Critique My Stand-Up

[theryno665]

So I've been doing stand-up comedy for a little over a year now and finally got a video up on YouTube. Well, it's audio only but I added some pictures for even more comedic effect.


(Language Warning)

I will warn you, I don't aim to offend or piss people off, but I don't recommend listening to this at work or school or whatever. I'll admit that this wasn't my best set performance-wise but it's up there. I consider it one of the best overall though because of the crowd. They were kinda rowdy but I was able to deal with them and not get too flustered, which I kinda impressed myself with.

Anyway, tell me what I could use work on. I have plenty of more material but this is kinda my base set thus far.

[BoilerRoomBrawler]

I think you're pretty decent and managed to crack more than a few smiles on my face. I like that you cover quite a bit of material in only ten minutes, and that works precisely because you performed a ten minute set - I'm not sure how you could last for much longer though. Of course, I don't know what you aspire to, much less your other material.

I'm a mark for audience participation, so I recommend you keep that going. Maybe learn and practice improv if you want to pursue that skill. A comedian who tailors their act to their audience is a comedian who won't run out of material.

I think your "Dickman" material should be reduced and used as an "ice breaker" if you will. Get the audience used to your last name and then move onto your other material so that it is more memorable than your last name after your act.

["I'm Batman..."]

Jan 12, 2012 22:43:36 GMT -5 BoilerRoomBrawler said:

I think your "Dickman" material should be reduced and used as an "ice breaker" if you will. Get the audience used to your last name and then move onto your other material so that it is more memorable than your last name after your act.

totally

[BoilerRoomBrawler]

I will add that your "Dickman" material was amusing in spite of what I said, especially the comment about your mother. ;D

[Cranjis McBasketball]

That was pretty good. I will admit I wasn't expecting much, but it was pretty good. Heard a few traces of David Cross in your act for sure.

Keep at it, man.

[theryno665]

Jan 12, 2012 23:26:47 GMT -5 "I'm Batman..." said:

Jan 12, 2012 22:43:36 GMT -5 BoilerRoomBrawler said:

I think your "Dickman" material should be reduced and used as an "ice breaker" if you will. Get the audience used to your last name and then move onto your other material so that it is more memorable than your last name after your act.

totally

See, I personally agree with you guys. In fact, when I first started doing it, I didn't like it because I thought it was "too easy". Then when I dropped it, my comic friends were like "That's your best joke, why aren't you using it?" So I brought it back and worked on it but usually used it as the opener. But I found out that it usually got more laughs than the rest of my stuff so I moved it closer to the end. Plus I thought the bit was kinda long for an opener anyways. So I definitely see where you guys are coming from.

Thanks for the feedback so far.