John Cantu
My comic guru, John Cantu, of the Holy Zoo, said that, "Your first 20 times on stage ...don't even worry about getting a laugh!" Sound advice in my opinion; he went on to say that, between your 20th and 50th appearances, you should attempt to get a couple laughs every 5 minutes. I took 550 words with me last night ...I blew two lines in the set. I asked our, 'Court Jester' about the consequences of going overtime on the show, as it took me 5 minutes and thirty seconds to go through it without pausing for audience response. He said, "Don't worry about it!" I'd designed my set with three 'break off' points, so I could finish early if time ran out. I was on stage for 8 minutes & 45 seconds ...and each minute felt like I was in the comfort of my own home.
I just finished running my taped set past my comedy evaluation program ...the results? ...no tears in this clown's eyes! A PAR score of 36%, or, an average of 22 seconds of laughter per minute. I didn't win, but I love the smell of laughter in a set! For a shy, bookworm farmboy ...it smells like Victory! Even better, I got a note from, 'Sir Sass O' Toon Town', and in it he said, "You should enjoy the comments of the judges; you already have, what every comedian wants ...you are U-Knee-Que!" I know ...it's only words ...but ...I love 'em!
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