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Women In Comedy Festival

The Women In Comedy Festival

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Women In Comedy FestivalI wrote about this last year and it’s back in Boston again this year, the Women In Comedy Festival! I’m a hug fan of the festival, they always put on a bunch of really good shows, host a bunch of workshops, and just bring in a whole bunch of talent from all over the place. The name is a little misleading because men are welcome to take part in the festival (though I’m an idiot and didn’t apply myself, long story) and, of course, watch the shows.

I went to a good number of shows last year and they were all amazing, this year I can only get to a couple (because of other bookings, UGH). Though this year I’ll actually be able to take part in some workshops. I’m going to at least “Summon the Devil and Connect with Friends,” a workshop about adding emotion to improv scenes and “Creating Characters That Don’t Suck,” a workshop I (and most improvisers) desperately need to add some spice to characters.

The really exciting part happens to see all the talent that comes in from around the country (and world?). I enjoy meeting new people, seeing different acts, and of course handing out flashy business cards. This all hit me when last night I got a little sneak preview of tomorrow night’s show at The Comedy Studio by meeting Marlena Rodriguez and then seeing her practice her set at an open mic in The Middle East Corner.

If I was a better blogger, I’d have planned something ahead of time to take advantage of all the talent coming into the city, interviews or something, but I’m not so we’ll see what happens. Though hopefully I can get some short blog posts out over the next couple of days talking about the festival.

Two Hour Mic Check at Beatnik's in Worcester, MA (Photo by Laura Miner, September 2011)

Two Years of Stand-up Comedy

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Two Hour Mic Check at Beatnik’s in Worcester, MA (Photo by Laura Miner, September 2011)

Today is my second anniversary of performing stand-up. I don’t care much for (mostly) meaningless dates but I’ve thought about it recently and realized that the first two years have been pretty distinct from each other. In the first year, I performed for the first time in August and waited until October to get on stage again (that second show was my worst time on stage to date). I then proceeded to perform at open mics very sporadically and, rightfully so, received only a few booked shows. As the first year went on, I did start practicing at open mics a lot more but it wasn’t until my second year that I really started getting any bookings.

Shortly after my one year anniversary, Rick Jenkins kindly booked me at The Comedy Studio for the first time and I had a handful of dates there last fall, then again this past winter, and next Sunday I start another string of dates there. A couple of months later, Will Noonan gave me my first shot at Nick’s Comedy Stop. I began taking improv classes at ImprovBoston (IB) in October of last year and as luck would have it, I had Dana Jay Bein as my instructor, a man I had never met but found out he was in charge of IB’s stand-up program. As a result of meeting him and having previously met Maria Ciampa, I started getting somewhat regular performances at ImprovBoston. After being introduced to Awkward Compliment by Ryan Darmondy last fall, I’ve also had several shows with them that have been some of the most fantastic ones of my short career.

Really, what I’m witnessing is the fact that just getting out there more is helping my craft immensely. I still don’t feel like I get to as many open mics as I wish I could and I would obviously liked to be booked more often but I think that should start happening as I embark on year three, determined as ever to make this work.

Keywords: December 2011

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A little late this month, but here is my monthly review of keywords for December 2011:

Thanks for another great month, internet, keep the keywords coming!

Keywords: November 2011

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At the end of each month I like to check out, through a series of magic tricks, how people search for and find this website. Here are some of my favorites from November 2011 and my explanations for why they might have come about:

  • goldfish space adventures – I can’t believe people are Googling this for any reason, other than maybe to find someone ridiculing the idea.
  • ice clamp – I suppose I like using the words “ice” and “clamp“
  • the comedy studio under age drinking – This sounds juicy but as usual, I’m not privy to gossip but I assume people were just interested in my debut performance at The Comedy Studio.
  • brad pitt – You and I, we’re not so different. We all dream about the man.
  • conedy rejection letter – That’s not a typo, they want “conedy” rejection. Well, I’ll give it to them (one of my oldest/most popular blog posts).
  • what are people searching for – This is deep, I think we might be stuck in an infinite loop. People searching for what people search for and then landing on a page explaining what people are searching for only to discover that people are searching for what other people are searching for. Maybe it’s not deep, maybe it’s just disappointing.

The Comedy Studio Debut (a postmortem)

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Last night I made my debut at The Comedy Studio. It went great and I was happy to see all kinds of people there for me. The crowd was really hot and I think really enjoyed my set, I even have a new slogan thanks to one audience member: “so stupid.” Well, to date I have not posted any public videos of me performing stand-up online. I had a variety of reasons for this, but I feel like the time is right to put something out there. So check it out, my seven minutes in heaven:

P. S. Credit should go partially to Josh Gondelman for my opening line about “Matt Armadillo.” He said the “that’s no one’s name” line to me once at a show.

The Comedy Studio Debut

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On August 31st, I will be making my debut at The Comedy Studio. The Studio, as it’s referred to by local comics, is one of the most well known comedy clubs in the area and to some degree around the country. That being said, I’d love to have an audience of people there to support me! So come on down, have a drink, and enjoy some quality stand-up comedy!

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