so you think you’re pretty funny and you’ve got the idea that maybe one day
you’ve got the idea that maybe one day
you’ve got the idea that maybe one day you’d like to be a comedian well there
you’d like to be a comedian well there
you’d like to be a comedian well there is a big difference between being hit at
is a big difference between being hit at
is a big difference between being hit at a party and headlining at a comedy club
a party and headlining at a comedy club
a party and headlining at a comedy club i’m here today with community john
i’m here today with community john
i’m here today with community john tastings a young budding comedian who is
tastings a young budding comedian who is
tastings a young budding comedian who is going to enlighten us as to some of the
going to enlighten us as to some of the
going to enlighten us as to some of the things you should know and some of the
things you should know and some of the
things you should know and some of the things you should avoid and everything
things you should avoid and everything
things you should avoid and everything in between thank you John thank you
in between thank you John thank you
in between thank you John thank you Bianca for having me here hi how you
Bianca for having me here hi how you
Bianca for having me here hi how you guys doing seating room is gonna be
guys doing seating room is gonna be
guys doing seating room is gonna be gritty and it’s gonna be real how long
gritty and it’s gonna be real how long
gritty and it’s gonna be real how long have you been doing this comedic thing I
have you been doing this comedic thing I
have you been doing this comedic thing I started in May of 2006 and I’ve been
started in May of 2006 and I’ve been
started in May of 2006 and I’ve been doing a pretty regular about once or
doing a pretty regular about once or
doing a pretty regular about once or twice a week on average since then so
twice a week on average since then so
twice a week on average since then so how did you know that this is what you
how did you know that this is what you
how did you know that this is what you wanted to do well I’ve always sort of
wanted to do well I’ve always sort of
wanted to do well I’ve always sort of been funny like I’ve always been never
been funny like I’ve always been never
been funny like I’ve always been never good at sports or anything like that so
good at sports or anything like that so
good at sports or anything like that so my big trick was to just make people
my big trick was to just make people
my big trick was to just make people laugh and then I could avoid not
laugh and then I could avoid not
laugh and then I could avoid not catching the ball with acting the
catching the ball with acting the
catching the ball with acting the responses you have to wait until the you
responses you have to wait until the you
responses you have to wait until the you leave and see the audience look at you
leave and see the audience look at you
leave and see the audience look at you and know that was a good show that was a
and know that was a good show that was a
and know that was a good show that was a bad show and even then you don’t ever
bad show and even then you don’t ever
bad show and even then you don’t ever know but with like stand up you know
know but with like stand up you know
know but with like stand up you know right away if they’re not laughing you
right away if they’re not laughing you
right away if they’re not laughing you suck would you say that you you’re
suck would you say that you you’re
suck would you say that you you’re pretty much completely vulnerable when
pretty much completely vulnerable when
pretty much completely vulnerable when you’re on stage yeah but it’s a very
you’re on stage yeah but it’s a very
you’re on stage yeah but it’s a very weird angry kind of vulnerable because
weird angry kind of vulnerable because
weird angry kind of vulnerable because it’s not like it’s never sort of ends
it’s not like it’s never sort of ends
it’s not like it’s never sort of ends with you get going home and crying it’s
with you get going home and crying it’s
with you get going home and crying it’s like a very scary vulnerable it’s like
like a very scary vulnerable it’s like
like a very scary vulnerable it’s like it like you’re gonna be put into an
it like you’re gonna be put into an
it like you’re gonna be put into an asylum if you did that kind of
asylum if you did that kind of
asylum if you did that kind of vulnerable anywhere else so where do you
vulnerable anywhere else so where do you
vulnerable anywhere else so where do you usually draw your material from I mean
usually draw your material from I mean
usually draw your material from I mean there’s nothing sacred that is that the
there’s nothing sacred that is that the
there’s nothing sacred that is that the approach I would make fun of anything
approach I would make fun of anything
approach I would make fun of anything like it’s like a person just committed
like it’s like a person just committed
like it’s like a person just committed suicide during the interview I try and
suicide during the interview I try and
suicide during the interview I try and get a bit out of that deep thank you
get a bit out of that deep thank you
get a bit out of that deep thank you very deep I’m also trying to branch out
very deep I’m also trying to branch out
very deep I’m also trying to branch out and knock knock jokes but that’s a hard
and knock knock jokes but that’s a hard
and knock knock jokes but that’s a hard feel to get into because they pretty
feel to get into because they pretty
feel to get into because they pretty much like knock knock who’s there banana
much like knock knock who’s there banana
much like knock knock who’s there banana that’s like one of the great classic
that’s like one of the great classic
that’s like one of the great classic jokes you can’t really improve
jokes you can’t really improve
jokes you can’t really improve on that so do you have a notebook I
on that so do you have a notebook I
on that so do you have a notebook I guess that you a huge notebook that
guess that you a huge notebook that
guess that you a huge notebook that you’re constantly adding to yours it all
you’re constantly adding to yours it all
you’re constantly adding to yours it all up here I’m always trying to write
up here I’m always trying to write
up here I’m always trying to write things down and it’s literally the most
things down and it’s literally the most
things down and it’s literally the most frustrating thing when you lose your
frustrating thing when you lose your
frustrating thing when you lose your notebook and I leave lost like three
notebook and I leave lost like three
notebook and I leave lost like three because you have like these little gems
because you have like these little gems
because you have like these little gems of ideas like oh this joke but Kurt
of ideas like oh this joke but Kurt
of ideas like oh this joke but Kurt Cobain and it’s perfect a lot of suicide
Cobain and it’s perfect a lot of suicide
Cobain and it’s perfect a lot of suicide jokes are coming out I have a problem so
jokes are coming out I have a problem so
jokes are coming out I have a problem so I of course I’m not going to assume that
I of course I’m not going to assume that
I of course I’m not going to assume that this has ever happened to you but I’ve
this has ever happened to you but I’ve
this has ever happened to you but I’ve heard that sometimes comedians don’t get
heard that sometimes comedians don’t get
heard that sometimes comedians don’t get laughs and I imagine that that is it
laughs and I imagine that that is it
laughs and I imagine that that is it sort of very scary thing to go through
sort of very scary thing to go through
sort of very scary thing to go through what is your what’s your tactic there
what is your what’s your tactic there
what is your what’s your tactic there comedy is ninety percent audience it’s
comedy is ninety percent audience it’s
comedy is ninety percent audience it’s about ten percent comedian if the
about ten percent comedian if the
about ten percent comedian if the audience is a good audience you could
audience is a good audience you could
audience is a good audience you could get up there and just take your shirt
get up there and just take your shirt
get up there and just take your shirt off and not even tell jokes and just
off and not even tell jokes and just
off and not even tell jokes and just like walk around and they would die or
like walk around and they would die or
like walk around and they would die or sometimes you’re going to get an
sometimes you’re going to get an
sometimes you’re going to get an audience that doesn’t want to hear any
audience that doesn’t want to hear any
audience that doesn’t want to hear any of your jokes they’ve just decided
of your jokes they’ve just decided
of your jokes they’ve just decided they’ve come to hate something tonight
they’ve come to hate something tonight
they’ve come to hate something tonight sometimes you just suck but most of the
sometimes you just suck but most of the
sometimes you just suck but most of the time it’s their fault and any community
time it’s their fault and any community
time it’s their fault and any community who doesn’t blame the audience I don’t
who doesn’t blame the audience I don’t
who doesn’t blame the audience I don’t know how good a community in there
know how good a community in there
know how good a community in there anyway do you have any last parting
anyway do you have any last parting
anyway do you have any last parting words for maybe a gem a little piece of
words for maybe a gem a little piece of
words for maybe a gem a little piece of advice and nuggets perhaps that you
advice and nuggets perhaps that you
advice and nuggets perhaps that you could give anybody that’s always thought
could give anybody that’s always thought
could give anybody that’s always thought oh I could do this I’m I’m funny maybe I
oh I could do this I’m I’m funny maybe I
oh I could do this I’m I’m funny maybe I also don’t excel in sports what would
also don’t excel in sports what would
also don’t excel in sports what would you like to say to those people ah if
you like to say to those people ah if
you like to say to those people ah if you ever are thinking about doing comedy
you ever are thinking about doing comedy
you ever are thinking about doing comedy a friend of mine dan Bingham I think
a friend of mine dan Bingham I think
a friend of mine dan Bingham I think some do the best you just have to think
some do the best you just have to think
some do the best you just have to think of it like this people you’re on the
of it like this people you’re on the
of it like this people you’re on the roller coaster you’re strapped in and
roller coaster you’re strapped in and
roller coaster you’re strapped in and just think we’re ready and let’s go and
just think we’re ready and let’s go and
just think we’re ready and let’s go and no one will understand that unless
no one will understand that unless
no one will understand that unless you’ve done comedy but once you get that
you’ve done comedy but once you get that
you’ve done comedy but once you get that it’ll be so profound that you’re going
it’ll be so profound that you’re going
it’ll be so profound that you’re going to want to buy me something
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