Gary
That's very true. But in that case....it would be tough for anyone viewing it on here to find it funny yes? What would be the point of posting it? Did the rest of the set go well? Why didn't you post the whole thing?
Response: Yes, you're right: it's tough for anyone looking at the video to find it as funny as the people who were there. That said, the point of posting it was to show that I followed through on my goal of practising my improv skills as planned in my previous post http://michaeljagdeo.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/day-by-day-my-dreams-are-coming-true/
The rest of the set went...ok. I've got some work to do and some cutting to do. Right now, I have premises that can lead to five minutes of material, but have to eliminate everything that's not consistently getting a laugh. I'm going to post another segment of the bit today, actually.
The point of posting the videos, for me, anyway, is as a case study in comedy. What went right? What went wrong? Was it just not my night? Am I deluding myself?
Perhaps the question I posed, 'Good improv?' was an unfair question. No, in fact it was. I can't expect people to say, 'Hey man, great improv!' when they cannot understand that references that I'm using.
Thanks, Gary! That really helped me put things in perspective.
Frederico - How would you rate your comfort level this time?
Response: Dude...I was so comfortable doing the improv today...but that's because they were laughing. My confidence is going up with every set. Partly because I'm slowly not caring what people think, and also because my five-minute set is getting better and better as a carve away the fat (not me, the bad material) from the set.
That's very true. But in that case....it would be tough for anyone viewing it on here to find it funny yes? What would be the point of posting it? Did the rest of the set go well? Why didn't you post the whole thing?
Michael jagdeo - 12 years ago
Hi Gary,
I guess you had to be there! I wouldn't characterize the first two minutes as a bomb at all.
4-5 laughs makes a good two minutes, no? They laughed when I said cabaret, no?
It's also important to keep in mind that because you weren't part of the shared experience (seeing the native, seeing the 3mill woman, etc) it's hard to view the improv as funny.
Jagdeo
gary - 12 years ago
Maybe it wasn't a full bomb...I'd have to see the rest of the set to be sure. But the biggest laugh / improvisation came from the dude who shouted out "whore". Now thats funny.
To all of the Commenters, I want to let you know that I sincerely appreciate your feedback. A lot of your opinions/thoughts I do take into consideration, as you'll see from my responses below.
Michael Jagdeo
@JagdeoComedy
Jagdeocomedy@gmail.com
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Gilligan - Was entertained by my bombing, reached maximum un-funniness, instead of deprecating use thoughts about life, your day, etc.
Hi Gilligan,
All joking aside, did I bomb? My understanding of bombing is when nobody laughs. Here's where they laughed: 0:14, 0:21, 0:53, 1:44, 1:50.
That said, I'm glad you're entertained.
It's important to recognize that there were 10-12 people in the entire place at that point, and some of those people were about 10-15 metres away from the mic.
Big Mons - liked native start, but girl voice ruined it
Hi Big Mons (dem, I presume),
Spot on; it did ruin it. You'll see from my iPhone notes: if laugh: technical term is money shot (girl's voice). I should've left it out either way, but hey, those are the breaks!
I taped the rest of the set, but it's material that I've featured before that I'm working on (angry white girls, and I hate white people with cottages).
Did you like what you saw in the first two minutes?
Riley Martin - Uhhhhhhhh...fak man...what was that. And when are you gonna pay me my money..
Hi RM,
You didn't like it? The crowd did. Did they absolutely love it? Nope. But those are the breaks when doing improv; you never really know what the reaction will be like.
Tim - Hows the new routine coming along? Anything new?
I'm working on tightening up the extreme fatness, white people cottages, and angry white girls' bits right now. They've all gotten laughs from humans (non-comedians).
My goal now is to tighten the five and focus on writing two more minutes for a strong seven. I'll be on stage working on some new stuff as well as sharpening the improv saw.
greg - Do you think it's a good idea to just rip the other people who just went up before you?
Good point - it isn't. But take a look back at my iPhone notes: I start the 3rd paragraph with, 'If he leaves.' I intentionally wrote some stuff ONLY to be used if he vacated the premises.
It's not something that I'll continue to do in the future. Improv jokes are supposed to leverage the material, not the individual.
Mikko - Did you really forget the other thing you were going to say about the Native dude?
Yes - I didn't say the part, 'He should've stuck with the weed. Chanting: PUFF-PUFF-PASS-PASS-PUFF-PUFF-PAS
Gilligan - 12 years ago
My favorite part was when you bombed. That was awesome.
I would recommend that you bomb more often for my entertainment, but I fear you may have reached maximum un-funniness.
I have a few ideas that may help though. Rather than making fun of other people, just make fun of yourself. And I dont mean self deprecating jokes like you have big tits. Just tell everyone about your life, what you do all day, what are you thoughts and feelings and have them laugh AT you not with you, thats the key. I promise you will get plenty of laughs if you follow my advice as I find your life as it his hilarious.
If not, you bomb, and I am still entertained.
Also, what color is the civic? If its 50% white and 50% rust.. .you have yourself a deal.
cocks.
bitches.
n-word.
Ron Paul for president.
KHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!
T. Hawk - 12 years ago
Me Angry. You make fun of Native porn culture. I pull out totem pole from pants and 'I cum in your fat face'
You like....you call me.
Heyhow-areya heyhow-areya..
Big Mons - 12 years ago
The native joke was aight. Where you did the impression of the voice in the porno. The girl voice part ruined it though.
Monique - 12 years ago
What happened with the rest of the set?
Fray - 12 years ago
Gaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Riley Martin - 12 years ago
Uhhhhhhhh...fak man...what was that. And when are you gonna pay me my money..
Little Lupe - 12 years ago
Vaginaaaaa pooooooossssiieeeeeeeeeee
Tim - 12 years ago
Hows the new routine coming along? Anything new?
Dre - 12 years ago
Anyone interested in a 95 civic? Great condition. Just a few jizz stains in the backseat. But nothing a little elbow grease cant get out.
stan - 12 years ago
Do you validate parking?
greg - 12 years ago
Do you think it's a good idea to just rip the other people who just went up before you?
Mikko - 12 years ago
Did you really forget the other thing you were going to say about the Native dude?
T. Hawk - 8 minutes ago
It will be impressive for you to cum in my face (zoning) with my totem pole in your ass
Heyhowareya...heyhowareya...
Response:
AWWW! Dude! You broke character! And things were going so well...
It will be impressive for you to cum in my face (zoning) with my totem pole in your ass
Heyhowareya...heyhowareya...
Gary
That's very true. But in that case....it would be tough for anyone viewing it on here to find it funny yes? What would be the point of posting it? Did the rest of the set go well? Why didn't you post the whole thing?
Response: Yes, you're right: it's tough for anyone looking at the video to find it as funny as the people who were there. That said, the point of posting it was to show that I followed through on my goal of practising my improv skills as planned in my previous post http://michaeljagdeo.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/day-by-day-my-dreams-are-coming-true/
The rest of the set went...ok. I've got some work to do and some cutting to do. Right now, I have premises that can lead to five minutes of material, but have to eliminate everything that's not consistently getting a laugh. I'm going to post another segment of the bit today, actually.
The point of posting the videos, for me, anyway, is as a case study in comedy. What went right? What went wrong? Was it just not my night? Am I deluding myself?
Perhaps the question I posed, 'Good improv?' was an unfair question. No, in fact it was. I can't expect people to say, 'Hey man, great improv!' when they cannot understand that references that I'm using.
Thanks, Gary! That really helped me put things in perspective.
Jagdeocomedy@gmail.com
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Frederico - How would you rate your comfort level this time?
Response: Dude...I was so comfortable doing the improv today...but that's because they were laughing. My confidence is going up with every set. Partly because I'm slowly not caring what people think, and also because my five-minute set is getting better and better as a carve away the fat (not me, the bad material) from the set.
Did it appear that I was comfy?
Jagdeocomedy@gmail.com
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How would you rate your comfort level this time?
That's very true. But in that case....it would be tough for anyone viewing it on here to find it funny yes? What would be the point of posting it? Did the rest of the set go well? Why didn't you post the whole thing?
Hi Gary,
I guess you had to be there! I wouldn't characterize the first two minutes as a bomb at all.
4-5 laughs makes a good two minutes, no? They laughed when I said cabaret, no?
It's also important to keep in mind that because you weren't part of the shared experience (seeing the native, seeing the 3mill woman, etc) it's hard to view the improv as funny.
Jagdeo
Maybe it wasn't a full bomb...I'd have to see the rest of the set to be sure. But the biggest laugh / improvisation came from the dude who shouted out "whore". Now thats funny.
To all of the Commenters, I want to let you know that I sincerely appreciate your feedback. A lot of your opinions/thoughts I do take into consideration, as you'll see from my responses below.
Michael Jagdeo
@JagdeoComedy
Jagdeocomedy@gmail.com
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Gilligan - Was entertained by my bombing, reached maximum un-funniness, instead of deprecating use thoughts about life, your day, etc.
Hi Gilligan,
All joking aside, did I bomb? My understanding of bombing is when nobody laughs. Here's where they laughed: 0:14, 0:21, 0:53, 1:44, 1:50.
That said, I'm glad you're entertained.
It's important to recognize that there were 10-12 people in the entire place at that point, and some of those people were about 10-15 metres away from the mic.
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T. Hawk - native indian street fighter wants to cum in my face.
I'll cum in your face from here: hadouken. That's called zoning.
Let's be friends. I always loved your stage music!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q8zjZH0qjk
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Big Mons - liked native start, but girl voice ruined it
Hi Big Mons (dem, I presume),
Spot on; it did ruin it. You'll see from my iPhone notes: if laugh: technical term is money shot (girl's voice). I should've left it out either way, but hey, those are the breaks!
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Monique - What happened with the rest of the set?
Hey Monique,
First time caller, long-time listener?
I taped the rest of the set, but it's material that I've featured before that I'm working on (angry white girls, and I hate white people with cottages).
Did you like what you saw in the first two minutes?
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Fray - Gaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Hadouken (callback)
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Riley Martin - Uhhhhhhhh...fak man...what was that. And when are you gonna pay me my money..
Hi RM,
You didn't like it? The crowd did. Did they absolutely love it? Nope. But those are the breaks when doing improv; you never really know what the reaction will be like.
Money for what?
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Little Lupe - Vaginaaaaa pooooooossssiieeeeeeeeeee
That's a bit redundant, no?
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Tim - Hows the new routine coming along? Anything new?
I'm working on tightening up the extreme fatness, white people cottages, and angry white girls' bits right now. They've all gotten laughs from humans (non-comedians).
My goal now is to tighten the five and focus on writing two more minutes for a strong seven. I'll be on stage working on some new stuff as well as sharpening the improv saw.
Thanks for the shout!
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stan - Do you validate parking?
I do. Your ticket, sir?
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Dre - Anyone interested in a 95 civic?
Still no takers, eh? It's been a few months now...
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greg - Do you think it's a good idea to just rip the other people who just went up before you?
Good point - it isn't. But take a look back at my iPhone notes: I start the 3rd paragraph with, 'If he leaves.' I intentionally wrote some stuff ONLY to be used if he vacated the premises.
It's not something that I'll continue to do in the future. Improv jokes are supposed to leverage the material, not the individual.
Spot on observation.
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Mikko - Did you really forget the other thing you were going to say about the Native dude?
Yes - I didn't say the part, 'He should've stuck with the weed. Chanting: PUFF-PUFF-PASS-PASS-PUFF-PUFF-PAS
My favorite part was when you bombed. That was awesome.
I would recommend that you bomb more often for my entertainment, but I fear you may have reached maximum un-funniness.
I have a few ideas that may help though. Rather than making fun of other people, just make fun of yourself. And I dont mean self deprecating jokes like you have big tits. Just tell everyone about your life, what you do all day, what are you thoughts and feelings and have them laugh AT you not with you, thats the key. I promise you will get plenty of laughs if you follow my advice as I find your life as it his hilarious.
If not, you bomb, and I am still entertained.
Also, what color is the civic? If its 50% white and 50% rust.. .you have yourself a deal.
cocks.
bitches.
n-word.
Ron Paul for president.
KHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!
Me Angry. You make fun of Native porn culture. I pull out totem pole from pants and 'I cum in your fat face'
You like....you call me.
Heyhow-areya heyhow-areya..
The native joke was aight. Where you did the impression of the voice in the porno. The girl voice part ruined it though.
What happened with the rest of the set?
Gaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Uhhhhhhhh...fak man...what was that. And when are you gonna pay me my money..
Vaginaaaaa pooooooossssiieeeeeeeeeee
Hows the new routine coming along? Anything new?
Anyone interested in a 95 civic? Great condition. Just a few jizz stains in the backseat. But nothing a little elbow grease cant get out.
Do you validate parking?
Do you think it's a good idea to just rip the other people who just went up before you?
Did you really forget the other thing you were going to say about the Native dude?