Post by Ninmast on Aug 14, 2008 23:23:36 GMT -5
Red and I had a discussion about stand-up comedy this evening and tried a few lines of our own. Why don't you check it out and let us know what you think?
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Chris says:
I'm trying my hand at Stand-up
Schadenfreude! says:
What's wrong, somebody put gum in your seat?
Chris says:
I see what you did there...again
Schadenfreude! says:
What kind of stand-up comedian are you? Where's your comebacks, your counters, your dagger wit?
Chris says:
I'm going to try and develop my wit
Chris says:
>.<
Schadenfreude! says:
You know, I saw a wit kit at Wal-Mart the other day. 19.95.
Chris says:
How many chinese girls in a sweatshop did it take to make that? Almost as many as a disposable razor I bet...
Schadenfreude! says:
No clue, but I'll bet it was more of them than the nerds lined up to buy them will ever see.
Chris says:
I hate you
Chris says:
>.<
Chris says:
I couldn't come up with anything for that one
Schadenfreude! says:
^_^
Schadenfreude! says:
When you don't have a comeback, don't dwell on it. Move on.
Schadenfreude! says:
The most important thing is to keep the flow going.
Schadenfreude! says:
If you hesitate, the audience will notice.
Schadenfreude! says:
If you don't have one on the tip of your tongue, don't flounder trying to come up with one.
Chris says:
*nods*
Chris says:
Just like Improv
Schadenfreude! says:
Precisely like improv.
Schadenfreude! says:
That's what stand-up comedy is when you're doing it with another person.
Schadenfreude! says:
If you're doing it on your own, sure, you can plan the skit, but if you're doing it with another person without them specifically being part of the development, the entire act is about improv and who's got the faster tongue.
Chris says:
I had to do stuff like that In my acting class
Chris says:
My teacher said i was actually pretty good at it
Chris says:
I'm doing it on my own though
Chris says:
I decided to go more for a one liner approach
Schadenfreude! says:
Give me an example.
Chris says:
something like
Chris says:
"I'm getting tired of chasing my dreams, I decided i'll just find out where they're headed and meet them there."
Schadenfreude! says:
BZZZZZZT
Chris says:
wrong?
Schadenfreude! says:
Bad.
Schadenfreude! says:
Very, very bad.
Chris says:
not my material
Chris says:
Stephen Wright
Schadenfreude! says:
Shinjo Ikutsuki is funnier than that.
Schadenfreude! says:
And his idea of a one-liner is, "Don't like seafood? They also serve GROUND beef!"
Chris says:
-nods-
Chris says:
I currently don't have any material, because i don't have a notebook to write it
Chris says:
in*
Schadenfreude! says:
I once met a guy like that. Used toilet paper, instead. So I asked him what he used to wipe with, and he answered, "That's where the notebook went."
Chris says:
did you just think of that?
Schadenfreude! says:
Yup.
Chris says:
ok
Chris says:
I had to read it a couple of times to get it
Schadenfreude! says:
My 78-year-old grandmother got it the first time.
Chris says:
Oh really now
Chris says:
well i guess that makes me stupid then
Chris says:
*shrugs*
Schadenfreude! says:
Maybe you should head to Wal-Mart and pick up one of those kits?
Chris says:
Nay
Schadenfreude! says:
Just be careful if one of those chinese girls walks by.
Schadenfreude! says:
You'll quickly find yourself up against some stiff competition.
Chris says:
*facepalms*
Chris says:
Yes because i'm SOOO attracted to that whold sun-deprived malnourished look
Schadenfreude! says:
I wasn't talking about you. I was talking about them!
Schadenfreude! says:
Only thing that turns them on more than an Akane lookalike is one that goes around with a giant robot talking about rolling d20s!
Chris says:
I'm sure it was giant to them, I hear them asians are actually dang short.
Schadenfreude! says:
Was that a comeback or a history lesson? It's getting so hard to tell coming from you; they both put me to sleep!
Chris says:
It was me trying not to utterly fail
Chris says:
I'm not giving up though
Chris says:
I'll take this beating 'till i can dish it out just as well
Schadenfreude! says:
Excellent, that's the way! Here's some medical tape, you'll need it.
Chris says:
Not as much as Dick Cheyney needs a better gun, I men if you can't kill someone by shooting them in the face, you have to be using a frekin popgun!
Chris says:
(/tangent)
Schadenfreude! says:
Don't get me wrong, the world needs another attorney like that one needed another hole in his head, but if Cheyney had killed him, who would've been his defense at his trial?
Chris says:
Well, perhaps the animals he was SUPPOSED to be shooting at could say something. I suppose they wouldn't be the best defense though
Schadenfreude! says:
I dunno, they're smarter than the average liberal.
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Chris says:
I'm trying my hand at Stand-up
Schadenfreude! says:
What's wrong, somebody put gum in your seat?
Chris says:
I see what you did there...again
Schadenfreude! says:
What kind of stand-up comedian are you? Where's your comebacks, your counters, your dagger wit?
Chris says:
I'm going to try and develop my wit
Chris says:
>.<
Schadenfreude! says:
You know, I saw a wit kit at Wal-Mart the other day. 19.95.
Chris says:
How many chinese girls in a sweatshop did it take to make that? Almost as many as a disposable razor I bet...
Schadenfreude! says:
No clue, but I'll bet it was more of them than the nerds lined up to buy them will ever see.
Chris says:
I hate you
Chris says:
>.<
Chris says:
I couldn't come up with anything for that one
Schadenfreude! says:
^_^
Schadenfreude! says:
When you don't have a comeback, don't dwell on it. Move on.
Schadenfreude! says:
The most important thing is to keep the flow going.
Schadenfreude! says:
If you hesitate, the audience will notice.
Schadenfreude! says:
If you don't have one on the tip of your tongue, don't flounder trying to come up with one.
Chris says:
*nods*
Chris says:
Just like Improv
Schadenfreude! says:
Precisely like improv.
Schadenfreude! says:
That's what stand-up comedy is when you're doing it with another person.
Schadenfreude! says:
If you're doing it on your own, sure, you can plan the skit, but if you're doing it with another person without them specifically being part of the development, the entire act is about improv and who's got the faster tongue.
Chris says:
I had to do stuff like that In my acting class
Chris says:
My teacher said i was actually pretty good at it
Chris says:
I'm doing it on my own though
Chris says:
I decided to go more for a one liner approach
Schadenfreude! says:
Give me an example.
Chris says:
something like
Chris says:
"I'm getting tired of chasing my dreams, I decided i'll just find out where they're headed and meet them there."
Schadenfreude! says:
BZZZZZZT
Chris says:
wrong?
Schadenfreude! says:
Bad.
Schadenfreude! says:
Very, very bad.
Chris says:
not my material
Chris says:
Stephen Wright
Schadenfreude! says:
Shinjo Ikutsuki is funnier than that.
Schadenfreude! says:
And his idea of a one-liner is, "Don't like seafood? They also serve GROUND beef!"
Chris says:
-nods-
Chris says:
I currently don't have any material, because i don't have a notebook to write it
Chris says:
in*
Schadenfreude! says:
I once met a guy like that. Used toilet paper, instead. So I asked him what he used to wipe with, and he answered, "That's where the notebook went."
Chris says:
did you just think of that?
Schadenfreude! says:
Yup.
Chris says:
ok
Chris says:
I had to read it a couple of times to get it
Schadenfreude! says:
My 78-year-old grandmother got it the first time.
Chris says:
Oh really now
Chris says:
well i guess that makes me stupid then
Chris says:
*shrugs*
Schadenfreude! says:
Maybe you should head to Wal-Mart and pick up one of those kits?
Chris says:
Nay
Schadenfreude! says:
Just be careful if one of those chinese girls walks by.
Schadenfreude! says:
You'll quickly find yourself up against some stiff competition.
Chris says:
*facepalms*
Chris says:
Yes because i'm SOOO attracted to that whold sun-deprived malnourished look
Schadenfreude! says:
I wasn't talking about you. I was talking about them!
Schadenfreude! says:
Only thing that turns them on more than an Akane lookalike is one that goes around with a giant robot talking about rolling d20s!
Chris says:
I'm sure it was giant to them, I hear them asians are actually dang short.
Schadenfreude! says:
Was that a comeback or a history lesson? It's getting so hard to tell coming from you; they both put me to sleep!
Chris says:
It was me trying not to utterly fail
Chris says:
I'm not giving up though
Chris says:
I'll take this beating 'till i can dish it out just as well
Schadenfreude! says:
Excellent, that's the way! Here's some medical tape, you'll need it.
Chris says:
Not as much as Dick Cheyney needs a better gun, I men if you can't kill someone by shooting them in the face, you have to be using a frekin popgun!
Chris says:
(/tangent)
Schadenfreude! says:
Don't get me wrong, the world needs another attorney like that one needed another hole in his head, but if Cheyney had killed him, who would've been his defense at his trial?
Chris says:
Well, perhaps the animals he was SUPPOSED to be shooting at could say something. I suppose they wouldn't be the best defense though
Schadenfreude! says:
I dunno, they're smarter than the average liberal.