Long live comedy
Why spend a lot of money to see a comedian, just because he has been on telly? He / she only has so much material and you will have seen them do most of it on "eight out of ten cats". No! what you need to do is to see the very latest in comedy at the Dog and Parrot on any Tuesday night. To give you a flavour of the place, read this blog entry (it is actually a extract from my website , )
Security is, knowing your material.
What I mean by this, is: when a comedian is on stage, and he knows his set so well, he can really perform with confidence and start to enjoy it all. He can "riff" with the audience, knowing he can return to his material at any time. It is a bit like being a jazz musician, who knows when to start playing, and when he is going to end, but has a little fun with the middle section, returning to the song on occasions. So too, the experienced comedian can experiment within his set.
Yes, it is great, but it is also a comfort trap. Many comedians stick with their sets too long, simply because they enjoy the luxury of it all. They hang on to their killer 25 minutes because it took so long to put together. It is their reward to themselves for years of bravery, trying out new bits at comedy clubs around the country, in an effort to get good, to get paid; it is an unforgiving journey.
This made me think of a couple of years ago, when I was walking past the Soho Theatre in London, I saw a sign saying Lenny Henry was performing that night. Then I noticed the sign was not for the Soho Theatre, but was for a downstairs of a pub, with seating for 50 people. Obviously, Lenny was setting off on the new material adventure, in preparation for a new UK tour of large theatres, and was trying out his new stuff bit by bit.
It was then I realised, I should keep on writing new material, and more importantly, try that new material out on audiences. A small audience is a brutal environment for new material, but it has to be done. Their laughter, or lack of laughter, will help a performer to know what is funny, and this knowledge will help him edit and build towards a new set.
So with this in mind, I would like to thank my friends at Long Live Comedy, who week after week provide a platform for professionals to try out new material. The Tuesday nights are starting to get very large audiences (well for the size of the room obviously). So thanks again for your support in 2007 in helping me explore and find a new 25 minutes of comedy material.
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