and receptive to more alternative humor, which is great, since I think my routine is going to be pretty all over the place until I find my voice.
I am using some of my bits from the last show that were well-received, as well as some new ones. They are: Make a Difference, Bush Caused 9/11, and Scott Stapp. I may add Paris Hilton and Capable Hands if I feel good about them, since I want to try out a lot of different material to build a longer routine.
The only problem is, I only have 3 minutes, and I haven’t timed myself yet. I was supposed to do that last night, but instead I got drunk and went bowling with some Derbies. So I am going to have to time myself during lunch using my cell phone.
I think Andrea and a bunch of Springs kids are coming tonight, which makes me more than a little nervous, but it’s cool. At least I’m not making fun of any of them. All I’m saying, they better fucking laugh. I’m just saying.
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