I Know You Don't Want Any Advice From Me, But I'm Going to Give It To You Anyway
Someone gave me advice this weekend that included the idea that it's okay to steal other peoples' material. He also said about 15 times that I need a "goofier character" on stage. Maybe if I take his advice, when I'm 15 years into comedy, some new guy will write about me in his blog too.
The Geek Comedy Tour 3000 was a success on Sunday. The crowd was cool in a "I own a photon gun" kind of way. They ate all of our stuff up though. Me, Frank Hong, Rory Scovel, Jon Mumma and Justin Schlegel sang the theme from Growing Pains with Danny Rouhier at the end of his set. There was a joke contest at the end in which the prize was a PSP. 15 geeks told jokes and lost to Jon Mumma's wife who gave the PSP to Danny. The geeks were crushed.
By the way, Bey Wesley has the best condiment joke ever written.
Wiseacres in Tyson's Corner, VA has amazing buffalo wings. The ranch is only average though.
More to come...
The Geek Comedy Tour 3000 was a success on Sunday. The crowd was cool in a "I own a photon gun" kind of way. They ate all of our stuff up though. Me, Frank Hong, Rory Scovel, Jon Mumma and Justin Schlegel sang the theme from Growing Pains with Danny Rouhier at the end of his set. There was a joke contest at the end in which the prize was a PSP. 15 geeks told jokes and lost to Jon Mumma's wife who gave the PSP to Danny. The geeks were crushed.
By the way, Bey Wesley has the best condiment joke ever written.
Wiseacres in Tyson's Corner, VA has amazing buffalo wings. The ranch is only average though.
More to come...
posted by ryanconnercomedy at 11:18 AM
1 Comments:
I have noticed that you have discussed the topic of "stealing material" quite a bit, which certainly gives me the impression that it goes on much more than one would hope. I guess I am wondering, aside from a straight-out jack (word-for-word grab), what else would you consider stealing. I ask b/c I am always concerned about touching on a unique topic even if I have a different take on it b/c that might be perceived as stealing.
Example - If you hear someone do a Transformer joke...where would you draw the line between stealing and not stealing? Would it be if there was any reference to Transformers at all, or would it have to follow the same setup-punch that you use?
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